🇳🇱 Ian Maatsen

[Vesper 30,195]

On 27/05/2023 at 12:40, lucio said:

Chilwell is very limited and cucarella is awful , id sell both 

CuCu needs to go,

but unless we buy Nuno Mendes (who will not come here, I wager he is Real or Citeh bound soon) or maybe (he has slumped though and will not come here) Alphonso Davies

we should not sell Chilwell

the 2 best fullbacks in the world no longer play fullback (Kimmich as RB and Saka as LB) and likely never will again

after them the only truly WC fullbacks who will be under 30yo next season (robertson turns 30yo this coming winter)

are

RB Reece James    (when fully healthy)
LB Nuno Mendes
RB Achraf Hakimi
LB Alphonso Davies   (if he regains form)

 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

 

[NikkiCFC 8,326]

Not worried about Colwill with 3 years left on contract. But Ian has just one left? Extend right now!

[Vesper 30,195]

17 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Not worried about Colwill with 3 years left on contract. But Ian has just one left? Extend right now!

Joined:
Jul 1, 2019
Contract expires:
Jun 30, 2024
Date of last contract extension:
Mar 10, 2020

[lucio 5,418]

Way better than cucarella 

[Strike 7,491]

5 hours ago, Vesper said:

Joined:
Jul 1, 2019
Contract expires:
Jun 30, 2024
Date of last contract extension:
Mar 10, 2020

There's a clause to extend by one year till 2025

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3 hours ago, Strike said:

There's a clause to extend by one year till 2025

On edit ......

Yes

T Markt needs to sort that.

Edited July 20, 2023 by Vesper

[DDA 9,941]

Expecting a big season from this lad. Can see him becoming an integral part of our squad. 

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

21 minutes ago, DDA said:

Expecting a big season from this lad. Can see him becoming an integral part of our squad. 

I think it’ll be interesting to see if Poch uses him as a LB in the PL ahead of Cucurella at times when we swap/rotate out Chilly. Not seen all the pre-season games he played a lot further forward in some of them I seen. 

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3 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

I think it’ll be interesting to see if Poch uses him as a LB in the PL ahead of Cucurella at times when we swap/rotate out Chilly. Not seen all the pre-season games he played a lot further forward in some of them I seen. 

He was playing in an attacking role In every single one of those games. I think Potch did that knowing we already had 3 players in the LB position when counting Hall. He was really good in the advance role.. he actually looked pretty decent in a central attacking role but we do have Chukwumeka there also and I do believe Potch may try to use Chukwumenka in a similar way to how he used Dele Ali at Spurs.

Edited August 8, 2023 by DDA

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

1 minute ago, DDA said:

He was playing in an attacking role In every single one of those games. I think Potch did that knowing we already had 3 players in the LB position when counting Hall. He was really good in the advance role.. he actually looked pretty decent in a central attacking role but we do have Chukwumeka there also and I do believe Potch may try to use Chukwumenka in a similar way to how he used Dele Ali at Spurs.

Perhaps. I think there was a huge clamouring for him to get a shot at LB after his season at Burnley but I don’t know was that more because Cucurella struggled or if he actually done well enough there to look like he could cut if as a LB for us.

Although then again, last summer folk were saying Cucurella was a pretty good signing and we had the 2 best LB options in the PL so just shows how fickle football can be 😂 I still think with a bit of coaching and confidence he will be a pretty good wee player for us here but his price tag was always too high. But Boehly’s to blame for that.

If Maatsen plays in attacking positions then maybe it means we will see Hall if Cucurella struggles. Be nice to see how it unfolds at LB actually because I think having the likes of Maatsen, Hall and Cucurella to compete with Chilwell, although all may not necessarily just be restricted to playing as a LB, it gives Poch a nice headache. 

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4 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Perhaps. I think there was a huge clamouring for him to get a shot at LB after his season at Burnley but I don’t know was that more because Cucurella struggled or if he actually done well enough there to look like he could cut if as a LB for us.

Although then again, last summer folk were saying Cucurella was a pretty good signing and we had the 2 best LB options in the PL so just shows how fickle football can be 😂 I still think with a bit of coaching and confidence he will be a pretty good wee player for us here but his price tag was always too high. But Boehly’s to blame for that.

If Maatsen plays in attacking positions then maybe it means we will see Hall if Cucurella struggles. Be nice to see how it unfolds at LB actually because I think having the likes of Maatsen, Hall and Cucurella to compete with Chilwell, although all may not necessarily just be restricted to playing as a LB, it gives Poch a nice headache. 

Players like Matseen and Hall are a win win considering their flexibility in a positional sense. These players are the perfect squad players considering their ability is actually extremely high and enough to even nail down a starting position. That's the level we need to maintain at this club.

[NikkiCFC 8,326]

8 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Perhaps. I think there was a huge clamouring for him to get a shot at LB after his season at Burnley but I don’t know was that more because Cucurella struggled or if he actually done well enough there to look like he could cut if as a LB for us.

Although then again, last summer folk were saying Cucurella was a pretty good signing and we had the 2 best LB options in the PL so just shows how fickle football can be 😂 I still think with a bit of coaching and confidence he will be a pretty good wee player for us here but his price tag was always too high. But Boehly’s to blame for that.

If Maatsen plays in attacking positions then maybe it means we will see Hall if Cucurella struggles. Be nice to see how it unfolds at LB actually because I think having the likes of Maatsen, Hall and Cucurella to compete with Chilwell, although all may not necessarily just be restricted to playing as a LB, it gives Poch a nice headache. 

 

3 minutes ago, DDA said:

Players like Matseen and Hall are a win win considering their flexibility in a positional sense. These players are the perfect squad players considering their ability is actually extremely high and enough to even nail down a starting position. That's the level we need to maintain at this club.

Hall is off to Palace. 

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

32 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

 

Hall is off to Palace. 

Palace is a strange move for him, don’t see him starting there immediately at LB or at CM.

Did hear rumblings he was linked as part of any deal for Olise but does look like its going to a loan.

If he plays though, Hodgson be a good manager to give him a proper grounding. 

Edited August 8, 2023 by OneMoSalah

[Fulham Broadway 17,319]

 City now want to sign him – as he is refusing to sign a new contract.

That is according to 90min.

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On 07/09/2023 at 20:00, Fulham Broadway said:

 City now want to sign him – as he is refusing to sign a new contract.

That is according to 90min.

Pep's midget fullback pair

Pep's CB fullback pair

[DDA 9,941]

We've activated an option in his contract to extend it by a further year.

[NikkiCFC 8,326]

1 hour ago, DDA said:

We've activated an option in his contract to extend it by a further year.

Since they are not first or second option for any position it would be amazing if we could generate around 100m for Chalobah, Maatsen and Broja. Pure profit for academy boys.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

Walked straight into the starting XI

 

[lucio 5,418]

https://talksport.com/football/1718618/ian-maatsen-assist-borussia-dortmund-Chelsea-fans/
 

Lining up at left-back for Dortmund, the Dutchman recorded the perfect assist as he dispossessed his opponent deep in his own half before breaking through.

Surging up the field, Maatsen lifted his head and played a stunning diagonal pass to release Donyell Malen, who was left with the simple task of slotting past the goalkeeper.
 

Meanwhile a third fan remarked: "It doesn’t matter if the clause for Maatsen is €35 or €40million, they HAVE to pay it. He’s the best player on this team and it has been just two matches."

 

 

gotta laugh at people saying he’s mediocre and can’t play left back.

Poch out