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Moises Caicedo to Chelsea! "Official"

Nibs said:
I was very critical of him before this season. Couldn't believe we had spunked over £100m on what appeared to be a bang average player and thought Brighton had mugged us.

Am happy to eat humble pie now as he is starting to look like the player we all hoped we were signing. He has been absolute quality as has Cucurella. What a turnaround for both players and currently two of the first names on the team sheet, after Palmer.
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Shows what a good coach does to top players.

 
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PhilH930 said:
Have blue tinted nostalgic glasses, but prime Essien dominated midfield. Physically players couldn’t touch him, and technically he was superb. One of my favorite players. 

We’ve had some gems in recent years. Maka, Essien, Ballack, Lamps and Kante always take the crown. Mikel and Ramires very effective, and the purple patches for Matic and Cesc were great. 

Nothing holding Caicedo back from being an all time great in midfield for us. What a player. 
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Physically he was one of the GOATs but I don't agree he was THAT good technically, that's why he declined so badly (to the point Robbie wouldn't even bring him on a sub vs Barca and Bayern) when injuries stripped him of his agility and lateral movement.

 
Argo said:
Physically he was one of the GOATs but I don't agree he was THAT good technically, that's why he declined so badly (to the point Robbie wouldn't even bring him on a sub vs Barca and Bayern) when injuries stripped him of his agility and lateral movement.
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I think thats harsh, he was excellent on the ball, had very good passing ability and an eye for it, excellent shooting and had a very good first touch. I see him very much in the Dennis Wise type player, an mongrel after the ball, getting stuck in and their actual footballing quality often underrated.

 
OriginalS said:
but generally speaking I don't want him away from our midfield at any point during games. He's too good for that and we did struggle at times in the first half when he was locked down as a rightback.
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Please just keep him in midfield from here on Maresca. Rectified his mistake at the break but we are stronger side with Caicedo patrolling the central areas at all times.

 
Argo said:
Physically he was one of the GOATs but I don't agree he was THAT good technically, that's why he declined so badly (to the point Robbie wouldn't even bring him on a sub vs Barca and Bayern) when injuries stripped him of his agility and lateral movement.
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Disagree. But the physicality in itself was more than enough. Robson, Keane, Vieira, Essien. Rare players who could dominate a midfield on their own due to physical strength, athleticism and work rate. He was up there with the greats.

 
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OriginalS said:
Please just keep him in midfield from here on Maresca. Rectified his mistake at the break but we are stronger side with Caicedo patrolling the central areas at all times.
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I think inverting from RB is the perfect role for him if Lavia, Enzo and Fofana are all available.

Sadly, we're currently playing Badiashile, which doesn't help at all. 

 
Some were saying he was at fault for their goal, I don't agree. He was surrounded by 3 players. I blame Tosin personally. The ball was played in behind Colwill, and instead of staying on his feet and allowing Colwill to recover to help, Tosin takes himself out of the game by sliding in stupidly and missing the ball.

 
Scott Harris said:
Some were saying he was at fault for their goal, I don't agree. He was surrounded by 3 players. I blame Tosin personally. The ball was played in behind Colwill, and instead of staying on his feet and allowing Colwill to recover to help, Tosin takes himself out of the game by sliding in stupidly and missing the ball.
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He was the last man as well. 
 

Just, so, so f**king brain dead and needless. Him and the Monaco chuckle brothers will forever have mistakes in them. 

 
Sconnie Blue said:
He was the last man as well. 
 

Just, so, so f**king brain dead and needless. Him and the Monaco chuckle brothers will forever have mistakes in them. 
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I am not sure he had the pace to keep up with Mbeumo so committed early.  Although I was shouting at the time, in hindsight I think you just have to hold your hands up anspd acknowledge Mbuemo's quality there. I'd like to see him in our colours tbh.

 
WhiteWall said:
I am not sure he had the pace to keep up with Mbeumo so committed early. 
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He and Micky van der Ven are probably the fastest defenders in the league, if not outright fastest players. Tosin sure doesn't show it though, it was a very bad play and very poor anticipation by him in the first instance.

 
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