King Kante 1,643 Posted May 8, 2024 Share Posted May 8, 2024 21 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said: I'm trying to prove that your logic has no middle ground. Caicedo isn't Rodri or Kroos. Doesn't mean he's average technically and can't influence games. Your definition of 'dragging a team when the chips are down' is also incredibly flawed as I've showed you 2 matches alone where Caicedo's balancing influence in midfield had neither West Ham or Spurs at any point control the match. Or do we need our DM to be scoring screamers like Essien to fit your definition? I just showed you nearly 5 clips from 3 matches alone of his passing ability to refute your claim all he does is pass sideways and you have the gull to downplay each and every one just to prove you were right. Much like @robsblubot's absurdity in now downplaying Serie A when proven wrong. (Even though Italy now has a higher coefficient than England) It's pathetic and your agenda shows. I'm also not going to let you rewrite history as Kante was an incredibly frustrating player in the final third and with the final pass. No one can play Caicedo's role without good technical ability given how he's utilised in the build up. Kante may have been a tidy dribbler, but the last time he was playing in Caicedo's role, 80% of this fanbase wanted him sold under Lampard. He couldn't build out of a press without either losing the ball or dribbling and creating gaps in front of the defence. But yeah lets continue with the selective attention of my post about Caicedo dribbling past West Ham's midfield. Reckon I could actually show you and you'd still find a way to down play it. Good post and whilst I still think what I said is correct - that what you provided didn't strike me as the type of play I want to see from a player in the pivot/DM in terms of passing/proved what I was complaining about - I equally get I may be missing something. Tbh, I think the proof will be in the pudding over the next 18 months once we get James and Lavia fit. Imo, there is a good chance one of those players replace/disloge him from starting every game next season - if they can stay fit (James getting moved there owing to Gusto's development.) Additionally, I think once we get the squad fit (hoping this will actually happen at some point) Caicedo will end up the player we deploy in games where we will have less of the ball and Lavia/James will play when we have more of the ball. MoroccanBlue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 2,748 Posted May 9, 2024 Share Posted May 9, 2024 I can tell the type of people in this thread who complain about food being far too hot because they expect perfect temperature straight out of the oven. Won’t let any young players settle or find themselves. “We need to be winning championships now - this is Chelsea - no time for anything” Honestly - shut up. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted May 9, 2024 Share Posted May 9, 2024 (edited) 1 hour ago, Thor said: I can tell the type of people in this thread who complain about food being far too hot because they expect perfect temperature straight out of the oven. Won’t let any young players settle or find themselves. “We need to be winning championships now - this is Chelsea - no time for anything” Honestly - shut up. Lol Literally nobody here was talking about champions league. 🤷♂️ Reckon some of us merely rather be competing with the other big clubs given that we pretty much outspent everyone else in the league. This whole thing is still about winning matches and getting silverware, not finding out if random kids we can become professional footballers. How do you know the young players will settle or find themselves? maybe there is nothing to be found? 🙂 Edited May 9, 2024 by robsblubot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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