For seven league games in a row, Mauricio Pochettino did not put Mykhaylo Mudryk on the starting list. Lately, Mudryk came from the bench when Chelsea visited Gtech Community Stadium to face Brentford in the Premier League.
This decision sparked the anger of Chelsea fans on social media, suggesting the Ukrainian deserves more playing to gain his stature in The Blues first team. Mudryk has not been in the starting list since Chelsea beat Crystal Palace last December, scoring one of the team goals that day.
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Since then, Mudryk found it difficult to gain attention from the gaffer to pick him as a regular option in the team. It is either coming from the bench or not being in the squad at all when Chelsea play across the competitions
Is Mauricio Pochettino the one to blame?
It is known that the former Shakhtar Donetsk sensation needs ten months to finally score his first goal for Chelsea since arriving in the London-based side. Up to his latest goal against Leeds United in the fifth round of the FA Cup, Mudryk has scored only five goals in 44 matches.
The current situation made some fans put the blame on Pochettino as the one who was responsible for Mudryk’s slow development in Chelsea. Some even post a poster as if it was a sacking announcement for the Argentinian.
Here are some of the best responses regarding Mudryk’s latest outing:
While Pochettino’s future at Chelsea is most likely to be assessed at the end of the season, the Blues definitely needs to up their game if they are to fight for any European trophy in the next campaign.