Ryan Bertrand

[The only place to be 11,313]

He's a pretty strong, solid LB but is a hopeless LW. I really hope Benitez or any future manager we have don't try and keep playing him LW just to try and accommodate him in the side. I'd like to see him start being a bit more attacking though, like Luke Shaw, he has it in his locker to be very Bale Like (Shaw), don't forget Bale was a LB only 4 years ago and his whole career at Saints. Bertrand doesn't have the attacking, beating a man and getting a cross over element that Ash has. He really needs to add that string to his bow to make it here. He can do it, he has done it before but he's not ambitious enough too often. At the moment, Ryan Bertrand is just a bog standard left back.

So basically, Bertrand is okay but we should buy Shaw.

I agree.

[Ollie 4,400]

Pretty much lol.

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

I fear this young man lacks ambition. At 23 going 24 he should be wanting to be a first choice in his club's left back position. Going to the media and saying how glad you are that your rival for that left back position is staying for another year (and with most managers likely to go safe and make Cole unchallenged for that spot, means he will probably not be getting regular first team football in his natural position until he is about 25), comes across as someone with not much confidence in his own natural abilities and accepts defeat that he will be spending the rest of his time at Chelsea ass a sub before leaving for pastures greener.

[The Skipper 20,593]

I fear this young man lacks ambition. At 23 going 24 he should be wanting to be a first choice in his club's left back position. Going to the media and saying how glad you are that your rival for that left back position is staying for another year (and with most managers likely to go safe and make Cole unchallenged for that spot, means he will probably not be getting regular first team football in his natural position until he is about 25), comes across as someone with not much confidence in his own natural abilities and accepts defeat that he will be spending the rest of his time at Chelsea ass a sub before leaving for pastures greener.

Lacks ambition because he wants to continue to learn from arguably the best left back England and Chelsea have ever had. Right...

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

Lacks ambition because he wants to continue to learn from arguably the best left back England and Chelsea have ever had. Right...

His 23, he has played nearly 150 senior games, he was in the starting line up in the winning team of a Champions league final. He does not need a personal tutor, especially from someone who basically, whether on form or name only, will always limit his game time in his favored position, at a stage of his career where he should be playing regularly. Saying that he is happy to have Cole stay for another year, possibly even longer, comes across that he is happy to continuously be a bench player a lot of the time - not exactly the sign of a hungry player wanting to succeed.

[The Skipper 20,593]

His 23, he has played nearly 150 senior games, he was in the starting line up in the winning team of a Champions league final. He does not need a personal tutor, especially from someone who basically, whether on form or name only, will always limit his game time in his favored position, at a stage of his career where he should be playing regularly. Saying that he is happy to have Cole stay for another year, possibly even longer, comes across that he is happy to continuously be a bench player a lot of the time - not exactly the sign of a hungry player wanting to succeed.

You're making too many assumptions. For all we know we could say that he is patient enough because he knows he that he's in a great position to become a starting left back at a great club like CFC rather than being happy to go to a mid table team which also screams no ambition. He should be playing regularly right now IMO. He's good enough to play 20-30 games at left back but our current manager doesn't seem to want to rest Ashley in games where we don't really need him.

[bluesman2610 1,217]

rested ashley in a game " we didn't really need him" and bertrand is the cuplrit of ball watching and silly foul... i know hes only 23 but at that age ashley cole was a much better option.. anyone else thinking ryan may not make it here a chelsea's number 1 left back.. may seem like a knee jerk but look at his opposite in azpi who is of same age and currently miles ahead in development to ryan...

great lad but if ryan is going to be the guy for us in the future starting next season he has to be number 1 or hes pretty much done at chelsea cause only playing cups is not enough gametime to keep match sharp.. and that was evident today

[ja1 1,166]

Steve Clarke travels to Holland to watch Chelsea loan defender Tomas Kalas play for Vitesse: Steve Clarke... http://t.co/293RcNFLMY

Wouldn't do him bad staying at Vitesse at the rate they're improving (probably be in CL next season and if not they'll definitely be in Europa), but WBA would also be good to give him that PL experience.

[Strike 6,958]

wba are short of defensive options as well... good deal for him if he gets premiership experience there

[Despiadado.Maleante 1,046]

wba are short of defensive options as well... good deal for him if he gets premiership experience there

Getting pl experience would be amazing even if he can get 15 game it will be better than a loan to vittise

[Strike 6,958]

Getting pl experience would be amazing even if he can get 15 game it will be better than a loan to vittise

and Steve Clarke will handle him well ...its a win-win

[Ankit 3,176]

But if WBA take Kalas on loan , they can't take lukaku on loan too. Either one can play for WBA due to some FA rule. So lukaku another year at the hawthorns or Kalas getting a PL experience? Tricky situation.

[zolayes 14,489]

But if WBA take Kalas on loan , they can't take lukaku on loan too. Either one can play for WBA due to some FA rule. So lukaku another year at the hawthorns or Kalas getting a PL experience? Tricky situation.

lukaku back at the Bridge ,,Kalas to WBA

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,733]

Redemption tonight?

[Santiago. 1,500]

80 pace for a CB!!!!

[Leif 6,006]

I genuinely had a dream once that Kalas was playing for West Brom. heh. (Yes, I'm that sad that I dream about football. I also dreamed that next year we'll be beating Real Madrid 7-0.)

[blu35_army 550]

another speak from Kalas...

Kalas: "First, I have to make another stop. At a top club in Germany or midtable in England. The gap between Vitesse and Chelsea is too big"

you made the right choice Kid,,just come back when you think you can Stop Bale's Movement at the moment...

[Leif 6,006]

I think he'd do best to join Bayer Leverkusen. I can't think of a better team for him.