Tiemoue Bakayoko

[robsblubot 3,502]

6 minutes ago, BlueLyon said:

I know I was just saying while Bakayoko is shit, it wont make the squad any better if we put him out. Pedro, Matic were both terrible under Mou last season, but excellent last year.

My point is that Bakayoko himself isnt major problem to his form, but the team is. Any player would look shit in current form the team is.

Thats why IMO Bakayoko should play and hopefuly improves. Drinkwater IMO isnt any better plus he has no future here, Baka just might have.

heh move David Luiz into the midfield, which solves two problems: removes DL from defense and adds a players with an actual first touch, and good overall technique, in midfield. David Luiz is twice the player in any position, because he's just a far superior footballer. Better yet, switch to 4 midfielders so that you add DL and Fabregas can sit deep. Conte needs to wake the fuck up.

Would be very nice if Baka's issues were just positional awareness, decisions, or even attitude (which are DL weaknesses). however, his main limitation is complete lack of technique and there is no fixing that. I'm sure he can improve - can't really play any worse - but he will never be remotely good enough.

[Special Juan 27,424]

I absolutely love how when things go bad in the team we automatically go into this mode of shoving Luiz into midfield. Blokes a headless chicken in his own position never mid elsewhere, not only that but he looked broken after half an hour last night.

I mean we could put last night down to physical condition but our number 18 has played more than him in a space of a month and he was on the bench.

[bluephoenix 1,126]

The biggest scapegoat for season next to Conte. I mean the whole team is playing badly his flaws are getting lamented more.He is young and can improve but he can't if the whole team is playing like sh*t.

The whole team seems to be in a slump. It is surprising how so many blame Baka but yet Cahill seems get away with far less criticism *sigh*

[Special Juan 27,424]

1 minute ago, bluephoenix said:

The biggest scapegoat for season next to Conte. I mean the whole team is playing badly his flaws are getting lamented more.He is young and can improve but he can't if the whole team is playing like sh*t.

The whole team seems to be in a slump. It is surprising how so many blame Baka but yet Cahill seems get away with far less criticism *sigh*

Read around the forum, you will get a different view.

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9 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

I absolutely love how when things go bad in the team we automatically go into this mode of shoving Luiz into midfield. Blokes a headless chicken in his own position never mid elsewhere, not only that but he looked broken after half an hour last night.

I mean we could put last night down to physical condition but our number 18 has played more than him in a space of a month and he was on the bench.

hah well he is (a headless chicken), but between two headless chickens, one with loads of technique (good short/long passing and first touch and shooting + goals) and another who can't actually play football, think it would still be a vast improvement until a proper replacement can be found.

Either way the manager needs to try different things to improve the team and the system - it is literally his job.

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

Real question:  Do you think that Conte keeps playing him to show the board how crap he is and that he really wanted to keep Matic?

[manpe 10,861]

3 minutes ago, Sideshow Luiz said:

Real question:  Do you think that Conte keeps playing him to show the board how crap he is and that he really wanted to keep Matic?

No. I think he plays him because he thinks he's the best option. He must be doing something right in training, but continually crumbles during games.

[lucio 5,418]

7 minutes ago, Sideshow Luiz said:

Real question:  Do you think that Conte keeps playing him to show the board how crap he is and that he really wanted to keep Matic?

I'd guess there is somebody behind him saying "you have to make him work"

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

1 minute ago, lucio said:

I'd guess there is somebody behind him saying "you have to make him work"

For how long?

3 minutes ago, manpe said:

No. I think he plays him because he thinks he's the best option. He must be doing something right in training, but continually crumbles during games.

The ball doesn't go down to the other end of the pitch when he touches it in training?

I'll be honest, I was excited for him to come.  I thought he was going to be new-era Essien with runs through midfield.  His first match was his high point.

With our current transfer "strategy" we can't really afford to whiff on any players.

There's a sequel to the first video up on youtube:

 

 

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[DYC. 7,542]

The Yaya Toure comparisons were the most amusing.

[Arlen Correa 161]

About the imbecile doing those videos; of course life is not perfect, you cant get everything you want, but i would be really happy if a had a chance to double leg and ground n pound that clown.

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

20 hours ago, Sideshow Luiz said:

For how long?

The ball doesn't go down to the other end of the pitch when he touches it in training?

I'll be honest, I was excited for him to come.  I thought he was going to be new-era Essien with runs through midfield.  His first match was his high point.

With our current transfer "strategy" we can't really afford to whiff on any players.

There's a sequel to the first video up on youtube:

 

 

God the music on that video is annoying and unnecessary. Feel a bit sorry for Baka but he's clearly not good enough you see it all the time a player does well at the World Cup, Euros etc and he gets a big money move and is absolutely hopeless.

[Amblève. 4,995]

4 hours ago, DYC. said:

The Yaya Toure comparisons were the most amusing.

It's actually baffling how some people could watch Toure and think "Well, this guy is definitely only good because he is physical and can run" while completely ignoring that it was his technical abilities that made him the player he was a few years ago.

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

33 minutes ago, Iggy Doonican said:

God the music on that video is annoying and unnecessary.

Those are my thoughts on every youtube football video out there.  I think I've just tuned them out now.

[Special Juan 27,424]

He was at an exclusive Nike event today in London with Neymar, Hazard, the fat Ronaldo and Aboomerang 

The Nike slogan.....Just do it...In his case 'Lets not'

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

34 minutes ago, Sideshow Luiz said:

Those are my thoughts on every youtube football video out there.  I think I've just tuned them out now.

I turned it off after about 45 seconds it's a sort of up tempo tune but the subject is how shit someone is it's bizarre.

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