the Chelsea News
·24 October 2021
the Chelsea News
·24 October 2021
When Trevoh Chalobah made his first appearance of the season in the UEFA Super Cup against Villareal, it was a real talking point.
The academy kid who hadn’t found a cone was suddenly in the team, unexpectedly. He did well in that game, and then played again in the opening fixture of the Premier League.
Since then he’s had 5 further starts in the league, the latest coming yesterday against Norwich. The most flattering thing you can say about the defender is that it’s now not even a talking point when he starts.
He was immaculate yesterday once again, and with the focus on the attacking players, the back 5 were dominant once again.
There’s barely a raised eyebrow when he starts now, it’s almost expected. Within the space of a couple of months, people have gone from fearing he would have a wasted season sitting in the stands, to becoming a genuine starting option for the best defence in Europe.
Now that’s progress.