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Marco Palestra

No he wasn't. From the day we signed him, he was never quick.
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Didn't we get him on the cheap because he'd had half a season out having done his cruciate ? I'd imagine that would have slowed him down, mentally as well as physically!

 
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Went too hard in pre-season, but can't really fault him for that. It shows that he has the right attitude.

 
Bumping this... think we may have signed a decent player here. Seems quite progressive from the minutes hes got so far.
 
He's also from Buccinasco on the outskirts of Milan. Home of the 'ndrangheta - the Calabrian mafia - in the Lombardy region. So watch what you say about him.
 
bluelightening said:
Bumping this... think we may have signed a decent player here. Seems quite progressive from the minutes hes got so far.
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I think he's been terrible so far but given he is coming off injury, patience is required.

He was signed as one of the best dribblers in Serie A but I believe he is yet to register a single successful dribble in the PL. He's clearly struggling with the pace of the game and his signature spin move isn't coming off. You can see the potential in flashes albeit he was poor against Man U.

Like with all our defenders he is lacking anticipation and initiative. Alonso has to sort that out across the squad.
 
SydneyChelsea said:
I think he's been terrible so far but given he is coming off injury, patience is required.

He was signed as one of the best dribblers in Serie A but I believe he is yet to register a single successful dribble in the PL. He's clearly struggling with the pace of the game and his signature spin move isn't coming off. You can see the potential in flashes albeit he was poor against Man U.

Like with all our defenders he is lacking anticipation and initiative. Alonso has to sort that out across the squad.
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I think the issue is we're forcing a right footed player to play LB. He looked brilliant in pre-season on the right.
 
He also looked brilliant in pre-season on the left. He's just come back from injury, he's playing in the PL now and not some friendlies and he's 21. Let's give him some time.

He's also not getting past Acheampong at RB right now, so he has to make due with playing on the left, which he isn't totally new to him as he has done it on occasion in the past.
 
SydneyChelsea said:
I think he's been terrible so far but given he is coming off injury, patience is required.

He was signed as one of the best dribblers in Serie A but I believe he is yet to register a single successful dribble in the PL. He's clearly struggling with the pace of the game and his signature spin move isn't coming off. You can see the potential in flashes albeit he was poor against Man U.

Like with all our defenders he is lacking anticipation and initiative. Alonso has to sort that out across the squad.
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If I didn't watch him in pre season, I would have said the same thing but it was quite clear that he is very stiff.
 
I thought he struggled against United. He wanted too much time on the ball and didn't seem to handle the pressing of the Premier League. He will need time to adapt.
 
Palestra’s biggest issue is Josh’s emergence at RB in this new system, he’s our best defender so becomes undroppable, forcing Palestra to the Left where Pep’s looked plenty good enough.

sh*t timing on the injury and now playing catch up.

Still hope he succeeds just so we can easily unretire the ‘Marcos Alonso’ chant easily enough. Marco Palestra runs down the wing for me anybody?
 
SydneyChelsea said:
I think he's been terrible so far but given he is coming off injury, patience is required.

He was signed as one of the best dribblers in Serie A but I believe he is yet to register a single successful dribble in the PL. He's clearly struggling with the pace of the game and his signature spin move isn't coming off. You can see the potential in flashes albeit he was poor against Man U.

Like with all our defenders he is lacking anticipation and initiative. Alonso has to sort that out across the squad.
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It's good that he himself acknowledges he has to improve. Interesting also that he is a converted midfielder.

“I need to improve” – Chelsea summer signing makes honest admission - Yahoo Sports https://share.google/f5i99lkpewPPXEQPU
 
True Blue23 said:
He's also not getting past Acheampong at RB right now, so he has to make due with playing on the left, which he isn't totally new to him as he has done it on occasion in the past.
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How about Achaempong replacing Fofana in the middle (who we all want to get rid of), Palestra on the right?
 
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