I think he relies too much on his pace, but of course - I'd love to be wrong.

 

I think his pace is a massive weapon for him and there's been precious few games since he's been here where there's been acres of space for him to run into. He showed a bit more against Sunderland but I think the conservative way we played in the second-half of the season really didn't play to his strengths.

 

The problem is who else is out there? Griezmann possibly, but then there's just the Gaitans and Douglas Costas of this world.

I think he relies too much on his pace, but of course - I'd love to be wrong.

In the few times we have seen him he just doesn't look THAT fast either.

He rarely beat a man when on the park.

Jose say's he remembers him from his time at Inter so he's had 4/5 years since then to see the progression of Cuadrado. Early impressions are not good and we need to see a completely different player if he's to justify his place and price.

Seeing Salah run riot in Italy fills me with doubt since he was just as bad as Cuadrado here before he made the move.

Fingers crossed but even I am fearing he will not be good enough now.

He gets until January to save his Chelsea career by the sounds of it.

I'd wager on a repeat of Salah.

Few sub par games, subs then punted out on loan mid season.

Problem with that is Jose's wasted money at that time twice on the trot on the right hand side.

The frustrating thing is that when he started against Everton he showed pace, he showed some very nice touches and interplay with other players and he showed an ability to beat a man and put in a dangerous ball.

 

But from then on he didn't get consistent game time and looked increasingly hesitant when he did get a chance. If it's self-esteem and ego issues then Jose has got to shoulder some of that blame.

Jose on Cuadrado:

 

"In four or five months he has been with us, he began an adaptation that is not easy. And he was champion, has won a Cup, and that will always be in his career. He has suffered, and it is normal, one thing is to play in Italy and one in England. One thing is to play Fiorentina and over at Chelsea. And it is not easy to come here in January, a team that is winning and who is playing well, and adapt to another system: Fiorentina played with five defenders, we do four, "

 

"People don't know Cuadrado yet. We have followed him in Italy, Udinese, When I headed to Inter. I've seen him play many times and is a guy that I have many hopes for next season. I hope that in the Copa America can feed their self-esteem, his ego,  He can feel joy of playing ".

Edited June 11, 201511 yr by Bigthrobberus

Let's hope this is just bullsh*t to up his price.

Lookin great against Brazil ! Colombia best player with Sanchez

Lookin great against Brazil ! Colombia best player with Sanchez

 

I guessed you meant James ?

Sanchez is Chilean 

I guessed you meant James ?

Sanchez is Chilean 

 

carlos sanchez moreno, apparently at villa, was top quality against the Brazilians..

I hope Cuadrado is a good player and worth the money. He is lot closer to Schurrle than Willian as a player. He looks for the goal and not the formation.

I like the words from Jose. Juan seems like a confidence-player just like Malouda was. If he's not in form it is a sad sight.

Thought he was awesome last night, completely different player for Columbia.. Falcao on the other hand....

His decisionmaking in this game against Peru is just awful. He is doing more damage for them than good. He is not very intelligent player IMO..

Just so stupid on the field..starting to realise why Jose didn't fancy him...might be a bad day for him but still.

Saw him linked to Juventus this week, I'd bite anyone's arm off if they came in with an offer for him this summer.

Can't go past a statue let alone a peruvian. 3/10 so far. Stupid decisions! Why doesn't Peckerman just swap him is beyond me. Falcao just subbed of after quiet 65mins

One very limited player, how he is seen as a replacement for Schurrle God only knows and José.

His decisionmaking in this game against Peru is just awful. He is doing more damage for them than good. He is not very intelligent player IMO..

 

He has been Columbias weakest player by far, 9/10 times he will loose the ball. The worst part is that he looses it in dangerous positions, wich could easily be avoided by making a simple pass instead of trying to dribble. Whenever he does loose the ball, or he is out of position, he will jump into a rash challange to try win it back. He could easily have been sent off when he lunged into one of his challanges in todays game.

I assumed he was better for columbia than us. Looked the same. Falcao very poor again too. We really need to sign a Greizmann or someone and keep remy. Otherwise I'm worried about falcao and Cuadrado getting a considerable number of minutes.

The question has to be asked, what on earth our club thought they saw in him.

He strikes me as a player Jose would steer clear of. He is not a intelligent team player which pretty much is what Jose always looks for.

He has been Columbia's best player for a good while. This was the worst performance I've seen from him. Give the guy some slack.

Seen enough of Cuadrado now to believe that signing him was a huge blunder. There's a reason no other club would go anywhere near him. He's bloody useless.

To think we let De Bruyne and Schurrle go then sign Cuadrado beggars belief.

I'd like to know who's sanctioning these ridiculous decisions.

The Falcao nonsense just makes things worse.

Edited June 22, 201511 yr by Socrates

Yeah, our transfer policy has been a disgrace recently. Fabregas is the new Veron, Costa is an injury-prone wasteman, and Courtois has basically made a career out of being tall.

Wow y'all incredible

Just commenting on what I've seen. Not stupid enough to base everything on one game but it doesn't look good. He is a lot better than that game but he was so stupid and frustrating in the game it is really hard to feel any different.