“He’s was the key player for beating West Ham” “Don’t change his position” – Jason Cundy thinks MAresca should start using Chelsea star in his right position after 2-1 win over West Ham
After the Chelsea player’s performance in the Premier League victory over West Ham on Monday evening, Jason Cundy couldn’t stop praising him.
In the league match yesterday, Chelsea came from behind to defeat West Ham 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.
The result elevates the Blues to fourth place in the league standings, but this season’s competition for Champions League qualification is very fierce.
Pedro Neto and Marc Cucurella emphasized how crucial Chelsea’s victory against West Ham was, hoping it would generate some momentum following a challenging month.
Jason Cundy hails Chelsea star who was crucial in West Ham victory
Jason Cundy singled out Chelsea’s Pedro Neto as a key figure in helping them produce a comeback victory against West Ham this week.
Cundy said on Chelsea’s official: “I couldn’t see how we were going to break West Ham down. Bringing Neto on was absolutely key.
“He put the ball in the box, he follows his run and doesn’t stand still, he’s the one on the edge of the six-yard box who puts it in. That was the catalyst and got us back into the game.”
Neto’s goal against West Ham was his biggest moment at Chelsea so far as he made a gigantic impact as a second-half substitute. Hopefully, he can now kick on because his form has been stop-start during his debut campaign with the Blues.
The rapid 24-year-old winger is still trying to replicate the best form he showed at former club Wolverhampton Wanderers. In fact, Neto admits he can be “much better” for Chelsea moving forward.
Remarkable match statistic highlights Pedro Neto impact
Mozo Football shared via X that Neto had more touches in the opposition box (seven) against West Ham than teammates Nicolas Jackson, Jadon Sancho and Noni Madueke combined.
As mentioned above, we’ve not seen enough of Neto at his very best this term. However, he might actually be the most talented of the bunch when it comes to Chelsea’s selection of wingers.
Madueke has started the last four consecutive league matches for Chelsea on the right wing, scoring twice during that time. We think that Neto has a great case to replace him as the starting right-winger moving forward, though.
With Blues striker Jackson going through a poor run in front of goal, it’s even more important that the wide players in the squad chip in with some more goals.