Ben Chilwell

Average and made of chocolate. Or maybe he was once good and the injuries have ruined him, who knows.
 
Keeper! said:
"Wilson-Esbrand"

Jesus wept, he would struggle to get a game for a lower Championship side.
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And yet he'll cost nothing and won't even be a drop in the ocean of our wage bill. People said the same about Zinchenko but we won a skipload of trophies with him and made the European Cup final. Might as well give the lad a chance. If he's no good we can shift him on in the summer.
 
youngbob said:
And yet he'll cost nothing and won't even be a drop in the ocean of our wage bill. People said the same about Zinchenko but we won a skipload of trophies with him and made the European Cup final. Might as well give the lad a chance. If he's no good we can shift him on in the summer.
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Looks decent on the overlap that Wilson-Esbrand but his positional sense defensively needs loads of work. He was a glaring weakness in the pre-season games he started. Talented player but he needs experience and his injury troubles probably mean he's ran out of time to impress at City.
 
Kippax Street 1880 said:
Looks decent on the overlap that Wilson-Esbrand but his positional sense defensively needs loads of work. He was a glaring weakness in the pre-season games he started. Talented player but he needs experience and his injury troubles probably mean he's ran out of time to impress at City.
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Simply not good enough, he was there just to make the numbers up.
 
I don’t want an injured player a players skinned by Mahrez I don’t want to help Chelsea he isn’t even young. That being said I do want a left back. I don’t think Pep is that interested in one I think he is ok with CB left back situation. People who watch other clubs think he is or was good. I don’t think there are many options out there. I think only go for this if it’s a loan which won’t be the case.
 
youngbob said:
Nah. The main reason Chelsea are letting him go is because his wages are massive and he's never fit. Has played 64 games across the entirety of the last three seasons, an average of 21 or 22 apps per season. Would rather give those minutes to Wilson-Esbrand.
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Even if he was never injured, he gives the ball away far too much.

He always averages around the low 70% mark for ball retention. Gvardiol is up at 91% and Nathan Aké at 93%.
 
Kippax Street 1880 said:
Had a very rough time with injuries over the past few years. It's a shame for the lad as he did have a lot of potential when we signed him from West Ham but I agree we probably won't see him playing for City again.
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He is clearly a decent lad and a good player but that's simply not enough.
 
Chilwell is probably the first of a string of players Chelsea will try to bully out of the club over the next couple of seasons if they continue with this strategy of stockpiling players at a ridiculous rate.

Can't really see it working out for them. It's all well and good telling Chilwell he needs to leave but he's on £200k a week for the next three years. Given his patchy form and injury record, who is going to offer him anywhere near that? Sure some players will be willing to take a bit of a pay cut to get back on track but they're not gonna willingly halve their salaries.

There are players signed for massive fees and still carrying a huge book value due to the ridiculous contract lengths theyve put them on who are already looking like fringe players now. They're going take a big hit when they have to move those players on.
 
Chilwell played relatively well before his injury last season in a very disorganized team. But he was terrible after returning from the injury. Chelsea medical team was a mess. Maybe he will regain his form but who knows. A free loan to some PL club may be the best option for him and Chelsea.
 
Mon Autre said:
Chilwell is probably the first of a string of players Chelsea will try to bully out of the club over the next couple of seasons if they continue with this strategy of stockpiling players at a ridiculous rate.

Can't really see it working out for them. It's all well and good telling Chilwell he needs to leave but he's on £200k a week for the next three years. Given his patchy form and injury record, who is going to offer him anywhere near that? Sure some players will be willing to take a bit of a pay cut to get back on track but they're not gonna willingly halve their salaries.

There are players signed for massive fees and still carrying a huge book value due to the ridiculous contract lengths theyve put them on who are already looking like fringe players now. They're going take a big hit when they have to move those players on.
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They all need to take inspiration from Chelsea legend Winston Bogarde. Don't back down. They've given you an 8 year contract on a huge salary. Take every last penny.
 
I think we’ve moved on from needing a left back. We have Ake and Gvardiol more than capable of playing left back or left centre back and are as good as anyone in the game.
 
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