Willian

[drog.ba 239]

Getting to the point where Moses should start ahead of him, Willian isn't an attacking threat

[Peace. 4,352]

7 hours ago, The Skipper said:

Play him as a B2B CM. 

This, this and this.

To be honest, I am baffled that none of our managers has ever tried it. Ever since Willian is here, we have had managers that played a CB in the midfield (Luiz) ; a RB at LB (Azpi) ; a CB at RB (Ivanovic) ; a B2B on the right-wing (Ramires) ; a B2B as n°10 (Oscar) ; a winger at LB (Kennedy). Yet none have tried Willian in midfield, which is, quite frankly, a much more obvious choice than all of those aforementioned !!!

Willian is a midfielder that happened to play as a forward solely because he runs fast. He is not a winger nor a forward ; he is useless when playing high on the pitch. His velocity and passing game (which is quite goodish when he has space) are "perfect" for the position of the B2B. Of course we have no concret proof that it would work... But why nobody tried it ? This choice looks way more logical than, for instance, playing Azpilicueta as a left-back ! It is worth a try...

And to be frank, I doubt very much he could be any worse than Oscar and Matic. At least, he would add a lot of athleticism and energy (and somehow "passing ability") into this midfield — it would be a nice change from this slow-and-clueless-as-fuck duo !!!

[Gilvorak 3,734]

Pointless player.

[LAM09 7,050]

Pointless player.

He's a "runner". The most skilled Brazilian we have is a CB. [emoji25]

[Reddish-Blue 2,503]

16 hours ago, DYC. said:

This is why you don't label a player a FK specialist when they score a few free kicks. I doubt we'll see him banging them in again.

This is why I wanted Cuadrado to stay. Conte is stuck with Willian. Moses isn't good enough and Pedro has been very disappointing.

I've been wanting to see Willian for well over a year. It never happened. It probably never will.

Pedro was always going to be disappointing.  He was a system player for Barcelona and Spain, he knew his role to perfection for so many years, it's very hard to suddenly change the way you play/think about the game.  I really wish we had gone after Alexis Sanchez, he would of been perfect attacking support for Hazard and Costa!

As for Moses, he's a bit-part player who should be adding some fresh energy into the attack after 70 minutes...if he can't do that, then why is he at the club instead of the promising Kenedy (who showed flashes of his skill and will to get forward with the ball last season)? 

[Beepu 1,714]

I'm not gonna say that he's 'useless' but he's definitely should only be a squad player next season or. as some has mentioned, tried at b2b. I like him but RW is one of the positions we should be looking to upgrade next season together with the midfield.

I wouldn't sell Willian though, he'd be a good option to have and quality depth.

[positivefootball 195]

The worst player after Cahill tonight. Hopefully this was his last game. Such a fraud. He looks quick and have a good first touch. Yet so useless. Fraud.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

On September 16, 2016 at 5:04 PM, Sir Mikel OBE said:

The "He Hates Tottenham" drinking game:

 

Take one shot if:

Willian does a step over(that nobody buys) and drills the ball straight into the defender

 

Take Two shots if:

He fails to clear the first man when taking the corner multiple times in succession.

 

Take three shots if:

He gets the ball in open space, and then decides to just dribble to the middle of nowhere until he is dispossessed.

 

 

I don't care how many free kicks he scored last season. He's a POOR winger. Always has been.

Whoever played this tonight is in the hospital with alcohol poisoning right now....

[Milan 17,956]

I cannot stand the look of this player. Running is fuck all. How many promising attacks and free kicks did he ruin? He is such a coward. After Aaron Lennon probably the most predictable player. And when he was subbed, that was a pure joke. What was that about? What was his face about, his movement? We were losing, he didn't care. Rat.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

1 minute ago, milan.cech said:

I cannot stand the look of this player. Running is fuck all. How many promising attacks and free kicks did he ruin? He is such a coward. After Aaron Lennon probably the most predictable player. And when he was subbed, that was a pure joke. What was that about? What was his face about, his movement? We were losing, he didn't care. Rat.

The Arsenal fans gave him a round of applause for his efforts. He walked slow to embrace the deserved praise.

[Fernando 6,585]

I'm not even mad. 

We did the same mistake like Ivanovic. After one good season we kept a mediocre player that just hit is peek. 

But of course no one gets the blame but the manager. 

Rinse and repeat. 

[Abreu03 292]

"If played in Barcelona or Real Madrid was top 10 in the world."

Hahahaha, where are the mentally ill?

[FabHazard 655]

This guy offers nothing in attack..he is brainless...it is a joke that he bagged chelsea POTY with couple of freekicks..Today he cannot even cross the ball...when he gets subbed he is walking as if we are 2-0 up...Get OFF the field !

[DDA 9,937]

I try my hardest not to direct my anger towards an individuals performance because most human beings make errors. Goid days and bad days but to walk of the pitch with a sulking attitude when uou are 3-0 down after playing like a total twat for the first 6 games of the season and not applauding the travelling fans for sticking in their seats... Well i find that disgraceful. Sort it out Willian. 

[BlueLyon 9,359]

On 17. 9. 2016 at 11:41 AM, The Skipper said:

Play him as a B2B CM. 

Play him as the third option from the bench.