Mario Melchiot believes that Mykhailo Mudryk needs to stop dropping so deep in games.
The 23 year old has struggled to establish himself in Mauricio Pochettino’s team this season but did have a huge impact from the bench against Newcastle on Monday night scoring a brilliant solo goal.
That strike took his tally to six goals from 29 appearances in all competitions this season but we are still yet to see the best of him.
It’s fair to say Mudryk’s career at Stamford Bridge has yet to take off but he has shown glimpses of his quality this season and there is absolutely a player in there.
Former Blue Melchiot has urged Mudryk to play higher up the pitch and speaking to ESPN said: “Mudryk sometimes picks the ball up and he goes back that far to pick it up he has to run 40 yards before he can take someone on.”
“If the guy goes really deep and picks it up, it’s the easiest job he’s giving the defenders. He has to work on that. Where do I pick up the ball to become more dangerous?”
It’s obvious that Mudryk still needs a lot of coaching to improve his game but the raw attributes are there and you feel Pochettino just needs to give him a run of games to help build his confidence.
Mudryk will be hoping his goal scoring cameo from the bench on Monday night will be enough to see him put in the starting XI against Leicester on Sunday.