Chelsea signed the “Army of one man” that could be the next McLele

Chelsea They are currently enjoying the last international break of the 2024/25 campaign and it has come at a fun time Enzo MariscaAside, which was beaten 1-0 by Arsenal in Premier League Sunday.

The Blues are still in a great position in the section, in fourth place, and they are fighting to secure a place in the Champions League for the next season.

Maricca came to Stamford Bridge from Leicester City last summer, supported by the plate in the transfer window, where the likes of Pedro Nito, Joao Felix, Kirnan Desperbry Hall, and Philip Georgessen were brought from among others, to support the team.

However, unfortunately, Neto is the only one of these players who established himself as a regular option for the manager, starts 16 of 26 Manifestations in the English Premier League.

The defense, the goalkeeper, was a problem for Chelsea after they chose to hire major defensive reinforcements last summer, as they admitted 37 times in 29 League matches – more than any of the three teams in front of them.

One of the situations that the Blues did not fill in the last seasons is sixth place – a screening in front of the defense to purify the attacks.

The best midfielder in Chelsea

Chelsea enjoyed the luxury of some of the exceptional midfielders in their teams over the years during its successful English Premier League periods in the past.

Claude McLele joined the club from Real Madrid in the summer of 2023 and went to Play 217 times For the London giants, win Fine in the Premier League And two league cup prizes.

he Play 36 times In the upper aviation in the 2004/05 season, the title of Chelsea, where only the side He confessed 15 goals. This remains a defensive record in the league and shows the extent of the difference that a high -quality midfielder can cause.

Titan’s French shows at the midfield base were so good that Chelsea’s official website realizes that the term “Mayned on Tuesday.It is often used to describe the sixth position. The fact that his name is used as a synonym for the role talks about the effectiveness of this.

The video clip from Tifo Football explains exactly what it was “Makelele’s role”, as he was often the deepest midfielder in the 4-3 or 4-1-2-1-2-2-described as a “anchor” of the team.

Nowadays, Manchester City and Cologne de or Holder Rodri is a great example in the form of “Makelele”, as the Spaniards sit in front of his four back and help feed the most attacking midfielders on its sides in a 4-3-3 system.

However, Chelsea’s painting has signed a player to be discovered as a new version of Makelele, in Dario Essogo.

Why can Dario Essogo Claude Makelele 2.0 be

First, the Blues officially completed the signatures of Geovany Quenda and Essogo from the Portuguese giants this week, before the summer transfer window.

Quenda will spend the 2025/26 campaign on loan in Sporting before officially linked to his new colleagues in the summer of 2026, while the midfield star managed to join the first team this summer.

As shown in the clip above, the Premier League giants agreed to spend up to 60 million pounds to sign the young stars, and that the club is looking at Essogo as “winner of the ball.”

They also explained that Chelsea admired the development of the Portuguese “quick” dynamo on loan in Las Palmas this season, which talks about his ability to bear information and improve as a player.

The 20 -year -old starred this season on loan on the Spanish -Spanish trip, and all his 17 appearance began in La Liga, and gained valuable experience in one of the main league championships in Europe.

At the age of twenty, Essogo is far from the final article and has some areas of his game that must be improved, such as his discipline, as it was Set twice In 2025 already.

The latest signature of Chelsea, which also has the quality of scoring goals as in the segment above, can initially reach Stamford Bridge as a backup or rotation option, with a presentation to a vital player for Marisca in the future.

He has already shown many promising signs during his time in Laliga. Talent Scout Jacek Kulig described it as “The army of one man“In the midfield after seeing him, he plays with Las Palmas.

Its statistics show the Spanish side compared to the MOSES CAUUCEDO model in the Premier League for Chelsea this season how impressive in its defensive instincts in sixth place.

As you can see in the table above, Essogo surpassed Ecuador International in a set of major defensive standards at the Las Palmas midfield base this term.

These statistics indicate that it has the ability to provide a better screen in front of the defense more than CaUUSEDO, as it can face more challenges and objections to cut off attacks and create anti -Blues attacks.

Essogo, which was also completed 86 % of his attempt to pass In Laliga, he sits at the midfield base and reads the game brilliantly to intervene in time to make vital interventions to prevent his defense from work too much.

This is why Maricca can discover the new Makelele from Chelsea by unleashing the Portuguese talent next season, or in the coming seasons, because it seems that he has all the qualities to perform the “Makelele” role.

However, it is now to Essogo to reach Cobham in the summer and fight in order to win its place at the beginning of the eleventh, and then to upgrade the Makelele legacy in this position – with the same difficulty – to move forward and become a favorite fan of Stamford Bridge.