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#3 Mateo Kovacic: Chelsea's midfield balance restored
The 24 year old Croatian has been seen as the successor to the legendary Luka Modric in the Croatian national team. To be fair, the midfielder does give reasons for fans to be excited about the future. However, the former Inter midfielder struggled for playing time at the Bernabeu and made the switch to West London on loan for the season in order to get more minutes under his belt. There might be a small possibility that the arrangement could potentially turn into a permanent one.
However, Kovacic's instant impact to the team's overall performance could be very well seen in his half-hour cameo against Arsenal. It was no surprise that he started the next game for Chelsea and the midfield instantly looked balanced. Ross Barkley is a talented player but his skill set might not be suited to play as a midfielder in Sarri's team.
Tidy with his feet and his exquisite link-up play with Eden Hazard was a delight to watch and it will only get better as the season progresses. Jorginho, Kante, and Kovacic might soon end up becoming one of the best and most complete midfield trios in world football
