adminunder Jose Mourinho next season.
Chelsea’s £32m signing from Lille delivered a blunt assessment of his debut season in English football but claimed he could emulate the scoring achievements of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo with a more direct approach next time.
Despite being shortlisted for the PFA player-of-the-year award, the attacking midfielder admitted he over-elaborated at times, as Chelsea missed out on the title but secured a place in the Champions’ League.
He was adamant there would be no more show-boating, though, as he set his sights on a 50-plus goal return that would elevate him to the level of Barcelona’s Messi and Real Madrid’s Manchester United target Ronaldo.
Every year, I am improving and getting better and better, but I want to be even more effective,’ he said, ahead of Belgium’s game with Serbia. ‘My dream is 50 or even 60 goals like Messi and Ronaldo. They have shown it is possible, so maybe I can do the same.
“I had a lot of assists last season and a few goals, but the problem is that I tend to choose the beautiful option too often and dribble with the ball, when a different way might cause more damage “Sometimes I lack the killer instinct, but I mean to change that.
I need to shoot more, rather than look to do something that looks nice, and that is what I will be trying to do next season.’ — Mailonline.
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