Nicco 927 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Azpi is genuinely worse than Alonso, starting to reach Ivanovic zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Very average footballer, very fortunate to be still playing at this club never mind at this level. The team is littered with very middle of the road players and he's one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 I was going to say other than his final ball didnt think he was all that bad today. There was no urgency from any players today but didnt think Azpi was horrendous, he had a bad start (whole team did) and Lukaku absolutely smashed him but other than that did okay or so I though?? Hes played better yes but him and Alonso for all the flack they get played okay today. Even Jorginho played okay defensively today. Be interesting what happens in the summer if we have no transfer ban, Sarri wanted Hysaj and he wanted to move. Reece James also is a question Sarri will have to answer if hes still here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vybz Kartel 1,613 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Needs to be given the Paulo Ferreira treatment and phased out from starting and rather be used as a sub moving forward. His not good enough for modern football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 (cc @Vesper) OneMoSalah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer1257 3,282 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 19 minutes ago, Jason said: (cc @Vesper) This is the reason why James has to get another loan spell, so he can get some minutes because Azpi will never be benched under Sarri. Azpi does not even play good anymore, but Sarri still thinks that he is world class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork 1,794 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 58 minutes ago, killer1257 said: This is the reason why James has to get another loan spell, so he can get some minutes because Azpi will never be benched under Sarri. Azpi does not even play good anymore, but Sarri still thinks that he is world class Sarri will fail undoubtedly fail if he persists with Azpi at RB. Can’t expect to be a strong possession football team, when your FB can’t handle the slightest press.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Thought he did well at CB today up against Vardy who seems to have a new lease of life under Rodgers. Hes played as a CB in a flat back 4 for Spain albeit on the left side as opposed to the right, probably first time hes been used there for us from the start in a back 4. Still think with plenty rest he should be good to go next season. World cups, euros and playing every week for 3 or 4 seasons on end will catch up with any player. I mean even Barca slowly reduced Messis minutes over last few seasons because of how regularly hes been used in the last 5-8 seasons... its no shock to assume Azpi probably wasnt playing well earlier in the season (along with more than half the team) because of fatigue. Definitely need to keep him around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 On 12/05/2019 at 10:35 PM, OneMoSalah said: Thought he did well at CB today up against Vardy who seems to have a new lease of life under Rodgers. Hes played as a CB in a flat back 4 for Spain albeit on the left side as opposed to the right, probably first time hes been used there for us from the start in a back 4. Still think with plenty rest he should be good to go next season. World cups, euros and playing every week for 3 or 4 seasons on end will catch up with any player. I mean even Barca slowly reduced Messis minutes over last few seasons because of how regularly hes been used in the last 5-8 seasons... its no shock to assume Azpi probably wasnt playing well earlier in the season (along with more than half the team) because of fatigue. Definitely need to keep him around. I think we should play Dave as a CB against arsenal in the final robsblubot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 terrible player, terrible captain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 On 5/14/2019 at 2:49 AM, the wes said: I think we should play Dave as a CB against arsenal in the final Agreed. Getting old is harsh on players esp fullbacks who rely more on pace. on the other hand, older players get longer to regain fitness early season, so he may still get to his normal level this season. he’s twice the defender zouma is, so no brainer really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer1257 3,282 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Just now, Robchels said: Agreed. Getting old is harsh on players esp fullbacks who rely more on pace. on the other hand, older players get longer to regain fitness early season, so he may still get to his normal level this season. he’s twice the defender zouma is, so no brainer really. Way to small for a CB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,178 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 perhaps Reece can come in at CB when he is fit he played a lot there for Wigan last year killer1257 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer1257 3,282 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Just now, Vesper said: perhaps Reece can come in at CB when he is fit he played a lot there for Wigan last year I think that is the plan. Lamps mentioned his name in the post match interview. I expect him to give James a fair shot. James at least can cross the ball ten times better than Azpi and he can dribble. Azpi looks lost in 1 vs 1 situations in the opposite half. We have two big strikers in Giroud and Abraham and we have no fullbacks that can cross. Emerson at least can strike the ball, dribble and shoot, but Azpi offers nothing in the offensive play. MONEYBALL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, killer1257 said: Way to small for a CB. Yes he is, but the other one is a completely inapt player. azpi worked well in a 3cb system and Andreas is pretty good in the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Like I said in the match thread, Azpi needs to be given competition or at the very least, rotated with someone (aka James). He has played so many games over the past few years that it might well have contributed to his drop in performance level. Bosnian Blue and Vesper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer1257 3,282 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Just now, Robchels said: Yes he is, but the other one is a completely inapt player. azpi worked well in a 3cb system and Andreas is pretty good in the air. We should just wait on Rüdiger to be fully fit. In the 3 CB system, we had Cahill and Luiz, who had height, so in the end Azpi lack in heightdid not much matter. But having just Christensen is not enough,especially in the PL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 19 minutes ago, killer1257 said: We should just wait on Rüdiger to be fully fit. In the 3 CB system, we had Cahill and Luiz, who had height, so in the end Azpi lack in heightdid not much matter. But having just Christensen is not enough,especially in the PL. Oh no I’m not saying do that in a regular basis, but as an emergency in very special circumstances, like against Arsenal for ex. Not a real strong team in the air anyway. perhaps even zouma will be enough against the typical pl high ball teams, but he’s so poor on the ball and that will get exploited esp. y savvy top attackers. killer1257 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,321 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 When James is back this guy won't see a pitch in PL. Vesper and Alabama 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Absolute overreaction. He was hardly at fault for the martial goal as Christensen vacated his position which itself was not his fault because the defence got stretched by that wayward Rashford pass. blameless for the other goals..his crossing is poor but other than that he worked alright. I hope Reece benches him but he will remain an asset 1905didierblue and robsblubot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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