robsblubot 3,595 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 11 hours ago, Supermonkey92 said: Swap Morata for Giroud The only thing that can get us a goal against Barcelona is pace. Giroud has none whatsoever. (IMO morata is also twice the player but that’s imo). dont think we will get to see much of the football even at SB. At least Baka not playing helps too as he’d be handing the ball back to Barca way too often. Amblève. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 On 07/02/2018 at 1:20 PM, DYC. said: The Yaya Toure comparisons were the most amusing. Always thought he was more like a Vieira type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 7 hours ago, The Skipper said: Always thought he was more like a Vieira type. TC going the extra mile... like insulting Toure just wasn’t enough was it?  Mufassir08 and Amblève. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I think if he became 3x the player he currently is, he'd end up quite like Tottenham's Dembele. Not a terrible bench option for us. But he isn't made of magic. Currently there's only one player he actually resembles, and it's the most incredible coincidence considering that the other player has been on our books this whole time - Ruben damn Loftus Cheek. How did we end up with literally the 2 most lazy, languid midfielders to ever be over 6ft? They're so similar, yet such rare kind of players (I can't name 1 team who has a player with the sum of their traits, nevermind 2 of these players). It's haunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 3 hours ago, Robguima said: TC going the extra mile... like insulting Toure just wasn’t enough was it?  Of course I’m not talking about definite ability - I’m talking about his profile as a player. A strong defensive midfielder with big presence, that should be good at driving the ball forward whilst chipping in with a few goals. That’s the sort of player Bakayoko is, not really a technical B2B midfielder that is deadly in the final third (Toure). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 21 minutes ago, The Skipper said: Of course I’m not talking about definite ability - I’m talking about his profile as a player. A strong defensive midfielder with big presence, that should be good at driving the ball forward whilst chipping in with a few goals. That’s the sort of player Bakayoko is, not really a technical B2B midfielder that is deadly in the final third (Toure). Honestly I think his career will go the way of being a box to box midfielder, hes not exactly brilliant tactically, I reckon he'd struggle to play a fixed role as a holding midfielder. He can break the lines pretty well, did that for Monaco, but honestly unless he improves drastically he won't be a long term feature here and rightly so, 40m should get you so much more. People complained about Rami and lack of technical ability for a box to box midfielder at times but in all honesty he was 10 times the player Baka is and technically on another level (which says alot because Ramires was also infuriating when it came to how he would use the ball). robsblubot and Supermonkey92 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 8 hours ago, The Skipper said: Of course I’m not talking about definite ability - I’m talking about his profile as a player. A strong defensive midfielder with big presence, that should be good at driving the ball forward whilst chipping in with a few goals. That’s the sort of player Bakayoko is, not really a technical B2B midfielder that is deadly in the final third (Toure).  Nah I got your point - was just pulling your leg. though in terms of characteristics alone I agree with MoSalah above in that he’s far more like a b2b which is toure, not vieira. tbf as good a toure was, vieira was prob one the best holding mids I ever seen play the game. The Skipper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 9 hours ago, OneMoSalah said: Honestly I think his career will go the way of being a box to box midfielder, hes not exactly brilliant tactically, I reckon he'd struggle to play a fixed role as a holding midfielder. He can break the lines pretty well, did that for Monaco, but honestly unless he improves drastically he won't be a long term feature here and rightly so, 40m should get you so much more. People complained about Rami and lack of technical ability for a box to box midfielder at times but in all honesty he was 10 times the player Baka is and technically on another level (which says alot because Ramires was also infuriating when it came to how he would use the ball). I don’t know, I don’t think his attributes would translate too well as a B2B midfielder, unless he suddenly became effective in the final third which is extremely unlikely. IMO he has a better future as a holding mid, but he’d need to learn the role a lot. I also don’t think Ramires was/is better technically than Bakayoko. Ramires was just an incredible athlete and used that very well. You’re probably right though, just don’t think he should be playing as a B2B mid if he wants to be an important player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,615 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 he is done for this season. he has below zero confidence, let him reset in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,535 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I don't think he's gana get any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,957 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 He is earning shit loads of money and is giving us this in return. Shocking. xPetrCechx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vytis33 1,270 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Used this before but only .gif that I think of when I see him play. Wow just wow  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Mikel OBE 4,920 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 41 minutes ago, Vytis33 said: Used this before but only .gif that I think of when I see him play. Wow just wow  We dominated with him in midfield. Soon as he was subbed we couldnt even get out of our half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Sir Mikel OBE said: We dominated with him in midfield. Soon as he was subbed we couldnt even get out of our half. Don't think his withdrawal made much of a difference. Leicester stepped up their game and we couldn't sustain the early good work after a long week. Bakayoko was OK at times but still looked like a headless chicken most of the time. Thank god Conte took him off at HT - which says a lot considering Conte has been always been reactive with these decisions - or otherwise, we would gone down to 10 men and lost the game! robsblubot and Amblève. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,535 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Maybe he needs a rest at a different club.. Or next season it'll suddenly click into place and we'll be all who is that guy?! Look at him go.... Though probably not.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tautvix 1,321 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 2 hours ago, whats happening said: he is done for this season. he has below zero confidence, let him reset in the summer. There's something else he has zero. And that is talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosnian Blue 2,471 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 This has got to be the worst footballer Ive ever seen play for Chelsea. My god hes shocking. Whoever decided to bring him in, and pay 40M should have his balls cut off in front of the Shed End. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 He has regressed so much since Monaco... doesn’t even look like a pro footballer atm. Amblève. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,054 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 He has regressed so much since Monaco... doesn’t even look like a pro footballer atm. He's just out of his depth. One proper season as a starter shouldn't have been enough to sway the board. DYC., yuvala, robsblubot and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuvala 2,167 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I'm really speechless when it comes to this guy.. A complete waste of space. Doesn't even look like a pro footballer. I have no idea what his role is anymore.. he's not good at anything. Infact he's bad at everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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