What Chelsea's newest central defender Mamadou Sarr might miss decibel, he makes more than in the depth of his statements, with a few lines of the softly spoken 19-year-old Frenchman who forces us to lean a little further than we are already.
“When I was a child, I had a dream,” says Sarr, fighting to hear him about the air conditioning units of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. 'It was the best center back in the world.
“I want to be like Virgil van Dijk. I love Van Dijk. He is a leader. That is very important for a defender. But some people tell me that I play like Ibrahima Konate. '
There is nothing wrong with a Smidgen-self-confidence-or connecting and Soi as SARR in the French would say that he occasionally slips into our chat, our GCSE references test-and Chelsea will be satisfied if he can come close to resembling both Liverpool defender after adaptations of the English infant.
They spent £ 12 million to sign this polite 6ft 4-figure of their French sister club, another teenager tied a no less than eight-year-old deal. SARR spent the last season playing under Liam Rosenior, the Englishman who is aware of it that he can indeed become a world -class center with the right guidance.
“I trust him, and I trust myself,” adds SARR, a right -handed man who will compete with Wesley Fofana and Co. “I think I expect well. With the ball I can choose a good pass. I talk a lot out and on the field. It is an important job. It's good for me to have competition. That will help me to be a better defender.
“He (Rosenior) was a top coach for me. He believed in me. He taught me how to defend better, how I can help the team better, to speak a lot. I didn't spoke much in the past. Now I speak more. '
Before SARR was signed for Strasbourg, SARR spent six years in the Lens Youth Academy and then another six in Lyon, including a loan on the Belgian side Dare Brussels, formerly RWD Molenbeek.
When he made the Swap to the Chelsea sister club, he heard rumors that it looks like a waiting room where players act, they are susceptible to notice that they are blasted by the mother ship at Stamford Bridge.
Andrey Santos also became a member of Chelsea for the Club World Cup in the United States after the 21-year-old Brazilian was under the loan loan under the loan.
Both Santos and Sarr are expected to make them debut in Friday versus Brazilian side flamengo or the next with Tunisian outfit es tunis.
But SARR insists that his old party is much more than a feeder club and said: 'I became a member of Strasbourg to play for Strasbourg. I knew about some interest (from Chelsea) about in November, December. Then I had an idea in January that it was possible. When one of the largest clubs comes to you, it is so exciting.
“For me I have to make progress. He (Santos) is a very good guy, a very good player. Everyone knows that he is like a brother for me. We spoke a lot about Chelsea last year. Now we are here and we have to work to get better. '
What did Chelsea say to him in their project pitch? “To make progress,” he continues. 'To work hard, to work hard, to work hard. If they think you are ready to play, you can. It is very important for me – to train very well, to talk to the coach, to talk to every player and to have trust in what I do. '
Paris Saint-Germain is the favorites to win the Club World Cup, and they are a side that SARR knows well after she loses them home and road in Ligue 1 last season for Strasbourg, with 4-2 losing 4-2 in the Parc des Princes, but with 2-1 won the European qualification for Strasburg for Strasburg.
He sees similarities between PSG and Chelsea, not least in the average ages of their line-ups. “Yes, yes, yes,” he says when the Parisians are mentioned. 'I played them twice last year. They are a very good team. Chelsea is a very good team. They are like PSG. We can compete with them. I think Chelsea can beat PSG.
'The (the club world cup) is very important. Every club wants to show that they are the best team in the world. Chelsea wants to be the best team in the world, so we want to win. '
Some critics will say that the youngsters of Chelsea cannot win trophies that are larger than the Conference League, and Sarr says that talking is Hogwash: “It's not true. PSG won the Champions League. Chelsea can win. '
He hopes with his help. Before Van Dijk agreed with Liverpool in April, Chelsea was associated with obtaining the defender on a free transfer. Now they have Sarr, who itches to show why he can be the VVD of CFC instead.