Lagos, Nigeria
Na only few days remain before Chelsea dey face Palmeiras for their Club World Cup quarter-finals, and everything dey go well for the Blues. Dem don deep inside the tournament, and e be like say dem fit waka reach the final. Prize money dey scatter everywhere, and the new players dey blend with their teammates like jollof rice and plantain (na the best combo, I swear!).
But e no be everybody dey enjoy this good time. One player wey no shine like dem expect be Andrey Santos. Dis Brazilian lad wey everybody talk say go burst out like superstar after wey he shine last season and a half for Strasbourg, nawa. Instead of him shining bright, he don collect only 22 minutes play time, plus the way dem dey ignore am, you go fit think say him don fall out of favor (na wah!).
Graeme Bailey, wey be chief correspondent, don paint bad picture for the boy’s future. Him talk say Chelsea dey open-minded about wetin dem wan do with Santos. As e dey now, dem dey talk say e go stay with first team, but wetin go happen if hin no wake up quick? (You fit bet dem go find am another club if he no shine).
“Santos go need to impress dem sharp sharp, otherwise no be small wahala go dey for him future at Stamford Bridge.” One reason wey e go shock many na the way dem fit jettison am so soon after him fantastic time in France without even giving am chance to start (seriously, wetin be this?).
A lot of fans don dey vex, no be small. Dey dey throway comments everywhere, as dem dey talk say if dem no give Santos chance, dem go regret am. Dem dey call the coach, Enzo Maresca, names like ‘Muppet’. E fit mean say no be all that glitter dey become gold, abi? (Coach, abeg, do your work well!); dem dey shout say make dem replace Maresca instead of throwing away this young talent.
Maresca don comot mouth talk say Santos dey work well and e don train with dem before, but why e dey so long to give am chance? E even talk say Santos dey more of an attacking midfielder and no be defensive one. Wetin be this? Football na tactical matter, not magic! (If him dey attack, why him no dey attack?) Dem go need him for the Premier League if dem wan survive the physicality wey dey there.
As dem dey talk, Chelsea fit still dey eye Malick Fofana from Lyon to add firepower to their attack. Dis guy don score 11 goals and gather six assists last season! (My padi, make we dey keep our eyes on the action, na so we fit see these boys shine). But who go come out from the current squad? Noni Madueke dey attract interest from Arsenal oo.
Na true say Chelsea don dey suffer since dem lose their Russian owner, Abramovich. Dem dey struggle to regain their glory days, and fans dey complain how all dis recent moves no gel. Every man dey talk say dem need to trust the process and give young players chance to grow, but wa, na true? We go dey watch am with popcorn in hand! (Football ehn, never a dull moment!).
