{"id":345906,"date":"2019-01-23T18:03:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T23:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=345906"},"modified":"2019-01-23T18:03:02","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T23:03:02","slug":"the-jury-is-still-out-on-jorginho-at-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/01\/23\/the-jury-is-still-out-on-jorginho-at-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jury is Still Out on Jorginho at Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lot was expected when Jorginho<\/a> followed Maurizio Sarri to Chelsea<\/a> in the summer. Things started well for the Italian midfielder. However, as the season has gone on, he has struggled to make a real impact.<\/p>\n

Jury Still Out on Jorginho<\/h1>\n

Jorginho epitomises Sarri-ball. There is no doubt about that. The midfielder has been key to the way The Blues perform and looked to be the real deal in the middle of the park.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old had managed to wow a number of pundits and the Chelsea faithful with his ability to pass the ball, especially during their 16-game undefeated streak.<\/p>\n

However, that has all since faded away and it appears he has since been found out.<\/p>\n

Chelsea have since become a team that is largely predictable with the way they play. Opposition teams know that the ball is likely to go through Jorginho.<\/p>\n

The fact that he tops the Premier League passing charts with 2077 makes that obvious. However, the fact that he is yet to create a goal is what truly strikes as worrying.<\/p>\n

Tottenham Defeat Showed Jorginho Concern<\/h2>\n

The defeat to Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> in November highlighted the issues that Chelsea have with Jorginho.<\/p>\n

The midfielder was frozen out of the game by Spurs. He did not have the ability to orchestrate anything for the attacking players.<\/p>\n

To make matters worse, the Italian was unable to cope defensively with the Tottenham attack, raising the question why N\u2019Golo Kante<\/a> is not utilised in his natural position \u2013 and one where he is regarded as one of the best in the world.<\/p>\n

Newcastle United<\/a> also managed to replicate what the north London outfit managed to do.\u00a0 The 27-year-old once again struggled to make a real impact as Chelsea battled to a hard-fought win.<\/p>\n

Arsenal<\/a> also did it with Unai Emery using Aaron Ramsey<\/a> to negate anything Jorginho tried to do when Chelsea looked to use him.<\/p>\n

Higuain\u2019s Arrival Could Benefit Jorginho<\/h2>\n

Despite being largely predictable, Jorginho is still a key player for the Blues and could have a huge second half of the campaign.<\/p>\n

With the departure of Cesc Fabregas<\/a>, the 27-year-old will have even more pressure on his shoulders to produce \u2013 especially given that Chelsea do not look to have addressed the Spaniard\u2019s exit.<\/p>\n

However, with the arrival<\/a> of Gonzalo Higuain<\/a> at Stamford Bridge, he could link up with his former Napoli team-mate and start recording some assists.<\/p>\n

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