Christopher Nkunku has made his preferred position clear to Mauricio Pochettino after shining in the friendly against Wrexham.
Nkunku starred in Chelsea’s win over WrexhamScored a goalHappy as a center forward
WHAT HAPPENED? The French striker started his blues career on a positive note as he marked the chance he had with a nice game goal to double past goalkeeper Rob Lainton in the final minutes of the game. He was used as a centre-forward by Pochettino and the former RB Leipzig thrived in his new position as Chelsea edged past Wrexham 5-0 in their first friendly of the US tour. Nkunku insisted that despite the fact that it was not his natural position, he liked to play centralized since it gives him the license to move.
WHAT DID HE SAY: “We scored five goals and didn’t concede so it’s good for our confidence. For me, I like to play in this position, to be free to move and have the ball at my feet and also with space. This is my position. I was very happy.” he told the club press after the game.
“I am a new player, I have to establish a good relationship with everyone, and get to know them all as well. This will be very important for the following games,” he added.
THE COMPLETE PICTURE: Nkunku believes in Chelsea’s progress under Pochettino and believes the team will improve significantly over time as new players understand each other better.
“We feel good. We just need to adapt and we are working on training for that. Next week will be very positive. It’s very hot, there’s good weather! But very hot… although we know that we came to work and improve in our preseason “, Rounding.
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COMING? Nkunku will be hoping to maintain his peak form when Chelsea play Brighton at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday in the Premier League Summer Series.
2023-07-20 14:01:28
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