Charly Musonda Jr.

[OneMoSalah 8,776]

9 hours ago, lucio said:

getting an early red card dosen't ruin the game? Imagine blaming him for that

What I'm meaning is if ANYBODY else gets a red card its nowhere near as big a deal. At least we've found a scapegoat now Iva left, always one positive.

[Amblève. 4,995]

Watch Cesar karate-kick the shit out of 3 opponents at the same time and get send off so Conte has to take off Musonda tonight

[Yeboii 1,844]

Musonda and Kenedy start.

Ampadu, Sterling and Clarke-Salter on the bench.

Kyle Scott nowhere to be seen.

[Shakez 755]

7 minutes ago, Yeboii said:

Musonda and Kenedy start.

Ampadu, Sterling and Clarke-Salter on the bench.

Kyle Scott nowhere to be seen.

Kyle Scott is sick.

[Yeboii 1,844]

1 minute ago, Shakez said:

Kyle Scott is sick.

Oh, I see. How bad for him :/

Also I thought I was on the match thread

[lucio 5,418]

4 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

What I'm meaning is if ANYBODY else gets a red card its nowhere near as big a deal. At least we've found a scapegoat now Iva left, always one positive.

because everybody else has more to offer to the XI, it is easier to overlook a bad moment, if they will go on to perform at a top level later

[lucio 5,418]

missed the game, how was he?

[manpe 10,861]

7 minutes ago, lucio said:

missed the game, how was he?

Very good, one of the man of the match candidates.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

My new Idolo.

[Despiadado.Maleante 1,046]

Need to replace the out of form Pedro on the bench.

[BlueSunshine 672]

Very solid performance and his celebration was so emotional. He clearly wants to be a Chelsea player more than anything and his instagram post before the match showed how grateful he is for the chance he got tonight. I really hope we don't crush this boy's dream.

[Georgy 439]

19 minutes ago, BlueSunshine said:

Very solid performance and his celebration was so emotional. He clearly wants to be a Chelsea player more than anything and his instagram post before the match showed how grateful he is for the chance he got tonight. I really hope we don't crush this boy's dream.

I'm afraid we will. We can't develop for shit. Hope I'm wrong though.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

[OneMoSalah 8,776]

Looked good tonight. Hopefully he can get more minutes in the next few games

[the wes 7,212]

Love this kid I hope he makes it at Chelsea 

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Very solid performance, but he needs to take on players more, considering he is very skilled player.

All those little tricks he makes and then passes backwards wont realy help him.

On another note, due to his small frame, he will have to learn how to trick refs because he most probably wont bully through defenders. And I would hate it if he became such player.

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

Loved his performance.

The whole thing obviously meant so much to him, and my favourite part of his performance was that he didn't let the occasion get the better of him.

He was obviously psyched up, but he didn't press too much and try to be selfish.  He had a good idea of when to be direct and when to keep the ball and cycle it.

Hopefully he can kick on from here and keep working hard in training.  His performance tonight suggest that he doesn't shy away from the occasion which is always a welcome attribute.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,890]

I confess I came to this thread expecting to read many assessments which disagree with mine. I therefore also expect that many members will disagree with me when I offer the opinion that Charly did not play all that well last night. Indeed I'd say it was a typical Charly Musonda performance; one that flattered to deceive.

Charly has good control, both of the football and of his movements. This allows him to buy himself a bit of time and space but then what? His goal was a rare moment of decisiveness. Much of the rest of the time he drew fouls. Why? Because he hadn't gone anywhere. He was still there, able to be challenged, able to be fouled.

Charly didn't, and typically doesn't, use the momentary advantages he creates to move himself and/or the ball beyond his direct opponent. Instead he squares himself up preparing to take on the opponent again. Those opponents are professional footballers. They will close your space, they will disposes you or, when it suits them, they will foul to convert what might be a big problem for their team into a smaller one.

There is a strand in some players' football DNA which makes them enjoy looking poised, calm and in control. Charly has that about him. He needs to learn that it is more profitable to be effective, than to look good. He is not effectve enough, often enough and will not succeed at the highest level until and unless this changes.

Some people are as happy with what they saw from Charly last night as many were with his displays at Betis. I thought, and said, it was a mistake then, and I believe it's a mistake now. We fans can afford to make that mistake but Charly mustn't. He must assess the real value of his output and seek to improve it.