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Football: Stop Jorginho and you can stop the Blues

Focus on Italian means Kante has to adjust but Fernandinho provides more value to City

If Jorginho, as the face of Sarri's Chelsea, is perhaps the most transformative player in this season's Premier League, he offers two clashes of styles, with teammate and opponent, each a more conventional defensive midfielder. PHOTO: REUTERS
Richard Jolly
Updated
Dec 08, 2018, 06:19 AM
Published
Dec 08, 2018, 05:00 AM
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 08, 2018, with the headline Football: Stop Jorginho and you can stop the Blues. Subscribe

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