Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!

[gho3st]

Lukaku pushed for the move because he wasn't guaranteed a regular first-team place.

KDB is a similar situation.

No. KDB got practically no chance. And Mourinho was never going to give a player as young as Lukaku a chance. He doesn't do that

Or, If Zouma is anything to go by, he'll play him regularly, and make him an important part of the first team.

you dont know what you are talking about. Mourinho got no problem playing young defenders. His problem is young midfielders and attackers His M.O is to take as little risk as possible and playing young players go against that.

 

[MikeyC]

No. KDB got practically no chance. And Mourinho was never going to give a player as young as Lukaku a chance. He doesn't do that

They had chances, they just didn't want to sit on the bench and wait for them.

you dont know what you are talking about. Mourinho got no problem playing young defenders. His problem is young midfielders and attackers His M.O is to take as little risk as possible and playing young players go against that.

Fam, no offence, but I've probably been watching football longer than you've been alive, and I know for a fact that managers veiw playing young defenders as more of a risk than playing young attackers.

 

[Max B]

They had chances, they just didn't want to sit on the bench and wait for them.



Fam, no offence, but I've probably been watching football longer than you've been alive, and I know for a fact that managers veiw playing young defenders as more of a risk than playing young attackers.

How old are you lil nikka

 

[DPG]

No. KDB got practically no chance. And Mourinho was never going to give a player as young as Lukaku a chance. He doesn't do that .

You have to remember that Hazard/Oscar/Willian were all in top form at this time (especially Oscar), even Mata was frustrated and struggling to get a place. KDB had his chances during this time but didn't take them; take his poor performance against Swindon for example. He was simply not good enough to be starting for us regularly.

 

[MikeyC]

How old are you lil nikka

Old enough to know what I'm talking about.

 

[We Major]

R.I.P Johan Cruyff

 

[Ukbrotha]

Damn, Thats the original dutch master

 

[We Major]

The amount of times we tried this as kids. That move that would make everyone at the same time.

Before my time but he's set in place what we're seeing today at Barca

 

[nahnah]

Rip

One of the finest

 

[MikeyC]

Often had disparaging remarks about my club, but you cannot deny his influence on this game we love.

 

[Trajan]

Sold it to him. Hook line and sinker.

Defender WENT......

 

[BlackAchilles]

Klinsmann back on the hot seat

 

[FakeNews]

What if the US loses on tuesday?

 

[BlackAchilles]

England not ready for prime time

The derby vs Wales is gonna be

 

[nomoreneveragain]

This England side is half decent