Loublaze
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His father who he's named after was one of Zambia's finest attacking midfielders ever. Shame he's not representing ZambiaWill almost certainly make it with a name like that
His father who he's named after was one of Zambia's finest attacking midfielders ever. Shame he's not representing ZambiaWill almost certainly make it with a name like that
Aka and Musonda were both 15 when they joined Chelsea.He obviously isn't counting those ones. The likes of Loftus-Cheek, Dasilva, Tammy Abraham, Dom Solanke, Swift, Baker etc. all joined at a young age. They've also brought in a lot from abroad at 16 like Musonda and Ake.
Surely to hell Christensen gets a crack at breaking into the team next season, considering Terry, Zouma and Ivanovic, probably Musonda too, depending on attacking midfield moves. Maybe he stays at Betis a season longer, if they stay up?Luckily most of our best are in long term prosperous loan deals currently. Will allow Conte some time to evaluate them.
Christensen loan is 2 years and we cant recall him.Surely to hell Christensen gets a crack at breaking into the team next season, considering Terry, Zouma and Ivanovic, probably Musonda too, depending on attacking midfield moves. Maybe he stays at Betis a season longer, if they stay up?
Ahhh, I thought Christensen was a one year loan. Agreed with you on Musonda, so far the Betis loan is working wonders, another full season would probably do him the power of good, rather than trying to get minutes behind Hazard, Pedro, Willian and co.Christensen loan is 2 years and we cant recall him.
Musonda should stay next year and continue developing in a stable environment with a manager who trusts him.
I think its a good decision to let him stay longer. If he is progressing well and getting games then its all good. He also speaks spanish and seems genuinely happy. The fans love him, he gets to play in a top league every week, its a great environment for him.Christensen loan is 2 years and we cant recall him.
Musonda should stay next year and continue developing in a stable environment with a manager who trusts him.
They may have agreed to sign at 15 but they can't have joined until 16 since its illegal to sign players from another country under the age of 16 unless the family moves to the country for non football reasonsAka and Musonda were both 15 when they joined Chelsea.
So hard to judge now. If we keep hold of Hazard we'll again have 3-4 very good players for him to compete with. He won't play ahead of Hazard or Willian, surely, and Pedro has been much better recently. Then there's Kenedy.Will probably never make it at Chelsea anyways?
Do you think he has a future in his 'new role' as a LB?So hard to judge now. If we keep hold of Hazard we'll again have 3-4 very good players for him to compete with. He won't play ahead of Hazard or Willian, surely, and Pedro has been much better recently. Then there's Kenedy.
Hope not, because he's certainly not a defender. He's a winger who can play there if necessary.Do you think he has a future in his 'new role' as a LB?
We ditched De Bruyne because Mourinho didn't want him. Any other manager and he would be playing for us now.This means nothing for his potential success at Chelsea. We should know by now that the club will be more than happy to sell him for a 30+ mil. figure. We ditched a player previously just for him to become immediately Bundesliga player of the season. This Chelsea academy is a money making scheme more than anything else. And it works.
Never nice to hear about a talented kid who has suffered with injuries like that.5 year bump for this. He's not played two games in a row at any level for 4 years.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56887060
If there any chance he has a career at a decent club after years out injured?
Good news, let's hope he can string a few games together now!He played for the U23s the other day, his first game in over two years.
Even though he'll almost certainly never be a Chelsea first teamer, it would be great to see him have some sort of career.
He was ridiculous at youth level. Him and Boga together ran amok in nearly every game. His loan at Betis was probably the most productive for him. So sad what he's gone through.He played for the U23s the other day, his first game in over two years.
Even though he'll almost certainly never be a Chelsea first teamer, it would be great to see him have some sort of career.
We are really good with players when it comes to rehab. Most teams would have just dumped Van Ginkel but we extended his contract and helped him through everything.I thought he looked really good at Betis as said in the title, incredible that loan was around 5 years ago now. Think he looked good somewhere else but then went to Celtic and struggled and injuries since.
Reminds me of Van Ginkel a bit who lost years of his career. Just hope they get the support they need from the game if the career just fizzles out as seems likely now.