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The point about this is there are plenty of short fullback. Mourinho used to complain his full backs were short. One reason you get to be a full back is because you are short and therefore unsuitable to play in the centre. But you are fast, skilful and have a big engine that lets you run all game.

In the end good attacking teams will find ways to reach their wingers high up the pitch whether it's down the line, through ball or over the top. The mark of a good full back defensively is not whether they can head the ball, even at corners, its whether they can be in the right position and show the winger inside or out and in general manage the game out there. 

Who give a rats whether Maatsen is going to be Ashley Cole, Baresi (who of course played centrally) or Roberto Carlos. Those guys were truly exceptional. The question is (i) if Maatsen was taller would he be playing for Chelsea and (ii) is he good enough? And the answer is that left to Poch we will never find out because he just never played him at left back. From memory not even in pre season. If he had played him and he had done poorly this thread wouldn't be happening. The complaint is he wasn't given a chance and that is bad not only for Maatsen, but also for Colwill and as a result its bad for Chelsea.

 
Gonoir Beniashile said:
Just look at this as an example of what a terrible left back Maatsen is. Somebody ought to tell Dortmund he's only 5 foot 6 so they can play him on the right wing instead. Thank goodness we've so many experts on here.

https://streamin.me/v/29eab1cc
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Not going to get into the whole height debate, I actually like him and think he’s a decent player. 
That clip maybe shows the good and the bad. Started off with an awful pass to the opposition which could have ended in a goal only to recover the ball and play a really good through ball. 
Could easily have been Zero but ended up Hero.

 
Sconnie Blue said:
Isn’t Sancho also doing well now? Safe to say Bundesliga isn’t the greatest of barometers.
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Yet we bought Nkuku on the strength of his Bundesliga performances. And Werner ..

But I agree, with you, that's why it annoys me that we keep buying players because of their performances in other Leagues.

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Oops Gonoir has just stitched me up 😂

 
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If we're going to dismiss a player's worth to Chelsea based on his performances, played out of position,  in  a team of poorly performing players , then most of our team should go.

 
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