Armando Broja is a participant I’ve at all times appreciated and have rated, even when he was within the academy.
Don’t get me mistaken, I’ve at all times seen components of his recreation that should enhance, and people components are nonetheless there. It’s at all times been about improvement and kicking on, and in the mean time he’s not doing that.
We do must think about his massive harm, however there additionally appears to be an even bigger downside now hindering him, and that’s mindset and confidence.
Some gamers are confidence gamers, and it appears like Broja is one in all them. He appears to be beating himself up and getting offended on the pitch when issues aren’t going effectively or he will get a call given in opposition to him. And Mauricio Pochettino has even pointed this out on the weekend.
After Broja scored in opposition to Preston on Saturday, Pochettino mentioned:
“It’s actually vital for him however I must be sincere, I believe he wants to make use of this type of recreation to attain a aim and really feel the web and to enhance. Enhance not solely in his health or his capability for work ethic, however in his physique language additionally. He must step up and go ahead, smile and be somewhat bit extra optimistic.”
And that is what I like about Poch, his man-management. He’s spot on right here, and this wanted to be mentioned.
Broja has responded to it positively as effectively, and he agrees with the supervisor.
To these phrases from Poch, Broja responded:
“I’ve had many conversations with the supervisor.
“I felt I used to be going by way of fairly a troublesome interval getting back from my harm. Being out of the group for thus lengthy and never being concerned, you possibly can say I felt down with every little thing that was happening.”
“As soon as I got here again, I used to be feeling rather more like myself. I nonetheless really feel like there’s rather more to return from me. And, because the gaffer says, I can get my physique language extra optimistic.
“I’m a bit harsh on myself at occasions. That’s as a result of I anticipate loads from myself and I do know what I’m able to. The supervisor is simply attempting to take that weight off my shoulders and loosen myself up that little bit.
“I’m attempting to take that recommendation on board as a result of he has been serving to me day-after-day. I simply must smile extra and be a bit extra optimistic.”
Once more, that is all spot on and optimistic that they’ve each received these emotions off their chests and on the market.
It’s clear Broja has been struggling a bit mentally since getting back from his harm, and he’s additionally clearly feeling the pressures of taking part in up prime for Chelsea.
Broja continued: “Whenever you go on a run the place you aren’t scoring a lot, you will get a bit down. It’s not the best feeling, however getting a aim in a recreation like this [Preston] makes up for it.
“After all, it was an enormous one for myself and for the sport as effectively. It was nice work from Misha (Mykhailo Mudryk) to play to Malo (Gusto) and an amazing supply from Malo. I simply tried to get my head on it and it wasn’t a foul header.
“It’s our job – we receives a commission to attain targets. It’s what everybody sees as a striker, somebody who scores targets. It’s troublesome as a result of everybody expects you to attain each recreation however there have been nice gamers who haven’t finished that.
“The consequence comes first however personally I like to attain targets. I’m a striker; it’s one thing that I like doing.”
And once more, he’s proper, he’s a striker, and a striker should rating targets. The stress is at all times going to be a lot larger at Chelsea as effectively – time doesn’t await Chelsea.
Within the modern-day as effectively, you see gamers on their telephones on a regular basis, earlier than and after video games within the dressing rooms, and simply on a regular basis. They’re going to see criticism and abuse, naturally. Some gamers it can impact, others not a lot.
Broja clearly sees the criticisms of late, you possibly can inform that with a few of his posts on Instagram asking for endurance and many others. However that is all a part of being a modern-day footballer and it’ll by no means disappear, it’s all a part of it now and there’s solely ever going to be a technique to answer critics, together with your ft on the pitch – show all of them mistaken.
I’ll finish this by going again to my opening factors – I charge Broja, however I simply don’t suppose he’s creating but to the place he must be and he’s but to enhance on the weather that he lacks. Can he get there? After all he can, he’s nonetheless solely 22-years-old (just lately).
He wants to enhance his holdup play in the beginning as a result of he’s 6ft 3in tall and a bodily man, but he lacks a contact and the ball doesn’t usually keep on with him because it ought to do. He additionally must get his head up and drop the ball off somewhat earlier at occasions.
I believe if he can excellent that facet of his recreation then he generally is a prime striker, and the irony in fact is he’s precisely the type of body that we want and the type of bodily presence that Pochettino loves. He could possibly be an ideal Pochettino striker if he imposes his presence extra and will get higher within the air in addition to again to aim.
We all know he can rating targets, and that bit for me is confidence greater than anything. But when he can get higher with a few of his choice making and again to aim play, then I nonetheless suppose he generally is a good striker.
Will that be at Chelsea? Effectively, that every one is determined by the following couple of weeks for my part. However I’m preserving the religion in Broja as a result of he’s a participant I’ve watched loads by way of the ranks at Cobham and I do see potential. However the query mark is whether or not he can develop and switch that potential into consistency and a extra well-rounded striker who performs with confidence.
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