Nicolas Pepe

[NikkiCFC 8,285]

With Hazard gone, Pepe is the best dribbler in the league. And he already showed it. Needs to do better in front of the goal tho. 

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

59 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

With Hazard gone, Pepe is the best dribbler in the league. And he already showed it. Needs to do better in front of the goal tho. 

Nah. He might be one of the better tempo dribblers behind Sane, Salah, Mane and Sterling. But technically in terms of touch and close control I would say David Silva, Bernardo Silva, Mahrez and maybe even Kovacic are better. 

[the wes 7,212]

12 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

Nah. He might be one of the better tempo dribblers behind Sane, Salah, Mane and Sterling. But technically in terms of touch and close control I would say David Silva, Bernardo Silva, Mahrez and maybe even Kovacic are better. 

Where would you put Zaha on that list ??

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

1 minute ago, the wes said:

Where would you put Zaha on that list ??

I am not quite sure. From the little i have seen from pepe in the PL I would say they are on a comparable technical level. good dribblers with lots of pace

[Atomiswave 6,117]

Pepe will do good im sure of it.....once he is used to epl he will most likely fly well. Shame as he wanted Chels and only Chels if he ever came to epl......fuck this ban man.

[Vesper 30,079]

11 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

Nah. He might be one of the better tempo dribblers behind Sane, Salah, Mane and Sterling. But technically in terms of touch and close control I would say David Silva, Bernardo Silva, Mahrez and maybe even Kovacic are better. 

 Bernardo Silva is a wizard.

[the wes 7,212]

Hada shocker last night seems like we dodged a bullet not getting him 

[Vesper 30,079]

“Pepe is Walcott from Uber Eats” – Some Chelsea fans happy to have saved £72 million

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[the wes 7,212]

20 hours ago, Vesper said:

“Pepe is Walcott from Uber Eats” – Some Chelsea fans happy to have saved £72 million

https://www.chelsea-news.co/2019/10/pepe-walcott-uber-eats-chelsea-fans-happy-saved-72-million/

I bet ye the gunners are raging they didn't sign Zaha now 

[Jase 43,479]

13 minutes ago, the wes said:

I bet ye the gunners are raging they didn't sign Zaha now 

lol Zaha is so overrated. 

[NikkiCFC 8,285]

14 hours ago, the wes said:

I bet ye the gunners are raging they didn't sign Zaha now 

Pepe one goal, two assists this season. Zaha zero goals one assist. But I agree Pepe doesn't look good. 

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

4 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Pepe one goal, two assists this season. Zaha zero goals one assist. But I agree Pepe doesn't look good. 

Judging a player who had double figures for goals (22) and assists (11) last season in a side who finished 2nd for not looking good after like 7 games is ridiculous. Same as people saying Pulisic is obviously not good enough after 7 games cause he hasnt been playing. Pepe is only 24, if he was 27 or 28 I could understand but hes 24 and potentially needs to adapt. Also there is no way Zaha is better than him, he is one of the most overrated players in the PL.

[1905didierblue 748]

On 10/1/2019 at 1:32 PM, the wes said:

Hada shocker last night seems like we dodged a bullet not getting him 

Way way too early to say this. He is a quality player and needs time to adapt. We have a similar situation with pulisic, only difference is that we actually have players to play to not let him suffer while the adaptation process is going on. 

[BlueLyon 9,359]

He will definately explode once he adopts. 

Very good player. 

[manpe 10,861]

5 minutes ago, BlueLyon said:

He will definately explode once he adopts. 

Very good player. 

Yep. The people who write players off after 1 month are the ones who never learn.

[Atomiswave 6,117]

He has struggled big time but most do coming to epl. He will do well for them from next season once he has adopted.

[Tomo 21,751]

2 hours ago, manpe said:

Yep. The people who write players off after 1 month are the ones who never learn.

But on the flip side that works both ways, the same sentence was said about the likes of Bakayoko, Gervinho, Keita, Bravo, Falcao and United version Alexis and the supposedly inevitable upturn in fortunes never came.

I did naturally assume Pepe will come good but watching him last few weeks (and keeping a close eye on him) I'm not too sure now, he looks like a left footed version of Adama Traore, there's one thing struggling to adapt it's another when teenage debutants are looking genuinely world class by comparison.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

On 10/5/2019 at 8:26 PM, Tomo said:

But on the flip side that works both ways, the same sentence was said about the likes of Bakayoko, Gervinho, Keita, Bravo, Falcao and United version Alexis and the supposedly inevitable upturn in fortunes never came.

I did naturally assume Pepe will come good but watching him last few weeks (and keeping a close eye on him) I'm not too sure now, he looks like a left footed version of Adama Traore, there's one thing struggling to adapt it's another when teenage debutants are looking genuinely world class by comparison.

Alexis is perfect example of just how much age, club and pressure affect the player. 

People however forget Pepe has to adapt two things. First is the league and second is the style of football. He played counter attacking football for Lille and now he is playing in a possession based one. He might be one footed, but his speed and dribbling ability along with finishing make him very dangerous. He will adapt. Berardo Silva went through similar process, going from a counter attacking ligue 1 side into possesion based PL one and it took him awhile. He likewise looked like a flop in the beggining too.

Pepe, like Ndombele will make it in PL or at the very least in a top club.