Josh McEachran

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Starts against Forrest (And Hutchinson who's starting as well!) tonight. I haven't been able to see him, but I've read that he's been doing better since he was moved back to a central position.

[BowtiesAreCool 16]

Starts against Forrest (And Hutchinson who's starting as well!) tonight. I haven't been able to see him, but I've read that he's been doing better since he was moved back to a central position.

Nice to hear that both players will play tonight! Wait, he's previously been played out-of-position? I haven't been looking at what position he plays at Middlesborough but surely Mowbray must realise that McEachran should be played as CM? ._.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Nice to hear that both players will play tonight! Wait, he's previously been played out-of-position? I haven't been looking at what position he plays at Middlesborough but surely Mowbray must realise that McEachran should be played as CM? ._.

He's been playing at RW for most of the season. Mowbray is an idiot! And then people complain he's under-performing

[BowtiesAreCool 16]

He's been playing at RW for most of the season. Mowbray is an idiot! And then people complain he's under-performing

Josh as Winger? What the hell is Mowbray doing. Even I know how to play him properly, and I'm a butt.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Really starting to think it is never gonna happen for him. Always gonna be someone in his way, and i don't think us or josh will want to wait for a long time, when he has a greater likelyhood of making it elsewhere. Hope im wrong, but as every season passes it is looking less and less likely imo.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Really starting to think it is never gonna happen for him. Always gonna be someone in his way, and i don't think us or josh will want to wait for a long time, when he has a greater likelyhood of making it elsewhere. Hope im wrong, but as every season passes it is looking less and less likely imo.

He needs a commitment to play him, and he needs good players around him. That means the best place might be here, but it could be bumpy along the way and there's no guarantee that it will work out.

The other option is to send him on a long-term loan or sell him but include a buy-back clause. That gives a club the chance to build around him over time which he needs. He's a fairly unique player and that has a fairly unique set of issues.

[Hutcho 8,443]

He needs a commitment to play him, and he needs good players around him. That means the best place might be here, but it could be bumpy along the way and there's no guarantee that it will work out.

The other option is to send him on a long-term loan or sell him but include a buy-back clause. That gives a club the chance to build around him over time which he needs. He's a fairly unique player and that has a fairly unique set of issues.

I agree on the good players front. The championship is hardly known for its quick short passing. And yeah, perhaps its time to throw him into the deep end, keep him here. Give him some game time when we are able and see. It would be the quickest way to judge, but i just forsee another loan, followed by another loan, then a short spell on our bench with no game time before he is sold.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Josh assist for the first goal in the match.

[Stingray 9,441]

You sound like you're about to cry. No wonder I have 4 personal messages telling me to ignore you, ha.

"Banter"? No jokes were made, so I'm not sure how you've mustered that up. You must be a chronic liar as was shown with your disgusting begs for attention through lying about your own life, making others go out of their way to try and sort something which never even existed.

You're even writing indirects about me in other threads. Your profile says you're 18 but you're more like 8. Most disgusting and pathetic person I've ever had the displeasure of conversing with. Go get mummy to kiss your mental boo-boos better.

Right that's it!

If it's an INTERNETZ war you want!, It's an INTERNETZ war you will get!

COME ON BACKSTREET, WE ARE GOING TO WAR.

Babes, too much love will kill you. The zombies will get ya, you know.

[Kojo 4,676]

He needs a commitment to play him, and he needs good players around him. That means the best place might be here, but it could be bumpy along the way and there's no guarantee that it will work out.

The other option is to send him on a long-term loan or sell him but include a buy-back clause. That gives a club the chance to build around him over time which he needs. He's a fairly unique player and that has a fairly unique set of issues.

I've been thinking about this, you've said it a few times now and I think you might be right.

Can you remember Josh McEachran playing against the likes of Marseille and such? He was bloody brilliant, so much potential. He seems to play well around good players, maybe we should just scrap the loan completely and play him now and then in our team, like cup games or champions league games.

In pre season he had a very good game against Villa when he was playing in CAM position, he even scored.

[The only place to be 11,313]

I've been thinking about this, you've said it a few times now and I think you might be right.

Can you remember Josh McEachran playing against the likes of Marseille and such? He was bloody brilliant, so much potential. He seems to play well around good players, maybe we should just scrap the loan completely and play him now and then in our team, like cup games or champions league games.

In pre season he had a very good game against Villa when he was playing in CAM position, he even scored.

I was going to write a longer piece about him, but I really can't be arsed.

Essentially I see him as a high performance piece - like an F1 gearbox. Those things are technically brilliant, but they have to be coddled and kept at the precise temperature otherwise they malfunction. Plus to get the most out of them you need to put them alongside other high performance pieces of kit. Sure you could jimmy it into a Ford Fiesta but you wouldn't get the most out of it, it would occasionally misfire and eventually it's just going to give up.

Josh's ability has always been in seeing passes that other players can't see. But if his own teammates aren't good enough to read his passes then he simply spins his wheels. With someone like Chalobah, if his technical game isn't working he always has his physical presence and defensive understanding to fall back on. Josh doesn't really have that. You can't throw him on with 20 minutes to go and expect him to change the game or tighten things up. He has to be on from the start, linking play together and being that metronomic presence who puts players into better positions.

That's why the best place for him might be here. The type of team with the calibre of player that he needs to be around to flourish aren't going to be interested in taking a player on loan in all likelihood. He needs time to develop and there's too much pressure to take a risk on him. 20 games a season here might be more beneficial than 50 games at another Championship club.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Josh assist for the first goal in the match.

If it wasnt for some really poor finishing from the like's of ledesma,miller,Mcdonald etc he would have had close to 10 assists for this season.

[Nero 1,869]

it's so sad how chelsea talents wasted.

[Hannah 200]

Is it true that he is returning to Chelsea tomorrow?

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Is it true that he is returning to Chelsea tomorrow?

Where did you hear that?