Coach Mauricio Pochettino said that Armando Broja was one of the most potential young strikers in Europe after Broja scored the goal that helped Chelsea beat Preston 4-0 in the third round of the FA Cup.
Nicolas Jackson is at the Africa Cup of Nations, so the 22-year-old started in his place. He scored the first goal for his team early in the second half at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea had a lot of the ball in the first half, but they didn’t have much of a cutting edge. Preston did a great job of keeping Chelsea in check, but Broja’s goal was the first of three in 11 minutes in the second half.
Inside his own box, Mykhailo Mudryk pushed Will Keane off the ball. Mudryk then passed it to Malo Gusto, who crossed it for Broja to score.
Then Thiago Silva put in a second goal with a header, and Raheem Sterling quickly put a free kick past Freddie Woodman in goal.
Pochettino praised Broja’s work after he got back to fitness in September after missing nine months with an ACL surgery and teased that the Albanian striker has more to offer.
He said, “It was very important to him.” “To be honest, he needs to play games like this to score, get used to the net, and get better.” Not only get in better shape, but also work on how he moves. He needs to move forward and take a step. He needs to feel better and smile more.
“There is a lot of potential.” His name is and he is one of the most talented young players in England and Europe. Now, though, he needs to push himself, and we’ll do our best to help him understand that once is never enough.
“It took him almost a year to get better, and now he needs time.” Being at the level we expect of him is not easy for him. We have a lot of hopes for him and really believe in him. Every day, we will push him to do better.
I told him to smile. We always make fun of him by saying, “He needs to smile and laugh to fill himself with more good energy and be a happier boy.”
Lowe, the manager of Preston, thought about how his team lost the game in the second half after a good start.
“The three goals in eleven minutes hurt us a lot,” he said. “I think we were great for a lot of that game, before they scored in the 58th minute,”