César Azpilicueta

[Mufassir08 2,400]

I feel sorry for azpi,He performed so well and something like that to happpen must be a real downer.Luckily it did not cost us the points.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Needs a rest badly.

[Jase 43,479]

Had arguably his worst game for us today. He really REALLY needs a rest. Played his 6th game in 16 days today.

[kellzfresh 7,226]

Bosingwa crossing >>> azpi crossing

Azpi defending >>>>>> bosingwa

[kellzfresh 7,226]

Bosingwa crossing >>> azpi crossing

Azpi defending >>>>>> bosingwa

[Magic Lamps 11,450]

He is not to blame for our shitty attacking output. his crossing is shti, but what player can cross these days? It is not his fault that our mata, oscar, hazard did fuck all and only passed the ball to the fullbacks to cross. Crosses simply are useless against a team as mancity anyway

[Backstreet09 499]

He defo needs a rest, but what bout his crossing? No rest would improve that. It's awfully horrible.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I have no idea, when we have Ferreira in the squad, he is playing all those games.

[Spike 12,049]

If he were a bit taller or stronger he could play as CB also.

[Jase 43,479]

I have no idea, when we have Ferreira in the squad, he is playing all those games.

But not as many games we have played this season. And can't discount all the traveling to all parts of the world we did too.

[Clevemayer 764]

great for us has developed as I expected great asset... bertrand had a good game AGAIN... too...

but both didn't cross yesterday (also bertrand has shown he can do so)...

otherwise I'm pretty confident we've got some great fullbacks for seasons to come...

[Jase 43,479]

great for us has developed as I expected great asset... bertrand had a good game AGAIN... too...

but both didn't cross yesterday (also bertrand has shown he can do so)...

otherwise I'm pretty confident we've got some great fullbacks for seasons to come...

Eh? Both crossed the ball yesterday several times but the delivery was absolutely tragic!

[Clevemayer 764]

Eh? Both crossed the ball yesterday several times but the delivery was absolutely tragic!

If the delivery was awfull whats the point with them crossing? thats what I ment... the crossing was so bad that it was literally not present... sorry for being unprecise...

[Jase 43,479]

If the delivery was awfull whats the point with them crossing? thats what I ment... the crossing was so bad that it was literally not present... sorry for being unprecise...

Well, that one really needs to be pointed at the Benitez at his staff. It's absolutely bewildering that we don't seem to practice crosses in training and continue to produce woeful crosses in games!

[Special Juan 27,103]

Ashley Cole is one of the biggest culprits on how not to cross a ball....woeful.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Well, that one really needs to be pointed at the Benitez at his staff. It's absolutely bewildering that we don't seem to practice crosses in training and continue to produce woeful crosses in games!

I think there's just less emphasis on the full-back having to deliver the ball in. I mean the biggest change in the full-back department this season has been on them being a lot more defensive than attacking. But that's because we now have the wide guys like Hazard & Mata do put those balls in (even Oscar can deliver a gem of a cross). The biggest evidence of this is Ashley Cole's general play, he's now used more for a dummy run than he is an actual wide-player, it's more positive imo.

[Jase 43,479]

I think there's just less emphasis on the full-back having to deliver the ball in. I mean the biggest change in the full-back department this season has been on them being a lot more defensive than attacking. But that's because we now have the wide guys like Hazard & Mata do put those balls in (even Oscar can deliver a gem of a cross). The biggest evidence of this is Ashley Cole's general play, he's now used more for a dummy run than he is an actual wide-player, it's more positive imo.

Disagree. Less emphasis or not, crossing is a basic ability that every player should at least be decent at and in the case of full backs(and wingers), they should even be better at it. The problem right now is that we can't even put in a good cross half the time as it is always underhit or overhit and misses the target completely. There is just no consistency in our crossing and it's just incredibly frustrating. How many times have Azpi get into a great attacking position on the right but then produce a horrible cross? Said this many times before, the amount of quality and consistent crosses we delivered in the 09/10 season and now is just plain embarrassing because of the massive stark contrast in them.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Crossing is a dying art. Can anyone name 10 quality crossers in the whole league? The only ones that come to my mind are Larson, Young and Baines (please don't ban me Alex!).