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Mateo Kovacic (THE HIDDEN GEM)
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Mateo Kovacic had his junior carrer at Dynamo Zagreb where he played at youth levels and at senior level where as a 17 year old he played 37 games, scoring 5 goals and assisting 7, quite the start of what would be an incredible carrer..
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Mateo Kovacic had his junior carrer at Dynamo Zagreb where he played at youth levels and at senior level where as a 17 year old he played 37 games, scoring 5 goals and assisting 7, quite the start of what would be an incredible carrer..
... Kovacic is a managers dream in midflied, he can play pretty much anywhere but his favourite position is as a Left Midfielder, he can do pretty much anything in midfield,
and in 2013 Inter Milan came knocking...
and in 2013 Inter Milan came knocking...
... He got bought for 9.9 million pounds coming in the January window he registered a total of 37 games scoring once and assisting 6 in the total of the season for both clubs, not bad for a young midfielder...
...Comes the 14/15 season with Kovacic having the most games in his carrer 44 scoring 8 and assisting 5, his quality could be seen, a good passer of the ball, dribbler and a good vision to transition balls from defense to attack almost seemlessly...
... At just 21 years old he had the dream many never will, Real Madrid came calling and he wasn't gonna say no, signing for a fee of 34.20 million pounds he met up with his then star man in midfield Luka Modric...
... In his first season at the Galaticos, Kovacic has an impressive season with 91% passing rate accuracy, and a 82% tackling rate which is amazing for someone of that age in a new club with so much pressure like Real Madrid, even then he helped them win CL...
... The next 16/17 Season proves to be the same for Kovacic, an amazing 91% completed passes rate and a slightly lower 73% tackling rate, amazing for such a young talent he played 36 times in total, and although as a sub he still won another CL with Real Madrid...
... In the 2017/18 Kovacic like the other seasons still played but not as a starter although he got 36 games on the whole season for Real Madrid he still felt he didn't have enough game time and with his 94% passing rate and 66% tackling success he was being scouted by Chelsea..
... 2018/19 season Kovacic made a move on loan to Chelsea with and option to buy, he didn't adapt to the Premier league too well in the beggining but he was one of the key players in Sarri plan, and had the most games in his season 51 in total....
... He again had an amazing passing ratio with 92% successful passes and 63% tacking success, making him one of the most influencial players in winning the Europa League and int he beggining it must be said he wasn't adapting too well but he came good in the end of the season....
... In the 2019/20 season Kovacic would make the move to Stamford Bridge permanent even tho Chelsea had a transfer ban, they were allowed to buy him based on the agreement made as a loan with option of buy that Chelsea exercised for a fee of 40.9 million pounds...
... Under Frank Lampard, Kovacic shows why he was worth the money, playing in 47 games in total he produced many performances that left Chelsea fans in aww by him from his amazing passing accuracy of 90% accurate to the 62% tackle success, he made Chelsea fans go crazy for him...
... Final thoguhts for me are that, Kovacic will become better than what he already is, he will become more consistent and a better player in overall, I like Kovacic and I hope he stays with Chelsea for many years to come as I think we found a HIDDEN GEM.
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