{"id":8772,"date":"2026-05-15T14:11:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8772"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:11:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:11:37","slug":"andrey-santos-says-estevao-is-just-different","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8772","title":{"rendered":"Andrey Santos says Estevao is just “different”"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos is the latest player to heap praise on his Blues team mate Estevao Willian.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Chelsea winger is currently out of action right now with a nasty injury that has seen him miss the end of the season with the Blues, as well as the World Cup with Brazil, unless some miracle happens. It\u2019s a very sad end to the season for the young rising star, who burst onto the scene with Chelsea last summer.<\/p>\n

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Chelsea fans knew right away that they had a special player on their hands the moment he entered the pitch, but his minutes stuttered a bit as he struggled with injuries and gaining momentum.<\/p>\n

He will be back, and according to the latest comments from Santos, Chelsea fans really do have something to look forward to from the Brazilian international.<\/p>\n

Santos raves over Estevao<\/h2>\n
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Estevao in action against Port Vale. (Photo by Alex Pantling\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In quotes picked up on X this week, Santos said:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEstev\u00e3o is different. When I saw him in the Academy of Palmeiras, I told my wife, wow, this guy is different, because his confidence, how he does everything with perfection, how he scores goals, how he goes one v one. So I think this personality that Estev\u00e3o has is important for him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In other news today<\/h2>\n

Pep Guardiola made the point that Chelsea are going to have an advantage in this week\u2019s FA Cup final at Wembley. Chelsea\u2019s interim head coach Callum McFarlane has responded to that!<\/p>\n

Chelsea could welcome two attacking options back to the squad this weekend, just in time for the FA Cup final. It\u2019s good news for McFarlane with more options now available to him.<\/p>\n

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