Hayters TV caught up with Benoit Badiashile after full time in as we speak’s Chelsea’s Champions League win over Benifca within the Champions League, and the topic of Estevao Willian got here up.
The Brazilian wonderkid got here on within the second half and the for him. Badiashile was requested for his ideas on the rising star:
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“Estevao is a magic participant. He’ll make a giant distinction us within the subsequent few years and we’re actually glad to have him right here.”
The winger accomplished 3 dribbles and had 0.58 xG in 40 minutes on the pitch. As ever he appeared to take gamers on and make issues occur. The group responded and it helped preserve Benfica from actually taking up the sport. It was simply the form of menace we wanted at a second the place issues might have gotten delicate.
You may see the defender talking within the clip embedded right here:
Estevao eyes up large sport to emerge onto the worldwide stage
Jose Mourinho watches at Stamford Bridge. (Photograph by Mateo Villalba Sanchez/Getty Pictures)
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Enzo Maresca talked about Estevao
“You want Cole Palmer, Estevao or gamers in some moments who can resolve video games the way in which they do.”
Palmer is injured, so it’s all all the way down to Estevao right here. Chelsea are so laboured at instances in assault with out Palmer, and Estevao’s introduction gave them way more unpredictability. He’s certain to start out on Saturday in a brand new profession excessive for him in some ways – the prospect to tackle Liverpool within the Premier League with the eyes of the world on him.
A Champions League bow on the Bridge isn’t a nasty approach to heat up for that. He did effectively however saved loads of freshness in his legs for the weekend.
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Think about he scores two towards the Reds this weekend – can’t you simply see him asserting himself on the prime stage like that in the future? Like Benoit says, he’s magic.