We definitely should play our home grown best youth - baba is not any better than our youth - therefore 21 million totally wasted p

Baba Rahman - The latest to fail to displace brana

Baba Rahman - A victim of Chelsea politics.

Is this gonna be a regular thing after every match?

To be fair both our fullbacks had a good game

We definitely should play our home grown best youth - baba is not any better than our youth - therefore 21 million totally wasted p

 

Im pretty sure we didn't pay £21M upfront for him, it was probably add ons that could eventually rise to £21M.

Rahman cant defend. He needs to learn that on the training ground and then he can play. 

Defending is a skill that can be learned on a training ground rather than in games. It's about positioning and concentration. Until he can defend I wouldnt want him playing.

Rahman cant defend. He needs to learn that on the training ground and then he can play. 

Defending is a skill that can be learned on a training ground rather than in games. It's about positioning and concentration. Until he can defend I wouldnt want him playing.

How come Iva plays then? Lol

Because Ivanovic is taller and stronger. I honestly can't see him playing another game until we lost both fullbacks god forbid.

What's all this taller and stronger stuff? Real madrid and barca got arguably the best wing backs in the game and neither are tall or possess bull like strength. I think people overrate how tough the prem is compared to other leagues.

We need  Iva at right back so Tibo can aimlessly float his goal kicks at him and out for a throw in.

What's all this taller and stronger stuff? Real madrid and barca got arguably the best wing backs in the game and neither are tall or possess bull like strength. I think people overrate how tough the prem is compared to other leagues.

We're not playing in La Liga though, you have to deal with way more long balls and set pieces in the PL, and you cannot get away with playing practically another set of wingers at the back.

Great performance against MK Dons. He has added some good attacking football from the left wing. He worked great with Hazard, a lot of attacks came from their side. 

What's all this taller and stronger stuff? Real madrid and barca got arguably the best wing backs in the game and neither are tall or possess bull like strength. I think people overrate how tough the prem is compared to other leagues.

While I generally agree, I would point out that Dani Alves is pretty strong and tough.

He looked OK yesterday against a very poor side, but he is no where near ready for the fast and furious tough premier league.

Full backs weren't tested defensively yesterday so he had an easy match.

Still question marks over his defensive ability.

Might be worth doing a Bale and converting him into a winger, very aggressive in getting into the opposition box.

another young player though who is just 21. i am surprised we never went in for rodriguez or gaya though. hoping baba can prove himself over the coming months with game time. 

Might be worth doing a Bale and converting him into a winger, very aggressive in getting into the opposition box.

that would be a good idea, the problem is he would have even MORE competition for playing time there

www.eurosport.co.uk/football/premier-league/2015-2016/chelseas-radamel-falcao-in-madrid-to-finalise-atletico-madrid-return_sto5098346/story.shtml

Back to Atletico it seems. Hopefully this goes through.

Wrong thread.

Abdul Rahman Baba is what we need when we are playing against teams that are sitting back against us. 

 

He was getting excellent penetration throughout the game and his link up play is fast and effective. 

 

Biggest asset is that he is left footed and that makes our attacks down that flank more effective than what happens with Azpi typically. 

Currently, he looks to be the best crosser of the ball that we have. 

Currently, he looks to be the best crosser of the ball that we have.

This. I like him and hope the new manager wants him in the summer, we might have marcelo v2.0 in the future if well groomed.

Might be worth doing a Bale and converting him into a winger, very aggressive in getting into the opposition box.

I think that will be the best thing to do because he is very good when we are attacking but defensively I will always take Ivanovic over him

Apparently Watford played a diamond in their last league game (against Newcastle) - if we're expecting them to repeat that then I think Rahman should start.

Good game by him. At the beginning, he had few errors with tackles but after 10 minutes he was involved nicely in the game, his shot showed that he started to gain some experience and confidence.