Juan Cuadrado

[didierforever 7,349]

looking like a bad transfer. but lets give him some time and a pre-season. hopefully he can do something of what he did in WC last year.

[Sheva. 5,373]

I still like his movement, he'll get some goals because he isn't static like Willian - and in the few games he has played more than 20 mins, I believe there has been 3-4 times he could have scored.

But his weakness on the ball is just funny. Needs to hit the gym and also get more minutes, because he won't get any better with the physicality by observing from the bench.

[hamad138 190]

De bruyne first 6 months was also horrible. In germany he was called belgium flop and then he exploded. Hope it happens with him too!

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Based on 1 match? If Neymar came to the EPL, he wouldn't be much better than Cuadrado in terms of holding the ball from stronger defenders

This is the performance we were talking about

[CHOULO19 24,332]

He REALLY needs a goal. A goal will bring back confidence and kick start his Chelsea career. Hence Jose's reaction to the miss on Saturday.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,895]

De bruyne first 6 months was also horrible. In germany he was called belgium flop and then he exploded. Hope it happens with him too!

Thanks Hamad, this is interesting. I presume you're talking about his first six months at Wolfsburg because his time at Bremen was widely praised.

I watched a lot of Kevin at Werder and felt that he did not really deserve as much praise as he received. Of course there were some good performances but, as I've said before, there were times when I thought he was poor enough to be dropped. He never was of course.

For what it's worth, I've only watched him four times this season and have seen him perform well just once. That was the game against Bayern when Pep's boys played right into his hands by repeatedly giving him plenty of room he could run into with his power surges. In fact I'd guess it was from watching this game that Ribery came to realise what KDB does best.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

hopefully when we secure the league next week he gets a run of games to get some momentum for next season.

[Laugh1ngMan 393]

Everytime he has the ball, he makes me think about a gazelle on ice, ready to fall over with the slightest touch.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

We are the first premier side in a decade to win the league with a surplus in the transfer market, and the surplus should be much higher seeing as this buy has done fuck all

[Mufassir08 2,400]

We are the first premier side in a decade to win the league with a surplus in the transfer market, and the surplus should be much higher seeing as this buy has done fuck all

Maybe he'll come good next season.

[JaKstone 307]

Maybe he'll come good next season.

At Vitesse

[DYC. 7,542]

The thought of Ramires being a better option out wide, even against a packed defence, is quite sad.

Can only hope he makes a complete 180 next season.

[Styles 9,790]

It seems as if his biggest problem right now is simply the intensity and physicality. He seems to almost always be unaware that he is being pressed.

Like DYC said, I can only hope he comes back a different player after the summer because signs don't look good.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Maybe he'll come good next season.

We can only hope.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Let's judge everything about him next season. If he is still struggling, January judgement will take place.

[Tomo 21,733]

It seems as if his biggest problem right now is simply the intensity and physicality. He seems to almost always be unaware that he is being pressed.

Like DYC said, I can only hope he comes back a different player after the summer because signs don't look good.

He has the talent but as you alluded to seems to want too much time on the ball, I think he has had a bit of a culture shock in England but I hope it can be ironed out in the summer, although a complete different position I remember Evra looking horrible in his first 6 month's at United but he worked out ok.

If he's still playing like this come January then cut our looses and get rid (or get rid off the competition, make up excuses and build the team around him in the hope he comes good )

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

I seriously believe this transfer only happened because Reus just had to go sign that contract extension...

I really hope we still go buy a top winger this summer, otherwise, they'll be a lot of anxious people....

[OneMoSalah 8,783]

He has the talent but as you alluded to seems to want too much time on the ball, I think he has had a bit of a culture shock in England but I hope it can be ironed out in the summer, although a complete different position I remember Evra looking horrible in his first 6 month's at United but he worked out ok.

If he's still playing like this come January then cut our looses and get rid (or get rid off the competition, make up excuses and build the team around him in the hope he comes good )

Evra came from the French league though. It wasn't exactly the same hustle and bustle as the Prem but the Italian league and PL... there is a huge huge difference, absolutely huge. That's one of the reasons I thought he'd possibly be struggle as well as the fact he played his best stuff for Fiorentina in a role behind the striker this year with a lot of freedom. Gervinho and Salah in England in comparison to Gervinho and Salah in Italy, different players... Cuadrado in Italy, Cuadrado in England, same thing. There isn't the time on the ball that he wants also how many times has he took a touch and passed it back in his Chelsea career so far? Or so it looks.

Also physically, he looks very very lightweight, I know its not a huge difference these days in comparison to 30 years ago when players where literally booted off the park but still certain wingers as well as smaller players in this league (height wise), like Hazard, Silva, Mata, Moreno, Ayoze Perez, Sterling etc although they are 5 ft 6 to 5 ft 9 or whatever they aren't actually that physically weak (and are still perhaps working on it like Pardew was quoted saying about Perez earlier in season having done some gym work to cope with demands). Think Cuadrado could do with it a bit because he will get hit in this league and like we've seen with Hazard, Sanchez and other wingers like Ronaldo, Robben in the past, he will get hit hard too.