Chelsea: Alejandro Garnacho 'no better than anyone else' despite winger's 'arrogance'

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·30 ottobre 2025

Chelsea: Alejandro Garnacho 'no better than anyone else' despite winger's 'arrogance'

The young winger has endured a largely disappointing 2025

Left out: Alejandro Garnacho

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Chelsea winger Alejandro Garnacho has been told his unwarranted arrogance is hampering his football career.

The Argentine made a long-desired exit from Manchester United late in the transfer window, and his start at Chelsea can be considered underwhelming despite scoring his first goal in last weekend’s home loss to Sunderland, having struggled for minutes.

Garnacho enjoys a burgeoning reputation after bursting on the scene three years ago as a teenager, but has not featured for the Argentina national team since last year.

Former Argentina star Oscar Ruggeri believes Garnacho’s attitude is contributing to his national team exile under head coach Lionel Scaloni.

“He’s no better than anyone else,” Ruggeri is quoted as saying by TNT Sport. “You’re a football player, enjoy it, but you shouldn’t be so full of yourself. It’s pointless because you miss out on so much. Someone has to bring him down to earth,” he said.

“They’re not calling him up to the national team. If he comes back down to earth like he was, they’ll call him up again because he’s phenomenal on the pitch.”