“I like to steal the ball”, the statistics that explain why Chelsea pressed to secure a 20 -year -old boy

While the news that Chelsea was going to sign Geovany Quenda de Sporting CP received close attention last week, the movement for her former teammate Dario EsSUGO is perhaps more immediately interesting because she will take this summer instead of next.

The Atlético I just dropped a really interesting piece that looks at the career of the young midfielder so far and what could bring to the Chelsea team since this summer. They begin by citing 20 years in their presentation at Las Palmas on loan this season: “I like to steal the ball and move forward.

That sounds like Moises Caicedo, and we can see why he has been chosen as a possible backup. Statistics reinforce that view: EsSUGO makes 1.9 interceptions for every 90 minutes, placing it in the top 5 in the league. The piece also points out that it is increasingly capable in the ball, and is willing to try to overcome a man, it makes it much more offensively dangerous than others in position.

He also uses his body well and wins duels at a good pace, and can hit a really clean shot sometimes. We are sure that Enzo Maresca will want me to play a very controlled and restricted game, but he has it in his locker to do more.

Chelsea fans will get an early previous view in the US.

As we report last night, he will also be available to us During the Club World Cupwhich means that only a few months should be Before trying it in action.

Since Caicedo will have reached the end of a very exhausting season in terms of minutes played, we suspect that we will obtain a EsSugo action from the beginning, so we can see how precise are some of these impressions of his game.