Billy Gilmour

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16 minutes ago, Jason said:

Nothing was going to stop Lampard putting Kante back in. I mean, we were doing well without him earlier in the season, for example, but every time when Kante was available, Lampard threw him straight into the XI. 

I was going to give him the benefit of the doubt he would have learned his lesson

 

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13 hours ago, Jason said:

Nothing was going to stop Lampard putting Kante back in. 

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Chelsea star Billy Gilmour models his game on three players including former Arsenal midfielder

The 18-year-old Chelsea star on why he has modelled his game on one of the club's most cultured former stars.

https://www.football.london/premier-league/chelsea-billy-gilmour-cesc-fabregas-18150314

Chelsea youngster Billy Gilmour says he models his game on former Blues midfielder Cesc Fabregas.

The 18-year-old, who grew up watching the Monaco star at his very peak, continues to develop as one of the club's most promising talents.

And Gilmour has revealed that he has modelled his game on his former teammate, who he was able to witness up close on the Cobham training pitch during the back end of last season.

"We had to analyse our own game and compare it to a player so I thought I'd chose Fabregas," Gilmour told BT Sport.

"Growing up it was Iniesta, Xavi and Fabregas, they were the players I base my game around."

Fabregas' career took off across the City as an Arsenal player, but at Chelsea, he won the Premier League twice and pulled on the shirt nearly 200 times.

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[MoroccanBlue 5,375]

He's more Xavi than anyone really. Dictates tempo and transition. 

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1 hour ago, MoroccanBlue said:

He's more Xavi than anyone really. Dictates tempo and transition. 

you read my mind

and if he ends up HALF the player Xavi was, he wave a bloody diamond on our hands. Xavis is a top ten all-time CMF'er in my book. Bloody genius (and I hate Barca, almost as much as I hate Real!, lol)

[killer1257 3,282]

you read my mind
and if he ends up HALF the player Xavi was, he wave a bloody diamond on our hands. Xavis is a top ten all-time CMF'er in my book. Bloody genius (and I hate Barca, almost as much as I hate Real!, lol)

Xavi for me is the best CM that I have seen with my own eyes. His football IQ was something else.I miss Xavi and Iniesta.

Billy is a mixture between Iniesta and Xavi.
He is quite a good dribbler and much faster than Xavi. Obviously, Billys dribbling skills are nowhere near Iniesta level.
But Billy is more complete than Xavi when it comes to attributes. Doesn't mean he will be even half as good than Xavi. Billy is still very raw

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On 4/26/2020 at 0:51 PM, killer1257 said:

Xavi for me is the best CM that I have seen with my own eyes. His football IQ was something else.I miss Xavi and Iniesta.

Billy is a mixture between Iniesta and Xavi.
He is quite a good dribbler and much faster than Xavi. Obviously, Billys dribbling skills are nowhere near Iniesta level.
But Billy is more complete than Xavi when it comes to attributes. Doesn't mean he will be even half as good than Xavi. Billy is still very raw

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I've been watching these videos for the past few days. Man what a player he was indeed. And these just show the skills and tricks and not how he completely controlled every single game 

[MoroccanBlue 5,375]

Everton was a game that shows the damage he can do when you openly give him space. 
 

His performance against Liverpool is much more impressive. Left Fabinho packing. 

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BILLY GILMOUR: FIRST, LAST AND ALWAYS

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/05/02/billy-gilmour-on-childhood-chelsea-kits--scottish-sitcoms-and-re?cardIndex=0-0

In our feature where we ask players to make selections based on their past, their recent choices and what crops up time and time again, Billy Gilmour tells us about getting his first Chelsea kit and the Scottish sitcom he recommends everybody watches...

First: What was the first football kit you ever wore?

It was a Chelsea strip when I was about five. I was a fan then because they had so many great players and were winning trophies.

Last: When was the last time you wore a football shirt of a team you weren’t playing for?

It was probably Andy Robertson’s Liverpool shirt when I swapped with him after the recent FA Cup game. I wear that sometimes at the moment, just out in the garden playing football.

Always: What is the best old football shirt you have kept?

I’ve always kept shirts and training gear from every season, from Boys Club to Rangers and now Chelsea. My mum keeps them safe in boxes in the loft at home.

Read - Gilmour exclusive: 'I was raging after my debut!'

First: What was the first movie you really liked growing up?

Grown Ups or Step Brothers.

Last: What was the last film or TV programme you watched?

I’ve been watching a lot at the moment – Power, Prison Break. The last one I actually watched was Peaky Blinders and the latest series has just come on Netflix so I’ll have to watch that.

Always: What have you watched most often in your life?

It’s probably Still Game, which is a Scottish comedy. It’s just a couple of old Scottish guys who are really funny. It’s on Netflix now but I’m not sure people will understand it!

 

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Why Chelsea teen Billy Gilmour wears a Liverpool shirt while playing football in the garden

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/why-chelsea-teen-billy-gilmour-wears-a-liverpool-shirt-in-the-garden-a4430146.html

It's a rare sight football fans never want to see: one of their own wearing a rival club's shirt.

Well, Chelsea fans - look away. Breakthrough star Billy Gilmour has revealed he is currently opting for a Liverpool shirt when practising in the garden.

speaking to Chelsea's official website, Gilmour was asked when he last wore the shirt of a team he wasn't playing for.

Gilmour responded: "It was probably Andy Robertson’s Liverpool shirt when I swapped with him after the recent FA Cup game. I wear that sometimes at the moment, just out in the garden playing football."

The 18-year-old - who despite his slight frame and minimal experience - has emerged as one of the club's more exciting prospects this season.

And with his performance against Liverpool a real defining moment for the youngster, this harmless act may just be excused.

A dominant 2-0 win put Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, while Gilmour was named man of the match after an eyebrow-raising performance which earned him significant praise from a number of figures within the game.

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[kellzfresh 7,229]

He is going to be a great footballer in the future. In England deep playmakers like him are not appreciated much but I see a bit of Verrati/Scholes in him. He can tackle, run, dribble, pass and most importantly he has total awareness of everything on the pitch. He knows if someone is trying to close him down from the side because he takes a little look before the ball gets to him and gives the ball to the free man or dribbles out of the press. 

He is a managers dream, a captain on the pitch the way he controls the match. I would give my left nut to make him a starter right away from now. Even next season with all the new signings, if we can get super intelligent players like Gilmour and Havertz on the pitch at the same time, it would be on par with Mancity's KDB and Silva level intelligence on the pitch. We would be able to control matches where the team is better than us and totally dominate matches where we are better than the opposition (we saw this against Liverpool and Everton when Gilmour starts)

Chelsea have a rare gem here. He's my favorite player at the club actually.

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2 minutes ago, kellzfresh said:

He is going to be a great footballer in the future. In England deep playmakers like him are not appreciated much but I see a bit of Verrati/Scholes in him. He can tackle, run, dribble, pass and most importantly he has total awareness of everything on the pitch. He knows if someone is trying to close him down from the side because he takes a little look before the ball gets to him and gives the ball to the free man or dribbles out of the press. 

He is a managers dream, a captain on the pitch the way he controls the match. I would give my left nut to make him a starter right away from now. Even next season with all the new signings, if we can get super intelligent players like Gilmour and Havertz on the pitch at the same time, it would be on par with Mancity's KDB and Silva level intelligence on the pitch. 

Chelsea have a rare gem here. He's my favorite player at the club actually.

Verrati, who I LOVE is a great comparison

if he is even 3/4ers of that, we got a real gem

you could make a strong case that Marco Verratti was the best CMF in the world for THIS season (de Jong is the closest competition)

he has been magnificent for PSG, 

even better player Gilmour reminds me of a WEE bit (and now I am just getting silly, as we are now getting up to football gods level lolol)

Xavi

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5 hours ago, Vesper said:

Verrati, who I LOVE is a great comparison

if he is even 3/4ers of that, we got a real gem

you could make a strong case that Marco Verratti was the best CMF in the world for THIS season (de Jong is the closest competition)

he has been magnificent for PSG, 

even better player Gilmour reminds me of a WEE bit (and now I am just getting silly, as we are now getting up to football gods level lolol)

Xavi

Gilmour has a lot of xavi traits in him. The way he dribbles out of pressure is sublime, elegant and fantastic to watch. Defenders and footballers in general love to play beside people like this