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#AfterThought

Gusto

Has Gusto fallen? Has he suddenly become a shitty player?

The answer is NO.

The excitement and Comfortability we had with Gusto as Reece's understudy was not far fetched. Gusto is a good fullback.

Now, he is just suffering from the discomfort of learning new roles. He is sometimes pushed to the left back, sometimes Maresca calls him to invert, Tomorrow he is playing the left or right attack wing, he is learning.

In fact this should show you Maresca's trust in his versatility. Only that it has not clicked yet. And during learning, he is always caught in the wrong moments at the wrong places.

If you tell the man to just stick as RB, he will certainly flourish as he used to.

But..... He must learn. And we must wait.

Kudos to these guys for improving their fitness and injury proneness 👏

Facing familiar faces in the semifinals… but who comes out on top?

If Chelsea have already signed Estevao why would you even need a Madueke replacement? The movement screams high IQ.

The smarter decision would probably be Neto is his backup, probably an easier character to have in the squad if not starting.

[Via PythagorasInBoots]

Noni Madueke has averaged 0.13 expected assists per 90 since joining Chelsea - roughly one expected assist every 8 games.

[Via xGPhilosophy]

Moi has a message for all Blues! 🤳