Writers and presenters who share your passion for the Blues will be producing written, visual and audio content to reflect the mood in the stands as well as the press box.įollow Twitter to ensure you don’t miss out on the full launch coming very soon! Just like you, we can’t get enough of Chelsea! That’s why we’ve decided to supplement our expansive Chelsea coverage on football.london with a more fan-oriented platform catered specifically to Chelsea fans - CareFreeChelsea. After winning the European Cup, he replicated a similar level of brilliance for his nation at the European Championships with Italy, before returning to club competition. There were vital displays in the Champions League-winning run alongside N'Golo Kante, where he showed a defensive solidity few thought he could possess at such a pressurised level.
Since Thomas Tuchel took charge, Jorginho has reached a level of consistent performance unrivalled under his previous two coaches in west London. So, maybe it needed time for them to see and understand me well because it was new for them.” “And maybe here in the Premier League, everybody was more used to a No six being a big guy, fighting, tackles and not playing as much. When a new player comes to the Premier League from another league, he needs time to understand the league and play better, and appreciate that." Jorginho said in response to critics in an interview with The Telegraph last month. “That’s the beautiful part of football, isn’t it? I think it’s all about time, to adapt and understand on both sides. But it is a testament to the character of the 29-year-old that criticism did not drag him down, rather sparking a fire inside him. That atmosphere and struggle could have placed Jorginho on a path that would have confined him to an underwhelming legacy at Stamford Bridge. It was during that difficult run the midfielder's talent was being questioned in connection to the increasingly maligned Sarri. This level of vocal support might have felt far-fetched back in March 2019 when his substitution under Maurizio Sarri at home to Wolves was sarcastically cheered by sections of the home crowd. The response on Sunday probably shows the transformation of the once-maligned midfielder this calendar year. That error did not faze him, with few more loose touches being found after. Jorginho celebrates his equalising goal for Chelsea against Manchester United after his costly mistake. Seconds later his name was being belted out by a re-energised home crowd, in full support of their goalscorer. Pumping his fist to the Matthew Harding Lower as he charged back to the centre-circle in search of a winner. The Italian was, fortunately, able to redeem himself from the penalty spot, which he did with his graceful hop and skip. Others will point to a pretty shambolic display in the 5-2 home defeat to West Brom back in April, a game that feels completely alien to the rest of Tuchel's tenure so far.īut those are freakish moments, spotlighted by their irregularity rather than a persistent trend. This is not the first time the Italian’s poor judgement had led to a very costly goal in 2021.Ī wayward back pass to Kepa Arrizabalaga back in May at home to Arsenal ended with Emile Smith-Rowe putting the ball into the back of the net, a goal that would turn out to be the winner on an irritating evening. The sort of amateurish error supporters thought had been left behind, but here Jorginho’s control abandoned him at the worst possible moment. This moment felt completely out of step with not only Jorginho’s form but Chelsea’s.
Nine times out of ten the looping ball that seemed to deceive him as a disastrous loose touch allowed Jadon Sancho to pounce, would have been confidently collected by Jorginho.