Milan 17,957 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Another mask in the team? On a serious note, it is not surprising Azpi suffered an injury after that kick. Actually, it would be shocking if he didn't. Warrior. A proper lion. Chelsea4, Azpinator, Essien19 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeboii 1,844 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Lol and he kept going like nothing happened! King11Didier and Essien19 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Playing through a fracture for the team? Maybe JT is not as irreplaceable as I've always thought.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 How many players have been forced to wear masks since like 2012?  Off the top of my head: Ba, Torres, Cech, Matic, Cesc, Cahill, and now Azpi (again!)  The curse is upon us! The Chels and kellzfresh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stroey 2,525 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 How many players have been forced to wear masks since like 2012?  Off the top of my head: Ba, Torres, Cech, Matic, Cesc, Cahill, and now Azpi (again!)  The curse is upon us! Ramires also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Hazard too. Â Oh wait, he doesn't need to wear a mask to hide. Polo7, Essien19 and Adnane 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 My hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azul 1,615 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Hazard too. Â Oh wait, he doesn't need to wear a mask to hide. [emoji185] Ba dum tsss The Chels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Tomo 21,751 Posted January 17, 2016 Popular Post! Share Posted January 17, 2016 Off the top of my head since Guus has come in, Cesar has scored once, had two shots saved by Dea Gea and Hennesy respectively, assisted Rubens goal and created two chances yesterday (Cesc backheel saved by Howard and Diego miskick I think, might be wrong on which ones but I'm sure he set up two chances). In 5 games that a good record for a left back who's supposedly shit at attacking, if Baba came in for 5 games and did half of that his thread would explode about how great it is to finally have a left back who can attack. His lack of attacking was more down to instructions than any lack of ability on his behalf, I'm not saying he's Marcelo or Alaba but he's nowhere near as bad going forward as General opinion suggests. DYC., The Skipper, CHOULO19 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 On 07/01/2016 at 6:56 PM, Blue-in-me-Veins said: How many players have been forced to wear masks since like 2012?  Off the top of my head: Ba, Torres, Cech, Matic, Cesc, Cahill, and now Azpi (again!)  The curse is upon us! Paulo Ferreira. But he's actually a superhero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Styles 9,790 Posted January 17, 2016 Popular Post! Share Posted January 17, 2016 19 minutes ago, Tomo said: Off the top of my head since Guus has come in, Cesar has scored once, had two shots saved by Dea Gea and Hennesy respectively, assisted Rubens goal and created two chances yesterday (Cesc backheel saved by Howard and Diego miskick I think, might be wrong on which ones but I'm sure he set up two chances). In 5 games that a good record for a left back who's supposedly shit at attacking, if Baba came in for 5 games and did half of that his thread would explode about how great it is to finally have a left back who can attack. His lack of attacking was more down to instructions than any lack of ability on his behalf, I'm not saying he's Marcelo or Alaba but he's nowhere near as bad going forward as General opinion suggests. I don't know, man. Baines put on a masterclass yesterday and it was clear to see what a top class attacking LB contributes. We're so stunted by having Azpi on the left and Ivan in the team. Stats, King11Didier, Tomo and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,142 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 26 minutes ago, Tomo said: Off the top of my head since Guus has come in, Cesar has scored once, had two shots saved by Dea Gea and Hennesy respectively, assisted Rubens goal and created two chances yesterday (Cesc backheel saved by Howard and Diego miskick I think, might be wrong on which ones but I'm sure he set up two chances). In 5 games that a good record for a left back who's supposedly shit at attacking, if Baba came in for 5 games and did half of that his thread would explode about how great it is to finally have a left back who can attack. His lack of attacking was more down to instructions than any lack of ability on his behalf, I'm not saying he's Marcelo or Alaba but he's nowhere near as bad going forward as General opinion suggests.  5 minutes ago, Styles said: I don't know, man. Baines put on a masterclass yesterday and it was clear to see what a top class attacking LB contributes. We're so stunted by having Azpi on the left and Ivan in the team. Agreed. He has done very well offensively wise in recent matches however you only have to look at the likes of what Baines did yesterday and what Bellerin did against Sunderland in the FA Cup against Sunderland the other day to see how much we are missing by not having two natural attacking full backs in their correct positions. Had Baines been fit earlier on, Lukaku would have a lot more goals and likewise had we had a Baines/Coleman combo, Costa would have scored a lot more goals. DYC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 10 minutes ago, Styles said: I don't know, man. Baines put on a masterclass yesterday and it was clear to see what a top class attacking LB contributes. We're so stunted by having Azpi on the left and Ivan in the team. Fair enough, he's no Baines going forward you won't have any arguments from me there i just believe he's better than given credit for, sometimes in a defensive position, say just by the half way line, he has a tendency to pass back to Terry/Cahill/Zouma when a forward pass was better, but in the final 3rd I don't think he's too bad, as the games under Guus have shown. Ivan is a problem however, and I won't be against seeing Cesar back on the right for a dynamic left back to be signed and come in that side or maybe try Kenedy there (Baba isn't the answer in my opinion, at least not right now) but equally if it's a new RB we sign and ditch Ivan, I won't be too upset to see Azpi continue as left back either. Styles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 On 17 January 2016 at 3:44 PM, Tomo said: Off the top of my head since Guus has come in, Cesar has scored once, had two shots saved by Dea Gea and Hennesy respectively, assisted Rubens goal and created two chances yesterday (Cesc backheel saved by Howard and Diego miskick I think, might be wrong on which ones but I'm sure he set up two chances). In 5 games that a good record for a left back who's supposedly shit at attacking, if Baba came in for 5 games and did half of that his thread would explode about how great it is to finally have a left back who can attack. His lack of attacking was more down to instructions than any lack of ability on his behalf, I'm not saying he's Marcelo or Alaba but he's nowhere near as bad going forward as General opinion suggests. Fully agreed. I think he'd be even better in his natural position. Tomo and BlueLion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Mikel OBE 4,920 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 He doesn't offer enough offensively against sides that sit back. Â You watch how sides like Madrid have their attacks start with Marcelo when sides sit back, and he clearly isn't doing enough going forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 7 hours ago, Sir Mikel OBE said: He doesn't offer enough offensively against sides that sit back. Â You watch how sides like Madrid have their attacks start with Marcelo when sides sit back, and he clearly isn't doing enough going forward. Should complain to and put the blame on the person selecting the team. Sir Mikel OBE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonsFinest 692 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 12 hours ago, Sir Mikel OBE said: He doesn't offer enough offensively against sides that sit back. Â You watch how sides like Madrid have their attacks start with Marcelo when sides sit back, and he clearly isn't doing enough going forward. It isn't easy crossing with your right foot when you play on the left side trust me. He has the workrate and pace to attack, but when on the right side. On the left he just looks more to defend and guard Terry for pace. Quite obvious, imo. MefiX19 and Sir Mikel OBE 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 never play him at left back again. never kellzfresh, TheIceMan, OnePound and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! The Skipper 20,609 Posted February 14, 2016 Popular Post! Share Posted February 14, 2016 He's so much more of a threat going forward on the right... Why are we shackling him and ourselves like this? Another Mourinho master stroke. kellzfresh, Gilvorak, The Chels and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 The cross to Traore said everything for me...Brana has improved a little the last few weeks but that cross was magnificent from Cesar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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