Mauricio Pochettino has claimed he has no Chelsea players that are similar to Mykhailo Mudryk.
He told the Mail Online that the 22-year-old is making an effort to understand his place in the team a lot better.
Mudryk’s season has certainly taken a turn in the last few weeks, after he found minutes extremely difficult to come by in the opening games.
He has now started three successive games in all competitions, and has been one of the standout performers in the first half of each one.
The Ukraine international has been replaced in every game so far, however in his best performance against Aston Villa this was due to Malo Gusto’s red card.
After being replaced in the week, he received a standing ovation as recognition of his efforts.
Pochettino describes Mudryk as unique
Pochettino has now claimed that he cannot find a single player in his squad who is similar to Mudryk.
He said: “He is now trying to be more open and to adapt and be more involved in every single situation, not only on the field, outside of the field too.
“He is making a massive effort to try to integrate himself and understand better what it means to play like a team, but he is young and for sure he is going to improve. We are so happy in how he is improving.
“I cannot find one player to say he is similar. He is quite unique. It is a good challenge for him first of all and then it is a good challenge for us.”
It remains to be seen whether Mudryk will be handed another start tonight in the West London derby against Fulham.
However, his performances in recent weeks suggest he should be given another opportunity.
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