Tomo 21,751 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 12 minutes ago, Blues Forever said: To each to their own, i still don't trust Christensen to do well in a back four. He only ever played back four with Kepa behind him, would be a totally different ball game with Edou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Just now, Tomo said: He only ever played back four with Kepa behind him, would be a totally different ball game with Edou. We'll see about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 25 minutes ago, Blues Forever said: Christensen is still untested in the back four, so yes he could be a liability just like under Sarri and Lampard. I would say only Zouma, Silva, and Rudiger have looked decent in the back four. If Christensen is a liability in a back 4, then so is Rudiger. Both of them have done their best work in a back 3, first under Conte and then Tuchel. Superblue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Jas said: If Christensen is a liability in a back 4, then so is Rudiger. Both of them have done their best work in a back 3, first under Conte and then Tuchel. Rudiger though looked decent in a back four at Roma. But yes both Rudiger and Christensen are in another level in a back three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Blues Forever said: Rudiger though looked decent in a back four at Roma. But yes both Rudiger and Christensen are in another level in a back three. Didn't Christensen also look decent in a back 4 at Gladbach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,224 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 16 minutes ago, Blues Forever said: He did, if anything almost everyone wanted him out. that is so over the top it basically doesn't deserve a reply every player we have on the roster had shit games under Sarri and under Conte and Lamps, hell some (most?) under Tuchel too, in his short spell it is blatant ahistorical revision to say Ac was ever at Bakayoko level if he was, he would have been gone long ago I did my fair share of ripping him, but he has so, so turned it all around he stepped into the biggest pressure cooker almost possible (maybe short of a WC Final) and dominated against a monster offensive team worth well over £1.5b in a non covid market, after taking over for Thiago Tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, Jas said: Didn't Christensen also look decent in a back 4 at Gladbach? Gladbach at that time were mostly used the back three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, Vesper said: that is so over the top it basically doesn't deserve a reply every player we have on the roster had shit games under Sarri and under Conte and Lamps, hell some (most?) under Tuchel too, in his short spell it is blatant ahistorical revision to say Ac was ever at Bakayoko level if he was, he would have been gone long ago I did my fair share of ripping him, but he has so, so turned it all around he stepped into the biggest pressure cooker almost possible (maybe short of a WC Final) and dominated against a monster offensive team worth well over £1.5b in a non covid market, after taking over for Thiago Until there is an evident that suggest Christensen did well in a back four, it mostly only a speculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, Blues Forever said: Gladbach at that time were mostly used the back three. Fairly certain they did not, especially based on the 4 managers' profile during his loan spell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Jas said: Fairly certain they did not, especially based on the 4 managers' profile during his loan spell. Whenever i watched him at Gladbach they were played a back three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Blues Forever said: Whenever i watched him at Gladbach they were played a back three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,224 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Atomiswave and OhForAGreavsie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artandur 939 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Hakimi also played a lot on the left for Dortmund, would be nice to have 2nd option there that can actually run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,077 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Blues Forever said: To each to their own, i still don't trust Christensen to do well in a back four. Understood. I just think that, based on what he has done for us lately, there is no possibility of the club concluding that Andreas is a disposable asset. For that assessment to change he would have to fail to perform, in whatever system, over a stretch of games and that's not going to happen this side of the transfer window closing. My bet remains on there being zero possibility that Chelsea are prepared to include Andreas as a make wait in a transfer a package. Edited June 9, 2021 by OhForAGreavsie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Hakimi at wing back and Reece at RCB would make a huge difference in trying to break parked buses down. Would be like at youth level when Reece was there and Lamptey wing back. OhForAGreavsie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Even The Athletic are reporting it now... And according to them, the club's offer for Hakimi doesn't yet include Emerson or Christensen. Fernando and Vesper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Artandur 939 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Its probably better for Inter to get a straight fee for Hakimi and still buy Emerson separately for some weird debt write-off reasons. Reckon Emerson might be an advantage for us even if he isnt in the deal directly. Fernando 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,952 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Imagine being a left sided attacker or defender and having to deal with both Hakimi and Reece James at the same time. It would be seriously taking the piss. 😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,493 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1402605851525931018?s=20 Edited June 9, 2021 by Strike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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