Dario Essugo played his first Chelsea minutes since July when he came on against Wrexham, and he’s spoken about how that felt.
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It’s been a horrible first year for Dario Essugo at Chelsea, as multiple injuries have kept him out since July. He finally got on the pitch against Wrexham on Saturday, and even picked up an assist with a lovely ball to the back post which Alejandro Garnacho finished.
But the Portugal international was far more concerned with the team’s success than any individual accolades:
“It is very good to help the team to win. But it’s football, you know? This [cross for Garnacho] is not the most important thing for me, it is most important to help the team and that’s it,” Essugo said in quotes picked up on the club’s official website.
“It was very tough because we were losing, but we won and that is the most important thing.”
Essugo back just in time to add crucial depth
A Chelsea squad group huddle in the Allianz.
A Chelsea squad group huddle in the Allianz. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
We don’t expect Essugo to be in the first team anytime soon, but it’s still vital to have him back for games like this one, so that the first choice selection can be kept fresh.
“We have some very good games going forward and we are very excited to go into these games,” the former Sporting man concluded.
The fact that the game went to extra time gave Essugo an extra half an hour on the pitch, which should help him get up to match speed faster.
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Essugo also spoke about the difficulties of being out for so long. He won’t want to dwell on it now he’s back, but it must have been so frustrating.
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