A video uploaded to YouTube two weeks ago recently passed the one-million mark for views and it is titled: 'Here's Why Jorginho has ZERO assists for Chelsea.'
No, it does not simply show the midfielder sending pass after pass sideways.
Instead, it shows him dinking balls into the feet of forwards who then failed to apply the necessary finishes, from Gonzalo Higuain to Alvaro Morata to Olivier Giroud.
Maurizio Sarri signed Jorginho for £57m last summer to help implement his playing style
But Sarri is now bound for Juventus and the Italian midfielder's Chelsea future is in doubt
To Jorginho's credit, some of the subsequent misses are embarrassingly bad.
Higuain skies shots, careless control lets Giroud down, and one can only imagine how Chelsea will cope now that Eden Hazard has joined Real Madrid.
Despite the well-watched footage, creating chances and splitting defences is not Jorginho's forte.
The Italian ranked first for passes made by any Premier League player last season – he played 3,119 while the next nearest was Virgil van Dijk on 3,037 then Aymeric Laporte on 2,998.
In terms of chances created, he ranked 76th.
Jorginho's skillset suited the style of play that Maurizio Sarri wanted to see and that was why he quickly became the poster boy of 'Sarri-ball'.
Jorginho smiles after being signed by Sarri from Napoli for £57m in July last year
Jorginho celebrates Chelsea's 4-1 win over Arsenal in the final of the Europa League last month
3,119 – Jorginho (Chelsea)
3,037 – Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
2,998 – Aymeric Laporte (Man City)
2,620 – David Luiz (Chelsea)
2,537 – Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea)
1,862 – Jorginho (Chelsea)
1,597 – Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
1,513 – Aymeric Laporte (Man City)
1,491 – David Silva (Man City)
1,462 – Kyle Walker (Man City)
Sarri stood by him, having signed the midfielder on the same day that he joined as manager on July 14, 2018. Now, 11 months later, Jorginho is on his own.
Sarri is off to Juventus, and club sources say Chelsea have no interest in letting their £57million midfielder leave this summer amid a two-window transfer ban.
So what does the future hold for him? Frank Lampard, the Derby County boss, is expected to take over from Sarri and will have decisions to make in midfield.
