Since January, Chelsea FC Women have brought superstar forward Sam Kerr, young prospect Jamie-Lee Napier, midfielder and former Bayern Munich captain Melanie Leupolz and, thanks to the relegation of Liverpool, which forced their best player to find a new club. , Niamh Charles. Despite losing forwards Adelina Engman and Ramona Bachmann, and defensive midfielder Anita Asante, Chelsea seemed to have done enough to keep the team up-to-date and filled with top-tier talent.
BUT IF YOU THOUGHT, THEN YOU DON’T KNOW THIS CHELSEA!
Today Chelsea announced the signing of 22-year-old prodigy Jessie Fleming. The Canadian international made her national team debut at age 15 and has already played in two World Cups, including every minute of the 2019 Canada tournament, and has a bronze medal from the 2016 Olympics. Fleming was also an integral part. from UCLA’s exceptional women’s soccer program, receiving honors and awards from their first year onward. She is not the average prospect of 22 years; She is a star.
Fleming is a complete frame-to-frame midfielder who has demonstrated sufficient composure, technique and skill to wander in the starting XI of many teams. As such, there was much speculation as to where he would choose to start his professional career. The National Women’s Soccer League in the US is revered as the best top-down women’s league in the world and is experiencing a boom in growth and overall popularity. However, the only obstacle to the American system is that players are recruited rather than being able to choose where they will sign. Then, instead, Fleming looked towards Europe. With all the usual spinning around, it’s a tremendous accomplishment and (another) statement of intent on what Chelsea and Emma Hayes are committed to building.
What can Fleming bring to Chelsea? Well, a lot. The Blues are known for attacking dexterity, and often seek to overload and overwhelm teams in the bottom third. Fleming provides more control and progression of the ball from the midfield areas, without the need for the front players to fall into the midfield to provide that link. With Fleming’s excellent ability to read the game and exceptional vision and technique for dropping the ball in dangerous spaces, the full complement of Chelsea’s attacking players can stay ahead, though she also likes to move and enter the box to score a goal.
Welcome to Chelsea Jessie Fleming!
