32% to 89% – “Scary” Chelsea defender sees massive increase in importance under Liam Rosenior | OneFootball

Jorrel Hato has seen his importance increased under Liam Rosenior, who spoke in glowing terms about the young defender.

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Liam Rosenior had some very nice things to say about Jorrel Hato this week in his press conference.

That prompted a piece from Dom Smith in the Evening Standard, who took a look at the stats behind the former Ajax man’s season.

The £37m summer signing featured in 32% of the games Enzo Maresca was in charge this season. But Liam Rosenior has shown more trust, and an injury to Marc Cucurella helped too – Hato has featured in 89% of Rosenior’s games.

“In my time, he’s been magnificent. I’m so impressed with him. His temperament, his physicality. Technically, he’s a joy to work with every day. And his age is scary, how good he could be,” the new manager said.

Hato prepares for more important role as season reaches climax

There are still mixed feelings about the 20 year old’s ability within the fanbase. He’s clearly got a lot of talent and potential. But there are still very obvious flaws in his game.

We still don’t think Hato will start today – Cucurella will likely be risked again given how important the game is. But we’re sure that we’ll see the Dutchman later on, and he’ll improve that 89% to over 90%.

In other news…

Enzo Fernandez is pushing for an exit from Chelsea, and there’s a rising level of conviction he might actually go this summer.

Our predicted XI for today’s game is out, featuring Enzo and a few others…

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