

Phil Driver
MemberEverything posted by Phil Driver
-
Got to be back for Spurs ,Rammy - Obi stunk again yeserday . Rammy does not quite have the quality for the more advanced role but does have the legs,bite and simple pass ability to compliment Lampards natural match winning abilities. Van Ginkel had a 95% pass success rate v Basle it is not difficult and Rammy can match that if told to keep it simple and to time his lung bursting runs with Lampard dropping off when he does. Rammy and Mikel would leave us very vulnerable in this fixture ,I still have visions of West Ham away last season where we were dire.
-
If you want to suggest Clyne is the next best thing you are welcome to start a thread ,but to describe Shaw as hype is madness. He is a rare talent, at that age starring in the premier league at his age is fantastic .
-
It is weird that you describe this lads ability as hype .
-
Well those doubts need to removed as soon as possible ,I would make him first choice next season if he was leaving Southampton and I am hoping that the powers at Chelsea have this sewn up ,to miss him would be a very bad decision,if he would prefer another club ,than so be it ,but I presume that if we make a serious offer for a Chelsea supporter ,his choice would be to join us. My point is that not to try to sign him with the guarantees that a player of his quality commands would be a serious error on the part of our recruitment team.
-
Or at least be sure that when he does leave Southampton his destination is SW6 , Utd should be well aware that when he leaves Southampton he is Chelsea bound ,i do not like it that Utd even think they have a chance of getting him. My worry is that our scouting team do not recognise his talent and are obsessed with foreign players. Not having a go at Bertrand who is a good young player ,but he is not in the same class as Shaw .
-
This kid is getting better by the week ,I see Utd are sniffing ,we should not let that happen. Chelsea players who are English and support the club and who also are going to be world class are at a premium,he should only be moving to our club and seems a pefect fit for what Jose is trying to do with our full backs, ie quality in the opposition half . If Luke ends up at Utd I will be seething.
-
Good to see him get down the line and hit that shot that the goalkeeper could not hold with his left foot for the goal , a wide player has to have that ability to play off either side and is one reason why Mata is unable to play in wide areas, it is No 10 or nothing for Juan .
-
Even talking about getting rid of Jose will make us the laughing stock of world football ,I would give him another two year extension at Christmas just to make the statement that he is here for the long haul. All our foes want it to blow up and him to fail ,we cant let that happen
-
Jose has been and is class ,the way he speaks reminds me of a manager we used to have in England called Brian Clough ,his explanations yesterday about what he is doing and where we are going was immaculate,this is not like before he is building something that is different he will not have this in place for maybe two seasons before perfection is seen ,Barcelona was not built in a day .lets hope Roman can see this ,the signs are that he does . None of our other managers could/would communicate this to us or the press, Jose did that yesterday,we all should understand now . I am a believer ,I want Jose at Chelsea in ten years time ,he is special. We may not win much in years 1,2,3 but we will be winning everything after that.
-
That was terrible yesterday and if anyone listened to Jose's interview yesterday we do not play with players whose sole responsibility is to sit and protect the back four, we need players who press and win the ball quickly and as high up the pitch as posssible the Maka role is now redundant and rightly so untill another one close to being as good as he was is born. The Rammy ,Mikel partnership stunk of sh1t Rammy does not have the quality on the ball and Mikel is not close to being Maka. My two for Spurs has to be Rammy and Lampard . What we have at moment is Mikel sitting (all though Jose had him running more yesterday and a big vacuum with just Rammy againt (Parker and Sidwell) and our three AM's beyond that we need to squeeze up in midfield ,Jose said that is how Abramovich wants us to play,no more two banks of four with Mata behind a striker.
-
Absence would seem to make the heart grow fonder here ,Azpi was not god at the end of last season vSouthampton he was given a lesson in full back play by an 18 year old kid and his display in Europa final was as bad as you could imagine. Ivan I think has been our most consistent player this season,his selection is a no brainer.
-
58 of them where forward passes ,not as good as Van Ginkel v Basle then who had 95% pass success ,still at least his win /play has improved Tottenham next .
-
Jose was superb in his interviews ,he has explained what so many managers have failed to from Scholari through AVB and Robbie ,this is a new job and a new way of playing and it is not happening overnight . He is implementing this and completely overhauling the style with a different breed of player you could see the determination in his face to get this right , You can see his brain working overtime on this and i am 100% sure he will take us to where Roman wants us to be.
-
He did and Parker is not tricky ,Obi was too square on ,he did not get near him .
-
We won because our back four were dominant the Bent chance apart . I thought Parker walked over Obi especially first half? Jose has him much higher up the pitch though ,the Makelele role has gone and he is going to have to press ,Jose expalined what Roman wants.
-
True but ,not performing well in our league and he was dropped today ane we looked very good at the back ,will effect his confidence and in turn his performance in European competition ,he needs to be our best defender and when he learns the basics he can be . Just get him to watch Terry videos on how to defend the percentages, where to position yourself . I think he has great talent but it needs work.
-
He would be brilliant on the continent and for Brazil ,only one problem ,this is England and different questions are asked of defenders . I could see him being brilliant in Spain. Frank Lebouef learned how to play in England I think Luiz will as well ,he has great ability ,no doubt. Just when to twist and when to stick is his problem . He neeeds to watch videos every night of JT . When you can winthe ball you take evrything cleanly,when you cant you hold your shape and position yourself to block and shepherd.
-
I feel Hazard is the main loser in this team that is not functioning at the moment ,he still shows flashes of absoloute genius to me and when the team is firing he will be world class.
-
Big Petr is still top class ,when the sh1t is hitting the fan ,we still have Cech ,the save from Bent could be a turning point for us.
-
Untill he learns the basics of defending in the premier League like when to attack the ball and when to drop off ,he cant play at the back, simple. Cahill and Terry are proper percentage defenders ,Luiz is unpredictable and that makes the whole team nervous. He could be very good one day ,if he learns the basics of defending.
-
I thought he was dreadful first half every ball he attempted that was forward was mis directed and he only looked good late on when Fulham had thrown in the towel ,Rammy was awful as well . Lucky we had Petr Cech to save us in the first half and a sound defence led by JT going forward we were awful. But a win is a win and hopefully we can grow.
-
We had our leader back today ,people talk about pace but the first yard is in the head ,he was immaculate with his natural will to win and ability .
-
Dont kid yourself him and Rammy were dreadful against a very poor Fulham ravaged by injury . And Jose has now told us whay we will be playing like now and that is without this so called gap plugger /holder we will be pressing all over the pitch and playing posession football ,the Makelele role is now redundant. As Jose said we needed this win ,BUT that performance was awful and there is much work to be done ,Jose has now explained to us in plain language what several managers before him were unable to communicate what the plan is ,there is no instant fix and we are a million miles away from what him and Roman want and we will have to be patient.
-
" We could lose to any team we face now" on top of "I dont want to play in the Europa" untill we lift the cup" ,that will rally the team and lift spirits as he ever cosidered he is a major part of us now in the position we could lose to any team we face?
-
Yep he had that 85% pass rate.