Juan Cuadrado

[nyikolajevics 2,594]

im completely sure the notorious D.Costa was the first name on Jose's list last January, not Cuadrado.

Why did we not sign him then? We played more than 30 million Euros for Cuadrado. Do you think Shakhtar would reject so much money for a player that wants to leave? Or we were willing to pay more money for Cuadrado who was the second name on the list?

I agree with most things you write but this doesn't seem right.

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

Falcao was fine when he was first starting he had 3 goals and 2 assists in 5 games then LVG benched him for no reason and he never was the same again.

For players moving to england and adapting to a new game regular playing time is a major issue. More so for Falcao who was recovering from a injury.

Did you watch Colombia's friendly against Bahrein? What about Cuadrado's performance?

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Why did we not sign him then? We played more than 30 million Euros for Cuadrado. Do you think Shakhtar would reject so much money for a player that wants to leave? Or we were willing to pay more money for Cuadrado who was the second name on the list?

I agree with most things you write but this doesn't seem right.

Shaktar are as stubborn as Porto. Costa said a few days ago that his realese clause is around 50m euros.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Cuadrado has very good technique. He's just not perfect at keeping the ball under pressure but he tries to win a lot of fouls if he knows he'll lose the ball.

That's what has not worked for him so far, especially in England where referees have a problem with Chelsea. Even Neymar will look worse than Willian because he can't keep the ball under pressure and will prefer to fall.

Give cuadrado 3-4 straight starts and he'll get used to what is required easily imo.

[nyikolajevics 2,594]

Shaktar are as stubborn as Porto. Costa said a few days ago that his realese clause is around 50m euros.

Release clauses like that mean nothing, no club will ever play 50 million for a player from the Ukranian league. Maybe they wanted Costa to stay in order to beat Bayern They would be lucky if they got like 25 million for him, still a lot of money.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Release clauses like that mean nothing, no club will ever play 50 million for a player from the Ukranian league. Maybe they wanted Costa to stay in order to beat Bayern They would be lucky if they got like 25 million for him, still a lot of money.

You can see it does mean something in Shaktar. Willian went for 35m euros after many summers of rumors about a switch, Fernandinho also went for the same price in the age of 28. I guess if Costa gets his switch in the next 2 years it would be for at least 40m.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Disappointed to see him subbed at halftime. Don't see him starting this weekend.

[Stats 7,059]

Disappointed to see him subbed at halftime. Don't see him starting this weekend.

It probably was always planned. He played 83 minutes in their game on Thursday against Bahrain which is nearly the whole game so it would have been agreed before the match started I assume for him to play 45. That being said he probably could have scored a hattrick for Colombia and would most likely be on the bench anyway against Stoke. Would like to see Mourinho give him a start though.

[Fernando 6,479]

Waste of money if he's going to be on the bench. We sold a young guy to fund this move.

Yet now this guy will have little resale value.

[empire of emotions 247]

i feel sorry for him. awesome player but playing without confidence. it's definitely no joke. and now unlucky too.

i hope he will be better next season when he adjusts to england and gain confidence.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Think unless something changes dramatically his career is gonna be another Salah or Schurrle for us ah well Sterling in summer will be OK.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Have to admit, the way going on must be unexpected for Jose.

[Spike 12,049]

Le run fast and passbackwards man. I hope he looks different next season because this is not okay.

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

30M euros for this piece of garbage...

[Laugh1ngMan 393]

Wanted to give him some time before i judged him.

But i'm making official what i suspected all along: We got robbed!!!

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Apparently this is one of the best player at the WC, the same competition that made that Mexican GK looks as good as Neuer. Imo this is a mess up by us

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

Completely lacking in confidence. Had it totally knocked out of him. How can you adapt to a new league if you don't play enough?

[The Mak 4,459]

Anyone else get the increasing feeling that we've been absolutely mugged paying £26m this guy? Signs don't look good to say the very least. There's a difference between needing a period of adaption and consistently looking absolutely useless...