OhForAGreavsie 6,075 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 3 hours ago, zekinjo said: Watched him against Juve and he didn't look good at all. Yep that was undeniably the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 Bakayoko still linked to Chelsea http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4488674/Chelsea-confident-signing-Tiemoue-Bakayoko.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 On 5/4/2017 at 11:17 AM, the wes said: rio ferdinand warns man utd and Chelsea against signing Tiemoue Bakayokohttp://metro.co.uk/2017/05/03/rio-ferdinand-warns-manchester-united-and-chelsea-against-signing-tiemoue-bakayoko-6614425/#ixzz4g7hwmVQt And where is he gonna learn and improve? In the French League? Horse mouth needs to shut the f__k up. Conte is a proper manager... Turns average players into good ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 Just now, Chelsea Legend 11 said: And where is he gonna learn and improve? In the French League? Horse mouth needs to shut the f__k up. Conte is a proper manager... Turns average players into good ones. Bakayoko concentration not the greatest which is a minor problem which can be easy fixed by conte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea 96 24 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Why Bakayoko?? Fabinho is better. and the price is the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Fabinho looks like he's 50. If he looked like Pogba he'd be #1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosnian Blue 2,471 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 For that amount of money you would want a significant upgrade on Matic and I dont think Bakayoko is that good, if he is an upgrade at all because there are certain aspects of the game where Matic is far better. Buying him definitely means selling Matic and the question is whether Conte is prepared to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,700 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 5 hours ago, Chelsea 96 said: Why Bakayoko?? Fabinho is better. and the price is the same. The price is the same? Where is this come from? Are you Dmitry Rybolovlev or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 7 hours ago, Chelsea 96 said: Why Bakayoko?? Fabinho is better. and the price is the same. Fabinho has a lot more years on his contract, and Bakayoko's deal is up sooner (i believe next season or he has a really low buy-out clause.) Fabinho will probably end up going next summer. But I 100% agree. Fabinho is supremely the better footballer. He's everything we need in Matic and much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonsFinest 692 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 People tend to forget this is basically his breakout season. Nobody was expecting him to be next to Fabinho this year. Not to mention people are basing it solely off CL games. He is still young and has room to improve. He's light years ahead of Matic already. Â Keep in mind, I like the lad, but I do think someone like Naby Keita or Radja Nainggolan would fit us better. However, I can see the hype surrounding him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scargo 75 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 This man is bubble. he is the worst Monaco player in Juventus series. he looks like another Mikel. I don't know why we insist on this man. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 3 hours ago, scargo said: This man is bubble. he is the worst Monaco player in Juventus series. he looks like another Mikel. I don't know why we insist on this man.   Tbh whole Monaco squad was poor. So many wrong passes and lost possesions, Juve did great job at pressing them. Watch Monaco in ligue 1 and u will see Bakayoko and rest are much better. In a way it was expected considering their age and inexperience, they will struggle against juve. But I agree Bakayoko had many fart moments in those two games, losing the ball in crucial areas which he needs to improve. Then again sometimes he looks very dominant in retaking the ball and driving it through midfield. If he can be more of that later, he will be cracking player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluewillie 1,930 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 On 04/05/2017 at 8:17 PM, OhForAGreavsie said: Yep that was undeniably the case. Me too thought he had an absolute shit game, if that's his sum total then they can keep him. we've got better anyway. hes1ofus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Every game Fabinho started had me impressed. Every game Bakayoko started had me thinking 'Everton player', which is the go-to term now for any player almost good enough; For sure good enough to be a squad player, but can you picture this player being one of the best players on the pitch in a Champions League final vs. Madrid/Bayern/Barcelona/etc. given the context of our style of play? Or does it feel far more likely the player would vanish, have a solid season every year, but never wow against the best teams? Obviously I believe the latter. Completely different players, but no better than Ramires. I easily picture Fabinho growing into Essien-like dominance. Fabinho leads on the pitch. Last night, Bakayoko didn't show up, nor did he hide - he just accidentally vanished and didn't even know he wasn't performing well enough. Completely leagues apart in terms of mindset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 17 hours ago, Bosnian Blue said: For that amount of money you would want a significant upgrade on Matic and I dont think Bakayoko is that good, if he is an upgrade at all because there are certain aspects of the game where Matic is far better. Buying him definitely means selling Matic and the question is whether Conte is prepared to do it. And when you're not REALLY making a significant upgrade, it's probably better for morale & chemistry reasons to just stay put with what you've got;Â Because the grass isn't greener, it's the exact same grass, and mowing yours away just to implant that other grass in its place won't breed a healthy garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 21 hours ago, the wes said: Bakayoko concentration not the greatest which is a minor problem which can be easy fixed by conte The following's just opinion. It could end up i'm talking out of my arse, don't pay too much attention.... You can't teach sensitivity or focus, and that's what creates concentration, at least in football. Your level of awareness isn't something you can cultivate really IMO. Maybe to 5% beyond what it was before, but you either grow up just really, really sharp, or you grow up like 95% of people, normal people, & never reach an impressive level of awareness; it's all depending on the nature of the early upbringing + genetics. It's like trying to teach a player to be taller once they're 23 Being a top footballer in the concentration department is all about feeling, about being intuitive, curious, recognising patterns. You either hear every sound and see every movement, or you don't. A lot of us do, and we didn't practice or learn to. Writing this, I think I've just diagnosed myself with aspergers, because that's what these traits usually fall under. Messi, the best of all time, has aspergers  -  and I think that's what the 'magic' is often made out of. You're born different, not made different. That's the difference between the top tier, and the second tier. And that's why being a special person, vs being a special person, use the exact same word in their phrases - they're the same thing, just to different degrees in different traits. Matic for example, is special, but a bit further back on the spectrum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 On 10/05/2017 at 8:48 AM, scargo said: This man is bubble. he is the worst Monaco player in Juventus series. he looks like another Mikel. I don't know why we insist on this man.   Because scouts watch more than one game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Chelsea step up bid to sign £50m Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko thanks to £200m warchest http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/05/18/chelsea-step-bid-sign-50m-monaco-midfielder-tiemoue-bakayoko/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,909 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 That is way too much for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Jason said: Chelsea step up bid to sign £50m Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko thanks to £200m warchest http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/05/18/chelsea-step-bid-sign-50m-monaco-midfielder-tiemoue-bakayoko/ In the link it says €50m (£42.7m) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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