5 hours ago, PhilH930 said:

Haha - that defending reminds me of the old NES 8-bit football games when you'd change controlled player.  I mean they just stopped.  What if all this bad defending is an export conspiracy in South America!!

There was a podcast on London is Blue regarding Estevao.  So much optimism about his ability from the analysts and from the youth team coach.  They know he needs to bulk up, and made some good comparisons on the benefit Kendry has had from 12 months of first team football.

It's all rather exciting.  I still hope Angelo comes good - his technical play is really good. 

Reminded me of subbuteo, and at hit one with my wrist for the kick. (The only defender that moved a bit)

Done deal, look forward to seeing how this one turns out.

Confirmed

 

To General? 

Anyway. He could be amazing player in the future. Already excellent in the Brazilian league.

https://www.espn.com.au/football/story/_/id/40246082/how-estevao-messinho-fit-chelsea-premier-league

Let’s hope he does better than other Brazilian wonders we have signed, like Kennedy, Nathan, Piazon, Mineiro, Pato, Washington etc..

and more like Willian, And erm, Luiz? Rambo? Belletti? Emerson Thom?

Just now, nonotnowjim said:

Let’s hope he does better than other Brazilian wonders we have signed, like Kennedy, Nathan, Piazon, Mineiro, Pato, Washington etc..

and more like Willian, And erm, Luiz? Rambo? Belletti? Emerson Thom?

And Alex!!!!

2 hours ago, nonotnowjim said:

And Alex!!!!

And Oscar.

Alex who can forget this.

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/video/otd--alex-rocket-free-kick--nochvjzze6qory6ynrovv1x2kd8bn1wn

Don't recall anything like this for the other kids but even the BBC has an article about Estevao joining Chelsea and a comments section too!

There must be another YouTube vid doing the rounds as the one I saw wasn't all that tbh.

Scored last night. 

Did Palmers celebration. 

23 hours ago, nonotnowjim said:

Let’s hope he does better than other Brazilian wonders we have signed, like Kennedy, Nathan, Piazon, Mineiro, Pato, Washington etc..

and more like Willian, And erm, Luiz? Rambo? Belletti? Emerson Thom?

This one has significantly more hype around him. The others are completely different cases as well.

Washington was always bought for the U23-team and Strasbourg. Potentially with the hope of him either developing or just to sell on. Kenedy and Nathan were quite cheap and not the biggest talk of the town from Brazil at the time. Piazon was a sad casen. Lots of hype and the talent was there - just didn’t fulfill his potential. And well, Pato. We took him in on loan after several major injuries - hardly fits a list of Brazilian prospects.

For me, Estevao is one of the most exciting investments in many years. Really looking forward to seeing him and Paez on the team.

32 minutes ago, Hanzen said:

This one has significantly more hype around him. The others are completely different cases as well.

Washington was always bought for the U23-team and Strasbourg. Potentially with the hope of him either developing or just to sell on. Kenedy and Nathan were quite cheap and not the biggest talk of the town from Brazil at the time. Piazon was a sad casen. Lots of hype and the talent was there - just didn’t fulfill his potential. And well, Pato. We took him in on loan after several major injuries - hardly fits a list of Brazilian prospects.

For me, Estevao is one of the most exciting investments in many years. Really looking forward to seeing him and Paez on the team.

That explains why there was an article about Estevao on the BBC, and they only mentioned paez and the strasbourg kids (they're already chelsea players) and didn't mention any of the others above iirc.

Edited June 24, 20242 yr by Simplymo
Grammar

Isn't this lad already ours. Not really a rumour.

3 minutes ago, evissy said:

Isn't this lad already ours. Not really a rumour.

True...maybe mods are waiting till he actually arrives next year? We might sell him by then, lol.

After officially signing his Chelsea pre contract he played and scored for Palmerias, and did the Cold Palmer celebration. Lol

https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/cole-palmer-sends-perfect-one-29409804?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

9 hours ago, evissy said:

Isn't this lad already ours. Not really a rumour.

Let's not put him on the main page yet, he will end up getting an injury that puts him out for 2 years 

Edited June 24, 20242 yr by Scott Harris

Don't feel he is worth this much amount of money when we could have invested directly in current team. Check this video. Neymar was and is all about about skilling and dribbling while this guy is just dribbling. He isn't using any skills. So probably wont perform well against better defenses.

 

Edited June 25, 20242 yr by frendz

He’s got a solid year to hit the gym and gain some strength. Hard not to be excited when you read what his youth coaches say about him. Welcome!! 

Maybe lessons the attention on Kendry also. Beyond excited to see him play. 

Edited June 25, 20242 yr by PhilH930

1 hour ago, frendz said:

Don't feel he is worth this much amount of money when we could have invested directly in current team. Check this video. Neymar was and is all about about skilling and dribbling while this guy is just dribbling. He isn't using any skills. So probably wont perform well against better defenses.

 

Estevão still has long ways to go to even warrant a decent YouTube video, but that's probably why's he called "Messinho" instead of "Neymarzinho".

Not that nicknames tell the whole truth, but as far as I remember Messi is and was all about close control and precision instead of showcasing a fancy bag of tricks and I'd be very pleased if Estevão continues his development the same way. 

8 hours ago, frendz said:

Don't feel he is worth this much amount of money when we could have invested directly in current team. Check this video. Neymar was and is all about about skilling and dribbling while this guy is just dribbling. He isn't using any skills. So probably wont perform well against better defenses.

 

Give me body feints and close control instead of slowing the play down just so you can humiliate a player with an unnecessary rainbow flick every day. There's a reason Messi is the greatest player of all time and doesn't do silly tricks, efficiency is key.  

In terms if club structure we should get that club from Portugal. It would be so much easier for him to acclimatize to Europe playing there first. However Brazilians are used to moving around the world with ease. 

On 23/06/2024 at 19:02, nonotnowjim said:

Let’s hope he does better than other Brazilian wonders we have signed, like Kennedy, Nathan, Piazon, Mineiro, Pato, Washington etc..

and more like Willian, And erm, Luiz? Rambo? Belletti? Emerson Thom?

Not for me. A bang average defender who scored a couple of screamers. The best thing he ever did for us was scoring the winner against Arsenal in 06 CL final.

On 25/06/2024 at 10:06, frendz said:

Don't feel he is worth this much amount of money when we could have invested directly in current team. Check this video. Neymar was and is all about about skilling and dribbling while this guy is just dribbling. He isn't using any skills. So probably wont perform well against better defenses.

 

Great video. Makes you realize just how talented Neymar is. His career is a bit of a tragedy. Deserved to have been seen at his best in big tournaments.