Mr. Ziggles 110 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Scousers looking on with envy.They practise cannibalism? The only place to be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martina 210 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I really don't understand why some players are so positive about Benitez. Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta believes that the club have benefited from Rafa Benitez's appointment as team manager, and admits he was disappointed with his start at Stamford Bridge under Roberto Di Matteo. "Rafa BenÃtez has given more tactical rigour to Chelsea. Until his arrival we were conceding lots of goals and we were not as solid as we should have been. Now we try to play like a team both in defence and in attack, and that's the most important thing." http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3890/england/2013/04/27/3935385/azpilicueta-benitez-has-given-chelsea-more-tactical-rigour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I really don't understand why some players are so positive about Benitez. Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta believes that the club have benefited from Rafa Benitez's appointment as team manager, and admits he was disappointed with his start at Stamford Bridge under Roberto Di Matteo. "Rafa BenÃtez has given more tactical rigour to Chelsea. Until his arrival we were conceding lots of goals and we were not as solid as we should have been. Now we try to play like a team both in defence and in attack, and that's the most important thing." http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3890/england/2013/04/27/3935385/azpilicueta-benitez-has-given-chelsea-more-tactical-rigourSome just come out and give a diplomatic answer. Can't be saying something bad about Benitez, even if they don't like him and/or we want them to.As for what Azpi said there about being tactically better, don't think anyone can really deny that. Under RDM, we may have played the best football this season but tactically, we were a mess. Defensively, especially, we were all over the place and conceding ridiculous goals on a regulas basis. There's just no shape, cohesion and organization to the team then and it's one of the reasons, if not THE reason why we got KOed of the group stage in the Champions League. Even though we still give away silly goals under Benitez, at least the team don't look as open and exposed as before giving us a bit more solidity. Blue Armour and DDA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martina 210 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Some just come out and give a diplomatic answer. Can't be saying something bad about Benitez, even if they don't like him and/or we want them to.As for what Azpi said there about being tactically better, don't think anyone can really deny that. Under RDM, we may have played the best football this season but tactically, we were a mess. Defensively, especially, we were all over the place and conceding ridiculous goals on a regulas basis. There's just no shape, cohesion and organization to the team then and it's one of the reasons, if not THE reason why we got KOed of the group stage in the Champions League. Even though we still give away silly goals under Benitez, at least the team don't look as open and exposed as before giving us a bit more solidity.I can't really disagree with you - the irony is though that even if we didn't go through the group stage we were the club that scored most goals (and it was all down to home vs away goals). I believe RDM was under pressure (Roman apparently didn't appreciate parking-the-bus style and wanted more Barcelona way of football) and RDM proved last year he was capable of good defensive tactics. It just seems a bit unfair coming from new players who didn't really know Robbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Another good performance by him today. IkE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 This is just brilliant, a French pundit who said that Azpi is would never make it is forced to eat a rat on live air: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2316464/Eric-di-Meco-eats-rat-live-TV-Chelseas-Cesar-Azpilicueta.html?ITO=socialnet-twitter-mailfootball&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=socialnet-twitter-mailfootball kellzfresh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 This is just brilliant, a French pundit who said that Azpi is would never make it is forced to eat a rat on live air: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2316464/Eric-di-Meco-eats-rat-live-TV-Chelseas-Cesar-Azpilicueta.html?ITO=socialnet-twitter-mailfootball&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=socialnet-twitter-mailfootballOh Choulo....have already posted that news 2 days ago. DDA and Mufassir08 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,959 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Oh Choulo....have already posted that news 2 days ago. How dare you talk to CHOULO like that, when you post Azpi's birthday wish to Juan in Mata's thread even though I posted it before you in the very same place?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 How dare you talk to CHOULO like that, when you post Azpi's birthday wish to Juan in Mata's thread even though I posted it before you in the very same place?? Huh? What are you talking about?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDY 1,290 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Good performance yesterday. His timing of the tackle is impeccable, but there was one tackle where my instant reaction was red card. Not sure how it looked on TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Oh Choulo....have already posted that news 2 days ago. So WHAT? You think that makes you special?! Well let me tell you, it does NOT!!!Seriously, I missed it. Apologies. Mufassir08 and Jase 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bir_CFC 3,455 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Good performance yesterday. His timing of the tackle is impeccable, but there was one tackle where my instant reaction was red card. Not sure how it looked on TV.Yeah, it looked bad but it wasn't a red. He went with one foot and even then it was grounded. JDY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Yeah, it looked bad but it wasn't a red. He went with one foot and even then it was grounded.Still was a bit rash. I've seen them given, tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/8682294/cesar-azpilicueta-extended-interviewAzpilicueta's interview in Revista De La Liga where he spoke about life in England, the Premier League and Spanish football. Bir_CFC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 When did azpi turn 28? http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8682420/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskoviolente 425 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 I love Dave. He is just great. A very good signing for us. Hard to find good right backs these days that aren´t makeshift and former DMs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/396203/Fiorentina-track-Chelsea-full-back-Cesar-AzpilicuetaDaily Express reporting Fiorentina are tracking Azpilicueta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 £45 million and Jovetic and we'll talk. Mufassir08 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Cool 388 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Really pleased with Dave's performances this season. Obviously there's plenty of room for improvement in terms of defensive positioning and crossing, but that will improve with time. His movement and energy are everything that you want in a fullback. The most incredible thing about his performances is that he's only 23, which means he will only get better. Stats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Mufassir08 2,400 Posted May 5, 2013 Popular Post! Share Posted May 5, 2013 No praise for our azpi today?I thought he was fantastic and had no problems dealing with giggs and evra. SinineUltra, Thomas Williams, Strike and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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