OneMoSalah 8,889 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Possible alternative to Stones?Dutch CB at Lazio, 23 years old, 28 caps for Holland was at the 2014 World Cup. Seen him in the World Cup and thought he was good (well the whole Dutch team was surprisingly better than we probably all expected), surprised he went to Lazio and not United with LvG like most people the other year.Good in possession, reads the game well, for his age someone quite a lot of experience and also was captain at Feyenoord for a bit but was then stripped of it due to poor form. I watched the Lazio-Leverkusen game and also the Lazio-Juventus game where they lost the final (which was expected Juventus are a class above most teams in Italy)... but against Leverkusen he looked very very solid and looked to play forward when he could when they were building from deeper, at times when he was under pressure too, he could be an alternative to Stones who many believe we are wanting due to his potential, distribution and age, I'm not sure if he is as quick across the ground as Stones is but he is undoubtedly a good CB, just as good if not better (there are actually a fair amount of CBs out there we could go after instead of Stones for the money mentioned).Obviously we haven't been linked with him and it is more than likely he will stay in Italy but he is good enough to play in England, only a matter of time before he makes the move, still surprised United haven't been linked with him at all this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,582 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Stones Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illmatic 901 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Don't search alternatives to Stones. The team don't want a CB, want JOHN STONES. He, specifically he. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Not good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Quality player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alabama 1,992 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Stones or no deal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alabama 1,992 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Stones or no deal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,889 Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Quality player.I think if he played anywhere that wasn't Italy people would also think the same but I personally feel he is just as good as Stones if not better. If he were English and playing in the PL he'd be rated at 30-40M too.. don't see the whole Stones wankfest, he's a decent English prospect but personally I think we should of looked elsewhere as soon as they turned down the 24 or 26M bid. There are so many CBs out there, it baffles me we are constantly trying to get Stones without actually having a plan B by the sounds of it incase Everton don't sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duppy Conqueror 1,557 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 I don`t think Jose sees CB as being a position we have to get someone in at. it`s more about him seeing Stones as a player who will be a key member of the team in the future with the added bonus of being able to compete now rather than what position he plays.like they say during the NFL draft..good teams don`t draft the position they draft the player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artandur 939 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 #Chelsea have turned their attention to Lazio defender Stefan de Vrij after failing to complete a deal for Kalidou Koulibaly. [Mirror] Lazio will offload De Vrij for around £15million – and that presents better value than Koulibaly, who is also wanted by Everton. [Mirror] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artandur 939 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Did anyone watch this one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Yeah just seen those reports on Twitter too. Looks like we got some mixed opinions in here on De Vrij aswell. Amybody else watch him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Fox_ 2,086 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 I honestly forgot about him. I would like to say that he's quality from what I've seen, albeit what I've seen is not so much as to form a correct opinion. Didn't he have an injury the past season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickpassnmove 924 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 sign him up. I don't always watch Lazio, but when I do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4 1,521 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Would be a good signing but it's the Mirror and i don't thing Lazio will sell for only 15m.So the options right now are Mustafi,Stefan De Vrij and Lindelof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanicus 5,208 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 He looks like a solid defender with good range of passing. These are exact defenders that we need. I'm honestly not worried about central back position as much. Koulibaly would be really nice, but if we need to pay 60 mil for him, I don't think he is needed. We can get a cheaper option like de Vrij and I'm sure he would be really good under Conte. If a player fits the system he can be much better than he really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Hazard! 3,394 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 He is Dutch Gary Cahill. Good enough for Lazio but I don't see him capable of playing at a top club. If our options are really down to this, then why not cancel Christensen's loan and bring him back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 With his injuries last year are you sure?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Colored Sky 1,807 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Where is his 2015/16 season ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_de_Vrij Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,710 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 6 minutes ago, Blue Colored Sky said: Where is his 2015/16 season ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_de_Vrij He was injured all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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