“Slow down and be loved”, “Too fast and be hated” – Chelsea star told to change his style of play to be successful at Stamford Bridge
Former Liverpool star Don Hutchinson has criticized Chelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk for not keeping his pace under control.
However, The Englishman insists that the Ukrainian winger needs to slow things down on the pitch.The Blues signed Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk this year in January for £88.5 million.
The Ukraine international had a dismal start to life at Stamford Bridge, failing to score in the Premier League during the 2022-23 campaign.
He’s managed to get on the scoresheet this season, scoring two goals and providing as many assists in 15 appearances so far in the English top tier.Hutchinson pointed out a major flaw in Mudryk’s game. He said (via The Chelsea Chronicle):
“Mudryk, who I really, really want to love, but it’s almost like he’s too fast. He needs to slow down.”
The ESPN pundit also criticized the Blues’ transfer business in the summer, the signings of Romeo Lavia and Moises Caicedo in particular. The two midfielders were heavily linked with Liverpool, bidding for them both.Chelsea eventually beat out interest from the Reds and secured their services, the latter for a British record £115 million transfer fee. Hutchinson believes the west London outfit bought Caicedo and Lavia in a state of panic.He said:
“I was chatting to a mate of mine, a Liverpool fan, and it was like you look back at the transfer window and you go Liverpool nearly bought [Moises] Caicedo, but Chelsea’s plan was, ‘Oh, we’ll buy him.’ Then Liverpool said, ‘All right, then, we’ll buy Lavia’, and then Chelsea went, ‘Oh, we’ll buy him!’ And they were just panic buying everywhere.”
The Blues will face Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday