Chelsea teen Jamie Gittens thrilled followers with an uncommon and very managed piece of ability in the course of the Blues’ 5-1 Champions League rout of visiting Ajax.
The west London membership may have been eager to spice up their top-eight credentials within the league section of the event after dropping their opener in opposition to Bayern Munich in September.
After beating Benfica on residence soil forward of the worldwide break, Chelsea wasted no time opening the scoring at Stamford Bridge, courtesy of proficient teenage striker Marc Guiu.
With the guests a person down following an early pink card for Kenneth Taylor, objectives from Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo, Estevao, and Tyrique George adopted.
However in addition to the eye-catching teen trio of George, Estevao and Guiu breaking a Champions League file, 21-year-old Gittens additionally loved a second within the highlight.
Chasing down a protracted ball to the facet of the Ajax field, Gittens appeared to drag the ball down utilizing his again, with it curving round his physique earlier than he might acquire it together with his ft.
Jamie Gittens pulled down a ball like he was placing on a jacket because it rolled throughout his again and all the way down to his boot
The previous Borussia Dortmund participant was named Participant of the Match on his first Champions League begin
The slithering little bit of ability impressed at first look, and people following the sport rapidly took to social media to check him to footballing greats like Ronaldinho and Neymar Jnr.
‘That was magnificent’, one social media person marvelled, whereas one other shared: ‘Gittens shifting like prime Ronaldinho’.
A 3rd famous: ‘That first contact is high’ – however some urged that he might need benefitted from some success, with one calling out the transfer as ‘fortunate’.
Gittens was later handed the Participant of the Match award regardless of not getting onto the scoresheet for his artistic and scientific peformance that noticed him create 5 possibilities and an help in Chelsea blue.
The previous Borussia Dortmund star arrived at Chelsea this summer season as a part of a raft of summer season recruits, and as some, akin to Joao Pedro and Estevao, have garnered extra consideration, Gittens made simply his first Champions League begin in opposition to the Dutch membership.
However the participant loved a worthwhile worldwide break with England’s under-21s, with supervisor Lee Carsley highlighting how necessary Gittens may be with common minutes.
‘You all the time need to be slightly little bit of a spark for gamers simply to get these common minutes and construct the boldness inside themselves that they have the sturdiness to bang out the minutes,’ England boss Lee Carsley informed Each day Mail Sport earlier this month.
‘As you see Jamie could be very thrilling, as is Josh King, and we’re very fortunate with Ethan (Nwaneri) on the opposite facet to have attacking threats everywhere in the pitch. I might anticipate this staff to do some actually nice issues.’
