Islam Feruz

[Spike 12,049]

Is it definite that he can only play for Bonnie Scawtland? I don't think he would play for Somalia even if eligible because they aren't even a real country? That place is fooking shite.

[Leif 6,006]

I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL HE (eventually) GETS LOANED OUT!!!! Please be a Championship team when it happens though so I can actually watch him on TV/streams once in a while. I feel so sorry for the fans of ours who haven't seen much of him. If you watch him in a game, he looks like an arrogant & cocky cunt, but deservedly so. He's soooo good (Bias aside )

[ja1 1,166]

Interview with NextGen.

On a side point it's the first time I've heard him speak, was hoping for some Scottish-African hybrid, can definitely hear the Somalian twang

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

Think he's too young to be loaned out. Unless we can trust the manager and the coaches of the team he's going to it's very risky. Sure he's good but being so young and still developing you don't want to throw him in an uncomfortable environment considering he's had some attitude problems. Keep him where he respects the people around him so he stays grounded.

[semiller1313 23]

I have a hard time seeing Feruz ever playing for the first team. He has performed well for the youth team/reserves, and obviously has talent, but in my eyes he doesn't fit our team and formation. What position would he play? He is too short (163 cm) to play as lone striker, and he doesn't seem to have the creativity and passing ability to play on the wing. Am I off base here? Can you guys see us using such a small lone striker? In our system, I don't think the lead striker necessarily has to be a pure target man, but he does have to be able challenge for headers, and hold up the ball for the AM's. I suppose in the future we could change to a two striker formation, but with Hazard, Mata, KDS and Oscar, I don't see that happening.

[ja1 1,166]

Feruz may have to either adapt his movement to be a false no.9 almost, so the team can play around him using possession, and using link-up play which would suit him. At a push he could maybe also be a winger. He has good dribbling and very good acceleration. But really, he's a goalscorer, I think if he was out-wide he'd be more frustrating/inconsistent.

Fair enough he is strong for his size but if he was our striker we'd almost have to exclusively play on the ground, which I want us to do but we always get into a habit of launching the ball sometimes.

Really I'd like to see a loan next season, even just a short one month one to start with, just to see how he does at least.

[semiller1313 23]

Feruz may have to either adapt his movement to be a false no.9 almost, so the team can play around him using possession, and using link-up play which would suit him. At a push he could maybe also be a winger. He has good dribbling and very good acceleration. But really, he's a goalscorer, I think if he was out-wide he'd be more frustrating/inconsistent.

Fair enough he is strong for his size but if he was our striker we'd almost have to exclusively play on the ground, which I want us to do but we always get into a habit of launching the ball sometimes.

Really I'd like to see a loan next season, even just a short one month one to start with, just to see how he does at least.

I agree that he would do better as a false 9, using ground based possession, however, I don't see us moving in that direction. Lukaku, is most likely going to be our main striker for the next 10 years, he is anything but a false 9; I believe our system will be molded to fit him. Of course, anything could happen in the future, I could be totally wrong, maybe we will get a new manager that loves the false 9 or maybe Lukaku will be crap or get hurt. I'm just saying right now, it looks unlikely.

[5354 204]

He seems pretty ripe for first team football for maybe League 1 or Championship. Hope he goes out on loan next season.

His attitude sounds very Balotelli-ish though.

[Mohammed Da Silva 1]

get him in the first team if you're good enough you're old enough

[Leif 6,006]

I have to say, Feruz doesn't excite me as much as he initially did. He's become really wasteful, and opportunities to score look like they're becoming hard to come by, which is more down to the wingers.

To get the most out of him and to get him firing again, I'd try lining up the attack like this next season:

Feruz;

Cuevas*, Boga, Quintero*

That will give him proper wingers to work with on their good feet, with Boga doing the business through the centre and not being wasted out left like has been happening recently.

*This is assuming they get slotted into the same squad.

This would also be good for Musonda (the good one ) as he'll have top players around him. He can rotate with Boga.

I think, on paper, that would be the strongest attack in the country, with these young players even better than some 21 year olds at 'youth' level!

The players I've mentioned there also prefer to play crosses along the ground which is better for Feruz considering he's 5'4". Kiwomya is always floating in crosses far too high, as does Boga when out wide.

[ja1 1,166]

I have to say, Feruz doesn't excite me as much as he initially did. He's become really wasteful, and opportunities to score look like they're becoming hard to come by, which is more down to the wingers.

To get the most out of him and to get him firing again, I'd try lining up the attack like this next season:

Feruz;

Cuevas*, Boga, Quintero*

That will give him proper wingers to work with on their good feet, with Boga doing the business through the centre and not being wasted out left like has been happening recently.

*This is assuming they get slotted into the same squad.

This would also be good for Musonda (the good one ) as he'll have top players around him. He can rotate with Boga.

I think, on paper, that would be the strongest attack in the country, with these young players even better than some 21 year olds at 'youth' level!

The players I've mentioned there also prefer to play crosses along the ground which is better for Feruz considering he's 5'4". Kiwomya is always floating in crosses far too high, as does Boga when out wide.

What do you think has changed? I still think he is a very good talent - watching him more this season though think he's more of a great goalscorer than he is a great footballer, can never fault his effort but he will undeniably have games where all his dribbles won't get past the first man, his ball control will be off, he'll always be shooting and they'll be going over.. But then that'll be the same for most goalscorers. He is still a smart player, very good movement in the box whether the ball is coming from behind him or is getting crossed in.

[ja1 1,166]

But you say he doesn't get as much oppurtunities - his record is still very good this season

[ja1 1,166]

Islam Feruz - Chelsea FC: http://t.co/0zd9vFPlrw (YouTube link)

[Hannah 200]

Chelsea are in talks with Islam Feruz about a new deal with a number of Premier League rivals weighing up moves for the teenager.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8815105/?utm_source=dlvr.it

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Chelsea are in talks with Islam Feruz about a new deal with a number of Premier League rivals weighing up moves for the teenager.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8815105/?utm_source=dlvr.it

There is no way we're going to sell.....he has to fail at at least 3 loans before we even consider that

Going on tour with the team, just hope he has bigger role than what Bamford had last season..