According to calculations made by the CIES Football Observatory, Jorginho is the best performing player in the Premier League for 2021 and Cristiano Ronaldo the fifth best in Europe.
The Brazil-born Italy international has been at Chelsea for almost three full seasons now, but has still not won over some of the fans.
Yet his statistics are remarkable, as confirmed by the CIES algorithm, including only players fielded for at least two thirds of minutes during the first trimester of 2021, specifically games in Europe’s top five leagues since January 1, 2021.
According to calculations made by the CIES Football Observatory, Jorginho is the best performing player in the Premier League for 2021 and Cristiano Ronaldo the fifth best in Europe.
The Brazil-born Italy international has been at Chelsea for almost three full seasons now, but has still not won over some of the fans.
Yet his statistics are remarkable, as confirmed by the CIES algorithm, including only players fielded for at least two thirds of minutes during the first trimester of 2021, specifically games in Europe’s top five leagues since January 1, 2021.
Lionel Messi of Barcelona came out on top with a value of 92.5 out of 100 in La Liga.
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski followed with 89.5, the same number as Jorginho for Chelsea.
Ruben Diaz was fourth for Manchester City, with Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo fifth on 89.3.
Lorenzo Insigne performed well for Napoli, with a value of 87.0, then Inter’s Marcelo Brozovic, Atalanta wing-back Robin Gosens and Lazio midfielder Luis Alberto all in the top 15.