The BBC have just put up an article from their columnist Fara Williams which is all about Mykhailo Mudryk.
In it, the former Everton and Arsenal defender explains how she thinks Enzo Maresca is helping the winger develop.
“Maresca has been patient with Mudryk too. There is a definitely a talented player there, you can see that with his strengths of speed, getting in advanced positions and carrying the ball, the former England stalwart said.
“However, for young players, knowing what your strengths are and using them is difficult. Sometimes you want to do other things that might not suit you and you want to do too much,” she continued.
“Decision-making, which is the most important part of the game, is then not clear and that has been Mudryk’s problem You can, however, slowly see it coming and that is the same with the whole of Chelsea team.”
Major Mudryk issues remain unchanged, almost two years on
Well, you had us up until that last line, Fara. We’ve seen plenty of flashes from Mudryk, every since his debut cameo against Liverpool. But we’d be lying if we said we said we had noticed any consistency or improvement in his decision making in the time since then.
In fact, Mudryk’s strengths and weaknesses seem to remain exactly as they were the day he arrived, and that’s the biggest cause for concern of all. Almost two years have passed since Mudryk arrived, and despite having worked with a number of coaches now, and despite now playing in a really effective and functional team, there have been little to no signs of improvement from the Ukraine international.
We suggested just 6 months after he signed for Chelsea for a potential £89m that he needed a loan move, and we’ve seen nothing since to convince us that that wouldn’t have been the smart decision.
Mudryk has been much better this year. Anyone who watches our games can easily tell you this. Hes still not operating at the levels people expect but he isn’t running into traffic or down blind alleys regularly. He is putting in some wonderful crosses with both feet and should of had 2-3 assists. His transitional play still needs a lot of work but its a huge step in the right direction so far this year.
The article forgot to mention she is a former Chelsea player and Chelsea supporter who obviously watches the games. It’s obvious there is a player in there but if you look at actual starts it’s not been that many. He needs a coach brave enough to give him a run of games.