Jorginho is a Chelsea player that deserves huge respect. Twice he has battled back and proved his many doubters wrong at Stamford Bridge – and his influential role in the 2021 Champions League triumph has guaranteed his place in the club's history books. That can never be taken away from the midfielder.
The 2021/22 campaign wasn't Jorginho's finest, but the reason why only further enhances the esteem the 30-year-old should be held held. In the midst of an intense run of fixtures and with Mateo Kovacic and N'Golo Kante both ruled out, it was left to the Italian to shake off a minor injury of his own and run himself into the ground.
"Jorginho has sacrificed himself for many weeks," explained Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel in December. "He had no pre-season then started the Super Cup game, so I knew we would arrive at a point in the season where he would feel his body and not be fully fit.
