Juan Cuadrado

[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 21,751]

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 8,886]

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.

[The Mak 4,459]

I've come to the conclusion in the past few weeks that I'm just going to put my neck on the line and, sadly, call him a big floppy stocking of s**t and that we've been completely mugged off on this one.

It seems like he has the mentality of a youth player and just isn't cut out for adapting to a much tougher league. Not to mention the fact of his age and his record before hand is, let's face it, pretty stark average. Below average even. One good season in Serie A and a one good WC does not a good player make. Just look at Willian tonight for fuck sake, Cuadrado is currently a million miles away from that level. He couldn't be any further from him if he tried.

I can see why there was talk of Mourinho wanting to bring back Moses before going for this guy. I hope I'm completely wrong, and everyone here has the right to shove it down my throat if I am, but the future looks bleak...

[The Skipper 20,609]

I've come to the conclusion in the past few weeks that I'm just going to put my neck on the line and, sadly, call him a big floppy stocking of s**t and that we've been completely mugged off on this one.

It seems like he has the mentality of a youth player and just isn't cut out for adapting to a much tougher league. Not to mention the fact of his age and his record before hand is, let's face it, pretty stark average. Below average even. One good season in Serie A and a one good WC does not a good player make. Just look at Willian tonight for fuck sake, Cuadrado is currently a million miles away from that level. He couldn't be any further from him if he tried.

I can see why there was talk of Mourinho wanting to bring back Moses before going for this guy. I hope I'm completely wrong, and everyone here has the right to shove it down my throat if I am, but the future looks bleak...

I'm with you. I was gutted when we signed him. He's more than welcome to prove me wrong however.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I think he looked quite lively when he came on. He seriously needs to bulk up a bit, however, he is far too easily knocked off the ball.

[LAM09 7,044]

He always wants to try and beat a man with skill to no avail. I personally can't see him being here next year at this time, as he was bought to add to the numbers.

[robsblubot 3,595]

I think he looked quite lively when he came on. He seriously needs to bulk up a bit, however, he is far too easily knocked off the ball.

That's what a few of us were concerned about.

And that is exactly why age matters: far easier to bulk up a 22yo than a 26yo.

However I'm just not that crazy about his technique as his control of the football is just not up there with our starters.

Saw the same during the WC where he was ok (against poor opposition).

[Tomo 21,751]

In two days time he could have won more PL title's than Gerrard