Marcos Alonso

[ja1 1,166]

9 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

Not sure what he has to do to get some credit. People talking about letting us sell him to United but he was very solid v Leicester. Called up for Spain too. No mean feat considering the options they could call up. Throw in the fact he has 6 PL goals this season too. 

He was part of the problem for their goal, and it seems we have another member of the 'he's solid' committee. What does 'solid' even mean. Basically average, lacking true quality but he worked hard. Bare minimum. Called up for Spain  after months of his only competition being Nacho Monreal. He boosts his stats with free kicks - take away his set pieces and his goals and assists are same as Moses. In the league so far he only has one assist which is pathetic.

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

On 20/03/2018 at 8:01 AM, ja1 said:

He was part of the problem for their goal, and it seems we have another member of the 'he's solid' committee. What does 'solid' even mean. Basically average, lacking true quality but he worked hard. Bare minimum. Called up for Spain  after months of his only competition being Nacho Monreal. He boosts his stats with free kicks - take away his set pieces and his goals and assists are same as Moses. In the league so far he only has one assist which is pathetic.

Sure he was maybe a reason why they scored but again like with Cahill or Ivanovic or whoever else in recent time hes gotten a lot of pish for things that is truly nothing to do with him directly. Which shows exactly the mentality of the some of the fans of this club. 

Monreal fair enough but what about Jose Gaya? Alberto Moreno, who suits Spains style to the ground and played u21s with the Spain manager? Alonso deserved a call up for last season in my eyes and now hes finally gotten recognition on a wider scale but now its not oh hes done well its, oh he only had Monreal for competition....

He boosts his stats with free kicks? So what? 6 PL goals with a lot coming from set plays is good for a LWB, considering he got a vital winner vs Spurs, Southampton as well as add the goals he managed last year, we'd be a fair few points off where we are now if it weren't for some of his goals. Obviously he wont grab many headlines being a LWB but him along with Christensen (who has had a rough patch recently), has been one of our more consistent players this season (defenders being more consistent players suppose that means the seasons a failure). 12 PL goals in 1 and a half seasons from LWB is a good return, regardless of how good or bad you think he is. 

Hes solid because he shows up does a decent enough job every week. How many of our players can stake a claim to that this season? Not very many.  Why do we seem to slag off every player we have who are doing a reasonable job, is it his fault hes probably our best LWB? No. It is the boards for not signing Alex Sandro or not signing Luke Shaw about 4 years ago or whoever/whatever. Ridiculous. His assists could improve but again Morata and Giroud have had good chances on a plate from Alonso and not scored. Not saying hes the best crosser but that game vs United for instance where Alonso put a peach on a plate for Morata and he hit the bar comes to mind. Its not like Alonso is an absolute train wreck like Bakayoko. Did he boost his stats last year with free kicks too? Or was he genuinely just really good last year because I would like to know? Because I think last year we all wanted an elite LB and maybe still do. Fair enough hes not exactly the best LB out there but in terms of what he cost and the availability of others, not the worst option. Yet its typical for fans of this club to slag off players who are at least showing up 75% of the time and doing reasonably okay, especially in a tough season and a tough patch.... no wonder everyone thinks we are a joke. Fair enough goals do happen and sometimes you can point the finger at an individual but we have bigger problems than our LWB who has been doing alright this season, like our attacking players except Willian seeming to have vanished and our 40m MF signing being an absolute waste of a footballer. Also throw in uncertainty over Conte's future, finishing top 4, winning a trophy etc....

 

But anyway once again lets all be morons and start slagging all our players off,.

[communicate 2,703]

On 3/21/2018 at 6:33 AM, OneMoSalah said:

Sure he was maybe a reason why they scored but again like with Cahill or Ivanovic or whoever else in recent time hes gotten a lot of pish for things that is truly nothing to do with him directly. Which shows exactly the mentality of the some of the fans of this club. 

Monreal fair enough but what about Jose Gaya? Alberto Moreno, who suits Spains style to the ground and played u21s with the Spain manager? Alonso deserved a call up for last season in my eyes and now hes finally gotten recognition on a wider scale but now its not oh hes done well its, oh he only had Monreal for competition....

He boosts his stats with free kicks? So what? 6 PL goals with a lot coming from set plays is good for a LWB, considering he got a vital winner vs Spurs, Southampton as well as add the goals he managed last year, we'd be a fair few points off where we are now if it weren't for some of his goals. Obviously he wont grab many headlines being a LWB but him along with Christensen (who has had a rough patch recently), has been one of our more consistent players this season (defenders being more consistent players suppose that means the seasons a failure). 12 PL goals in 1 and a half seasons from LWB is a good return, regardless of how good or bad you think he is. 

Hes solid because he shows up does a decent enough job every week. How many of our players can stake a claim to that this season? Not very many.  Why do we seem to slag off every player we have who are doing a reasonable job, is it his fault hes probably our best LWB? No. It is the boards for not signing Alex Sandro or not signing Luke Shaw about 4 years ago or whoever/whatever. Ridiculous. His assists could improve but again Morata and Giroud have had good chances on a plate from Alonso and not scored. Not saying hes the best crosser but that game vs United for instance where Alonso put a peach on a plate for Morata and he hit the bar comes to mind. Its not like Alonso is an absolute train wreck like Bakayoko. Did he boost his stats last year with free kicks too? Or was he genuinely just really good last year because I would like to know? Because I think last year we all wanted an elite LB and maybe still do. Fair enough hes not exactly the best LB out there but in terms of what he cost and the availability of others, not the worst option. Yet its typical for fans of this club to slag off players who are at least showing up 75% of the time and doing reasonably okay, especially in a tough season and a tough patch.... no wonder everyone thinks we are a joke. Fair enough goals do happen and sometimes you can point the finger at an individual but we have bigger problems than our LWB who has been doing alright this season, like our attacking players except Willian seeming to have vanished and our 40m MF signing being an absolute waste of a footballer. Also throw in uncertainty over Conte's future, finishing top 4, winning a trophy etc....

 

But anyway once again lets all be morons and start slagging all our players off,.

I think most of us know that Alonso is a good playert but in Conte 343 system, we need the wb to be better than good especially since Conte prefer  to play 2 destroyer in midfield.   Our wb will be the player that have the most amount of space so they have to be a threat every time if not, the other team will just give up the wide area. 

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[NiclasCFC 2,582]

Just came on to earn his first cap vs Argentina. Congrats Marcos, well deserved!

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2 hours ago, NiclasCFC said:

Just came on to earn his first cap vs Argentina. Congrats Marcos, well deserved!

More like a scrimmage for Spain though

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

I thought he was abysmal. Afforded so much space but did nothing. Little penetration or speed about him just pointless crosses to no one in the box. Average at defending. He's just a mediocre player in general that is really good at freekicks. Any other manager will give Emerson a look for the remaining games but not Conte. 

[the wes 7,212]

Dennis Wise has criticised Marcos Alonso’s performance against Southampton today - claiming the Spaniard showed no desire.

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/946093/Chelsea-news-Southampton-Marcos-Alonso-Premier-League

[mccg 1,528]

FA likely to review Marcos Alonso challenge on Shane Long, says Dermot Gallagher

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/11331192/ref-watch-fa-likely-to-review-marcos-alonso-challenge-on-shane-long-says-dermot-gallagher

We might even get to see the lesser spotted Emerson Palmieri ?

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

10 hours ago, mccg said:

FA likely to review Marcos Alonso challenge on Shane Long, says Dermot Gallagher

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/11331192/ref-watch-fa-likely-to-review-marcos-alonso-challenge-on-shane-long-says-dermot-gallagher

We might even get to see the lesser spotted Emerson Palmieri ?

If Zappacosta plays on the left, and Moses on the right, something is definitely up.

[Thor 2,696]

Absolutely infuriating to watch. I've never been more livid watching a player for Chelsea. 

If reports are true and the like of Barcelona or Real Madrid are looking into him... Sell. 

He slows up any build up play we have going, He is one footed. I can't remember the last time I've seen him cross it in on his left. Constantly cuts the ball back, and simply plays a back pass. Has no pace. Is either too deep in attack, playing on the shoulder of the last few defenders, or is too far back, not providing support. And like I said, when he is, he is too slow to get rid of it, terrible at dribbling, and cannot take his man on. 

The one thing he does do well, is win headers in defence. I actually cannot think of any other thing he does average to well apart from his free kicks. 

How is it that everyone that supports the club can see it, yet Conte can't? How is he a sure fire, locked in starter every single week? Seriously? Moses is three times the player, and he is someone we could probably look to upgrade as well. Moses is good enough to be a rotation/squad player though. Alonso isn't close. At least not at WB. Play him as a striker. 

 

[manpe 10,861]

3 hours ago, Thor said:

I can't remember the last time I've seen him cross it in on his left.

Tbf it was his cross to Giroud.

[Thor 2,696]

1 hour ago, manpe said:

Tbf it was his cross to Giroud.

Touche haha. 

But honestly, his crossing in general is horrible. And like I mentioned, he rarely does it. 

[Special Juan 28,141]

Walking abut the field on Saturday, and still one of the most bog average players to have ever pulled on the CFC jersey.

[zakhov 253]

Apart from the cross, he's partially to blame for the two goals.

As Wisey pointed out for the first goal we conceded, he showed no interest in tracking back to help out defense.

And for Southampton's second, he showed no interest in putting a challenge at the far post.