Filipe Luís

[Leif 6,006]

Then, in 2-3 years time, we will have Jay Dasilva, next top talent in LB position, ready to play. For me that's perfect.

If we're talking about height, he's barely 5'3, so unless he has a huge growth spurt I don't think Jose will like him ever

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

If we're talking about height, he's barely 5'3, so unless he has a huge growth spurt I don't think Jose will like him ever

Mourinho already took him for pre-season when he was 16. And he was very good against 'men' like Wycombe and Wimbledon team.

Besides we don't know if Mourinho will be here beyond 3-4 seasons. So far we're not creating platform for the future and are mainly concerned about short term fixes which can't last long.

Jay is a great talent and he has so much of senior game in him already. If the height is the one thing that prevents him from playing for Chelsea there's something plain wrong.

But I think you're sadly right and I'm very concious about this. But somehow I hope that Mourinho isn't THAT great fundamentalist that he would let pass such player. And maybe we can outweight shortage of Jay with big full-back on the other side.

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

Its criminal hw Mourinho has treated Filipe Luis, best thing that could have happened to him this season was a Ivanovic injury but it never happened. I believe had he played more this season Hazad might have reached an even higher level of performance

[Styles 9,790]

It would be a good option to sell Filipe Luis and place Nathan Ake as Left-Back?

For me yes. But only if it is to use Aké in a real way. I feel that this guy has something important inside. With Reading he has played in that position and I think we could use him there.

In the last games of the season Aké should play as Left-Back and so we might see if he can serve us useful in that position the next season.

Regards.

No way. Filipe Luis barely gets a game and he's a 29-year-old that cost the club 16m.

If Ake was the back-up Azpi would never get a break; he would have to play through injury / loss of form.

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

If we're talking about height, he's barely 5'3, so unless he has a huge growth spurt I don't think Jose will like him ever

He is around 5'7" nowadays. Still tiny but he might gain a bit inch or two since he only turned 17 2 days ago. BTW he is held high as a special talent by many pundits so he might make it eventually. Though of course not here.

Filipe Luis is the perfect fb for Jose he just does not know it yet.

[supporter 3,088]

No way. Filipe Luis barely gets a game and he's a 29-year-old that cost the club 16m.

If Ake was the back-up Azpi would never get a break; he would have to play through injury / loss of form.

Hi friend!

I can see a couple of matches of Nathan Ake with Reading in the position of Left-Back and I was very impressed by his performance.

I think we have to seize our academy and Nathan Ake is a player who has something special in itself.

Play in our starting eleven in the midfield is very difficult for a young player, but perhaps we can harness the talent of Aké for that position and place Azpilicueta as Right-Back.

Ake has a supernatural tactical sense, with a maturity befitting a veteran player. If we can sell Filipe Luis (I prefer to stay with him but ..) and sign Koke, I think Nathan Ake bet would be a smart choice.

Regards.

[Blue Gino 377]

I don't believe in any Koke to Chelsea and Luis the other way b.s. Luis forced the move and Simeone won't want him back. Felipe has it made. Playing part time and uploading selfies and getting paid for it? Sign me up!

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Better to sell him, if we're not gonna play him regularly next summer. His role this season can be easily replace by young player from academy.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,919]

I don't believe in any Koke to Chelsea and Luis the other way b.s. Luis forced the move and Simeone won't want him back. Felipe has it made. Playing part time and uploading selfies and getting paid for it? Sign me up!

That is only if he does not have pride, which he obviously has to have if he worked hard enough to make himself one of the best(if not the best) in his position as showed last season.

I am sure it isn't lost on him that the two people he moved here with from the same club last season have been able to secure first XI spots, while he is left to sit on the bench.

[rantdeville 195]

That is only if he does not have pride, which he obviously has to have if he worked hard enough to make himself one of the best(if not the best) in his position as showed last season.

I am sure it isn't lost on him that the two people he moved here with from the same club last season have been able to secure first XI spots, while he is left to sit on the bench.

In principle I wholly agree with you. However, in context everything changes. Using the same example you provided, for posterity sake, you have to examine the path in which they collectively gained their first team spots.

Fabregas and Costa had to fill vacant roles (or displace Mikel/Ramires and Drogba, who was never intended to play 40 games), while Luis had to displace a pristinely in-form Azpilicueta.

I find it difficult to blame him, for me we must look at the tangibles first and--all other things being equal--then we can whittle it down to a lack of pride on his part. In the very least I would commend him for his professionalism, but then again that's just a different side of the same coin.

[Weckerz 3,781]

[Stats 7,053]

Regardless of what he says, he must feel completely mugged off. This is one of the best LB in Europe around and although we have had 3 games in 1 week he has not started a game. Azpi has been fantastic but there is no harm in giving a very good LB the odd start and rotating. It just seems what was the point in paying this much for a LB that was never going to play. It is not as if he has been poor as well. He has been very solid for us when he has played.

[supporter 3,088]

Filipe Luis deserves to stay with us.

I'd be very sorry if we got rid of him.

Regards.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

It seems he will be sold this summer. His role this season could be easily replaced with any young player. If Jose will use him again next season with the same role as this season, think we should sell him, better for both party.

[DANILA 290]

Filipe played great today. The attacking he provides on the left flank is greater than azpi's offensive contribution on that side. I really want to see filipe on the left and azpi on his natural right side. Shame if Filipe is sold...

[iseah100 5,612]

He should leave. Poor guy.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Yeah, José clearly doesn't fancy him. I like Filipe, but for the betterment of himself, he should go elsewhere.

That being said he has repeatedly said he wants to see out his contract for the next two seasons....

[Jase 43,479]

If we sell Luis in the summer, then who can we get to replace him?

I think we need to be careful about selling players just because we feel sorry for them and all that (people are also talking about selling Remy for instance). The main objective now is to improve the quality in our squad and bolster our options, not selling players and overhauling like half of the team. We should be sorting out the key areas that need improvement first before even thinking of tackling the area that we have no problem with right now.