Kurt Zouma

[The only place to be 11,313]

only thing that he lacks yet is tactical awareness (positioning game etc)

http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/everything-you-need-know-about-kurt-zouma

This article suggests that his reading the game is one of his strengths.

he seems not to be good with the ball, like for example Varane, who is awesome with the football. in modern football a CB has also to be able to put in a good pass...

Again, his stats with the ball are actually pretty good. 86% pass completion is on-par with Cahill's stats.

He's very mature for his age. A born leader. JT's heir IMO if he develops the right way.

Fingers crossed. Deschamps marked him out as captaincy material.

[Toli 977]

He's not as amazing on the ball as Varane but he isn't bad. He makes up for it by being a class defender.

nobody knows if he is a class defender yet. playing in france and in england are 2 different worlds. but we'll see. as I said, if he aint that good on the ball, he will have to be tremendously good as a defender. and futhermore we probably will need another good midfielder, who is creative.

@The only place to be..well, Mikels pass accuracy is surely also amazing. if you pass the ball 3 m next to your player standing, there aint a big chance, that you will missplace a pass. the question is, how good is accuracy is when playing the ball upfront and taking risks.

[lucio 5,418]

legend in the making. hope it dosent end the chances of kalas though.

[The only place to be 11,313]

@The only place to be..well, Mikels pass accuracy is surely also amazing. if you pass the ball 3 m next to your player standing, there aint a big chance, that you will missplace a pass. the question is, how good is accuracy is when playing the ball upfront and taking risks.

Does he need to do that on a consistent basis? Why not just pass it 3 m to the guy in midfield and minimise the high-risk balls?

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Average pass lenght by Zouma is 24m.

Having good passing ability or ball control is completely different though...

Here is a good article about Zouma:

http://www.squawka.com/news/2014/01/06/91-tackle-success-why-chelsea-need-this-no-nonsense-future-france-captain/2014010650399

Welcome!

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Good signing.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Zouma against Lukaku would be some battle

[The Mak 4,459]

Zouma against Lukaku would be some battle

Wouldn't be surprised if they accidentally murdered each other in training.

Imagine them sprinting at each other....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er3-wbk25mQ

[yuvala 2,167]

Welcome !

Does anyone know if he's ready to play for us after this season? or do u think he'll be sent out on a loan to Vitesse ?

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Welcome !

Does anyone know if he's ready to play for us after this season? or do u think he'll be sent out on a loan to Vitesse ?

Hell no to Vitesse...if he gets loaned out, Premier league for sure. He is good enough to play in midtable/low PL team.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Hell no to Vitesse...if he gets loaned out, Premier league for sure. He is good enough to play in midtable/low PL team.

He's good enough to play regularly as a starter for a team like Everton or Southampton as well IMO.

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

Welcome !

Does anyone know if he's ready to play for us after this season? or do u think he'll be sent out on a loan to Vitesse ?

I am pretty sure Jose wanted him but let him stay so that the two clubs could come to a finalised deal this month and also end interest from other clubs.

So when he does come in the summer,I believe he will be an important part of the first team.

[Yeboii 1,844]

One thing im worried about

Now Etienne really has no reason to keep playing him in every game.. Hope he won't rot on the bench

[Ze Mario 638]

On the signing itself - this kid has incredible talent. Proper gritty defender who has brilliant physical attributes, and is already capable of marking top class players out of the game with the combination of his speed, leaping ability, strength and tackling. He's very mature for his age. A born leader. JT's heir IMO if he develops the right way.

Here's his performance against PSG earlier this season:

that jumping power on 0:40

sick!

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Wouldn't be surprised if they accidentally murdered each other in training.

With those two in our team dont think many would think about bullying Eden