iseah100 5,612 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 He's better than Willian in attack. In the 10 mins he spent on the pitch he was positve, missed a great chance and later scored the winner.Its really crazy Brazil are starting an important tournament with Willian and Fred.Anyway Chelsea don't need Costa if Cuadrado is staying.Don't hate on Willian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNDS 502 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 He's better than Willian in attack.In the 10 mins he spent on the pitch he was positve, missed a great chance and later scored the winner.Its really crazy Brazil are starting an important tournament with Willian and Fred.Anyway Chelsea don't need Costa if Cuadrado is staying.Douglas Costa is certainly better at getting into good attacking positions than Willian (give me the name of an AM who isn't), but he's much less intelligent than Willian in his use of possession. He's one of those players that, although very talented and capable of being dangerous in attack, nonetheless has a tendency to turn the ball over quite often due to poor decision-making; he dribbles when he should pass, he passes when he could shoot, he shoots when he should pass etc. This is the reason that he has developed a reputation for inconsistency.In contrast, Willian's passing and decision-making were exemplary against Peru, with a number of dangerous crosses from the right supplementing some excellent vertical passes, well-timed switches of play, and effective 1-2 combinations with various teammates; he was one of Brazil's best players (behind Neymar) alongside Alves and Costa.The biggest issue for Brazil at the Copa is going to be their enormously unconvincing double-pivot; Fernandinho and Elias were really poor against Peru, affording the defence little in the way of protection in open-play, giving away free-kicks in dangerous areas, and failing to move the ball forwards quickly enough when in possession. The problems arising from the DMs were compounded by Dunga's selection of Fred (over Douglas Costa, with Coutinho injured) and Tardelli (over Firmino) because it meant that only Alves and Willian were initiating/developing the attacks for Brazil, and only Neymar was effective at getting into dangerous positions and finishing these attacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I wouldn't say he's better than Willian in attack just a better end product, but then again who doesn't have a better end product than Willian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,067 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I wouldn't say he's better than Willian in attack just a better end product, but then again who doesn't have a better end product than Willian?Very few. [emoji1] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Don't hate on Willian.sheva is a good poster but he hates on Willian all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadavTKL 1,787 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Willian was arguably the 2nd best player for Brasil last night, according to many, and also been included in the first round XI. Mentioning Fred and Willian in the same sentence is odd, especially if you saw yesterday's match.With Oscar and Coutinho injured i see no reason why Wiilain wouldnt start every game for Brasil. But Brasil should play Costa and Firmino, Fred and Tardelli cant offer too much.As for Costa, i always liked him and he's a good player, he can contribute in Chelsea, but I agree with WNDS about his decision making, not as intelligent as a Chelsea starting AM shoud be. Could be a decent squad option in the place of Cuadrado, if he's leaving, but i think Sterling got more potential as a starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Willian was arguably the 2nd best player for Brasil last night, according to many, and also been included in the first round XI. Mentioning Fred and Willian in the same sentence is odd, especially if you saw yesterday's match.I watched the game from minute 7 (after it was already 1-1) to the end. Being the 2nd best Brazil player doesn't mean much with the average lineup they had out there. The most notable thing he did (apart from when he humiliated some guy) was an outside of the foot pass to Neymar, who fired wide from outside the box. While the others did fuck all.sheva is a good poster but he hates on Willian all the timeNot all the time lol, i think he's a decent player, but not 'un-droppable' at a big club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,513 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I'd rather just keep Cuadrado, he deserves at least one full season to show his abilities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,578 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 #FCBayern is interested in Douglas Costa, who currently plays for #Shakhtar as well as the Brazilian national team. (via @DiMarzio) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,067 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 #FCBayern is interested in Douglas Costa, who currently plays for #Shakhtar as well as the Brazilian national team. (via @DiMarzio)He'll be another Shaqiri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 If Salah and Cuadrado are to leave and we can't get Griezmann we should sign this fella. He would fit well with the squad and bring something we wouldn't have that particular scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,516 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Looks like he's off to Bayern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfcs most wanted 657 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Looks like he's off to Bayernthey should take him and give gotze to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaKstone 307 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Looks like he's off to BayernWe just dodged the bullet. Thank fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Despiadado.Maleante 1,046 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Bet everyone wants him here now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNDS 502 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Looks like he's off to BayernBut.... but.... weren't we all told a few months ago that he was the sort of player ('mediocre Brazilian from a joke of a league') that no genuine top-tier team in Europe would ever consider buying, even as a squad option .Still, with the fee reported to be around £27m, Bayern are taking a huge gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Bet everyone wants him here nowThey will once he proves he's a top 10 winger. He's brilliant and those who've seen him enough shouldn't feel shy about saying so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlueGuy 1,552 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Would be funny as fuck if he becomes one of Bayern's best player next season and Cuadrado continues his flop form for us. Will teach all of us a painful lesson of never judging a book by its cover I am sure everyone and even the club thought Cuadrado is the better player 6 months ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechromancer 262 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 He's not Bernardo Silva, mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadavTKL 1,787 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 In the current market, he could be a decent back up for Robben at RW. They had to bring someone when Robben is injured so much and Ribery looks like he's done. they're in a real problem.I dont think Costa could be a star in Bayern, they'll probably look to add more wingers next summer or even now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts