Pat Nevin has claimed that Lionel Messi would be 'utterly proud' if he had scored the goal Mateo Kovacic pulled off against Leicester City. The 28-year-old netted a tremendous volley in the latter stages of Chelsea's 3-1 win over the Foxes at the weekend.
Kovacic, who captained the west London outfit to a second successive win, rifled the ball past goalkeeper Danny Ward from close range. The Croatia international displayed great athleticism and technique to leap ahead of his opponent before unleashing a scissor-kick manoeuvre.
He has managed just six goals for Chelsea since arriving from Real Madrid nearly four years ago — but every effort is as good as his last with the midfielder making a habit out of only scoring screamers. As it happens, Kovacic's previous Premier League goal for the Blues was reminiscent of the scissor-kick volley too, though outside the box.
