🇮🇹 Jorginho

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

5 minutes ago, Sideshow Luiz said:

That's what I thought.

I think the cutbacks will be sorted out, i'm not worried.  They've had such little time on the training pitch.  The French and Belgian players have only been back for 2-3 weeks. 

I think Jorginho is still maybe not 100% sure of the speed of the PL compared to Italy in defensive situations. Maybe not. Hes not very quick but he should be able to read those things and get in positions to prevent them. Maybe it was just individual errors but it happened a lot. 

I'm more concerned with Luiz in that back line more than anything but thats a different story altogether because as a player he has got a tendency to doze off a lot, which at 31 for a guy whos played for Chelsea, Brazil, PSG, Benfica... shouldn't be happening a lot but it has in his career. 

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Just now, OneMoSalah said:

I think Jorginho is still maybe not 100% sure of the speed of the PL in terms of Italy in defensive situations. Maybe not. Hes not very quick but he should be able to read those things and get in positions to prevent them. 

Im more concerned with Luiz in that back line more than anything but thats a different story altogether because as a player he has got a tendency to doze off a lot, which at 31 for a guy whos played for Chelsea, Brazil, PSG... shouldn't be happening a lot but it has in his career. 

I know we have the results right now, but I think we're only really 50-60% of the way there.  I'm still in the mind-set that we're looking at Oct/Nov before things are clicking.  We're seeing improvements every week.  At the start is was a move or 2 would look in synch.  Against Arsenal it was 20 minutes.  The second half was hard to judge because Arsenal kind of stopped playing and sat deep looking for a draw.  We have a long way to go still.

I know Luiz has his moments.  But, I'm not convinced that Albiol is better and Napoli had a solid defensive record.  We'll get there.  Right now, I'm going to hold off on worrying about personnel (Bakayoko aside, that was painfully obvious).  We need training ground reps more than anything right now.  

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14 hours ago, kellzfresh said:

 

Was just going to post this. Excellent vid.

I honestly cant believe our midfield at the moment, We have needed creative players of Jorgis and Mats class for such a long time. We were relying on Cescy to give us it and no matter how much I love the guy hes sadly dropped off and we were crying out for a upgrade. Specially in a Sarri team.

Jorgi gives much more than a spot on pass. He's got the mind of a chess master..

And the thing is that Mat K can fill in for him if that need ever arrises as hes got a great footballers head

I had to make my new signature for our 3 wise men. I don't think we fully understand yet just what they are going to do this season!. I think they will be  phenomenal.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6099855/Jorginho-outpasses-Newcastle-team-NBA-star-visits-St-James.html

 

Jorginho outpasses the entire opposition

 

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[Unionjack 7,531]

All these 'pundits' and articles comparing him to Pirlo

 

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What is a Regista? | Jorginho’s Role in Sarri’s Chelsea Explained

 

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Its amazing really I think.

We was expecting the lad to sit at the back with the 2 CBs as a DPM spraying the balls about up the pitch.

When in reality as this full touch map shows the majority of his passes are between the center line and the oppositions box!

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2 hours ago, Unionjack said:

Its amazing really I think.

We was expecting the lad to sit at the back with the 2 CBs as a DPM spraying the balls about up the pitch.

When in reality as this full touch map shows the majority of his passes are between the center line and the oppositions box!

But that is because the team was pressing very high against a team that sat very deep. Our defensive line was basicslly at the half way line. 

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2 minutes ago, DDA said:

But that is because the team was pressing very high against a team that sat very deep. Our defensive line was basicslly at the half way line. 

Well it still amazes me

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2 hours ago, Unionjack said:

Luiz plus £40m for Laporte please. Yet another board Marina special cock up from a couple years back. SMDH

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3 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Luiz plus £40m for Laporte please. Yet another board Marina special cock up from a couple years back. SMDH

Mrs Can you actually see Pep taking Luiz on at his age for any money? I'd do it tho.

And I think we were daft not going for Shaw too. Its not that I think Alonso has been bad cause I do think hes holding his shit defensively together (and seeing as it seems Sarri doesn't like Emerson for whatever reason),  but hes fast and IMO stronger in defense. He would come in handy for if we was in front against a strong attacking team.

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1 minute ago, Unionjack said:

Mrs Can you actually see Pep taking Luiz on at his age for any money? I'd do it tho.

And I think we were daft not going for Shaw too. Its not that I think Alonso has been bad cause I do think hes holding his shit defensively together (and seeing as it seems Sarri doesn't like Emerson for whatever reason),  but hes fast and IMO stronger in defense. He would come in handy for if we was in front against a strong attacking team.

I was having a laugh, obviously. I rate Laporte 6th or 7th best CB on the planet, certainly top 10, atm. Best uncapped player in football as well. His distribution is unreal, and he is pacey and great at marking/tackling.

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9 hours ago, Unionjack said:

And I think we were daft not going for Shaw too. Its not that I think Alonso has been bad cause I do think hes holding his shit defensively together (and seeing as it seems Sarri doesn't like Emerson for whatever reason),  but hes fast and IMO stronger in defense. He would come in handy for if we was in front against a strong attacking team.

I am not sold on Shaw.

you know my favourite (available or not) non-Alonso/Emerson LB's by now (with a new number 2)

Marcelo is HORRID on defence, so no thanks, and I detest Jordi Alba, plus both are ageing, especially Marcelo, who has looked bläää so far this year. (although he always starts slow)  Alba is 30 in a few months, Marcelo 31 in May

In order (13 listed, as obviously Marcelo and Alba would be in there, but I refuse to list them as options)

David Alaba (by far, and also overall best fullback, full stop)

Lucas Hernández

Alex Sandro

Benjamin Mendy

Alex Telles

José Gayà

Faouzi Ghoulam

Alejandro Grimaldo

Andrew Robertson

Raphaël Guerreiro

Wendell

Layvin Kurzawa

Dalbert

 

Young prospects worth watching

Theo Hernández  20yo (on loan at Real sociedad from Real Madrid,good luck prying him away, and Ithink RMis insane loaning him out, as they haveshit for LB backups, so if Marcelo goes down, they will have to scramble)

Marcelo Saracchi 20yo RB Leipzig, they just bought him from River Plate for £11m

Borna Sosa 20yo VfB Stuttgart  just bought from Dinamo Zagreb for £6m tall (1.84m) pacey, huge upside

Aarón Martín 21yo  on loan to Mainz from RCD Espanyol 

Hamza Mendyl  20yo  Schalke just bought from Lille for £7m

Toni Lato 20yo Valencia CF

Jorge 22yo on loan to Porto from Monaco