RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Luis is better then Azpi and Ivanovic, under any other manager Luis would be automatic starter. Sentimental reasons is the only reason why mou prefers Azpi and Ivanovic.It's debatable. I think Azpi and Ivan are doing fine. Yes, they might did a couple of mistakes, but nothing really cost us (losing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker10 946 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 It's debatable. I think Azpi and Ivan are doing fine. Yes, they might did a couple of mistakes, but nothing really cost us (losing).Azpi and Ivan are doing more then fine, but he was playing as good as any fullback in the world last season. He is a game changer from the left back position.I personally would go with Azpi and Luis in most scenario, we need more mobility in the back. RoyalBlues 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Mikel OBE 4,920 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Luis is better then Azpi and Ivanovic, under any other manager Luis would be automatic starter. Sentimental reasons is the only reason why mou prefers Azpi and Ivanovic.I don't think it is sentimental when Azpi and Iva were two parts of the best defense in the league last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Luis is better then Azpi and Ivanovic, under any other manager Luis would be automatic starter. Sentimental reasons is the only reason why mou prefers Azpi and Ivanovic.LuÃs himself admitted he was having trouble dealing with the EPL physicality a couple of weeks ago...I do believe Iva will hardly be dropped by Mou and he likes a lot Azpili, but the moment LuÃs is ready to deal with the league, I don't see why Mourinho won't drop Azpili. there's a reason LuÃs was a starter for UCL games from the go... RoyalBlues 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Doing very very well against Argentina. Sheva. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Doing very very well against Argentina. I was just waiting for the game to end before posting - he's a beast in defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I was just waiting for the game to end before posting - he's a beast in defense.That tackle on Messi about 10 minutes before FT was the highlight for me. Flawless game all over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chels 2,502 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Luis and Oscar completely shut off Argentina's right flank (which included Messi) in the second half. Really good play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidzeret 2,257 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Clearly deserves a starting role at Palace, surely now. If you're looking for defensive stability, this is the man. If you want attacking finesse, this is the man. Truly a well rounded LB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Dreadful! Dreadful defending from Filipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DH1988 1,348 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Christ. Awful performance capped by an awful challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 He better bloody step it up while Azpi is suspended. FFS. iseah100, Bosnian Blue and sdrcfc 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namika 922 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Christ. Awful performance capped by an awful challenge.What ? He was good. Zaha was lucky in the challenge. Styles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DH1988 1,348 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Wasn't good at all, imo, lump challenges, challenged with the wrong foot, slow, sluggish. Blaming the international break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 He was too soft in the Palace - and that seems to be the reason why he hasn't been used in the EPL yet.I hope we don't end up missing Azpili in our next three matches...Anyway, it was an isolated mistake and I'm very happy with his match (although I hate we couldn't have a clean sheet) and especially his contributions to our attack. Azpinator 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Time for Luis has come The Chels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 This is his chance. But he'll have to do a whole lot better than he did today if he wants to keep that starting spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 This is his chance. But he'll have to do a whole lot better than he did today if he wants to keep that starting spot. I don't think he did bad. Actually if you don't consider that soft tackle on Zaha, he was very good. That's the thing that's been preventing him to play EPL though... it's still much more physical than La Liga and what he was used to. Namika, Rambo and RoyalBlues 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I don't think he did bad. Actually if you don't consider that soft tackle on Zaha, he was very good. That's the thing that's been preventing him to play EPL though... it's still much more physical than La Liga and what he was used to.I thought he was doing well too. It's always much more difficult coming in in mid-match especially unexpectedly because you're not in the right mind frame. He didn't really have much to deal with but looked solid and was good on the ball. But all that will be forgotten if he makes a mistake like he did for the goal.He can have incredibly solid 270 minutes while Azpi is away but make a couple of minor mistakes that end up costing us goals and you can bet anything that he won't be starting when Azpi gets back. Just the way football is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I thought he was doing well too. It's always much more difficult coming in in mid-match especially unexpectedly because you're not in the right mind frame. He didn't really have much to deal with but looked solid and was good on the ball. But all that will be forgotten if he makes a mistake like he did for the goal.He can have incredibly solid 270 minutes while Azpi is away but make a couple of minor mistakes that end up costing us goals and you can bet anything that he won't be starting when Azpi gets back. Just the way football is.but he could also capitalize from this mistake.I'm positive he will work much harder now, knowing his mistake cost us a goal and knowing he has 3 matches to show he can cope with the physicality. He won't want that repeat exactly because he knows it could cost him the position.I expect to see Cesar playing against Maribor now - even if LuÃs has been the guy for the UCL matches. He needs to be in his best physical condition to face United.I don't worry about QPR and the League Cup games. CHOULO19 and CFC_4EVER 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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