Chelsea fans love Mykhailo Mudryk’s ‘crazy’ assist in Ukraine U21 win over France, calling him ‘Mudrykinho’ after his starring role… as they tip struggling winger to shine under Mauricio Pochettino
- Chelsea supporters praised Mykhailo Mudryk’s performance for Ukraine Under-21
- Mudryk won a penalty and provided an excellent assist in a victory over France
- Chelsea fans predicted that Mudryk will thrive under Mauricio Pochettino
Mykhailo Mudryk’s Chelsea career has yet to really take off, but the winger has shown what he is capable of while playing for Ukraine at the Under-21 European Championship.
Mudryk made a significant impact on Sunay as Ukraine defeated their French counterparts 3-1 to progress to the semi-finals of the competition.
Rayan Cherki had put France ahead in the 19th minute, but Ukraine equalized in the 32nd minute, with Mudryk winning a penalty from which Heorhii Sudakov scored.
Ukraine took the lead just before half-time, with Mudryk giving a fantastic assist to Sudakov.
Mudryk managed to locate his teammate with an incredible pass from inside his own half before Sudakov blasted the ball in.
Chelsea fans were full of praise for Mykhailo Mudryk’s performance for the Ukraine Under-21
Mudryk provided an excellent assist and won a penalty in a win against France Under-21
In the second half, Mudryk played a similar long range pass, with Ukraine almost scoring again.
Ukraine finally got their third goal of the game when Artem Bondarenko scored in the dying minutes.
After beating France, Ukraine will face Spain in the semifinals on Wednesday. England will meet Israel in the other semi-final.
Mudryk joined from Shakhtar Donetsk for Chelsea in January for a £62 million fee, potentially rising to £89 million in add-ons.
He has made 17 appearances for Chelsea so far and has yet to score, while providing two assists.
Chelsea fans predicted that Mudryk will thrive under new manager Mauricio Pochettino
Mudryk hopes to make more of an impact at club level under new Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Chelsea fans were certainly pleased with Mudryk’s performance for Ukraine, with one predicting he will thrive under Pochettino along with fellow winger Noni Madueke.
They wrote: ‘Mudryk and Madueke are going to cook under Poch’.
Another Chelsea fan was impressed by Mudryk’s assists. They wrote, ‘OIIII MUDRYK IS CRACKEDDD WHAT A FLIPPING BALLLLLL… OMG’.
They also added, “Mudryk’s creativity game is actually crazy.”
Another fan described Mudryk as a ‘game changer’ after winning the penalty. They wrote: ‘What a run from Mykhailo Mudryk, and he wins a penalty! Game changer.”
In addition, another fan called him ‘Mudrykinho’.