Lagos, Nigeria – Chelsea fans dey divide for social media as dem talk about their young star, Jamie Gittens, after im play for England Under-21s yesterday. Na so Lee Carsley’s Young Lions start their European Under-21 Championship defense with wahala, as dem beat Kazakhstan 2-0. Goals come from Ethan Nwaneri and Jobe Bellingham. Na wetin fans dey reason inside this matter be say Gittens no shine as e suppose shine during di match.
For di match, two Chelsea boys, Gittens and Josh Acheampong, start for di England U21s on Monday. Dis match no dey plenty for international break, so na good news for Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca, wey get players scattered around di world wey dey play plenty matches.
Gittens, wey just join Chelsea from Borussia Dortmund, dey face serious competition for im position as left-winger for Stamford Bridge. Since di season start, e don dey waka in and out of di starting XI. As e don see action for 71 minutes for England U21s, fans hope say he go fit carry dat energy come back to Chelsea.
However, Chelsea social media gangan dey hot! Some fans dey hail Gittens like say na him be next best thing since sliced bread, while others dey call am downgrade to other wingers wey don leave Chelsea. One fan don even drop tweet wey say, “Gittens is so so good,” while another one respond, “This Gittens guy na downgrade to all wingers that left Chelsea, even at Under-21s, he can’t do anything.”
Di gist wey we dey hear be say Gittens get plenty pace, but dem dey complain say di boy need work on im finishing. For di Premier League, Gittens never score or provide assist for im opening three games, and fans don dey wonder if he fit handle di hot pressure wey come with playing for Chelsea. I mean, na Chelsea we dey talk about, where dem no send you message if you no deliver!
As Chelsea fans dey reason, dem dey expect Gittens to sharp up, especially with Alejandro Garnacho now on board. If Gittens wan show say he fit shine, dis Saturday against Brentford go be di chance him go fit prove him worth. Fans dey wait to see if he go finally turn all dat talent into goals or assists.
Overall, Gittens still get time on im side to make dia mark. Na patience we need right now, but time dey run and pressure dey build. Na wetin go happen for di next match against Brentford go determine if Chelsea faithful go still believe say Gittens fit turn im promise into reality.
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