Juan Cuadrado

[Thor 2,689]

On 5/9/2016 at 11:01 PM, Steve said:

Conte chased Juan for almost two seasons at Juve, expect to see him back here next season. 

Would be the right move too. This guy needs a chance. A proper one.

People are so quick to jump on a player if he isn't immediately impactful. He has been superb at Juventus. In fact, he has been superb everywhere he has played apart from for Mourinho.

Conte clearly sees something he likes in him, and I would trust his knack for it seeing what a magnificent job he has done everywhere he has been. 

[Muzchap 8,966]

1 hour ago, Thor said:

Would be the right move too. This guy needs a chance. A proper one.

People are so quick to jump on a player if he isn't immediately impactful. He has been superb at Juventus. In fact, he has been superb everywhere he has played apart from for Mourinho.

Conte clearly sees something he likes in him, and I would trust his knack for it seeing what a magnificent job he has done everywhere he has been. 

Lol he was like Bambi on ice tho - every time I looked for him, he was on the floor ???

[DYC. 7,542]

2 hours ago, Thor said:

Would be the right move too. This guy needs a chance. A proper one.

People are so quick to jump on a player if he isn't immediately impactful. He has been superb at Juventus. In fact, he has been superb everywhere he has played apart from for Mourinho.

Conte clearly sees something he likes in him, and I would trust his knack for it seeing what a magnificent job he has done everywhere he has been. 

He has done a 'magnificent job' in Italian football. English football is a different beast.

I wouldn't mind him coming back. But with Hazard and Willian already in the team, I'd rather cash in on him and buy a young and highly talented winger as a back-up/rotation player. Or better yet, bring back Musonda.

[Strike 7,474]

I don't think he has been magnificent. 

Would cash in on him tbh. Even if the fee is 15m ish I would take it 

[Thor 2,689]

2 hours ago, DYC. said:

He has done a 'magnificent job' in Italian football. English football is a different beast.

I wouldn't mind him coming back. But with Hazard and Willian already in the team, I'd rather cash in on him and buy a young and highly talented winger as a back-up/rotation player. Or better yet, bring back Musonda.

We were an offensively limited team. I want to see this guy given room to operate. The Italian league is a little bit slower and these fast wingers look a little better than most places, but he is a quality player. This myth of English football being a level above, or something special just isn't so. Cuadrado can be a successful player in this league, and with Conte in charge, I think he will be. 

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

I still remember how cute he was trying to run with the ball to his feet and then falling out of nowhere. Must've been the emotion of running free, untamed on a football pitch.

[DYC. 7,542]

2 hours ago, Thor said:

We were an offensively limited team. I want to see this guy given room to operate. The Italian league is a little bit slower and these fast wingers look a little better than most places, but he is a quality player. This myth of English football being a level above, or something special just isn't so. Cuadrado can be a successful player in this league, and with Conte in charge, I think he will be. 

Never said English football is special but its' without a doubt a level above the Serie A.

I wasn't even referring to the level of the league though. English football is faster and far more aggressive. A lot of Serie A imports don't do well in English football.

Cuadrado was used for specific tactical set-ups and as an impact sub. He wasn't even a starter for Juve. He's a good player but he's a trial-and-error player. He'll produce a couple of good moments but also produce a lot of bad plays. A big reason for his 'inconsistency'. I've never seen him as player cut out for top level football and he hasn't been able to change my mind. He can be very dangerous because of his speed, agility and directness. Which makes him useful as a squad player. But his time in England suggests he's not suited to the game there, he's too slow in the mind.

He was at his place at Fiorentina and teams of a similar level in my opinion. Salah for example is a slightly better player imo but he's not good enough either.

[LAM09 7,043]

We were an offensively limited team. I want to see this guy given room to operate. The Italian league is a little bit slower and these fast wingers look a little better than most places, but he is a quality player. This myth of English football being a level above, or something special just isn't so. Cuadrado can be a successful player in this league, and with Conte in charge, I think he will be. 

I wouldn't go as far as calling him a quality player, but he's a good option to have. His physical presence (nonexistent) is the worry I have and it was evident under Mou

[Special Juan 28,104]

Buy Mahrez and be done with it....Keep one of Pedro/Cuadrado and be done with it.

 

[Parky 739]

Watched him play for Columbia today against Peru and still not convinced he's good enough to be a first team player for us. His fast and quite strong but his balance, decision making and movement is below average. We won't win titles with players like this in our starting 11. Sell him and use the funds to raise the quality in our starting 11.

 

 

 

 

[Vytis33 1,261]

I once saw a defender look at him the wrong way and he fell over. 

[mickaaa7 10]

He Stays ? 

[the wes 7,212]

Juventus are in talks with Chelsea to retain Juan Cuadrado for a total €24m deal, claim Sky Sport Italia.

[nono 791]

Hard to believe we paid 30m euros for him. What a debacle.

[Parky 739]

Just sell him. Cut our losses and be done with this clown.