Chelsea winger Est\u00eav\u00e3o has acknowledged that language remains a barrier as he settles into the first-team squad. The 18-year-old has been a regular under Enzo Maresca, appearing in nine of the club\u2019s ten games this term, but admits off-pitch communication is an area he is prioritising.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Globo about his progress with English, Est\u00eav\u00e3o was measured about the challenge and his improvements. \u201cIt\u2019s not that difficult. I imagined something, but being here makes it easier. The words repeat themselves because it\u2019s about football.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not quite there yet, but I\u2019ve improved. It sticks in my mind. Lots of people talking about it all the time. I think that for me today, football aside, learning English is the most important thing; it\u2019s a global language, especially being in England.\u201d<\/p>\n
He highlighted one particular team relationship that has been affected by the language difference. \u201cWith Palmer, the friendship is still budding,\u201d the Brazil international added. \u201cIt\u2019s a little more difficult; his English is very British, and I was learning American English, which is a little easier. I say a word or two, but he understands what I mean.\u201d<\/p>\n
To accelerate his adaptation, Est\u00eav\u00e3o is receiving daily tuition from Chelsea\u2019s designated teacher, with the club insisting on regular lessons to help him settle. The presence of fellow Brazilians Jo\u00e3o Pedro and Andrey Santos within the squad has also provided a helpful support network while he develops on and off the pitch.<\/p>\n
Est\u00eav\u00e3o\u2019s focus on language learning runs alongside his unexpected early involvement in the team. He has made clear that mastering English is now a priority to deepen relationships with teammates and to complement the progress he is making in matches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Est\u00eav\u00e3o says limited English has complicated his bond with Cole Palmer; he is working to improve communication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[190,969],"tags":[1081,944,319],"class_list":["post-3705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea","category-premier-league","tag-adaptation","tag-andrey-santos","tag-cole-palmer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}