8 | Mateo Kovacic - 2023/24

[argyle]

Hope he improves in 2nd half of season.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

His passing ability is atrocious. Appears to struggle with simple five to ten yard passes.

Offers little in every aspect of the game we require. There were signs when he first arrived that he looked like a good option, so it's possible we need to see him when fully fit - if he can manage that.

 

[toffee balls]

Who

 

[ono]

Hasn’t worked out has it? Injury prone. Can’t really pass. Breaks the lines with a nice dribble every now and then but it fizzles out into nothing anyway. Nowhere near Gundogan level. No threat past the half way line at all. Not really trusted by Pep either. Just a weird signing. Same goes for Nunes.

 

[MarsLlama]

I am concerned about Kovacic, if I'm honest - when fit, which isn't often enough, he just doesn't look anywhere near as good as we were told. It's one thing to take a year to bed into Pep's system, but this is very different. A player who is meant to be famously good on the ball has been our worst player on the ball.

It's possible that Chelsea under Tuchel and Potter was just so awful that they thought every player who could kind of control a ball was 'world class'.

 

[TrentGrisham]

Idk what people expected... We're talking about a player who failed to start big games for Chelsea when they were actually competing for trophies.

 

[Kippax77]

Shorts seem to big for him

 

[Keeper!]

Started the season like the signing of the season and within weeks has made the rags signing of Brazilian tony look good value.

Anyone seen Mateo Kovacic?

 

[nicko]

Very harsh. He started the season very well and looked good. He’s only just back from injury!

 

[striver]

Very harsh. He started the season very well and looked good. He’s only just back from injury!

it's been already like 3 times since he's been "back from injury"