Chelsea FC loan roundup: 2/13/12
by Stephen Schmidt on Feb 13, 2012 1:20 PM GMT
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Another weekend in the books and most of our youngsters on loan saw some time on the pitch. We'll get to see some of the Cobham youth in action Wednesday as the youth cup resumes this week. As for the weekend though...
- Josh McEachran - Josh got himself 64 minutes of action on the pitch as he started the contest as part of a double pivot. I'm not going to go into too much detail here since Graham already went into ridiculous amounts of it earlier.
- Thibaut Courtois - After keeping 5 consecutive clean sheets leading into this one, I'm sure most of you were expecting to hear more impressive things about the giant Belgian. Courtois didn't have much to do this weekend, barely being tested as he kept his sixth consecutive clean sheet en route to a 0-0 draw. Unfortunately the Atletico offense seems to be watching too many Fernando Torres highlights, as they failed to take advantage of a marvelous opportunity to move into the 4th spot with a win. Still, since the break Atletico have gone from the middle of the table to 1 point out of 4th...Champions League football could be beckoning next season.
- Gael Kakuta -- Kakuta had himself a very nice weekend. He got his second start for Dijon (his first in a league game) and responded in the same fashion as he did with his first...with a goal. Beyond the goal though, Kakuta had himself a generally fantastic game. WhoScored had him as their man of the match based on his goal, shot off the bar, and 76 percent passing. All in all it was a pretty nice day in France for the youngster, and hopefully this will go further towards earning him a regular starting place in the Dijon lineup.
- Milan Lalkovic - ADO Den Haag was in action twice since we last checked in with you. On Thursday they were drubbed 6-0 by AZ, and they managed a disappointing 1-1 draw over the weekend. Lalkovic was an unused sub for both matches, but over the weekend Den Haag had their substitutions forced due to first half injuries (including their regular keeper). Hopefully Lalkovic will make his debut this week.
- Kenneth Omeruo - Omeruo was not involved in either contest as he's scheduled to finish his Dutch work permit requirements on Wednesday. I'm not sure what his involvement will be in the short term, but he should be eligible for the first time this coming weekend.
- Jeffrey Bruma - Bruma missed a second consecutive match due to injury with Slobodan Rajkovic again starting in his place. Rajkovic was again impressive in his stead, so it will be interesting to see if there is more rotation going forward.
- Kevin De Bruyne - De Bruyne had another quiet weekend on the pitch as Genk again failed to perform up to expectations. Off the pitch though, De Bruyne has been involved in some controversy as he was very vocal about the lack of effort some of his teammates have been displaying. It will be interesting to see how the criticism is taken coming from a 20 year old with one foot squarely out the door, but frankly the criticism is probably warranted.
- Tomas Kalas - Kalas had another solid showing as Vitesse were beaten 3-1. There was really little to complain about with the way he defended despite the scoreline.
- Patrick van Aanholt - PvA wasn't nearly as good in this one as Kalas. He wasn't directly at fault fo any of the goals, but he was a bit slow to recover and wasn't overly useful in attack either. All in all it was a pretty sloppy display from the young left back.
- Ulises Davila - Davila was slated to start for the Vitesse reserves before the game was cancelled due to snow. At this point it seems unlikely that he'll play at all for the senior squad again this season.
- Sam Walker - Walker had the weekend off as Yeovil's game was postponed due to terrible conditions on the field.
- Rhys Taylor - Taylor had an absolute gem in goal as Rotherham went on the road and defeated Southend 2-0. He had a trio of fantastic saves in this one ( one of which was out of this world) to compliment his generally solid all around play.
- Ben Gordon - 180 more solid minutes for Gordon as Killie had a pair of fixtures this week. Both contests ended in 1-1 draws, and Gordon really played no part in any of the 4 goals. With the fairly vanilla performances that Gordon continues to put in. I wouldn't be surprised if a permanent move for the youngster is finalized this summer.
- Matej Delac - Delac again held a clean sheet in the first half of a friendly, as the Czech League has not yet resumed. It's unclear how he'll factor into the team's plans when the games count again, but he's been very good over the course of the break.
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How would you rate our goalies Steve?
Blackman,Courtois,Taylor,Walker,Delac
by RamStamford on Feb 13, 2012 1:36 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Courtois is Chelsea quality right now
Blackman has a ton of potential but needs a bunch of experience. I can see Walker or Taylor as future backup/third keepers in the mold of Ross Turnbull. I really don’t know what to say about Delac, I rarely get to see him play.
by Stephen Schmidt on Feb 13, 2012 2:03 PM GMT up reply actions
Meaning
Future No.1 Courtois
2 Blackman
3 Walker/Tayler/Delac
If we sell Cech 2-3 years later would we be getting anywhere near a good fee?
by RamStamford on Feb 13, 2012 2:33 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
I wasn't really saying that at all
I don’t like to try to rank these guys, as they are all at pretty different stages of their development. Blackman has the potential to be just as good as Courtois, and I really have no idea what to think of Delac.
by Stephen Schmidt on Feb 13, 2012 2:48 PM GMT up reply actions
Oh my bad
But please answer my query regarding Cech’s transfer fee mate
by RamStamford on Feb 13, 2012 3:05 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
How has Courtois' distribution looked from the back?
It can’t be much worse than Cech’s, can it? We really need a keeper that’s competent with his passing for AVB’s system to click fully.
I just don't think we should rush into making Courtois #1 (or, for that matter, #2)
He is raw talent. And, as Graham mentioned here we don’t want to make the same mistake as United with De Gea. Give him another year to develop from good to great. Who knows, if Atletico gets into the CL, we could end up having a young, talented keeper with experience on the highest level!
I may not know much about life, but what I do know has taught me to believe in Chelsea.
by CanadianBlue on Feb 13, 2012 2:15 PM GMT up reply actions
Oh I agree
I’m thinking more long-term here. I do think that Courtois could be ready for Chelsea after another year on loan though.
Is Kakuta the winger we need for the future?
During the transfer market everyone talks about buying a winger to play opposite of Mata but is Kakuta not close enough to Chelsea quality to be a key player of the future?
He has not once looked the part for either Chelsea or Bolton
But maybe Dijon will be the place to truly kick start his career.
I hope so
I just hope he gets to be a regular starter at Dijon so we can see more of him
by TheColorIsBlue on Feb 13, 2012 6:22 PM GMT up reply actions
I remember watching him the year he won the FA youth cup
And the guy was in a different class to the rest of the youth player not just for CHelsea but every other team too the only guy as good as him was probably Sturridge who was playng for City I really hope we can see him become a player like that for the senior team. I hope he gets a chance.
by michaelkhan3 on Feb 13, 2012 9:27 PM GMT up reply actions
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