Chelsea newboy Jorginho bosses midfield battle, completing 86 passes in first half of Blues win… 19 more than ENTIRE Newcastle team
Midfield maestro runs rings around Magpies as Blues make it three wins in a row under Maurizio Sarri
MAURIZIO SARRI'S insistence on bringing Jorginho with him to Chelsea makes more sense by each game after a passing masterclass from the Brazilian-born Italian.
Against Newcastle United, the talented midfielder put his fellow footballers to shame in the first half at St James’ Park.
Although the game was goalless at the break before Chelsea went on to win 2-1, the 26-year-old pulled the strings in the middle of the park. And the stats from
Of the 92 passes he attempted, only six went astray, giving Jorginho a completion rate of 93.5 per cent.
To further rub the Magpies faces in it, those 86 completed passes from Jorginho were 19 more than the whole of the Newcastle side combined on 67.
No wonder Sarri was so keen for his new employers to ensure Jorginho followed him from Napoli.
The footballer signed a five-year contract on the same day Sarri was hired after Manchester City pulled out of a £50million deal.
And it appears the Italy international is settling well into his new life in London.
Earlier this week his agent Joao Santos told “Jorginho has started his adventure at Chelsea very well.
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“He’s already integrated himself, plus he also speaks English well, so he’s not having any problems settling.
“When a player is good, he can play in any League. Stereotypes matter little. If a player has quality, they can make the grade anywhere.”