Willian

[Superblue 6,331]

Scored a great goal today for Brazil.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,733]

49 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said:

Scored a great goal today for Brazil.

Proper no.10 goal!

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

I am not a huge fan of his style of play, but I always love his goals and personality though. Good bloke.

[Superblue 6,331]

He's always looked a better player being able to cut in on his right foot as opposed to playing wide right cutting in on his weaker foot or attacking wide right.

We're not going to get Hazard productivity out of him, but I do feel that he is likely to start the season wide left with CHO out injured, and I do think it will give him a new lease of life and he'll be a better and more effective player playing there. 

The way we're going to replace Hazard next season is by everyone stepping up and raising their games, not relying on one individual.

[robsblubot 3,205]

Willian wearing number 10 for Brazil... 🤮 

And im from the south - state/region > country

[Arlen Correa 147]

10 hours ago, Robchels said:

Willian wearing number 10 for Brazil... 🤮 

And im from the south - state/region > country

Its because any player called to replace Neymar at that point where the shirts numbers were already defined would need to use the 10.

[robsblubot 3,205]

2 hours ago, Arlen Correa said:

Its because any player called to replace Neymar at that point where the shirts numbers were already defined would need to use the 10.

Heh sure, but willian just does not belong. 

Fernandinho too, players who had plenty of opportunities and were distinctly not good enough. #10 just makes it more glaring for willian.

[Arlen Correa 147]

1 hour ago, Robchels said:

Heh sure, but willian just does not belong. 

Fernandinho too, players who had plenty of opportunities and were distinctly not good enough. #10 just makes it more glaring for willian.

Nt football is different. Willian can be a good option coming from the bench carrying clear/simple instructions.

 

Fernandinho is a bizarre case though. The manager could call Fabinho who was playing well in the last months, is young and would not irritate the fans, because majority dont like Fernandinho.

[MoroccanBlue 5,192]

Willian is dross for the national side as well from what I've seen. 

[Jase 43,479]

Ruled out of the Copa America Final...with a hamstring injury! But it's not serious apparently...

https://www.goal.com/en/news/brazils-willian-ruled-out-of-copa-america-final-with-injury/6sbe1ec0hjsw1fa3dxf35e4ol

As it stands, we only have two fit wide players...

[the wes 7,212]

😂😂😂😂

[dimmas 123]

How bad his injury really is ?

[the wes 7,212]

I'm guessing pulisic is getting the number 22 shirt 

[Special Juan 27,093]

3 hours ago, the wes said:

I'm guessing pulisic is getting the number 22 shirt 

Yep.

[Pizy 17,860]

It's been pretty obvious for a while now that our club view Willian completely differently than the fans do. They think he's this big, star player. That's why they repeatedly refused big time bids for him and that's why they now hand him the #10 shirt.

Oh, well. Not something I really care about but it would've been cool to see CHO get it. Probably would've meant a lot to him.

[manpe 10,855]

Hopefully the added responsibility with Hazard leaving and getting the 10 shirt fires a rocket up his ass. He can start playing LW permanently where in my opinion he is at least decent, as his cut-ins are often dangerous. At RW he had to do a lot of crossing which is not his strong point.

[MoroccanBlue 5,192]

Utterly embarrassing to the highest degree. We are giving an attacking player who averages 5 league goals a season, one who shows up only 1/4 of a season, and one the Brasílian national team just mocked for being selected for the Copa, the most important kit number. This man deliberately insulted Conte and simultaneously threw his daughter under the bus to save his cowardly arse. 

I honestly can’t believe the club have stooped this low. Maybe I’m over exaggerating, but the #10 kit is very valuable to me, and the fact we are giving it to this fraud of a footballer, screams the ambition and standard we are at. 

Rant over. 

[Vesper 27,282]

10 reasons why Chelsea making Willian the 10 is just the best idea ever

https://theprideoflondon.com/2019/07/22/10-reasons-chelsea-making-willian-10-just-best-idea-ever/

Chelsea will be giving Eden Hazard’s 10 to Willian. What are 10 totally legit reasons why Willian deserves to wear the number of Chelsea’s best player?

After months of guess work over who will become Chelsea’s new number 10, the Blues made the inspired move of handing it to Willian. No player in the history of Chelsea Football Club has ever been more deserving to wear a number on the back of their shirt. Here are 10 totally serious reasons why it is an amazing decision:

1. His emoji game is on point

It is 2019 and no one in their right mind cares about results on the pitch anymore. No, everyone knows the game is won and lost on social media engagement and Willian is the king of that.

When Chelsea won the FA Cup, Willian celebrated by slapping a trophy emoji over Antonio Conte’s face. What a jokester that man is. Wait, that was his daughter? Well maybe she should be the 10 then but Willian can hold it for her.

2. Kids these days think they are entitled because of their facespaces

Speaking of social media, why is it that the youngsters Callum Hudson-Odoi and Christian Pulisic think they deserve the 10? What have they done to earn it? Get more followers on the Twitter?

These kids do not get to just get to wear an arbitrary number of which meaning has been assigned. No, they have to earn it through blood, sweat, and years of Twitter telling you how bad they are. That is the natural order of things.

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