Chelsea star Mykhailo Mudryk calls out fan in sarcastic response after being told to change his game

MYKHAILO MUDRYK fired back at a Chelsea fan after he was criticised for his performances since arriving at Stamford Bridge.

The Ukrainian, 22, joined the Blues for £88million in the January transfer window.

But he failed to contribute a single goal and registered just two assists in 17 games for Chelsea during the second half of last season.

His displays left many supporters frustrated as another of their big-money signings struggled to hit the ground running.

And in response to one of Mudryk’s recent Instagram posts, a fan said: “Bro learn to make 360 turns with the ball it will help u change direction and be unpredictable.

“Running with the ball in one direction isn’t good enough. Clue.”

But Mudryk was in no mood to be slated as he returned fire at the online critique.

The former Shakhtar Donetsk man coldly said: “Why you are didn’t win Balon d’Or yet?”

Like much of the Chelsea squad last season, Mudryk underwhelmed with his displays as the Premier League giants finished a dismal 12th.

And the Ukraine international admitted in March he had found it difficult to settle, but insisted he will come good eventually.

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He said: “I can say yes, it’s a lot of pressure, but it’s not for the first time.

“I like this pressure because one day that guy who said I’m a loser, one day he will say I’m a winner. Time will tell.”

Chelsea are preparing to embark on a new era under manager Mauricio Pochettino.

The Argentine, 51, is overseeing a mass overhaul in his squad as Kai Havertz, Mason Mount, Mateo Kovacic, Kalidou Koulibaly, Edouard Mendy, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, N’Golo Kante and Cesar Azpilicueta are among the major stars to have left the club.

Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson have caught the eye as the two high-profile arrivals.

And looking ahead to the new campaign, Pochettino said: “I feel good, I am not a coach that needs to ask for power, I don’t put things in my clause.

“The most important is to show them to put trust in me. I need to convince them that they need to trust, that’s the biggest power you can have.

“My target is to win – if you’re in a club like Chelsea, you can’t talk about doing a nice job or playing well.”

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk