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#AfterThought

Gusto

Has Gusto fallen? Has he suddenly become a shitty player?

The answer is NO.

The excitement and Comfortability we had with Gusto as Reece's understudy was not far fetched. Gusto is a good fullback.

Now, he is just suffering from the discomfort of learning new roles. He is sometimes pushed to the left back, sometimes Maresca calls him to invert, Tomorrow he is playing the left or right attack wing, he is learning.

In fact this should show you Maresca's trust in his versatility. Only that it has not clicked yet. And during learning, he is always caught in the wrong moments at the wrong places.

If you tell the man to just stick as RB, he will certainly flourish as he used to.

But..... He must learn. And we must wait.

Kudos to these guys for improving their fitness and injury proneness 👏

Facing familiar faces in the semifinals… but who comes out on top?

Noni Madueke has averaged 0.13 expected assists per 90 since joining Chelsea - roughly one expected assist every 8 games.

[Via xGPhilosophy]

🚨🇫🇷 Villareal has contacted Axel Disasi, and negotiations are ongoing. Newcastle, other PL, and Italian clubs are keeping an eye on him and monitoring him.

Chelsea will ask for around £25 million, and the players is expected to leave.

[via Fabrice Hawkins]