Nathan Aké

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

He did great last season, not a single look in under Mourinho.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Just to be clear guys: He is a CB. He played a role last season because we were thin at CM and Benitez liked him. He's been playing at CB since then and will continue to play there.

Oh, and he is certainly not solution to all our problems. He's just 18.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Doubt he'll stay as a CB though,His future is in midfield imo.

[lucio 5,401]

Just to be clear guys: He is a CB. He played a role last season because we were thin at CM and Benitez liked him. He's been playing at CB since then and will continue to play there.

Oh, and he is certainly not solution to all our problems. He's just 18.

he only plays cb because the youth team has loads of strong midfielders. its more to fit everyone in than anything else.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

he only plays cb because the youth team has loads of strong midfielders. its more to fit everyone in than anything else.

Even with the Netherlands U19s, he plays as a CB. He's always played at CB before last season. He might move to CM in the future due to his lack of physical attributes, but he is hardly the solution to our current problems at CM.

[The only place to be 11,313]

he only plays cb because the youth team has loads of strong midfielders. its more to fit everyone in than anything else.

This does seem very much the case, considering we have Baker, Loftus-Cheek and Swift who can play those roles and not quite the same quality of defender. His skillset lends itself well to that midfield role as demonstrated last season.

[lucio 5,401]

Even with the Netherlands U19s, he plays as a CB. He's always played at CB before last season. He might move to CM in the future due to his lack of physical attributes, but he is hardly the solution to our current problems at CM.

i would sooner see him be given a shot than another game of lampard

[CHOULO19 24,332]

i would sooner see him be given a shot than another game of lampard

Well that's more out of desperation than reasoning, though I do agree with your sentiment. But we do have Mikel and Essien should replace Frank before Nathan.

[Korea 734]

Well that's more out of desperation than reasoning, though I do agree with your sentiment. But we do have Mikel and Essien should replace Frank before Nathan.

Just to be clear guys: He is a CB. He played a role last season because we were thin at CM and Benitez liked him. He's been playing at CB since then and will continue to play there.

Oh, and he is certainly not solution to all our problems. He's just 18.

Ake has something called legs...

Something essien, lampard nor mikel have.

He can actually press and win/intercept balls. he would put less pressure for rambo to do all the legwork along with oscar.

[Korea 734]

I said this last season as well, Ake would be better than anyone save Rambo as a cm.

I really hope Jose give Ake some run in either the CC or FA cup games..

I wait for the day to see Luiz-Willian-Ake

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

Not a sniff of first team football so far this season, which is a shame as he's a classy player. He needs games, he should have joined our Chelsea gang at Vitesse. Mourinho could have told him he wasn't in his plans this season..

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Not a sniff of first team football so far this season, which is a shame as he's a classy player. He needs games, he should have joined our Chelsea gang at Vitesse. Mourinho could have told him he wasn't in his plans this season..

I don't think Jose ever implied that he would part of his plans. He wasn't even part of the preseason squad. But he stayed so he would be considered homegrown in the future. But he's still very young, only 18, and has all the time in the world. He can go on loan next season to get experience. Meanwhile, he's doing well with the U21 and in the youth CL.

[didierforever 7,349]

is he starting for the youth team today? any links to the match?

[The only place to be 11,313]

is he starting for the youth team today? any links to the match?

Yes he's starting. Can't find any links.

https://twitter.com/chelseayouth

[Mufassir08 2,400]

With Essien looking dire and our lack of depth in midfield,Ake surely deserves a chance imo.

[didierforever 7,349]

Not a sniff of first team football so far this season, which is a shame as he's a classy player. He needs games, he should have joined our Chelsea gang at Vitesse. Mourinho could have told him he wasn't in his plans this season..

a 25 man squad with 5 midfielders (deep), 8 defenders, 6 attacking midfielders and 3 strikers is proof enough that neither he nor baker or josh or any other "youth" player in going to get a look in unless we are ravaged with injury or are playing hopelessly useless dead rubbers.

ake is playing "EUROPEAN" football. youth CL is a better chance to grow and develop than playing at vitesse or some championship team. it gives the experience of "big european nights" and will definitely help his experience overall.

also it was ake himself who wanted to stay here at chelsea and not go on loan. this is his 3rd season at chelsea and thus from now on he will be classified as a "homegrown player in the CL group". so please know all the facts before critisizing mourinho for every small thing.

[mac.bo 48]

Deffo should have got chances this season,done well last season when asked

[Korea 734]

So, ake going to play lb now?