There
is no doubt that Juan Cuadrado is a fantastic player, and made an excellent
replacement for Andre Schurrle, but unless Jose Mourinho can put him in for an
entire match, Chelsea would not be able to see the capability of Cuadrado. It
would be a waste of £26.3 million.
First,
if Mourinho does not use to his real capacity, it would have been a waste of It
is customary for larger clubs to spend enormous sums of money on available
players. This is exactly what Mourinho did when Juan Cuadrado was available
from Fiorentina. Yet, common sense would make Mourinho realize that this giant
amount of money would be wasted if Cuadrado’s skills were not put to good use.
If the current situation goes on, Chelsea would be wasting wages, time, and
their initial transfer fee on an undervalued substitute player.
Furthermore,
the argument Mourinho made, which explained his reasoning behind subbing
Cuadrado, is a terrible excuse at best.
Mourinho
is aware of his player’s lack of playing time. He explained, “I
know Italy and I know the difference between Italy and England. His formation,
his development, his experience – everything was in Italy.” Yet
Cuadrado, for club and country, scored 14 goals in 42 games as an attacking
midfielder, not even as a striker. Even Mourinho cannot deny that if he was
given more time during matches, he would be able to prove his excellence.
However,
we must give Mourinho some credit. He has an astounding lead over the rest of
the Premier League clubs, and has practically won the Premier League even with
the season has three matches left. Plus, he has been running Chelsea for years,
and has made successful transfers in the past.
There
is still hope for Juan Cuadrado, but Mourinho must act quickly.
Columnist: Aaditya
Divekar
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