André Schürrle

[SouthKorea 38]

I'm not sure how he is still starting games. It's clear to see he doesn't fit Mourinho's style and ethos.

Because he's better than salah and ramires/remy was/is unfit.

So, basically by default and the fact he makes the best runs outside of diego for cesc to pick out.

[LAM09 6,810]

Because he's better than salah and ramires/remy was/is unfit.

So, basically by default and the fact he makes the best runs outside of diego for cesc to pick out.

Remy and Ramires aren't wingers IMO, and I personally don't think he is better than Salah.

[Henrique 9,133]

I'm not sure how he is still starting games. It's clear to see he doesn't fit Mourinho's style and ethos.

What season are you watching? Xurli barely starts games this season.

[LAM09 6,810]

What season are you watching? Xurli barely starts games this season.

He's started around 12 matches. That's enough!

[didierforever 7,349]

what has happened to him is just weird. simply seems to have lost all confidence.

[Jase 43,479]

He's started around 12 matches. That's enough!

True but look at the context of the games he played in. He started in 3 of our first 4 league games when his confidence was still high from the World Cup. Since then, he played only 2 more league matches from the start - against Arsenal and Southampton. Of course, his illness didn't help but I guess that's another issue. In the Champions League, he started at Sporting Lisbon (to exploit their high defensive line), Maribor (lesser opposition, chance for Mourinho to rotate) and at home to Sporting (a dead rubber match used to improve his match fitness). As for the domestic cup games, he's started in all of them but that's normal for managers to rotate their squad and rest first team players, no?

[Special Juan 27,454]

Salah has hardly played, yet Andre has featured a lot more, now Andre is further down the order than Salah for me

[LAM09 6,810]

True but look at the context of the games he played in. He started in 3 of our first 4 league games when his confidence was still high from the World Cup. Since then, he played only 2 more league matches from the start - against Arsenal and Southampton. Of course, his illness didn't help but I guess that's another issue. In the Champions League, he started at Sporting Lisbon (to exploit their high defensive line), Maribor (lesser opposition, chance for Mourinho to rotate) and at home to Sporting (a dead rubber match used to improve his match fitness). As for the domestic cup games, he's started in all of them but that's normal for managers to rotate their squad and rest first team players, no?

It is, but he hasn't taken his chance. Salah should now be given a chance.

[Barbara 15,149]

I still think people are way too harsh on a player that has been recovering from mononucleosis. In tennis many players that had it either retired or couldn't play regularly anymore.

Even the almighty Roger Federer took over one year to recover completely from it. I know of cases in tennis because I watch it closely, but there are cases in many other sports.

As I said, this particular illness has a tough toll on professional athletes. It doesn't affect you physically if you're a standard person - and therefore you don't demand a lot from your physical condition. For athletes it's different. Their physical condition are on many levels above ours, but for a while, they can't reach it because of the illness effects. Go Google and see how many cases of athletes careers were impacted by it.

All that said, André is a squad player, suited for only a certain kind of matches and who relies more than the average player on confidence, as normally has a lot of shots per match and we all witnessed what low confidence can do to a player's shot conversion earlier this season when Hazard just couldn't get in. Hazard is years light ahead of Schurrle and have many more tools, still the lack of confidence converting chances haunted him for a little while.

Running high on confidence, he could get a stretch of games as a starter, but I don't see him beyond a squad player. He'll never be the absolutely owner of a position in the starting XI.

[Stingray 9,441]

I still think people are way too harsh on a player that has been recovering from mononucleosis. In tennis many players that had it either retired or couldn't play regularly anymore.

Even the almighty Roger Federer took over one year to recover completely from it. I know of cases in tennis because I watch it closely, but there are cases in many other sports.

As I said, this particular illness has a tough toll on professional athletes. It doesn't affect you physically if you're a standard person - and therefore you don't demand a lot from your physical condition. For athletes it's different. Their physical condition are on many levels above ours, but for a while, they can't reach it because of the illness effects. Go Google and see how many cases of athletes careers were impacted by it.

All that said, André is a squad player, suited for only a certain kind of matches and who relies more than the average player on confidence, as normally has a lot of shots per match and we all witnessed what low confidence can do to a player's shot conversion earlier this season when Hazard just couldn't get in. Hazard is years light ahead of Schurrle and have many more tools, still the lack of confidence converting chances haunted him for a little while.

Running high on confidence, he could get a stretch of games as a starter, but I don't see him beyond a squad player. He'll never be the absolutely owner of a position in the starting XI.

Well, mononucleosis is a guess/conjecture I am affraid. That said: i found him lacking in qualify before as well and he is displaying the same shortcomings.

On another note, mono is a bitch ....

Still, I wonder how 'friendly' we would be/are if another player got sick or injured and then had a difficulties period. KDB comes to mind after his injury in preseason.

[Barbara 15,149]

Well, mononucleosis is a guess/conjecture I am affraid. That said: i found him lacking in qualify before as well and he is displaying the same shortcomings.

On another note, mono is a bitch ....

Still, I wonder how 'friendly' we would be/are if another player got sick or injured and then had a difficulties period. KDB comes to mind after his injury in preseason.

Wasn't there a report a couple of weeks ago mentioning even the scientific name for the virus?

[Stingray 9,441]

Wasn't there a report a couple of weeks ago mentioning even the scientific name for the virus?

I wonder ... I didn't find it. He would normally be monitored closely and sparsely used - even having to wear spine protection... It would explain a lot anyway

[iseah100 5,612]

I still love Shirley:)

[lucio 5,418]

It is, but he hasn't taken his chance. Salah should now be given a chance.

no. he didnt offer much. its time for remy / new signing. schurrle has failed, but its doubtful that salah is the answer.

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

Weird to me that he so suddenly "lost" it.
I thought he'd be in the main team for sure after his WC.

[LAM09 6,810]

no. he didnt offer much. its time for remy / new signing. schurrle has failed, but its doubtful that salah is the answer.

Remy is a CF. If we want him to thrive, play him in his natural position.

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

Mmm 30 million is a very interesting figure, only if we can get an adequate replacement

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

That's a sell... He doesn't fit the team's philosophy. 30m is once again a profit for a guy who isn't working out.