Blue Colored Sky 1,807 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 29 minutes ago, nyikolajevics said: He was injured all season. Sign him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's too big 625 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 From what i have heard, he is talented, good ball playing centre back, solid defensively and a good reader of the game. He is still young at 23/24 years old, but he's been out due to injury to knee. When fit he is one of the best defenders in Seria A though. I suppose if he's injury concerns aren't lasting then he could be a good addition. It seems our scouts are looking at very good (young) players though, so the signs are positive at the moment. It is great to know we have plenty of options to look at if our main targets are difficult to sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickpassnmove 924 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 4 hours ago, !Hazard! said: 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? Disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jernej93 569 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 How many of you have seen more than his youtube videos? He is good, very good actually but he hasn't played football for one season lazio fans rates him highly - 3rd best rated CB of Serie A in 2014/2015 (7.35 rating) - Best central defender of Fifa World cup 2014 (7.9 rating) - Best 11 of Fifa World cup 2014 Not good enough for Chelsea they said ... if we miss on him, the fans will talk about that we miss another world class prospect for cheap. Chelsea fans - unhappy with our transfers since always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbol123 175 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Chelsea make contact with Lazio over De Vrij http://www.alfredopedulla.com/esclusiva-chelsea-pensa-de-vrij-la-situazione/#uaSjZxBjuvJV7Woy.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,069 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Chelsea make contact with Lazio over De Vrij http://www.alfredopedulla.com/esclusiva-chelsea-pensa-de-vrij-la-situazione/#uaSjZxBjuvJV7Woy.99 Are we only scouting the Italian league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Come on Lazio do us a solid here. He has all the quality. Hope this goes through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Interesting player all rounder as a defender and can even cover in rb. of course never seem him play in RL but I did sign him in FM... (2012 as I am a purist) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickpassnmove 924 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 hoorah. something might actually happen this weekend? good news. TBH, the way things have gone, I would be content with one CB like de Vrij/K2 plus Marquinhos. I wanted four more outfield signings, but if we got two defenders who are flexible at this point, maybe we can't complain. Two flexible defenders and one more MF (or three defenders) would be superb at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eidur the Spider 4,515 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 6 hours ago, Symbol123 said: Chelsea make contact with Lazio over De Vrij http://www.alfredopedulla.com/esclusiva-chelsea-pensa-de-vrij-la-situazione/#uaSjZxBjuvJV7Woy.99 Is this guy reliable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scargo 75 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 He has big problem with his knee,, it's a gamble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's too big 625 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 I also wonder why we're only being linked publicly with defenders in the Italian League. We have done well in the past scouting in the French league (with Zouma and Azpi). Maybe the only decent defenders available are in the Italian league as Spain's top defenders play for Madrid, Barca and Atletico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's too big 625 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 40 minutes ago, scargo said: He has big problem with his knee,, it's a gamble Tbh, Koulibaly is a gamble after one good season, and the same for Romagnoli and others. At least this guy was part of that '14 Holland side as well as being touted as having potential to become a very good defender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's too big 625 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 How willing would Lazio be to sell though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,091 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 4 hours ago, Robguima said: Interesting player all rounder as a defender and can even cover in rb. of course never seem him play in RL but I did sign him in FM... (2012 as I am a purist) I've never played FM myself. Is the 2012 version considered the classic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,091 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 1 hour ago, It's too big said: I also wonder why we're only being linked publicly with defenders in the Italian League. We have done well in the past scouting in the French league (with Zouma and Azpi). Maybe the only decent defenders available are in the Italian league as Spain's top defenders play for Madrid, Barca and Atletico. I agree, it's an interesting question. It could be, as you speculate, that Italy is where the best available talent is. It might also be that agents of Italian based players are taking the opportunity to push/link their clients with Chelsea. If, however, it is simply that Antonio wants to target players with whom he is already familiar then I hope this will change soon. It's a statement of the obvious that the wider you spread your net, the better chance you have of making a good catch. It is also true though that clubs from other European leagues might be willing to sell their players at prices which represent better value; clubs which don't have the financial strength to drive as hard a bargain as those from Serie A. It is for example quite usual for Italian coaches to be very well informed about players from the former Yugoslav countries. There is often some outstanding talent to be found there. I hope that between now and January, Antonio will have time to get his head up and do some scouting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 He was injured whole season, besides all throwing his performance at WC 2014, other top defenders of that tournament were Garay, Blind, Van Buyten etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles 9,790 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 I've just read that he has had two bad knee injuries. Is it to the same knee or both? I remember Azpi suffered a long-term knee injury before coming here so it's not the end of the world, but two is a different story imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbol123 175 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 7 hours ago, Eidur the Spider said: Is this guy reliable? He's reliable for Juve stuff, and I believe he's hit or miss with other Italian teams 3 hours ago, Styles said: I've just read that he has had two bad knee injuries. Is it to the same knee or both? I remember Azpi suffered a long-term knee injury before coming here so it's not the end of the world, but two is a different story imo. Both times were to his left knee. The first time he was out for about a month and didn't get surgery, he only got it after the second time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 8 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said: I've never played FM myself. Is the 2012 version considered the classic? Opinions vary and I wouldn't call it the classic version, but it's considered the one with the best match engine: actions on the pitch resemble more the real thing. I don't play it anymore (last was 13) but tried the demos. personally I don't buy them because it's basically the same game, with an updated roster at full price - makes no sense. So when feel like playing I just download a roster update for the database. sorry for the OT. Think we have a FM thread where latest versions are discussed. on de Vrij, acquiring someone after a bad injury can be a good strategy to get a better deal. However in this case he would be a gamble because it sounds like he has chronic knee problems in which case only if heavily discounted/loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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