Papy Djilobodji

[the wes 7,212]

...he has developed a sound reputation for himself in France ... at such a low fee, [Chelsea] could possibly have grabbed themselves a deadline day bargain.

... uncompromising and forceful centre-back, who rarely comes out second best in aerial duels ... dominates the box with his physical stature.

...deceptively quick for his size, and though he is not blessed with blistering natural pace, he has a natural sense of positional awareness which allows him to be in the right place at the right time to intercept and to clear the danger, a feat which he has become especially renowned for.

...need to improve [on] lack of composure when in possession and his sometimes sloppy use of the ball from feet. His decision-making is by and large sensible; however at times he lacks the technical ability to pick out passes, and his poor distribution from feet has held him back from being a top defender at one of the bigger Ligue 1 clubs.

-source: French Football Weekly

[The Skipper 20,609]

I will reserve judgement until I've seen him play a few times tbh. I like his profile, whether he's good enough at this level? I suppose we'll find out.

[yuvala 2,167]

I have a strange feeling we'll see him as a CM more often than we'd like

[Term-X 7,891]

Just hope we get banned for not having enough English players soon, it's all I hope for now. Fucking disgraceful really

Becoming disillusioned with this club a little now.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

I have a strange feeling we'll see him as a CM more often than we'd like

I'd like it if he was replacing mikel,Current Fabregas, or Ramires in midfield and he was able to put a shift in.

[killer1257 3,282]

Just hope we get banned for not having enough English players soon, it's all I hope for now. Fucking disgraceful really

Becoming disillusioned with this club a little now.

We could integrate our youth team players like RLC or Solanke.Both are good enough,but Mou did not give Solanke his chance and RLC is still just a bench player.

[Term-X 7,891]

We could integrate our youth team players like RLC or Solanke.Both are good enough,but Mou did not give Solanke his chance and RLC is still just a bench player.

Nah, the only realistic option is putting a price tag on them like Stones would have had, you can't leave a player who cost £35m on the bench; with RLC you can.

[iseah100 5,612]

Just hope we get banned for not having enough English players soon, it's all I hope for now. Fucking disgraceful really

Becoming disillusioned with this club a little now.

RLC to replace Cesc.

[Unionjack 7,531]

Just hope we get banned for not having enough English players soon, it's all I hope for now. Fucking disgraceful really

Becoming disillusioned with this club a little now.

Sod that. I dont know why we should be made to use ANY English players if we dont want to. All this HG crap is for the benifit of the national squad and I coulodn't give a toss about them any more.

We are Chelsea. Europe has an open door policy why shouldnt football clubs?.

[El P. 1,354]

Left out of squad for CL? Disgrace if true.

[Term-X 7,891]

Sod that. I dont know why we should be made to use ANY English players if we dont want to. All this HG crap is for the benifit of the national squad and I coulodn't give a toss about them any more.

We are Chelsea. Europe has an open door policy why shouldnt football clubs?.

Because the majority of the fans at the games hail from the country/local area, as an English club we should support home grown talent.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Left out of squad for CL? Disgrace if true.

Definite proof Jose wasn't a part of this signing.

Any idea where I can see the full squad?

[Term-X 7,891]

Because the majority of the fans at the games hail from the country/local area, as an English club we should support home grown talent.

It's actually a fucking disgrace how I had to actually type that.. this is the stage we're at on TC. Smh, smfh..

[Pacquiao 1,834]

shows he is expected to be 4th choice CB and isnt expected to surprise anyone and become 3rd choice.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

shows he is expected to be 4th choice CB and isnt expected to surprise anyone and become 3rd choice.

We could have used youth if that was the case.