Former coach explains how he transitioned the position of pending new Chelsea signing

One former coach has explained how he transitioned the position of a pending new Chelsea signing who’s set to arrive.

It’s now become common knowledge that defender Jorrel Hato is joining Chelsea from Ajax, with it being announced by multiple sources and outlets last night that it was now deal agreed and in Fabrizio Romano’s case, a ‘here we go’ done deal.

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Chelsea have been prepared to dump Renato Veiga in order to bring in Hato and they clearly rate him highly. The Athletic had an article out this morning detailing exactly that.

Chelsea see Hato as a left back

Ben Jacobs has reported just now reiterating that Hato has been signed by Chelsea for the left back spot, backing up and providing competition for Marc Cucurella in that role.

Cucurella certainly needs the help in that area and he has been playing so many games without a proper left back to provide cover.

Former coach explains the transition

Chelsea target Jorrel Hato in action for Ajax (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

So Hato first started as a centre back at Ajax, but in the same post from Jacobs above, former Ajax manager Francesco Farioli, has been explaining why he moved Hato from a centre back to left back.

Farioli said: “Jorrel started as a central defender, but under our guidance he became a full-back at national team level. This kind of transformation stems from a detailed analysis of his technical and physical attributes.

“Hato has excellent technical skills, he’s physically strong and fast, and he’s good in one-on-one situations. While he may not have a natural defensive instinct as a centre-back, his experience in that role gave him good game-reading abilities.

“Ajax still viewed him as a central defender, but I believe that at the very highest levels, like the Premier League, a player who stands at 1.81m will struggle to play centrally, especially in physically demanding duels.

“In my opinion, his future lies more as a left-back, a position that requires both attacking and defensive qualities and fits better with his characteristics.

“Convincing Hato and his entourage wasn’t immediate, nor was persuading the club. They had a different perspective. But with patience, and by explaining the technical and tactical reasoning through video analysis and meetings, we managed to help him adapt to his new role. After a few weeks, the results began to show. He even scored in his first official matches.”