Chelsea absolutely bossed the midfield in their impressive 4-1 Europa League final win over Arsenal last week.
Mateo Kovacic and N’Golo Kante (who did not look injured!) were superb, with the former key in the west London club’s attacking play on the night.
But when it came to winning the ball and dictating the tempo of the game, a certain Jorginho was the real MVP and has since sent a message to his critics.
“They were not used to seeing a player with my characteristics before the defence,” Jorginho said when speaking about his doubters in a recent press conference for the Italy national team (Calciomercato).
“At that moment, when the results did not arrive, it was to point the finger. I always believed in what I do “I continued to work so hard. The work came out and I proved that they were wrong.”
When things went wrong for Chelsea, as Jorginho has pointed out, everyone was quick to single him out. But what was the 27-year-old to do about David Luiz’s crazy defending, Antonio Rudiger’s constant fouling that led to free kicks and Gonzalo Higuain missing sitters?
Make no mistake, Jorginho has been made a scapegoat. He is criticised for everything and praised for nothing despite bringing a lot to this Chelsea team.
It is a myth that he does not make tackles and cannot recover the ball, you only have to look at the Arsenal game to know that. When you consider that and his quality when in possession, Chelsea have a really good midfielder at their disposal and it is time people realise that.
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