Baba Rahman

[Last Sicarius 610]

I just love him when i see he is going to throw ball into box :3 His defending isnt so bad as someone's said. I just hope after JT come back he will still be on left side and Iva wont back on right side :/

[Special Juan 27,429]

Didn't look his best yesterday but I'd hate to think he will be dropped just like that. He was brilliant in Paris, always felt it was going to be tough for him to live up to that yesterday but with games he grows.....Top lad.

[the wes 7,212]

1 hour ago, Special Juan said:

Didn't look his best yesterday but I'd hate to think he will be dropped just like that. He was brilliant in Paris, always felt it was going to be tough for him to live up to that yesterday but with games he grows.....Top lad.

I think if he's giving time he will get even better 

[LondonsFinest 692]

He isn't bad in no means. He is great in attack and okay in defending. He is very young, so time will sharpen him more. Biggest thing he needs to work on is positioning and marking. He often lets the marker go, probably expecting the CB to track him.

[the wes 7,212]

[Fernando 6,464]

Made a mistake but it's okay. Shake it up and get back in the game. 

We are not fighting for anything so perfect time to learn from your mistake. 

Perfect time to play these younger players. 

[Styles 9,790]

16 minutes ago, Fernando said:

Made a mistake but it's okay. Shake it up and get back in the game. 

We are not fighting for anything so perfect time to learn from your mistake. 

Perfect time to play these younger players. 

Got subbed straight away after making the mistake. Typical Chelsea.

[Fernando 6,464]

1 minute ago, Styles said:

Got subbed straight away after making the mistake. Typical Chelsea.

Yeah that's mess up. 

However it was for a younger guy so ain't that bad. 

[real talk 2]

4 minutes ago, Fernando said:

Yeah that's mess up. 

However it was for a younger guy so ain't that bad. 

Coach is very stupid for doing that. Just when this young player is building some confidence, you quench it. Everybody makes mistakes.

[BlueSunshine 672]

I  really hope his sub was to protect him rather than punish him. If there is anything to imply the latter i will lose a lot of respect i have for Guus.

[MefiX19 1,092]

Hope he will start agaisnt Norwich. Everyone makes mistakes even the old guards!

[zakhov 253]

1 minute ago, MefiX19 said:

Hope he will start agaisnt Norwich. Everyone makes mistakes even the old guards!

I was absolutely fuming after he made that mistake. But expectedly mellowed down after Iva scored in the winner. Everyone does make mistakes, spot on.

But if we didn't win or get a draw, I wonder if I would be feeling the same. 

[pHaRaOn 2,131]

Guus Hiddink on replacing Baba Rahman, whose mistake led to Southampton's goal, at half-time: "I don't want to make a fake injury. I took him off because of the error. He has to cope with that. He was very down in the locker room about his mistake, but we have to make decisions like we did."

[OhForAGreavsie 5,892]

1 hour ago, Styles said:

Got subbed straight away after making the mistake. Typical Chelsea.

It wasn't his first error of the day by any means plus, it's just a guess but, I don't think Guus has any belief in him.

People keep saying play Baba to build his confidence but managers will only do that if they have a basic belief that the player will eventually repay the faith, that the player is good enough to be worth being patient with. Plenty of people here have that faith in Baba but Guus does not seem to. Like it or not our manager has earned the right to back his own judgement.

 

[The Mak 4,459]

A bit harsh to take him off.

If only we were as ruthless with Ivanovic's MULTIPLE brain farts at RB this season, we might not be so far down the table...

[Jase 43,479]

7 minutes ago, The Mak said:

A bit harsh to take him off.

If only we were as ruthless with Ivanovic's MULTIPLE brain farts at RB this season, we might not be so far down the table...

Maybe he was affected badly by it and hence Hiddink had to take him off?

On another note, one shouldn't make silly mistakes like that in defence when you've got Shane Long around. That guy is a human pest!

[The Mak 4,459]

1 minute ago, Jason said:

Maybe he was affected badly by it and hence Hiddink had to take him off?

On another note, one shouldn't make silly mistakes like that in defence when you've got Shane Long around. That guy is a human pest!

Well, we don't know I suppose. If he was disheartened in the locker room, then yes, it was probably the right call.

Shane is a freak sometimes though. He has no right being as good in the air as he is, as well as being so quick and...'pesty'! 

[Jase 43,479]

5 minutes ago, The Mak said:

Well, we don't know I suppose. If he was disheartened in the locker room, then yes, it was probably the right call.

Hiddink did imply that in his post-match interview and Baba Rahman looked distraught too after making that mistake. A test of his character then.