‘Patience gone!’ – Chelsea fans SLAM €100m Graham Potter signing
Robin Bairner
- 21 Aug 2023 10:37 BST
- 4 min read
Chelsea supporters have lost it with Mykhailo Mudryk following his weak cameo performance against West Ham in Sunday’s 3-1 Premier League defeat.
Mudryk was left out of the starting XI named by Mauricio Pochettino but came on at the break for the injured Carney Chukwuemeka, who had lit up the first half of the match with a fine equalising goal for the Blues.
The Ukraine international struggled to make an impact in the game, falling over when well placed in the box and firing wildly off target when presented with a scoring opportunity.
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There were some highlights, though. Notably, Mudryk did well to fashion space and deliver a low cross that had no takers, but it was ulimtatley another disappointing outing for a player who is still waiting on his first Chelsea goal after 19 appearances and only has a couple of assists to compensate.
To make matters worse, Chelsea’s defeat to 10 men brought his limp display into sharp focus, leaving fans once again disappointed with a performance that only raises more questions over the wisdom of the club to hijack Arsenal’s January move for him in a deal that could reach €100 million.
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Chelsea fans give up on Mudryk
Patience gone with Mudryk
— CFCDaily (@CFCDaily) August 20, 2023
Same here, backed him before the game but not anymore
— BigTing (@CarefreeBT) August 20, 2023
I wonder why Maatsen didn't replace Carney. He understands use of pocket space, applying pressure and closing angles better than Mudryk.
Analysing West Ham's second goal, there were a bunch of errors but it started with Mudryk failing to close down properly, then Jackson had…— Vince™ (@Blue_Footy) August 20, 2023
Chelsea fans : play players based on merit
Mudryk comes on , plays horribly
Chelsea fans : Start him next game to give him confidence pic.twitter.com/Lhe3546Iy3— nkunku’s houseboy🎈 (@iamyourspec) August 21, 2023
That £100m was for the Ukraine war effort, that’s how I cope with that horrendous transfer
— Avrelianvs (@ThatPortoNite) August 20, 2023
There are, however, still some Chelsea fans who believe that he will come good.
One said: “Give him the next few rounds of fixtures against Luton, Forest and Bournemouth.
“Let him build some consistent minutes and then re-evaluate after those games when we’re more settled - potential is great but we need to start seeing more.”
It remains to be seen if Mudryk will get that chance, with Luton to travel to Stamford Bridge on Friday.
