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Davey Baby said:
Fitness permitting, there is absolutely no doubt this boy's going to make it. He has everything, skill, speed, strength, shooting ability, crossing ability, passing ability, power. You could go on and on. Put him in midfield and he could be Michael Essien.
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And a passion for his performance and the club.  A very important quality

 
Droopy said:
Our left wing is crucial for the style Frankie is trying to make us play. Putting there Azpilicueta would be disastrous decision from our offensive perspective. 

I'd rather go 3-4-3 and Dave in the back three and Reece and Emerson on the
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I like this to be honest. Being the right sided center back in a back 3 is Azpi's best position, and Reece is too good to not be used as a wing back who runs up and down the pitch the entire game. Though he'll be a colossal as a full back too.

Perhaps Azpi-Rudiger-Tomori as the back 3, Emerson and James on the wings? Seems too good to be true.

 
I wouldn't be surprised if the captaincy changes mid season, a player is rested stand-in captain and the team wins. Same team next match, win with stand-in captain and no-one will mind.

For me the key is winning and having the right replacement.

Rudiger looked last season like he might be a candidate yet this season he has been plagued with injury.

 
IliyaKrostin said:
From your mouth to Franky's ears!

Problem is, I don't think it will be so easy to leave our captain out. Even when his form is totally down.
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It’s become quite easy to leave our captains out since JT left to be fair. We even left him on the bench for his last season. 

 
Strider6003 said:
I wouldn't be surprised if the captaincy changes mid season, a player is rested stand-in captain and the team wins. Same team next match, win with stand-in captain and no-one will mind.
For me the key is winning and having the right replacement.
Rudiger looked last season like he might be a candidate yet this season he has been plagued with injury.
 
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It will and probably No one cares. This is why Azpi is also a great captain as he will not put his needs first. Zouma, Jorginho, Pedro and Willian will all captain us.
 
evissy said:
Strider6003 said:
I wouldn't be surprised if the captaincy changes mid season, a player is rested stand-in captain and the team wins. Same team next match, win with stand-in captain and no-one will mind.
For me the key is winning and having the right replacement.
Rudiger looked last season like he might be a candidate yet this season he has been plagued with injury.
 
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It will and probably No one cares. This is why Azpi is also a great captain as he will not put his needs first. Zouma, Jorginho, Pedro and Willian will all captain us.
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I would give it straight to James tbh.

Though in think Gilmour may well be our next long term captain.

 
Strider6003 said:
I wouldn't be surprised if the captaincy changes mid season, a player is rested stand-in captain and the team wins. Same team next match, win with stand-in captain and no-one will mind.

For me the key is winning and having the right replacement.

Rudiger looked last season like he might be a candidate yet this season he has been plagued with injury.
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Our captaincy wouldn't change. That didn't happen with Terry or Cahill. 

And azpi will play a lot of games even if Reece James turns into a top player. 

 
I thought today came a bit too soon for him, he looked a bit off the pace. But at the same time, it could be a big learning curve for him. It's his first experience at this level and you would hope he would learn a lot from it.

 
All in all i think he did decent for an entirely new position. Got sharper as the game progressed and put in some lovely crosses.

 
I actually thought he was good, the yellow card was not his fault, it was a terrible pass by Tammy and he had to stop the counter. 

Besides him giving the ball away on the edge of their box I think he was good, he's also got a sweet delivery, whipped in a few good balls. 

 
Scott Harris said:
I thought today came a bit too soon for him, he looked a bit off the pace. But at the same time, it could be a big learning curve for him. It's his first experience at this level and you would hope he would learn a lot from it.
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I thought he was very good. Got down the flanks a few times and put a couple dangerous balls in. His upper body strength was pretty evident too. The way he outmuscled their players on a few occasions too was impressive. Showed good acceleration too. Was very happy.

 
Would love to see him used at RB in a back four, think he was a bit uncertain of where he needed to be at times, but made a few tidy tackles and is clearly very athletic.

 
Scott Harris said:
I thought today came a bit too soon for him, he looked a bit off the pace. But at the same time, it could be a big learning curve for him. It's his first experience at this level and you would hope he would learn a lot from it.
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I agree with you Scott. I have high hopes for him but last night wasn’t a great night for him. His yellow card was a bad tackle, it looked like he went over the ball completely. European refs usually have less tolerance for that than in the prem. He looked pretty slow last night and a bit reactionary. He’s just back from injury though and to get his first couple of games under his belt will have done him the world of good. 

 
Felt a little sorry for him last night as he seemed a little lost in the WB role however he did improve as the game progressed, his biggest asset is his unpredictability when it comes to cutting inside or providing width on the outside however as a WB he seemed hesitant in his decision making as his role was mainly to provide width and a lot of the time he seemed halfhearted in his endeavors on the inside.

Unlucky about the yellow as I think that was the main reason Lampard opted to take him off as opposed to Alonso, hoping we see him on the weekend in his preferred RB role in a back 4

 
Imran_CFC said:
Felt a little sorry for him last night as he seemed a little lost in the WB role however he did improve as the game progressed, his biggest asset is his unpredictability when it comes to cutting inside or providing width on the outside however as a WB he seemed hesitant in his decision making as his role was mainly to provide width and a lot of the time he seemed halfhearted in his endeavors on the inside.

Unlucky about the yellow as I think that was the main reason Lampard opted to take him off as opposed to Alonso, hoping we see him on the weekend in his preferred RB role in a back 4
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I saw only short clips of the match yesterday and yet noticed one of his crosses which was superb and on another day would have created a goal. He put it in with pace in that area just between the defenders and keeper just needing a tap-in. He has potential hopefully that will show better in other matches.

 
He definitely looked off the pace. A bit sluggish in his movement. Slow on the ball, wanting too much time. Not really getting forward with as much gusto as I would have liked, but all unsurprising given the circumstances. 

 
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