SOCCER-EURO-ITA-ENG/JORGINHO (PIX):Soccer-Unloved at Chelsea, metronomic Jorginho is viewed in a different light in Italy
Jorginho, Marco Verratti and Federico Bernardeschi of Italy in the Uefa Euro 2020 Championship Group A match against Wales at Stadio Olimpico in Rome on June 20, 2021.A handful of players turn into a different beast altogether when they represent their country.
At Chelsea, even his own fans have struggled to warm to Jorginho since he signed from Napoli in 2018, with many pointing to a perceived laborious style in possession.Even before May's Champions League final, when Chelsea beat Manchester City with Jorginho at the heart of midfield, former Blues winger Joe Cole questioned whether the Brazil-born holding player should be starting a match of that magnitude, insisting there are"holes in his game".
Under Tuchel, Jorginho has become so pivotal that Chelsea fans have warmed to him, but under previous coach Frank Lampard, the deep-lying midfielder was keeping fan favourite N'Golo Kante out of the team, and that did not sit well with the Stamford Bridge masses. The Italian media are equally enamoured, and have got behind this call for him to win a surprise Ballon d'Or should Italy beat England, highlighting how few can claim to win the Champions League at club level and be instrumental in European Championship success in the same season.
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