After the Arsenal game i was thinking it would be best to hand him a start against Norwich to get his confidence back up, bloody hell his making Mikel look world class.

Back again. One thing I forgot to mention which was very evident watching him, especially in the first half, is that he hides from the ball.

When the defenders have the ball, Kante moves into space to look for it, so does Fabregas, so does Drinkwater, so did Matic, Mikel, Lampard, basically every midfielder, since that's their job at that moment.

Bakayoko stands by an opposition player so he can't be passed to, and rarely makes an effort to create space for himself.

It's absolutely scandalous.

I mentioned a while back that Chalobah was better than him and got challenged for that, now he keeps sliding down the list of CMs we've had and yes maybe even Mikel was better than him.

Honourable mentions include Luiz, Ake and Ampadu who are CBs who I'd rather have in midfield over him.

He needs to be taken out of the firing line and tested for a few weeks, maybe give himself some time to look over performances.

 

I’m trying to cut him some slack because he didn’t have a pre season etc.

 

I was worried about us signing a crocked player and someone I didn’t think was that great and a bit overrated. I was really hoping I was wrong, I still am but when you can’t even turn in a performance against Norwich what hope do you really have?

I'm glad to see 99% of people on here have finally turned on him.

He is beyond gash. I have never, ever seen a worse player at Chelsea. 

As others have mentioned, he doesn't even have the basic abilities to be a footballer at any level,

He can't;

- Pass
- Intercept
- Tackle
- Run
- Shoot
- Head
- Get into the right positions.

What does Bakayoko offer except aneurysms for the fans? I have never screamed at a television screen so much in my life than when he gets near the ball. It's gone far beyond the point now where I actually want him to get near the ball. The further away the better really. Hopefully he can stamp on someone and get banned for a hefty amount of time or get a season-ending injury in training where we can flog him off to the likes of Stoke for pennies. I'd pay any club just to take him off us. 

Careful now guys and gals. Will he be the next kdb to leave Chelsea poking average and then an up at city as the new yaya?

 

Lol I think not. Big favour from our former director to his new club Monaco.

The guy is severely lacking confidence, he is much better than he has shown so far this season and he needs to pull his finger out and step up his game.

Edited January 7, 20188 yr by Malcolm9

I feel that people are being harsh on him, of course when you spend that kind of money you expect a better player, but it's not his fault we spent that cash on him.
When I saw him playing for Monaco I saw an average player, and when I see him now I see an average player, that was never going to change overnight. 

Need to cut our losses here.

11 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Careful now guys and gals. Will he be the next kdb to leave Chelsea poking average and then an up at city as the new yaya?

 

Lol I think not. Big favour from our former director to his new club Monaco.

Well 16 prem games is alot more than 2, been given a much bigger chance.

Bakayoko just doesn’t warrant a starting spot based on performances so far this season. 

No hate, just drop him & start focusing on improving our midfield.

46 minutes ago, Sindre said:

Need to cut our losses here.

I could say that about 2-3 players in this team.

If we're looking to cut our losses on Bakayoko we'd do well to sign Emre Can on a free. Our transfer business in recent times seems to be worryingly hit and miss.

The man doesn't warrant a place in a Sunday league team never mind the champions of England.

1 hour ago, coco said:

I could say that about 2-3 players in this team.

Only 2 or 3?

 

Case can be made for that title on luiz, baka, Kennedy, Pedro, willian, Batman, zappa and probably others i have forgotten as well.

Pedro and Willian are still good players. Zappa has done ok when called on, put a decent performance in against Arsenal. Going a bit over the top mentioning Pedro and Willian. Kennedy, Batshuayi and Bakayoko for sure need the chop. 

I think Baka needs another season before we look to move him on, he looked good when at Monaco and our midfield has been so interchangeable before Christmas due to injuries I think to would take a while for him to settle in.

I'll be honest, I find myself scrutinizing every pass and every bit of control, every occasion he's trying to do something that looks like pressing... In a way I'm not scrutinizing any other player. 

I think a lot of us are doing the same. 

Like Edinburgh blue says above, he needs to be taken out of the firing line for a while. Give him a chance to work on his game and rebuild some confidence. He's hiding on the pitch a bit atm. 

I'll be honest, I find myself scrutinizing every pass and every bit of control, every occasion he's trying to do something that looks like pressing... In a way I'm not scrutinizing any other player. 
I think a lot of us are doing the same. 
Like Edinburgh blue says above, he needs to be taken out of the firing line for a while. Give him a chance to work on his game and rebuild some confidence. He's hiding on the pitch a bit atm. 

I think you've got it spot on there. There is potential but he's struggling. He was also bang average for Monaco in some matches and at other times showed class. Still I see him as an uncut diamond but of course we can't know that for sure. KDB was also ungainly when he was here so let's not make the same mistake again. In any case some of the so called fans coming down on him during his first few months here is way out of order.what is he - 22? He's a kid.

I still think he’ll come good for us in the end. There’s a lot of competition in the team and I think it’s playing on his mind and knocking his confidence...when he strings together a few good games I think we’ll see him start kicking on from there

I still think he’ll come good for us in the end. There’s a lot of competition in the team and I think it’s playing on his mind and knocking his confidence...when he strings together a few good games I think we’ll see him start kicking on from there

That's something that could've been said even of someone like Pogba. But there's a big problem if a midfield player struggles to make a successful pass more than 5 yards.

 

At this level mental strength is everything. Just ask Torres

That's something that could've been said even of someone like Pogba. But there's a big problem if a midfield player struggles to make a successful pass more than 5 yards. 

That’s very true mate but confidence is a funny thing and it effects everyone differently, I know some people think he was average at Monaco but he was a good player, and it took him a season to get to that level there so there’s no reason why he can’t up his game here with a bit of confidence and learning from a top quality manager and coaching staff

22 hours ago, OverAndOut said:

I'm glad to see 99% of people on here have finally turned on him.

He is beyond gash. I have never, ever seen a worse player at Chelsea. 

As others have mentioned, he doesn't even have the basic abilities to be a footballer at any level,

He can't;

- Pass
- Intercept
- Tackle
- Run
- Shoot
- Head
- Get into the right positions.

What does Bakayoko offer except aneurysms for the fans? I have never screamed at a television screen so much in my life than when he gets near the ball. It's gone far beyond the point now where I actually want him to get near the ball. The further away the better really. Hopefully he can stamp on someone and get banned for a hefty amount of time or get a season-ending injury in training where we can flog him off to the likes of Stoke for pennies. I'd pay any club just to take him off us. 

Dislike a player as much as you like, but wishing injury on one of our own is disgraceful.

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I just watched the first few minutes, and bakayoko made two mistakes out of three touches, one leading to a chance for Norwich.

In 6 minutes he must of been passed to six times, despite us having position all six minutes.