The only place to be 11,313 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I'm sure Jose would've liked to have eased him in after 60 minutes but we simply weren't in a position to do that. Azpi will play at Everton so it's not the worst thing in the world for him get these minutes, and Luis will get minutes down the line. Azpi actually had a decent game yesterday, much improved from his Burnley performance so it's not guaranteed that this guy will lock down that position. The Skipper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel1980 1,425 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 The same way it was a no brainer to start Courtois over Cech due to the age difference it is a no brainer that Luis will get that LB position soon. I know Azpi came off an excellent season and so on but you don't spend around £15m on a LB to provide competition to another LB. If you buy a 28/29 year old LB for that amount of money they have to start so I hope it is a matter of time before we see him starting there. I know Drogba is a legend here and so on but would have liked to seen Luis been used as our final sub and eased into action and to get his PL debut. As much as we all appreciate Azpilicueta's performances at LB and he has not done anything wrong while playing there, we could still do with a natural LB like Luis there and I hope to see him there soon. He was quality for Atletico and last season was arguably the best fullback in Europe so hopefully we see those performances in a Chelsea shirt soon and as I was saying, with the fee we bought him for it at his age, it makes no sense for him to be on the bench.I get the impression that so far Jose simply isn't impressed with Luis's performance in preseason and what he sees every day in training. I'm sure he intended Luis to be a starter, but Jose isn't the kind of guy who will play a player only because he spent £15m on him. He'll pick based on form. Luis has to impress him enough to start over Azpi. Dion, Barbara and C7S 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCFC 23 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I've written an article on the current full-back dilemma at our club. Check it and my other articles out. Thanks in advance!http://blogchelseafc.cf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 Luis' time will come and it's up to him then to take the opportunity, just like Azpi did last season. The only place to be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I think it may be down to him struggling to adapt and not being on his best form yet as Azpilicueta hasn't been nearly as good as last season in the two matches he's had this season. It's been a significant drop imo - which just shows how immense he was last season as despite not being even 80 or even 70% as good, he hasn't been bad. He's made a few mistakes we didn't watch and maybe he's either not in shape either or he's feeling a bit threatened by the competition... I don't know, but either way he hasn't upped his performances to create a problem to Mourinho. I think LuÃs has a problem in his hands to solve about himself whether it's shape or adaptation struggles, but I feel like once he becomes confident and gets used to the league, he won't leave the team.Azpili has been averaging a 6.5 so far this season whereas Iva is averaging something like 9.0 (or maybe 8.5, as I'm highly excited about Iva and I may be biased), so it's not that hard for LuÃs to displace Cesar if he doesn't up his game - which I hope he does. It's great to have players at the best of their qualities.I won't deny though that I'm really anxious to watch a well adapted and in form LuÃs linking up in our left wing and crossing. Azpili has been nearly anonymous supporting our attack in those first two matches (and something he was never widely known for imo - even last season). Also, LuÃs is very consistent defensively, so it doesn't make much sense to keep a RB playing in the LB without offering top performances, if we have an in form LB for the position. The key words here are 'in form' though. The Chels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I expect Luis to get more time on the pitch than Shaw does at Manure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Lol, no activity in this thread for quite some time. Heard that he is playing quite well today. Good for him. kellzfresh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I'm happy he's been finally capped for the NT, and in hindsight he didn't miss much by not going to the WC given the humiliation Brazil went through.Still I can't wait for him to play for us more often and consistently. I'm very anxious to see how he'll link up with Hazard. As much as I love Azpili and I think his contributions are immense defensively, offensively he's very shy and coy...LuÃs would release the beast on Hazard imo.As for the match today, can't say, didn't watch it... iseah100 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Excellent goal line clearance vs Ecuador yesterday kellzfresh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Excellent goal line clearance vs Ecuador yesterdayTekkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Tomo 21,751 Posted September 10, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted September 10, 2014 Excellent goal line clearance vs Ecuador yesterdayLooks like he's taking his role as Cole's successor very seriously indeed Barbara, killer1257, OneMoSalah and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Good to see him getting game time with Brazil. At least gets his fitness level up to speed a little bit. Kinda doubt he'll play in any of the upcoming three games. First game likely to be against Bolton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Good to see him getting game time with Brazil. At least gets his fitness level up to speed a little bit. Kinda doubt he'll play in any of the upcoming three games. First game likely to be against Bolton.I actually expect him to start against Schalke. Swansea probably comes too soon for the Brazilians seeing as they're just about getting back to England today. With 3 games in a week we'll see some rotation in that back line. Barbara 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 I actually expect him to start against Schalke. Swansea probably comes to soon for the Brazilians seeing as they'd be just about getting back to England today. With 3 games in a week we'll see some rotation in that back line.Maybe but I'm not sure if Mourinho would be willing to rotate the back 4 in an important UCL game. The last thing he (and we all) wants is us to lose another opening game in the competition and make life difficult for ourselves. Not saying Luis is crap of course but he just might want to keep the harmony going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel1980 1,425 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Azpi was on the bench for Spain, so he's fresh unlike Luis. It makes Luis's playing against Swansea even more unlikely. But the Schalke game is a real possibility. Barbara 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Maybe but I'm not sure if Mourinho would be willing to rotate the back 4 in an important UCL game. The last thing he (and we all) wants is us to lose another opening game in the competition and make life difficult for ourselves. Not saying Luis is crap of course but he just might want to keep the harmony going.If we lose vs Schalke because we would replace Azpi with Luis, then I think we have bigger issues... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 If we lose vs Schalke because we would replace Azpi with Luis, then I think we have bigger issues...Like I said, it's a matter of not disrupting the harmony of the back 4 in an important game, even though Luis is not crappy defender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 though Luis is not crappy defender.Well that's an understatement. Yeah, he's not shit. And playing him against Schalke won't lose us the game, harmony or not. The Chels and Barbara 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlueGuy 1,552 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Inevitable that he will become our regular LB soon. nyikolajevics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Well that's an understatement. Yeah, he's not shit. And playing him against Schalke won't lose us the game, harmony or not.There is that with the harmony but then you also gotta ask, how fit is Luis right now given he has hardly played this season. And IIRC, last season Azpi only got his first start when we played Swindon in the League Cup. The situation is rather similar right now even if they do not exactly play in the same position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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