Baba Rahman

[Last Sicarius 610]

I think the plan is spend to 20m on a new LB every summer and still play a RB ahead of them.

seems legit.

[manpe 10,861]

sounds a safe bet as he has played 82 out of 84 PL games since Jose returned

Wow, the numbers are even more damning than I thought.

[zolayes 14,489]

Wow, the numbers are even more damning than I thought.

havent checked but those he missed might have been suspensions

[the wes 7,212]

Why do fullbacks need to be tall?

i agree mate Ashley Cole wasn't tall and mourinho signed him

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Once we will have two proper fullbacks, our play will be better.

Cant believe that in day when fullbacks have become so advanced they are basicaly most versatile players like Alaba, Marcelo, Lahm etc, we still play with stone age type fb like Iva.

Last year he was decent, now is not anymore. But what bothers me more; Mou saying Iva plays because of height. What does the height be useful for if you dont know what to do with it? We still concede on corners, we still dont score headers.

Iva is useless in both cases regardless of his height. So put someone who can actualy defend. You dont need height for that.

But at the end of the day Im not sure what surprises me more: the fact that we dont play Baba over Iva even if the later is in super bad form or the fact why we bought Baba for so much in first place if he was brought only as backup in case of injury.

[zolayes 14,489]

Once we will have two proper fullbacks, our play will be better.

Cant believe that in day when fullbacks have become so advanced they are basicaly most versatile players like Alaba, Marcelo, Lahm etc, we still play with stone age type fb like Iva.

Last year he was decent, now is not anymore. But what bothers me more; Mou saying Iva plays because of height. What does the height be useful for if you dont know what to do with it? We still concede on corners, we still dont score headers.

Iva is useless in both cases regardless of his height. So put someone who can actualy defend. You dont need height for that.

But at the end of the day Im not sure what surprises me more: the fact that we dont play Baba over Iva even if the later is in super bad form or the fact why we bought Baba for so much in first place if he was brought only as backup in case of injury.

only 2 of our signings made any sense at all . Begovic excellent and Pedro .. time will tell . the other 3 dont make sense at all the one who might make it "ISN'T READY"

[MefiX19 1,092]

Since Iva is injured I hope he will take his chance and perform at his best.

[LAM09 7,043]

Providing Mou actually starts him; he has to take this chance.

[hamad138 190]

I think he needs to leave like de bruyne. He wont play with Mourinho

[Despiadado.Maleante 1,046]

If Mourinho thinks his not ready his admiring to starting the season with just 2 fullbacks in the squad. That in itself is a sackable offence.

[Special Juan 28,133]

He wont play with Mourinho

I think Ivanovic has already done that.

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

His not going to start tomorrow, Mourinho clearly hinted at that

[manpe 10,861]

His not going to start tomorrow, Mourinho clearly hinted at that

What hints do you mean?

[Yeboii 1,844]

His not going to start tomorrow, Mourinho clearly hinted at that

He actually did. He said that Azpi was an option for the right back spot. Which obviously leaves the left back spot open for Baba. He even mentioned Azpi first.

[Thendo 1,088]

Azpilicueta is one of four players he has at his disposal to replace the injured Branislav Ivanovic at right-back, which could mean an opening on the other side of the defence for Baba Rahman.

The Ghanaian has made two appearances for the Blues since joining from Augsburg in August, though he is yet to make his Premier League bow. As Mourinho considers whether that could change when we take on Aston Villa today, he draws comparisons with a former player of his who also moved to Stamford Bridge having spent his whole career abroad.

I go back to one of the best defenders the Premier League has ever had, Ricardo Carvalho, begins the manager.

He was in big trouble for three, four, five months. He said he couldnt adapt to the change from the Portuguese League and the Champions League to the Premier League: the way attacking players were playing, the way he had to adapt and learn how to use his position and his body.

He was a super player but it was hard for him for three or four months. Its a problem of experience and being adapted to the Premier League. Its depends on the characteristics of the player.

Baba is really good with the ball, hes very fast, but hes learning how we play and how we defend. The fact he came to us in the last days of the market took from him the possibility to work in pre-season, but hes a good player for sure and we trust him.

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