Tiemoue Bakayoko

[Thor 2,690]

1 hour ago, communicate said:

For me Baka need to be given a chance simply because his attributes suit what we need from our cm that is why I don't criticize whoever made this signing unlike the signing of zap or drinkwater.

If next year he still play like this then either send him on loan or just off load him

Agreed.

For me, it was a signing we needed because we've lacked physicality in our midfield for so long. We always get overrun against the bigger teams. 

Kante is a beast, but he isn't that 6 foot+ brick wall. He is a bulldog. Baka is most definitely that 6 foot wall, and he clearly has skills and the physicality, but he simply didn't put his brain and skills together this season. 

[OneMoSalah 8,885]

On 13/04/2018 at 11:45 PM, BlueLyon said:

Despite the shit he shown this season, I would definately give him another chance. If he gets past his inconsistency and mental trouble which he can, he could be the best DM in league.

 

 

Hes going to make a career out of being a box to box midfielder (whether its here or not who knows?). He lacks the necessary discipline to play as a 6 I think which is evident to see since the turn of the year when he has played but he showed against United when we beat them in the first match that he could be a good box to box player.

[Unionjack 7,531]

When we first signed him I thought it was a great buy. But then after seeing his early games I wondered if the Chelsea curse had got him. But I thought I'd keep an open mind on him and the lads had some good spells tho no continuity.

On paper hes a great partner for our wee baldy man and he has shown us he knows where the goal is and helps others to score. As a B2B I cant see him as our new Lamps but I am open to the idea of seeing how he goes next season. And as it looks like Conte has full faith in him hes got to have something in him. And he did get some praise from him in the after game interview. Along with Pedro and Morata.

[the wes 7,212]

 

[Fernando 6,585]

Yeah i would not sell them neither,. 

Every young player like them merits another season. 

If they still crap after next season then cut your losses. 

[robsblubot 3,595]

you guys need to interpret "club talk" 

Translation, "we want to sell both, otherwise we wouldn't be talking about them. However, we don't want to sell at a discount price, so if you want them, and can pay full ask, we'd definitely sell either to you." 

Bakayoko cannot play for chelsea. If he does, in such an important position, we cannot compete against the other top clubs. He's just not good enough skill wise to play at this level. It's sad and we've spent a lot on him, but it's not going to change.

If he doesn't start and sits on the bench for another season, his value will only decrease, which doesn't make sense either. So, while I agree that it all depends on the new manager, the club better try to move him either way. Honestly, RLC should be way ahead of Bakayoko on skill alone.

BTW, Morata and Bakayoko aren't comparable IMO (for obvious reasons).

[DDA 9,925]

Is Bakayoko really any better than Josh McEachran? Ramires? Oscar? Mikel? Chalobah? RCL? Let alone KDB? Mata? Matic? The list is endless and the answer is NO.

The boards decision making is embarrassing. 

 

[the wes 7,212]

8 hours ago, DDA said:

Is Bakayoko really any better than Josh McEachran? Ramires? Oscar? Mikel? Chalobah? RCL? Let alone KDB? Mata? Matic? The list is endless and the answer is NO.

The boards decision making is embarrassing. 

 

The reason Chelsea sign Baka cause he was good player last season for Monaco some players coming from different league struggle with the pace Of The PL  I think that's the case with Baka for me I would loan him out in the summer and pray he has a good loan spell so we get our money back on him 

[DDA 9,925]

6 minutes ago, the wes said:

The reason Chelsea sign Baka cause he was good player last season for Monaco some players coming from different league struggle with the pace Of The PL  I think that's the case with Baka for me I would loan him out in the summer and pray he has a good loan spell so we get our money back on him 

Can't see it mate. Just sell him for as much as we can get now, sell Driniwater and put the funds in for a proper CM abd bring back RLC and Mount.

[OneMoSalah 8,885]

7 hours ago, the wes said:

The reason Chelsea sign Baka cause he was good player last season for Monaco some players coming from different league struggle with the pace Of The PL  I think that's the case with Baka for me I would loan him out in the summer and pray he has a good loan spell so we get our money back on him 

Loan him out? He is a donkey, he cant pass under pressure, cant shoot, gives away plenty of fouls and on top of that he gives the ball away more than the times he gives fouls away... if we can get rid of him for reasonable fee then do it. We need to sign a proper top of the level CM this summer. Can't expect Kante to carry the midfield again for another season if we continue with 3-4-3 or any other 2 man MF formation. The likes of van Ginkel is a better player than Bakayoko. I'd rather have seen us give him a shot than him, or even Drinkwater although I think for a squad player Drinkwater is okay, not great but being HG helps his status in the squad, although he is another with a pretty bang average skill set. 

[the wes 7,212]

2 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Loan him out? 

If we sell baka in the summer and the form he's on now we will be luck to get £5m for him it better loaning him out in the summer to a French club and pray he has a good loan spell so we can get some type of money back on him ATM no club is going pay the money Chelsea paid for him 

[DDA 9,925]

11 minutes ago, the wes said:

If we sell baka in the summer and the form he's on now we will be luck to get £5m for him it better loaning him out in the summer to a French club and pray he has a good loan spell so we can get some type of money back on him ATM no club is going pay the money Chelsea paid for him 

Theres always the Chinese League?

[OneMoSalah 8,885]

2 hours ago, the wes said:

If we sell baka in the summer and the form he's on now we will be luck to get £5m for him it better loaning him out in the summer to a French club and pray he has a good loan spell so we can get some type of money back on him ATM no club is going pay the money Chelsea paid for him 

If Monaco want him back like reported sell him to them for a loss of like 10m. No point worrying about a wee loss like 10m or that, hes on a long contract anyway so he'll get a good enough fee. Better to cut our losses before things go bad. 

[quickpassnmove 924]

Buy Doucoure from Watford, sell Bakayoko.

We need a playmaker CM with legs too (like Kroos/deBruyne) --IDK who that would be right now 'cuz I've become sick of watching football, thanks to CFC.

[manpe 10,861]

The season is almost over, I've seen enough of him now to pass a more informed judgement. I've bided my time on making this damning assessment, but here it goes - he is the worst player we've had since I've been following Chels. I'm not going to call him the worst signing just yet, simply because it takes a lot to top Torres for that title, and he still has the age and adaptation factor going for him. If he repeats the same shit next season, then he will be the worst player AND the worst signing of all time for me. He doesn't have anything you need from a professional football player, in any position, but especially in midfield. Ball control, first touch, passing, shooting, awareness, composure, jump timing, pace, recovery time - ALL missing. The most useful thing he does sometimes is get his body in the way, that's all I can think off, but often times this ends up with fouls.