Paul Merson has praised Chelsea’s Jorginho following his impressive performance in Chelsea 2-0 win against Brighton Hove Albion at home on Saturday. Chelsea secured their first home win in the Premier League this season and also their first clean sheet of the season to cap off a fine week for Frank Lampard.
Jorginho was instrumental in Chelsea’s win, pulling the strings in midfield before stepping up to score a fine penalty for Chelsea first goal. Willian’s deflected strike with 15 minutes remaining sealed the three points for Chelsea.
Former Arsenal player and football pundit Paul Merson took time to praise Jorginho for his performance.
‘I thought Jorginho was absolutely outstanding,’ former Arsenal midfielder Merson told Sky Sports.
‘What’s helping him is he’s got legs around him. He’s got [Mason] Mount, Willian, [Ross] Barkley, and he just gives them the ball, he can spray it around the pitch.
‘He is probably one of the best penalty takers in the league in my opinion, too.
‘There were phases in the game where they played very well.
‘In between those goals there were a lot of nerves from Chelsea and you could feel the nervousness in the stands from the fans.
Jorginho was the target of boos by Chelsea fans last season after he was seen as the symbol of Maurizio’s Sarri’s ‘Sarriball’, a style of play that was not taken well by Chelsea fans after a run of disappointing results in the second half of the season, but Jorginho is winning back the Chelsea fans this season under Frank Lampard and already has three goals this season
