Mamadou Sarr shines on Chelsea debut vs Hull Metropolis

Mamadou Sarr was excellent as Chelsea thumped Championship aspect Hull Metropolis 4-0 on the MKM Stadium to e-book their place within the fifth spherical of the FA Cup.

In a sport the place Pedro Neto stole the present with a hat-trick, and Estevao additionally bought on the scoresheet because the Blues brushed apart the Tigers, Sarr produced a show that stood out simply as a lot.

In January, Chelsea recalled the 20-year-old from his mortgage spell at Strasbourg to strengthen their centre-back choices.

Earlier than Friday evening, his solely senior outing for Chelsea had been a short eight-minute look ultimately summer time’s FIFA Membership World Cup. In opposition to Hull, nonetheless, he accomplished the complete 90 minutes, taking part in alongside Wesley Fofana as Chelsea secured the win.

Defensively, it was arguably essentially the most assured Chelsea have seemed all season and essentially the most rounded efficiency throughout a full match below Rosenior.

On prime of that, Sarr set a brand new benchmark for Chelsea this season, turning into the one centre-back within the group to attain the very best passing accuracy, finishing 101 of his 103 passes at 98%.

Alongside his 101 passes, he made 118 touches and created a clear-cut likelihood to arrange Etevao, which he agonisingly shot over. He additionally made a sky-high six recoveries and received 4 aerial duels. Whereas the Blues weren’t dealing with a lot risk, he nonetheless made two blocks and 4 clearances to protect their first clear sheet in six video games.

‘Mamadou was the whole lot’

Talking after the sport, Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior waxed lyrical in regards to the Senegalese worldwide’s performances on his debut, saying.

‘Mamadou was the whole lot that I anticipated,’ Rosenior stated.

‘I do know Mamadou so effectively.

‘I feel the acclimatisation, adaptation course of for him hopefully will probably be sooner as a result of he understands the best way I wish to play, and he already confirmed that right this moment.’

Premier League legend and file goalscorer Alan Shearer was additionally impressed by the teen’s efficiency and believed he didn’t put a foot fallacious within the sport.

Talking on the finish of the sport on BBC One, Shearer stated,

‘Mamadou Sarr has achieved effectively.’

‘Every little thing he has been requested to do, he has achieved it effectively.’

Blues followers will hope for extra of the identical performances because the season progresses.

Together with his title now included in Chelsea’s UEFA Champions League squad, Sarr is clearly a part of the membership’s plans, and it’ll be fascinating to see whether or not he can break into Chelsea’s most popular centre-back partnership.