{"id":2909,"date":"2026-05-01T19:32:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2909"},"modified":"2026-05-01T19:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:32:17","slug":"former-chelsea-winger-has-warning-to-unpopular-summer-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2909","title":{"rendered":"Former Chelsea winger has warning to unpopular summer signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Joe Cole has a stark warning for Alejandro Garnacho that he needs to start focusing and working hard if he wants to develop.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Joe Cole has put out a stark warning for Alejandro Garnacho as the winger continues to struggle at Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Cole also had difficulties at Stamford Bridge, but was good enough to overcome them and earn his place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s always been signs he (Garnacho) can be a top player,\u201d said Cole in quotes picked up by the Evening Standard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Alejandro it can be the noise around him sometimes. To be fair to him, there\u2019s not been too much this season. But when there\u2019s historic issues (with Manchester United), then as a player you have to really toe the line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s so much scope for him to become a better player, but he has to really believe in it and really want to do it and really get on the right track.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Garnacho not developing<\/h2>\n<p>After what we\u2019ve seen in Garnacho\u2019s career so far, it does seem fair to question his desire to improve. Many have pointed out that the 21 year old is the exact same player he was as an 18 year old. Talented but raw, with little end product and lots of lapses in concentration.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Top German football insider Christian Falk has been speaking about the potential move of Nicolas Jackson across the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>The details of Mykhailo Mudryk\u2019s ban are finally public \u2013 we\u2019re just not sure why he kept them quiet for so long.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Leeds fan Jack Durkin joins Jai Mcintosh to preview the FA Cup Semi Final!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/td3C9ns6uiU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Alejandro Garnacho<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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