Chelsea manager, Mauricio Pochettino believes Mykhailo Mudryk will have a successful career with the club if he overcome ‘cultural problems’ at Stamford Bridge.
Mudryk joined the Blues from Shakhtar Donetsk in January for an initial £62 million, which may increase to £89 million with add-ons. However, the Ukraine international has struggled in England thus far and has not scored a goal for the club.
Mudryk has started the last three games for Chelsea due to the absence of several important players owing to injury. Although, he didn’t play the full 90 minutes against Bournemouth, Aston Villa, and Brighton.
According to FourFourTwo, Pochettino maintains his confidence in the 22-year-old Ukrainian star.
“He is quite unique,” the Argentine said ahead of Monday’s derby away to Fulham. “I think it is a good challenge for him and for [the coaching staff].
“Misha is a very talented player but you need to go with him very slowly. [It’s] cultural and everything is completely different to [how] Latin people [are].
“He is now trying to be more open and trying to adapt and be more involved in every single situation. Not only on the field, off the field also.
“And he is making a massive effort to try and integrate himself and understand better what it means to play like a team.”
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Ahead of Monday night’s meeting at Craven Cottage, Chelsea sit down in 15th place after collecting just five points from their first six Premier League games of this season.
The Blues have only scored five goals so far in the competition. And Mudryk appears to be in line for another opportunity against Fulham. This is due to the absence of summer arrivals Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku due to suspension and injury, respectively.
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