Nathan Aké

[Barbara 15,149]

love this pic of them. Mou seems to regard him very very high

[cchuka 99]

I'm always impressed by him. Hope he keeps up the good work

[illmatic 901]

For me, the best yesterday. What a great player is this guy!.

[Danny Boyukliev 32]

I like how he's not afraid to try making long passes from the deep. He's still 19 so he has a lot to learn from Cesc but his talent is amazing and Jose is seeing that. Hopefully his development will continue and we'll see him even more often instead of John Obi Mikel as a backup of Nemanja!

[beyondinvisible 47]

It's tough to judge someone when they don't play competitive games week in week out. Ake looks to have decent technique and skill but he's not the finished article yet. I think a loan spell in January might do him some good.

[iseah100 5,612]

  On 29/10/2014 at 10:14, beyondinvisible said:

It's tough to judge someone when they don't play competitive games week in week out. Ake looks to have decent technique and skill but he's not the finished article yet. I think a loan spell in January might do him some good.

He's 19, I would hope he's not a finished product. Loan for what? He's getting minutes and learning here, a loan would do nothing but stall his development.

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

Decent performance. He has the technique, workrate and isn't afraid to put a foot in. No glaring weakness other than size possibly but he's still growing. Pretty confident he'll cement himself as a squad player by the end of the season.

[beyondinvisible 47]

  On 29/10/2014 at 13:14, iseah100 said:

He's 19, I would hope he's not a finished product. Loan for what? He's getting minutes and learning here, a loan would do nothing but stall his development.

He has hardly played for the first team this season and I don't see him getting a lot of game time unless it's the last minutes of a game we've already won or a match against lower league opposition.

If he can play competitive games for another club, he can develop his game skills and make mistakes that are part of the learning process. Sounds better than sitting on the bench.

Just my opinion.

[Chelsea? 892]

the amount of times i saw this kid sitting in our stands these past years......

[Madmax 9,219]

What I liked the most about yesterday was that he played his game and looked the part even with a non-functioning partner. Cahill didn't dominate proceedings, Mikel was sloppy and Zouma a mixed bag but even with a below par support structure, the teenager looked like he belonged.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I like how he seems to be growing in confidence. Looks a lot more comfortable now than when he first broke through under Rafa. Still needs to improve his decision making which will naturally improve with experience.

[Kieran. 6,317]

#6 looks good on him, hope we see it for years and years.

[mikeholiday 209]

Is Ake still injured?

[robdog 2,084]

  On 05/12/2014 at 05:53, mikeholiday said:

Is Ake still injured?

In Jose's last press conference he did say Ake had a hamstring problem. damaged hammies need at least 3 weeks to mend.

[mikeholiday 209]

  On 05/12/2014 at 05:55, robdog said:

In Jose's last press conference he did say Ake had a hamstring problem. damaged hammies need at least 3 weeks to mend.

Dang. We seem to have a CM shortage at the moment. Two injured. One suspended and one close to being suspended.

[iseah100 5,612]

  On 05/12/2014 at 05:59, mikeholiday said:

Dang. We seem to have a CM shortage at the moment. Two injured. One suspended and one close to being suspended.

BUT WE HAVE MIKEL

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

Damn, just when he was most likely gonna get a start in CM or play major minutes in our last Champions League group match.

I swear our youth guys are cursed when it comes to picking up injuries at the worst of times. I remember last year with MvG and how JM wanted him here but he picked up an ACL injury, or with Sturridge for the beginning of the 2012/2013 season when Torres was his only competition. Fucking blows, because i don't know when he'll get major minutes again in the foreseeable future.

[mikeholiday 209]

  On 05/12/2014 at 06:00, iseah100 said:

BUT WE HAVE MIKEL

Haha good one mate.