johnnythefirst

The whole point is that he's 'adapting' quite well, since he's one of the most productive strikers in the league, while the ones still at the bridge score less goals than the defenders. Twenty is not only his age, it's how many goals he scored in the league in little more than one year. How many more does he have to make before you stop talking about 'potential'?

I've never understood that argument. Lower teams play like that against all the top teams, yet RVP, Suarez, Aguero,... Don't seem to have any problems scoring tons of goals every year. It's not the other teams, it's either the quality of the strikers or the supply they get. Looking at the chelsea midfield, i'm going for option one.

Oh man, I'm so glad and proud he's proving everybody wrong. Dude's f*cking sh*t up! 8-)

I agree with everything you said. Still, I think Chelsea is wasting his talent and he should leave as soon as he can. De Bruyne and Lukaku are both (young) players who need confidence. If you give them regular playing time they'll make mistakes but they'll learn and get better. if they can't get that at Chelsea, sell them and only play 40 million players like Hazard who are already established. Seriously, practically the entire team has been shit since the start of the season. Who really has played well? it's a short list. I, obviously, do care for the Belgian team, which, at full strength, could probably compete easily with any of the premier league teams. Either use them or let them go. Don't ruin my only chance to celebrate a world cup. In the long run, the only Belgian who'll keep playing for Chelsea will be Eden ime.

Yet, didn't concede...

He played a good match, but Mourinho's comments afterwards were kind of disgraceful. This is a red card. Chelsea player or not.

He could at least have punched him. No, not Fernando. Fernando has to scratch like a little bitch.

Poor dude...

Jesus Christ, letting a (back then) 18 year old building himself a completely new life every summer. That sure would have helped his development. They're people, not puppets. Also, what you're saying is: damn him for being so good already at this point. That wasn't part of the plan!

Since Benteke is out, he'll get his chance to shoot Belgium to the World Cup next month. Let's hope he gets a lot of practise the coming weeks.

Doesn't even start? He played one game when you made this post... Nice one.

Yes, in fifth place in what is probably one of the easiest groups of the bunch. I meant they have no real chance of qualifying in the near future, and one amazing player will not change that, see Wales, for example.

The guy hasn't played for any of the junior NT's. His father is a fiercely pushing him towards Albania. But Albania is like a Giggs/Bale sentence: you'll never play an international tournament, so why bother. Maybe Fellaini can push him gently towards Belgium for us. Don't really have much hope though.

Yes, of course Chelsea should buy him, and then don't play him in the first team for 2-3 years.

That's because we have freedom of speech.

After this season, he has two more contract years btw... Either he's playing regularly, or they're gonna sell him before his last year starts. I don't think he's sign a new deal considering his current team status.

Well, you can't deny he was promised playing time in the first eleven. I hope he'll make it, because it's the club of his dreams, but what will happen next year? Another loan? How can you expect players to stay loyal to a club they've barely played for. Because of the money? That would mean he'd have to be loyal to a Russian oil billionair. To the fans? Sure, but they don't select the team. I'm starting to think he should look elsewhere if he ever wants to be a first striker somewhere. He's not just gonna sit around until he's 27.

There's footage of him as a 16 year old, visiting the bridge saying the day he'll play for Chelsea would be the only day they'd see him cry. He came here because he loves the club. If that changed after two years, you can guess at the reasons why yourself by now.

Sometimes I wonder if he just does these things to annoy people.

Although he would probably do good as a CM, it's just not a good idea to waste his marvelous crosses from the wing. He's been so crucial with them for the NT this last year, he kind of took everyone by surprise. A year ago he was a decent substitute, now he's practically one of the first names on the teamsheet together with Courtois, Kompany and Witsel.

I know what was said and I've read that quote too. But, unless he's lying, he didn't know he was going to be loaned out until 7pm. Whether he wanted it before that time is another question.

He told several times he didn't know he was going to be loaned out until 7 pm that day.

If Mourinho likes you, your chances of becoming a great player get significantly raised. If he doesn't like you from the start for some reason, you're pretty much fucked. Speaking of that, I'm very curious about Kaka being back at Milan. If he starts becoming the important player he was again there, something went awfully wrong at Real.

The current strikers sure are ready.

You don't seem to get it. The goals he'll make this year are not real. They're imaginary goals made in Pixieland. The hard truth is he'll still be young next year. No good playing with young players. We'll get them when they've had their moments, and then play them reminiscing the glory days of yore.