Jorrel Hato was given the man of the match award on Saturday for his performance against Charlton, and it was easy to see why.
He scored a banger to open the floodgates, and on the London is Blue podcast today they discussed his performance.
“Really good” defender does his part in creating chances for Blues
Jorrel Hato in action against Charlton.
Jorrel Hato in action against Charlton. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
“Great goal from Jorrel, he was good at Craven Cottage, so he deserved a start today,” presenter Dan Dormer pointed out.
“Hato was the official man of the match today. You had to give him the award for the goal [alone]. Regardless of whether you agree with the rest of his performance. It was a great goal, it deserved to be the recognised moment in that decision,” Dormer continued.
“Really good in terms of creating space, creating opportunity and bringing the ball back inside.
“Almost like where the ten would play, centrally in the attack. Really nice to see that adaptive flexibility from the wing backs and the full backs, and the opportunities that they’re getting here.”
The Dutchman’s role in possession as an attacking midfielder was very notable, and we’re curious if we’ll see Marc Cucurella do the same thing on Wednesday.
You can see them speaking in the clip embedded here:
👏 Dan: Hato was the official MoTM. Really good in terms of, creating space, creating opportunity, bringing it back inside, almost where the 10 would play centrally in the attack. And so really nice to see that adaptive flexibility.
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— London Is Blue Podcast ⭐️⭐️ (@LondonBluePod) January 12, 2026
In other news…
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Liam Rosenior had called Caicedo the best midfield player in the world, and after the game the new boss spoke a bit about one way with which he had challenged his group to improve on what they had been doing before.
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