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Baba Rahman - The heir to Ash?

Here's a thought... 3-5-2 with wing backs. Actually have the personnel now with pacy leftsided fb/wb with Baba.

Begovic

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Cahill/Iva

Terry

Zouma/Papy

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Azpiliceuta/Willian (Adv wing backs)

Baba/Kennedy

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Matic/Mikel

RLC/Fabregas/Ramires

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Hazard/Oscar (just behind or free role)

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Costa/Remy

Falcao/Pedro

Two centre forwards. Width from wbs without comprising defense. Three centre backs with Matic in front. Midfield solidity with wbs and extra centre half behind.

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FINALLY I CAN SEE HIM TRAINING WITH THE TEAM!

 
GhostOfDembaPast said:
Here's a thought... 3-5-2 with wing backs. Actually have the personnel now with pacy leftsided fb/wb with Baba.

Begovic

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Cahill/Iva

Terry

Zouma/Papy

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Azpiliceuta/Willian (Adv wing backs)

Baba/Kennedy

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Matic/Mikel

RLC/Fabregas/Ramires

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Hazard/Oscar (just behind or free role)

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Costa/Remy

Falcao/Pedro

Two centre forwards. Width from wbs without comprising defense. Three centre backs with Matic in front. Midfield solidity with wbs and extra centre half behind.

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I like your thinking but the officials might notice if we've got 21 players on the pitch.

 
I was impressed the other night (albeit with limited oppo) looked fairly big and strong good feet.Also I think its time we bought back an old favorite in regards to the old Babayaro/macarena chant One Baba, two Baba etc.

 
Sloppy_Giuseppe said:
Can't understand why we sell Bertrand for £10m and sign this guy for £21m. :slap_face:
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Because Southampton were able to offer Bertrand first team football... Something we couldn't. 

At only 21 Baba doesn't come into the squad with the expectation of playing every game. 

 
Bertrand is arguably the best left-back in the Prem, if Jose and his staff couldn't see that coming and integrated him into the squad then I really worry.

Clearly at some point in the not too distant future we were going to have to replace Ivan as a full-back, and the answer was right there staring us in the face. We should simply have loaned Bertrand out for another season and then integrated him this season. He's a quality player but once again we've let one of our own slip through our fingers only to be replaced with an expensive import. God help us if the same thing happens to a certain Mr R. Loftus-Cheek.

 
Sloppy_Giuseppe said:
Bertrand is arguably the best left-back in the Prem, if Jose and his staff couldn't see that coming and integrated him into the squad then I really worry.

Clearly at some point in the not too distant future we were going to have to replace Ivan as a full-back, and the answer was right there staring us in the face. We should simply have loaned Bertrand out for another season and then integrated him this season. He's a quality player but once again we've let one of our own slip through our fingers only to be replaced with an expensive import. God help us if the same thing happens to a certain Mr R. Loftus-Cheek.
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Bertrand didn't want another loan spell just to see if he may get a chance at the club, he wanted to be guaranteed first team football. Another year on loan wouldn't have guaranteed anything. The guy is in his mid 20's now, he hasn't got time for maybe's, he's got to make the most of his career now. I would love to have kept him before we loaned him out to Villa, as soon as he went to Villa, his Chelsea career was over.

 
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Because, at the time we let Ryan go (as much as I didn't want it either) we had a pretty solid full back pairing of Ivan and Azpi.  Ryan wasn't about to displace either of them, so he went where he was guaranteed first team football.  I can't blame him, but I also can't blame the club with 2 years between then and now and teh advantage of hindsight 

 
Hopefully Baba is the one that will make that spot his so Dave can go to his natural position, one which he has rarely played. The back four needs some new blood injected, Baba and Zouma would definitely be a very good place to start. He looks like he can become solid pillar back there. We kind of need to stop playing people out of position, it works at times, but eventually, it falls apart. Nonetheless, it was great to see the youngsters get a shot in midweek. Lets hope thats a trend that continues.

 
Sloppy_Giuseppe said:
Bertrand is arguably the best left-back in the Prem, if Jose and his staff couldn't see that coming and integrated him into the squad then I really worry.

Clearly at some point in the not too distant future we were going to have to replace Ivan as a full-back, and the answer was right there staring us in the face. We should simply have loaned Bertrand out for another season and then integrated him this season. He's a quality player but once again we've let one of our own slip through our fingers only to be replaced with an expensive import. God help us if the same thing happens to a certain Mr R. Loftus-Cheek.
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To be fair, how many people could have seen him becoming the best LB in the league 2 years ago? I dont think he is but hes a good player. Not good enough to start for us every week

 
Sloppy_Giuseppe said:
Bertrand is arguably the best left-back in the Prem, if Jose and his staff couldn't see that coming and integrated him into the squad then I really worry.
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Not really, A to Z is better and he's a natural RB, Luis was better, Baines is probably better, and City have got a bit of talent in that area, Bertrand was a good back up for Ash especially in Ash's last season or two but I never saw him as a stand out LB which hopefully Baba will be.

 
jezza said:
Not really, A to Z is better and he's a natural RB, Luis was better, Baines is probably better, and City have got a bit of talent in that area, Bertrand was a good back up for Ash especially in Ash's last season or two but I never saw him as a stand out LB which hopefully Baba will be.
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Ill give you Baines and Dave but Luis was/is not better than Bertrand. Kolarov maaaayybe

 
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