Cesar Azpilicueta

[BD]

Couldn't find another thread on him and didn't know whether to put this in the teansfer forum or here.

Signed for Chelsea from Marseille for reported fee of £7million. Is he any good?

 

[kouroux]

He's a good player.The best right back in France after Debuchy.He's pretty much complete offensively and defensively.He was Marseille's best player last season

 

[duffer]

How the feck do you pronounce his name? Az-pili-coo-eta?

 

[BD]

Ass-pill-e-cwe-ta.

I think...'cwe' pronounced like the start of Gwen.

 

[duffer]

Cesar it is then.

 

[Solius]

Az-Pill-E-Kwe-Ta is how I'd say it.

 

[dev1l]

does david pleat still work as a commentator? :lol

 

[alastair]

Don't rate him at all to be honest. I reckon he'll get found out defensively this year.

 

[duffer]

Can't wait to see how Paul Merson mangles it.

 

[Maciej]

How the feck do you pronounce his name? Az-pili-coo-eta?

Azpilicueta / [ˌaθpiliˈkwe̞ta] / Az-pee-lee-kwe-tah.

The z actually sounds like th.

 

[Cina]

It's a very good signing for them. Wonder what the cost was.

 

[duffer]

5 syllables is simply unacceptable for a footballer's surname.

 

[BD]

It's a very good signing for them. Wonder what the cost was.

7million pounds according to SkySports.

5 syllables is simply unacceptable for a footballer's surname.

Stelios Giannakopoulos?

 

[Hellboy]

Azpi.

 

[Ekeke]

Havent seen him since he went to play in France, think he had some injury troubles in his first season? But I saw him for a Spain youth side with Martinez I believe. They were the two best players.

 

[Solius]

7million pounds according to SkySports.


Stelios Giannakopoulos?

That's a blast from the past.

 

[alastair]

Whenever I've seen him, he's been beaten by mediocre wingers but then he often manages to get back at them. I base this on about 20 games, so I don't know if others have seen him more. Clearly the caf rates him so I'm probably having a Phil Jones moment.

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

Don't rate him at all to be honest. I reckon he'll get found out defensively this year.

Going to win player of the season then.

 

[FCBarca]

Havent seen him since he went to play in France, think he had some injury troubles in his first season? But I saw him for a Spain youth side with Martinez I believe. They were the two best players.

Same. ACL injury kinda saw him disappear off the radar but I remember him impressing briefly with OM. But, I lost track of him for awhile. He's far down the pecking order now in terms of NT depth.

He used to have decent pace and was a bit like Montoya although I wonder if his knee injury saw him lose a bit of the speed.

 

[ghaliboy]

This guy's head is really fecking weird.

 

[Hernandez - BFA]

Anyone else noticed when they show the line ups on sky sports before the game, with the players walking up to the screen, that Azpilicueta's face has just been photoshopped onto someone else's body when he walks towards the camera

I might be completely wrong, but I'm convinced that's the case.

 

[vanthaman]

Anyone else noticed when they show the line ups on sky sports before the game, with the players walking up to the screen, that Azpilicueta's face has just been photoshopped onto someone else's body when he walks towards the camera

I might be completely wrong, but I'm convinced that's the case.

There are a few players like that, anyone coming into the league after it started

 

[Jimy_Hills_Chin]

Valencia deserves to be sent to the gulag.

 

[Hernandez - BFA]

There are a few players like that, anyone coming into the league after it started

Makes sense, but I just find it hilarious because of the facial expression Azpilicueta has at the time

 

[StuCol]

Seems a good player though.

Olly or Rel should get that photoshopping job

 

[antihenry]

Got elbowed in the face by Buttner, Webb "missed" it.

When do referees finally clamp down on that elbowing phenomenon, I wonder.

Thankfully, none of our Chelsea players is known for that.

 

[StuCol]

Got elbowed in the face by Buttner, Webb "missed" it.

When do referees finally clamp down on that elbowing phenomenon, I wonder.

Thankfully, none of our Chelsea players is known for that.

 

[Spiersey]

Got elbowed in the face by Buttner, Webb "missed" it.

When do referees finally clamp down on that elbowing phenomenon, I wonder.

Thankfully, none of our Chelsea players is known for that.

Only Chelsea players do it, didn't you know? Or at least it's only considered unacceptable when our players do it.

 

[KM]

I need to see a reply of that Buttner incident clearly cos I didn't think it was an elbow.

 

[Joemo]

Got elbowed in the face by Buttner, Webb "missed" it.

Only Chelsea players do it, didn't you know? Or at least it's only considered unacceptable when our players do it.

There was absolutely feck all there, KM.

 

[ItsEssexRob]

On topic. Good signing by us, has had a good season and seems a great crosser.

 

[alastair]

Whenever I've seen him, he's been beaten by mediocre wingers but then he often manages to get back at them. I base this on about 20 games, so I don't know if others have seen him more. Clearly the caf rates him so I'm probably having a Phil Jones moment.

Yeh, I was talking rubbish.

He's actually been really good and competent.

 

[Damien]

On topic. Good signing by us, has had a good season and seems a great crosser.

What's happened? Does Mourinho not like him or is he injured? Not even in the squad today and has played 1 minute so far this season.

 

[Ekeke]

Probably injured again. Was getting lots of injuries at Marseille

 

[kouroux]

He's Spanish so ... ?

 

[Carl]

Just seems simply that Mourinho favours Ivanovic.

 

[Brightonian]

I would too. Ivanovic is a really good, reliable player, often underrated. Very experienced too.

 

[Carl]

I would too. Ivanovic is a really good, reliable player, often underrated. Very experienced too.

He's also their best CB though which is why I'd play him there.

 

[100]

He is so good defensively; Mourinho will turn him into the best RB in the world

 

[The White Pele]

The perfect full-back