Tomo 21,751 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I can understand that Jose likes Azpi and considers him first-choice LB - I don't agree but I get it. What I don't understand, however, is Azpi starting 3 games in 8 days when we have a player of Luis' calibre fit and available for selection. The only way this transfer would have made sense is if Luis became our first-choice LB but he's not (he hasn't even been given an opportunity to try to settle down with a run of games). Mourinho spent 16m on a 29-year-old as a backup and that is a waste of resources. I thought we stopped making pointless transfers but clearly I was wrong about that.Only just seen this and felt the need to give my side.Normally I would agree that it would be a waste if money however this time I think it was nessecery even if he doesn't break into the team, after David Luiz's sale and Cole leaving we had four senior defenders, going in with 5 was risky enough and to have such a quality alternative like Luis isn't to be sniffed at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles 9,790 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Only just seen this and felt the need to give my side.Normally I would agree that it would be a waste if money however this time I think it was nessecery even if he doesn't break into the team, after David Luiz's sale and Cole leaving we had four senior defenders, going in with 5 was risky enough and to have such a quality alternative like Luis isn't to be sniffed at.Wouldn't Bertrand be considered a senior defender? He's 25-years-old and he probably would have been content with being backup. Or maybe we could have signed a young defender to develop with the minutes Luis is getting now.I just don't understand the point of signing a 29-year-old Luis for the role he has now. I think Mourinho knew Azpi was his first choice LB so why did he sign Luis? It wasn't an Emenalo signing. dee25 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Wouldn't Bertrand be considered a senior defender? He's 25-years-old and he probably would have been content with being backup. Or maybe we could have signed a young defender to develop with the minutes Luis is getting now.I just don't understand the point of signing a 29-year-old Luis for the role he has now. I think Mourinho knew Azpi was his first choice LB so why did he sign Luis? It wasn't an Emenalo signing.Who knows what the plan was, maybe he was signed with the full intention of being first choice but circumstance (like Ivanovic hitting form and to his own admission finding it difficult adapting to England) have put a block on that.and with Bertrand I think it was just the case Jose didn't rate him, certainly not to the extent to have him as the immediate back up like Luis (currently) is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chels 2,502 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Wouldn't Bertrand be considered a senior defender? He's 25-years-old and he probably would have been content with being backup. Or maybe we could have signed a young defender to develop with the minutes Luis is getting now. I just don't understand the point of signing a 29-year-old Luis for the role he has now. I think Mourinho knew Azpi was his first choice LB so why did he sign Luis? It wasn't an Emenalo signing.Remember how Jose got Azpi to man mark Luis in the CL SF 2nd leg (for the first half at least)? He clearly did at least rate him highly and recognised him as one of Atletico's most significant attacking threats. Not sure what's happened since! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Partridge 1,124 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 At the current rate of games he's getting we could have kept Ash DYC., LDN Blue, iseah100 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Want to see him start tonight and fingers crossed he has a good game if he does. petre.ispirescu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNDS 502 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Luis could possibly have done better against Carrillo during the build-up for the goal, but then again, Carrillo was just having a great game in general and even left Azpi on his back-side before setting up a good chance at one point. Other than that, I though he was decent defensively, and made some great interceptions; he'll have to show a little bit more to push for a starting spot against the best teams, however.On the other hand, he was great going forward, winning us a penalty and contributing to a lot of general build-up play. Against teams that we expect to sit back against us he MUST start, and is also certainly worth a shout against teams of a similar quality and style of play to Sporting. zolayes, Blue Colored Sky and The Chels 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 he does look good going forward but in defence looks a little shaky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 It's pretty clear that against shit teams, Luis needs to start. His crossing is very good for a full-back and he has a decent shot on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! The Chels 2,502 Posted December 10, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted December 10, 2014 Excellent going forwards but I do agree that he was a little shaky defensively. One of the reasons he was so good at Atletico was that he would attack as he did today but he'd rarely have to defend 1v1 which is perhaps one of his weaknesses. Instead they'd defend in groups of 2-3 which enabled him to press and tackle (which he is very good at) knowing that he could risk lunging in because there'd be cover. He doesn't look so assured in our less defensively stable setup, but as already mentioned his attacking strengths surely outweigh any defensive issues in games where the opposition will just defend. DYC., WNDS, Madmax and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 He has to play against the buses, so comfy on the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrExcalibur100 7,124 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I don't see what else Kasmirski can do to establish himself as the number 1 left-back. Pretty amazing free-kick from the lad. https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/2E0128D1E81156745649895669760_3309d831b4a.1.3.12817752881246750435.mp4?versionId=R1lxfZN.9BSkgM6qLPVmGA22zKmxYFh9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosnian Blue 2,471 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Great free-kick from Kasmirski tonight, should have taken the second one aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Didn't know he had that in his locker, looked like Bale for a second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Didn't know he had that in his locker, looked like Bale for a second.i see nothing Simian in his features The Mak, Sheva. and DYC. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DH1988 1,348 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Dropped my tablet, had to quadruple check what I'd seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 So he is Brazilian after all! iseah100 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I wasn't expecting that at all. I was like... 'where did it come from?'I still think he's somewhat of a liability defensively, so playing away against teams that will attack us, even Iva and his crazy stuff makes more sense because I feel like Iva harass opposition more than he does, is firmer, and stronger.But we don't actually face many teams that attack us much, do we?I think most home games, especially against team that play more defensively than average, he's the key.Mourinho said after the Hull game that he went with LuÃs because we didn't have Cesc and the team needed someone to produce something else in the attack. So Mourinho is aware of it, but I do have a feeling he'll continue to pick Azpi and Iva even in the games where we should comfortably play LuÃs against teams that won't really threaten us offensively.And as much as I want LuÃs to be part of the starting XI, if he doesn't improve his physical defending and 1 vs 1, I'm glad he isn't a regular. I already feel like we're exposed enough with Cahill playing far from his best form, we don't need a vulnerable FB in addition to that. CHOULO19 and BlueLion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeholiday 209 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Whoa great goal Filipe! Branna might bring extra threat from set pieces as the target, but Luis is a threat from free kicks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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