Chelsea attacking midfielder Tino Anjorin put in a confident display in the Blues’ 1-1 draw against FK Krasnodar yesterday evening.
Manager Frank Lampard used the Champions League group stage dead rubber to field some fringe players, as well as a couple of young players, and Anjorin was more than up to the task.
The 19-year-old started off quietly on his European debut but he grew into the game and supporters on Twitter were very impressed by what they saw of him at Stamford Bridge last night:
What a player
— Zach Hammer (@zhammer24) December 8, 2020
The lad looked class give him some more minutes soon please ??????
— steve armstrong (@stretch1971) December 8, 2020
Tino Anjorin was superb for his UCL debut
— Moneymase??? (@its_ChelseaTing) December 8, 2020
We need him especially with the injuries on my wing players Tino will be a backup in that department
— Johnpaul (@OpolotJohnpaul) December 9, 2020
Really impressed, saw some of that peak RLC strength and skill in him.
— A_on_do_na ? (@AondonaOfficial) December 9, 2020
He was honestly great tonight. He had some amazing first touches!
— Jimmy Werner (@DiTzZjw) December 8, 2020
More First team minutes needed pic.twitter.com/CWzyNir7AS
— ChelseaArmy FC (@CFCARMY11) December 8, 2020
He should be in the next week game
— Victor abuchi (@Victorabuchi14) December 8, 2020
There were a lot of neat little touches from Anjorin and good link-up play with those around him. As the match wore on, he began to move into spaces to receive the ball, rather than focusing simply on his positional play and defensive duties on the left-wing.
One notable highlight was a pass to Kai Havertz who could have made more of his chance and, if Anjorin shows that creativity on a regular basis, Lampard may well utilise him more over the coming weeks.
