Yacine Brahimi

[BlueLyon 9,359]

3 hours ago, Melanicus said:

Yes, he is shit.

IMO he is very good. Crazy on ball, but lacks finish.

However he is far from what we realy need right now.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

I really wanted us to sign him last season. I want to say it could be the signing that will let us forget about the Douglas Costa saga...

I dont know if he could be a regular starter though. Hazard and Willian will play on the wings every game certainly, and Conte surely wont play with Cesc in a double pivot regularly (means we'll play 4-3-3 probably). Thats why we're after Naingolan.

But, i do think we need another option for attacking midfield. I really dislike Pedro's game, and against the lesser teams we'll have to have a more attacking formation as an option. And its not like Brahimi is a superstar who cant sit on the bench.

So... i wish its true. Brahimi-Hazard-Willian would be a joy to watch.
 

[lucio 5,418]

11 hours ago, Pizy said:

 

 

LOL! Some people here don't remember what he did against us just a few months ago in the CL. Singlehandedly destroyed our midfield and back line. Made some of our players look silly.

Slender frame with no power? Huh? He's got a very solid body with a brilliantly low center of gravity similar to Hazard.

Hes one of the best dribblers in Europe and is insanely good on the ball. If we plan on playing with 3 attacking midfielders Brahimi would be a great replacement for Oscar and a huge upgrade.

Hope we sign him.

jonjo shelvey looked like prime sneijder against us.... making ivanovic and cahill look silly is achievable for any half decent player.

and of course salah also did this

[OhForAGreavsie 6,058]

9 hours ago, nadavTKL said:

I really wanted us to sign him last season. I want to say it could be the signing that will let us forget about the Douglas Costa saga...

I dont know if he could be a regular starter though. Hazard and Willian will play on the wings every game certainly, and Conte surely wont play with Cesc in a double pivot regularly (means we'll play 4-3-3 probably). Thats why we're after Naingolan.

But, i do think we need another option for attacking midfield. I really dislike Pedro's game, and against the lesser teams we'll have to have a more attacking formation as an option. And its not like Brahimi is a superstar who cant sit on the bench.

So... i wish its true. Brahimi-Hazard-Willian would be a joy to watch.
 

He looks more flashy than effective to me.

As has been said, many players have looked good against us but it's not just players. Plenty of ordinary sides have put in apparently good displays against Chelsea only to disappoint their manager and fans who, "Can't understand how we can play so well against Chelsea one week, but not turn up against XYZ FC the next." The fact is we can be very easy to play against, with our slow build up and determination to give the ball away cheaply. Most professional footballers will look good if given that sort of encouragement.

I'm not sold on Brahimi. Even his highlight vids contain many passages of play which are really scraping the barrel for examples of the bloke's so called quality. If he is the player some here are saying that he is, then I haven't seen it yet.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,058]

11 hours ago, LAM09 said:

He might not be world class yet

Yet? At the age of twenty-six what is he waiting for?

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

Ayew was the new Messi against our defence. Just saying.

[LAM09 7,043]

Yet? At the age of twenty-six what is he waiting for?

Decent offers that satisfy him and the club?

Falcao left at 25 and Martinez left in his late twenties as two examples. Porto don't let players leave for change

[OhForAGreavsie 6,058]

2 hours ago, LAM09 said:

Decent offers that satisfy him and the club?

Falcao left at 25 and Martinez left in his late twenties as two examples. Porto don't let players leave for change

 My question referred to the fact that player was described as not yet world-class despite already being 26 years old. if an outfield player is not yet world-class at that age, when will he be?

[LAM09 7,043]

 My question referred to the fact that player was described as not yet world-class despite already being 26 years old. if an outfield player is not yet world-class at that age, when will he be?

In his prime (28-32). What were Ribery and Robben doing at that age to name two?

They upped their game ar Bayern and became WC wingers. The same COULD happen here.

[Captain Ahmed 528]

Regroup this 2 topics in one ,cheers

 

[the wes 7,212]

Good player we don't need him it's about  time we started giving Charly Musonda a chance to break into the Chelsea team we need to spend are transfer budget in other positions we need a centre back two midfielders and a striker