OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, manpe said: Exactly. I actually think he would be an automatic starter for us if not for his back problems. I think he's more dangerous than Barkley and infinitely more dangerous than Kovacic. Barkley hasn't impressed me, he had a few good games but overall he's been average or below that. RLC impresses more often than not. I think one thing that may let him down compared to Kovacic particularly is his actual technique. Kovacic's technical attributes are kinda insane although his output in terms of key passes, goals or assists are shocking for a player with that technical profile. I am extremely disappointed with how much Kovacic has struggled to impose himself in games and score/assist goals. I think Inter Milan moved him from a 10 to an 6 or 8 and he hasn't really ever fully embraced trying to score goals or get assists. He was a frightening talent in the past, was almost certain to be a huge player for club and country but hes never kicked on. I worked with a Croatian engineer on a ship who said Kovacic is one of the most disappointing players theyve had in terms of his talent and what he has amounted to. Could have been absolutely massive, maybe not quite as good as Modric but certainly a lot closer than what he is now. communicate, kellzfresh and manpe 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
communicate 2,703 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, manpe said: Exactly. I actually think he would be an automatic starter for us if not for his back problems. I think he's more dangerous than Barkley and infinitely more dangerous than Kovacic. Barkley hasn't impressed me, he had a few good games but overall he's been average or below that. RLC impresses more often than not. In epl for sure. We struggle more in epl compare to Europe is imo due to the physicality of epl. Barkley is decent but RLC is much more gifted physically. With kante and jorginho as our nail down starter we need the other player to be able to handled physical battle. In general our team is not physical at all. We really miss Costa and matic physicality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 1 hour ago, communicate said: We won the league twice with Conte and Mou with Willian as starter. Pedro was the starter in the Conte title season for the most part. OneMoSalah and MoroccanBlue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 12 minutes ago, Tomo said: Pedro was the starter in the Conte title season for the most part. Played some decent football for us too that season. He was basically unplayable in that game against Everton where we humped them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 RLC is turning into Ledley King with his injuries ffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El P. 1,354 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 On 4/6/2019 at 6:12 PM, communicate said: So? Oscar is very important for the balance of that team. With Hazard being poor at defending we can't have our no 10 to be poor also. Oscar pressing was excellent. Alonso was instrumental in us winning the league that season. Yes, but that doesn't mean that they are very top players and that what they offer is what we need in this moment with Sarri (Alonso and Willian). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Hazard! 3,394 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I thought he was outstanding against West Ham. It's nearly impossible to get the ball from once he has it the wes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Good performance. Bit annoyed the fans bood Sarris decision to take him off when he got subbed off tbf. The guy played 70 minutes looked a bit leggy and Sarri has repeatedly stated he has to be carefully monitored regarding his back basically. Probably sensible actually. kellzfresh and NikkiCFC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NiclasCFC 2,582 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 On 2019-04-06 at 7:46 PM, OneMoSalah said: Played some decent football for us too that season. He was basically unplayable in that game against Everton where we humped them. And his Goal at Everton away is one of my all time favorite Chelsea goals. Vital stunner in the title race. Laylabelle and OneMoSalah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Bring a huge physical presence to our midfield. Carried the ball brilliantly last night, assured when under pressure and his pass choice was always good. Offers so much more than Barkley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 7 hours ago, Special Juan said: Offers so much more than Barkley. Kovacic Fixed. At least Barkley chips in with a goal or an assist here and there. But Kovacic? Pffft. kellzfresh, DH1988, NikkiCFC and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,321 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 kellzfresh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,321 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Jason said: Fixed. At least Barkley chips in with a goal or an assist here and there. But Kovacic? Pffft. Sarri needed too much time to realize that Kovacic should never play most advanced MF position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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killer1257 3,282 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 RLC reminds me of Yaya Toure. I remember that testimonial match when RLC played against Yaya Toure. RLC completely destroyed Yaya, even though RLC was 17 years old and Yaya became that frustrated with RLC that he fouled him really hard haha. He is our best midfielder we have. kellzfresh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Best performance by him this season? I would say so. He was very good v Liverpool too I felt. Antonio8, Johnnyeye, the wes and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 I agree with hoddle On this one he was excellent tonight hope he starts against Watford OneMoSalah, Johnnyeye and kellzfresh 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguelito 459 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 The irony of this picture is that this was one of the few times he actually lost the ball lol. Didn't really have much of an option thoughSent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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