Ramires

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Sort your shit out for god sake's Rambo!!!

[The Chels 2,502]

Atrocious again. And the worst thing is it seems Mourinho really likes him and will not replace his next season. I don't understand all the BS about him being good defensively for the team... since when is a player that wants to spend forever on the ball thereby being dispossessed constantly, that offers no physical presence and can be brushed aside, that refuses to close down the opposition when they're about to cross the ball, and that cannot make the simplest of passes a good defensive option?

[Jase 43,479]

Honestly, whoever brought up the idea of playing Ramires out wide needs to be crucified. He's completely useless in that position and AVB, RDM, Benitez and Mourinho have all used him to stifle the opposition threat on the RW and/or when we play on that counter. However, once that plan goes out of the window like today after we conceded so early, then Ramires practically becomes a useless and disposable player. He doesn't even have the skill, ability and technique to take on and beat players with the ball especially when the opposition is defending. He's only useful out wide when there are spaces and gaps to break into!

[Barbara 15,149]

I'm in this thread only for the likes. I like everyone's posts here.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

I'm in this thread only for the likes. I like everyone's posts here.

Free likes for everyone!!

[Stingray 9,441]

Very simple.

I expect a Cm to run that pitch: check

I expect a Cm to tackle and fight: check

I do NOT expect a cm to be as bad in certain areas as he is. This is a farce. Learn to pass, learn to handle the ball. Accept the fact your football intelligence is nowhere around ....

Ps: yes, he has major positive outburts. It is just that: outbursts. I wanne yet that title with guys that are reliable the clock round more or less.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

The point is to learn from our mistakes. This is not the end of big games foe us, especially in the CL once we squish Gala. Ramires never again in the wing.

[didierforever 7,349]

Wow at the over reaction.

Plus can't believe the double standarda on here. Luiz is fine but rambo gets the stick. BRILLIANT!!!

The guy is going thru a rough patch. Dobt forget that for the first 3 months he was PhenOMENAL.

I have no doubt that he will be back to hia best soon.

[manpe 10,861]

You would think a fast Brazilian would be entertaining to watch.

[Stingray 9,441]

You would think a fast Brazilian would be entertaining to watch.

nope !

[Hamon 103]

Honestly, I never liked him as a player, at all.

[DDA 9,924]

I like Rami sometimes he can have an excellent game where he makes something out of nothing and you just can't help but think... yes Rami you legend. Like the goals vs United in last years cup runs and the chip in the Barca game.

Having said that, is it enough to make up for his shambolic footballing brain and complete lack of passing game.

I'm starting to think ...... no!

[Yeboii 1,844]

It might do him well to let him miss out on a couple of games

[The Chels 2,502]

As awful as he is, I must admit I don't think there is anyone in our team better at 1v1s. He must only ever practise chipping the keeper in training, and in fairness he excels at it but it's not enough to make up for an absence of other majorly important qualities.

[Barbara 15,149]

I was the first to say he was our best player and essential for our good form at the start of the season. But now we have a better option in Matic (even Luiz is better than him in the pivot right imo, although they offer different things and he has some advantages over David in the position) and we can afford to go without him a few matches - something we couldn't months ago, not only because he was at his best form for us (in the pivot position, not in the RW or anything related to scoring), but because the alternatives were worse. David Luiz while not very fast, isn't slow either, and ofc whoever we play there (Lamps, Mikel especially) we'd miss Rami's pace, but how much does he pace makes up for his inability to pick a pass, to make the right decision in the final third and have bipolar finishing? Not much imo. We can live with less pace because we have Hazard and Willian who are very fast themselves. Luiz is decent if the pace is important to cover someone or recover himself when he's caught out of position.

So we have alternatives, if is going to be fit and fresh for the UCL games that Matic can't play. I'm not saying Matic just magically solved our problems, is fully adapted or is flawless. I'm just saying we can afford it. In all honesty, Matic made even more aware how weak our pivot has been in the last few years... when we used to moan and hope for a better player there I had an idea in my head, once he arrived - and is still far from his best for us - I got the real picture. It's been worse than I thought. It doesn't take away all the hard work and the very good moments Rami had for us there - which were many and the reason why I grew sympathetic of him. I used to really dislike him when he played in Brazil and even more when he joined us and was eaten alive in the league. But he won my moderate likeness with his own hard work and results. But just because he's been great for us in a period we had a terrible pivot, it doesn't make him the guy who should play every match and have his contract renewed for 10 years. I have little hope to see him off of Chelsea (I don't see clubs sending tempting bids and we won't let him go unless it's a very good bid), I don't see Mourinho diminishing his importance in the team, so I guess he's here to stay. But at least, don't play him as a RW. It KILLS me every single time. He's had very few good matches in the position...