Superblue 6,372 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, Tomo said: Unpopular opinion alert. I think he's class but being used completely wrong. Should Sarri leave i would actually sign him on a perm for DM. I think him and Kante as a '2' would work very well and complement each other. If fit, we could also try Loftus-Cheek in a '10' role which I think he would be most suited as being given freedom. Otherwise between Hazard, CHO, Willian and Pedro it would allow us to play 3 of the 4. For me the lack of bodies in and around the box when we attack is a problem and playing somebody higher up the pitch would help with that, but in doing so the midfield behind this needs to be strong enough to accommodate and those two would be in my opinion. Fulham Broadway and Tomo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Hazard! 3,394 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Tomo said: Unpopular opinion alert. I think he's class but being used completely wrong. Should Sarri leave i would actually sign him on a perm for DM. Absolutely right. He has everything to become absolutely world class player if only he was utilized in a deeper midfield position. It's funny and sad how we've been crying for players like Jorginho and Kovacic who can link defense and midfield for entire decade and now when we finally have them it's the attacking midfield (as well as other positions)Â that has become the problem instead. Â Â Fulham Broadway, Tomo and Vesper 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccg 1,528 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 KOVACIC WANTS TO STAY IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE https://readchelsea.com/2019/02/19/kovacic-wants-to-stay-in-the-premier-league/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicco 927 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 We're lucky it's a loan deal, hopefully replace him with someone more consistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Sideshow Luiz 2,310 Posted February 28, 2019 Popular Post! Share Posted February 28, 2019 I actually like him. I like his attitude. It would depend on the fee and if he's going to be a starter. If we keep things as is with Sarri, then I think Kovacic can be an important player. He's not the best at any one of the 3 midfield roles, but he's good at all of them which makes him a great player to have on the bench and for rotation. Arlen Correa, OneMoSalah, kellzfresh and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccg 1,528 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Sarri praises Jorginho – and sees Kovacic as decent back-up option https://www.westlondonsport.com/chelsea/sarri-pondering-alternative-in-jorginhos-position-and-its-not-kante  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 I hope we get rid of him asap. Complelely overrated player, contributes nothing apart from a few nice skills and ok defensive effort Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,189 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 21 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said: I hope we get rid of him asap. Complelely overrated player, contributes nothing apart from a few nice skills and ok defensive effort that quite likely will happen whether we want him or not he has been played out of position all year, so cannot really mash up on him but for our team in the Sarriball 4 3 3, we can do better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
communicate 2,703 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I don't understand Kovacic at all. How a player with such excellent technical quality can play football so safe. His passing are meaningless and he does not dribble enough. Being on the bench for so long for Madrid has ruined him.  kellzfresh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Just now, communicate said: I don't understand Kovacic at all. How a player with such excellent technical quality can play football so safe. His passing are meaningless and he does not dribble enough. Being on the bench for so long for Madrid has ruined him.  Hes had it coached out of him at Inter I feel. They started playing him deeper when he went and not further up where he played in Croatia and for the NT. I dont think hes elevated his game since going to Madrid or being here either which is a shame because he has huge talent which should clearly be noticable in his performances. I accepted he wasnt going to score goals when we signed him but thought his technical attributes and footballing intelligence would more than make up for that. He is good at carrying the ball but that needs to be turned into something productive such as, can he get key passes and assists after that? Or even better, can he score after that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosnian Blue 2,471 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, communicate said: I don't understand Kovacic at all. How a player with such excellent technical quality can play football so safe. His passing are meaningless and he does not dribble enough. Being on the bench for so long for Madrid has ruined him.  He has all the technical ability and pace but he doesn't understand the game at all. His movement and general awareness on the pitch are terrible. Without those qualities he'll never be able to impose himself and influence a football match.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
communicate 2,703 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said: Hes had it coached out of him at Inter I feel. They started playing him deeper when he went and not further up where he played in Croatia and for the NT. I dont think hes elevated his game since going to Madrid or being here either which is a shame because he has huge talent which should clearly be noticable in his performances. I accepted he wasnt going to score goals when we signed him but thought his technical attributes and footballing intelligence would more than make up for that. He is good at carrying the ball but that needs to be turned into something productive such as, can he get key passes and assists after that? Or even better, can he score after that? He can dribble and you can see his quality but his passing is really2 meaningless. I said that one pass to Hazard clearly sum up everything. Instead of trying to shoot and if the defender commit, pass to Hazard he pass to Hazard straight away. It was over hit but it was the wrong play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blue Armour 4,442 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 He really is more like Matic, minus the height. Can't rely on him to produce anything up front, but can press and tackle. At this point I consider him as just back up for Jorginho's position, nothing more. He doesn't offer anything in any of the other positions on the pitch. ivanman and Johnnyeye 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Despite all the talk about Jorginho, I think Kovacic is the most useless player of the current squad. kellzfresh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,189 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 19 hours ago, Henrique said: Despite all the talk about Jorginho, I think Kovacic is the most useless player of the current squad. After Drinkwater Alonso Cahill Zappacosta he is next most useless (Marco van Ginkel doesn't count as only his terrible injury kept him from being sold to PSVÂ last summer, which should happen this summer, hopefully) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 Spurs given transfer boost as Real Madrid star's relationship with Zidane 'almost non-existent' It looks set to be a busy summer at Real Madrid following Zinedine Zidane's appointment as manager https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/transfer-news/kovacic-spurs-transfer-latest-zidane-15963399 Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,189 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 15 hours ago, Unionjack said: Spurs given transfer boost as Real Madrid star's relationship with Zidane 'almost non-existent' It looks set to be a busy summer at Real Madrid following Zinedine Zidane's appointment as manager https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/transfer-news/kovacic-spurs-transfer-latest-zidane-15963399 I rate Inter to sign Kovacic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,324 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 We would have completely different perspective on him if he was used in his primary position. As replacement for Kante and Jorginho I'm fine with him. He should never play in most advanced midfield position. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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