Felix needs love. He needs where he will be welcomed. Everyone was saying Sancho was trash until he left United and felt the love. Love him, allow him to do his thing to develop his confidence and you will see the best of him.
@@palasaohaka8921 Nobody hates him bro. He did nothing wrong for us, we hate Sanchez , we hate Lukaku or Havertz but about Felix i think people just don't care cause he never was important for this team.
@palasaohaka8921 same people that were happy when he was brought in. They are comparing him with Jackson that has more premier league playing time. Pathetic
I'd like to see Maresca use a 442 formation just one time! The defence is pretty much set, so in the "midfield 4" we could use Sancho, Caicedo, Lavia and Noni, having both Felix and Jackson as strikers! We could play this against a weaker team, maybe have Cucurella join the midfield then it becomes the typical 352 that Pep used and may use even more now with Marmoush and Haaland
I can SEE it ..João in the middle Palmer on the right with a fit Reece bombing down the right putting in Crosse's...I can see us getting back to WINNING WAYS COYB
J Felix is a top player as a chelsea fans I want felix to remains at chelsea and play regularly he love chelsea but unfortunately maresca never gave him any chance to play that's a shame feel sorry for Felix
It is not Maresca's fault that he doesn't live up to the expectations. The reality is that in actual Chelsea team there are players that perform better week in week out than Felix. He should take responsability , if the manager doesn't pick him that means he is not good enough to play. After all he is a profesionall footballer , everyone earns his spot in the team expect Jackson who doesn't have any competition or Sanchez who is Maresca favourite :)))
@@kdog3788 week in week out our wingers have stinkers playing palmer rw and Felix 10 for a few games could revive our attack. palmer at rw would draw defenders out to mark him giving felix more space in the middle and if they dont then palmer will have plenty of space to do his thing, dont forget half of last season Palmer was RW. Sancho has been our only semi consistent winger.
@@kdog3788stop the crap, the few times he's started he's been one of the better attackers but first to be taken off while others are having stinkers. It personal!!!
he's played more than 900 minutes, he's not looking for a chance, he wants a starting place for free, we need players redy to fight or we will end like Spurs. I think he has the talent but this attitude is not enough.
I have been a huge fan of Félix since he first joined Chelsea on loan. The kid is such a baller, and deserves more time on the pitch. When Maresca gives the guy 10 minutes of playing time as a sub, how can he perform? I said this a few weeks ago...play Félix (false 9) and Palmer up the middle with Sancho and Noni on the wings. Remember before December, Maresca said Felix and Palmer were the players supporters come to see? Why isn't he playing him then? This club is so damn frustrating
IF YOU NOTICE IN EVERY GAME ,COLE PALMER PERFORMANCE DROPS AFTER 65MINUTES OF EVERY MATCH ,AT THAT TIME JAOA FELIX WOULD BE A GREAT SUBSTITUTE ,MARESCA IS AWFULLY BAD WITH SUBSTITUTE SENSE.HE SHOULD UTILISE HIM AS SUCH MENTIONED.
Joao Felix is world class and he is very consistent. Every time he is on the ball, he can do tricks and flicks and skill moves. It’s not like he can do it in one game and can’t do it in another. He can play tiki taka pass and through pass. He can drop deep/roam around to offer passing options creating overloads. He has silky and tekky touches and close control. He is so technical, skillful and creative. These are all extremely consistent.
People are idiots these days. They give good players the world class tag because they can do a couple of step overs, or a few tricks. Theres way more to it than that which makes a player world class. Thats just @@topdogrlg
Felix is a talented player, and there's no doubt about his desire to play for Chelsea. The real issue is Maresca's clear bias-favoring certain players over others, even when it's detrimental to the team. This has hurt the morale of those left out, like Nkunku. For me, the season is already over-there’s no chance of a top-four finish. Maresca’s selections have played a big role in that. Now, he needs to find a way to maximize the squad’s potential, give fringe players more game time, and let's see what Felix can really offer. It's still too early to judge him.
Joao Felix is a world-class, perhaps even elite, player if he's utilized correctly. The only reason he doesn't perform is that he's not played in his preferred position or given enough game time to showcase his capabilities.
Felix is a world class, these numbers are not relevant as Felix barely was playing in epl. I really believe if only or Felix or Nkunku were playing on Jackson's place, Chelsea could be sitting at least 3d on the ladder. We don't need to spend money on striker, because Nkunku is a world class, Felix is a world class. Maresca is the one who needs to be sold or really warned seriously
I promise you I'm done this season if Chelsea let Joao Felix leave in this transfer window or before his contract expires. The owners and the manager need to show true ambition. How many outgoings vs incoming. Harvey Vale left on a FREE yet the owners wanted to freeze out Trevoh Chalobah to point Maresca came with an excuse only for him to be recalled. Its coming like we are just the Upper Class of Brighton Hove Albion
I don't understand all the Félix hate, he is an unbelievable player and his numbers this season are actually decent in relation to the amount of game time he's been given with the conference league included
Felix can easily play on the right, just like Oscar did. Noni isn't good as a starter. He's good at causing chaos against tired opponents. Maresca doesn't understand certain things. Sancho basically always cuts inside and narrows the play. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Swapping wingers mid-game is 100% something he needs to adopt. Or at least understanding that we have a diverse set of players, where we shouldn't be struggling to change a game with our substitutions.
You are being grossly unfair with your stats analysis. Chelsea have larely been a first half team this season. His minutes are generally very late in the game when Chelsea are at their weakest, whether Felix is present or not. Chelsea I fear are about to kill the golden goose in a similar way to their ruination of the careers of James and Chilwell. It would be sensible to experiment and split the minutes between Palmer and Felix and then compare the stats for when Felix starts the game to when he closes the game out. Keep Felix he is a rarity in today's game, he caresses the ball and can send defenders in completely the wrong direction. As far as I'm aware this is not measured by stats but is undoubtedly a contribution to chances and ultimately goals.
EM is to stubborn. He's upset the portuguese players and never gave Felix a chance. Had high hopes for EM but starting to get quite worried about his man management and more recently game management.
Nicholas Jackson has had chance after chance he starts every game ofcourse his goals would be up there Felix doesn’t even get a sniff I bet if Felix started all the games that Jackson started he would be on par with Jackson on G/A
It's worth a risk putting Felix upfront,there are chances Jackson misses Felix would easily tap in,and be it we'd rather not create those chances that Jackson end up messing if it's a must he should play
Honestly, I don't believe Maresca is making optimum use of Felix. He's too good of a player to let go. Either a 9, false 9 (interchanging with Palmer), on either wing. He's a good player. It just requires a good manager to unearth his fullest potential.
Felix is a class player at the wrong club at the moment only used as a pawn in the Gallagher transfer fiasco and that is looking another Chelsea transfer disaster
What 2 players? Also your comment doesn’t make sense “2 players and not playing him” the word you need is THEM because 2 people can’t be referred to as him, it’s “them” lil bro
I do agree with you on most videos you've posted mr Benson, however this one is not a good one.. Joao Felix yes on the stats he may not be the best, but can you honestly tell me he isnt good enough for Chelsea?? You mentioned the eye test, well lets look at it then, everytime he starts, he is involved on a goal at minimum, he is a creator of chances for the team, flies into tackles, beautiful skills. In a world where Palmer is on the right and we have Felix as the 10 with a proper striker, we are going to cook every PL team in attack. And we cant expect anything much from him when he is playing 10 minutes here and there, and sometimes not even playing. When he starts he looks good, granted against weak opposition, however you can only deal with what is put in front of you, and Felix has done that. He is loved by the fans for a reason
Football has gone to being too system based and I reckon even Hazard wouldn't have fared as well as he did in today's game because managers don't give freedom to players. Players like Felix might not work very hard in training sessions like hazard also didn't however on matchdays they'd run riots and complete so many dribbles however managers won't give felix that sort of freedom nowadays and that's where the issue lies
Palmer is a great player, no doubt. But in quite a lot of games, by minute 60 he starts to drop off, tired and having had the shit kicked out of him for 60 mins he starts to disappear. Does Enzo then give a shout to Felix? No, he waits until 85 minutes once the flagging players have wasted our lead and we're now chasing the game, then brings on Felix for the last couple and expect him to have an inpact on the game? Make that make sense. No wonder his confidence is gone.
Play Felix at 10 and stick Palmer on the right. Palmer exploded last season mostly from the right. We can do that again just to make us a bit unpredictable. Selling Felix is a bad idea. What happens when we loose Palmer to injury. Nkunku is already out mentally.
At this point I don't support what enzo maresca is thinking about Felix, he still picks Sanchez even after those mistakes, those late substitutions, those time wasting when 1 goal up... Im starting to think he has no idea managing this big club..
Numbers may say one thing and I’m not choosing to ignore the numbers, however I feel that the eye test here is that Jackson has not been good enough, Palmer hasn’t been good enough im not saying Palmer should be dropped but at least try it, you can’t expect decent output from a player who gets subbed on in 80th minute maresca has relied too heavily on the starters and he should at least try Felix in the 10 Palmer in the right or anything he thinks would work but at least try it because what we have now we can all see is not working
This could rate as the greatest mistake since Milan sold Andrea Pirlo. You value only the things that can be measured. The only stat that counts is wins and draws and a miltitude of factors determine these outcomes. Put the laptops away and use your eyes and brains. Peter Taylor, the architect behind two European trophies probably never touched a computer but he had a needle sharp instinct for talent that few could equal.
Put Cole on the RW, put Joao in the middle, Cole hasnt done enough recently to keep his spot and the team needs more, this is what the club needs right now.
All valid points George but I think Felix adds a little stardust to our squad, he hasn’t been given a real chance this season. When we had him on loan I thought he was outstanding, a quite precocious talent. I’d really like to see him and Palmer in the same team….it could be sensational. It’d also bother me if he went to another Prem team and tore it up…ala De Byrne, Salah etc
Not even kidding… I’d start Felix at the 10 and put Palmer back on RW. Felix is creative enough to play there and it might be harder for opponents to clusterf*** Palmer if he doesn’t play through the middle. You can say he hasn’t produced much, but it’s hard to build form when you’re playing as infrequently as he is. Give it a shot for a few games in a row and see how it goes, it’s not like whatever we’re doing right now is working at all
I was an awesome football jugular when I was a kid. I came in first or second in every camp competition I was in against like 60 kids. But I was average at go al scoring. One of my coaches was always on my case about me needing to learn how to shoot with my laces, but I hated him and never took his advice which I really should have!!!
People forget - the job of a manager is to unlock a player. Stats will show you how the player has been misused - the manager has to do the hard work to change the stats by helping the player. For me - Palmer and Felix up top would guarantee more goals because Felix will simply know when to pass and when to shoot once he gets into the rythym. He has no game time so it’s unfair and he hasn’t been put in positions where he is a complete asset. Just a liability - similarly to Nkunku. If you ask me - managers that are average don’t realize opportunity. There is a reason Pep regularly changes his lineups.
Felix only has 365 PL minutes. I think only 2 starts, so most of it he’s coming on after 80 minutes and hardly involved. If he had Cole Palmer minutes his season stats would average out to 6 goals 6 assists. I think it comes down to lack of opportunities. Felix is quality.
Felix is really good better than many players in Chelsea. His in the Top 5 talent in Chelsea team. Chelsea has messed with so many talents. Playing Jackson week in and week out.. Fail.. Playing Palmer when his doing poor ...Fail... He should play in False 9 or number 10 and even inside LW player having a over lapping LB ooo but wait Chelsea Coach or Directors or Owners have not put that in teamsheet and sub list.
Brilliant analysis GB. Even the eye test tells us Felix is a poor finisher. We saw it first time round. Does brilliant things where it doesn't matter. He needs to go to a club where he can feed an effective front line. Emery is correct to want him at Villa to feed Watkins. Buendia doesn't seem to be able to get back to his level after injury and Felix can take that role. He needs the right team, where his role fits, as you say GB.
I like the idea of coaching Felix to be another 8, I think he would work well next to Caicedo. We saw KDH get overran a bit when he had to fill in for Enzo but what I've seen from Felix defensively so far makes me think he would be better suited there. And he does have a great long range effort so maybe crashing late into the box or taking shots from outside the box will better his output.
George sometimes the eye test is much more relevant against stats. Take Jadon Sancho for example, he’s had the assists this season but he’s playing as a LW and he CANNOT take on absolutely nobody. Please watch him closely and you will notice that he does not provide what we need from a winger which is to take on full backs and defenders and get in the box.
We’ll never know cause the daft buggers in charge get 2 decent attackers and don’t use either. Felix & Guiu, not saying they’d be the game changers but they never get a chance. 🤯. I bet we get rid of both and they end up being amazing, players usually do once they leave Chelsea 🤷
Also how on earth can we buy and sell so many players, even players the fanbase loved like Gallagher, without booting out these SDs. The word failure for these guys is an overstatement. They’re already looking to sell Gallaghers replacement. Honestly, it’s a giant kick in the face to us fans.
Our wingers are under delivering a lot. We all know Cole Palmer can play on the right wing. I am amazed that we still haven't seen Palmer on the right and Joao in the 10. That is for me by far our most creative attacking lineup and people won't be able to just to focus on Palmer and double him, because who's gonna defend Felix? Also, Joao makes very intelligent runs without the ball, which makes him the perfect shadow striker. It's criminal that Nkunku with his apparently poor attitude is getting more game time than him. Sancho and Pedro as well! For all their playing time, they have like 4 goals and 4 assists between them, which is no where near good enough. Yes, they might have high percentages for ball carrying and other insignificant things, but in the end all it matters is the goals and assists that you will be judged on and if we have this harsh judgement on Felix, we should have in on all other players of this team.
Please do the same thing for madueke and please don't give me age bs. This is clearly you trying to justify felix hate by stats . He is clearly ahead of mudryk and even madueke surely
Felix is completely being wasted ANY club that picks him up and plays him he will excel at… hes not even given playing time how can he produce “output” 😂…. He gets 5-10 minutes every other game at Chelsea 🤦♂️……he’s a starter for Portugal and a huge key in their success…. Maresca is a stubborn man and wastes him and many other players that will end up leaving…..
If Messi was playing for Atletico, Atletico would keep feeding long ball to Messi’s head, and when he can’t outmuscle the defenders, their fans would think Messi is not a good player. Barcelona were in a financial crisis.
@thierryhenry674 atleti only play long ball defensive football against bigger teams they always play a good style against teams low in the table . How did griezy do so well there , how does llorente do so well and now how is Alvarez firing
Good work George love from Kenya. Here's my take with Felix. Comes down to his complex...kinda reminds me of Nicolas Anelka break up star very early in his career... And he to hobbled around playing for some good clubs. And when he came to Chelsea he admitted that here he'd found home. So Felix need to work on his attitude and complexity, to understand a little patience and hard work will help him be accepted.❤
Push Palmer rw let felix play am he is a top player give him more playing time, even Poch dropped Sanchez we can all see why, so why does Maresca keep playing him, before anyone says he is our best gk, no, our best gk is on loan, please just give Jorgensen a run of games, he cant do any worse
Just put João Felix as a number 9 for a couple of games and let's see what will happen. We can't judge Felix this season the player has had less than 5 premier league starts this season. And when he comes on as a sub the most minutes he gets is 25 or 15 min
We keep looking at this team as tho we will be in the same competitions next season, once we stay in the top 5 it's Europa or Champions League. So players will be playing better teams and the the B team will turn in to the A- team 😂😂. 🇹🇹💯
Anyone deserves to be given a chance and anyone can change their past. Footballers are like that. Give Felix a chance then we can talk. Not talk about the past.
Felix up front. If we're not going to sign a striker give the lad a chance up there. He's skilful, creative and at least shoots when he's in and around the area. He's not small, he's deceptively strong, quite cunning and has clever finishes in him (usually shots just lack a bit of venom). Other than Palmer, we lack players who win us "cute" free kicks in dangerous areas similar to what teams inflict on us far too often. Felix is our trump card which we haven't played enough. Contrary to the narrative spouted, his minutes have been staggered though he's been relatively good when he's played and seriously unfortunate in some games. Clearly Emery has an eye to play him there with Duran leaving so why don't we? A false nine hybrid alternating with Palmer and Jackson operating on the wing. Who knows?
I’ve said since the start of the season we should move Palmer to the right and have Felix in the middle. Noni has been meh and Neto is hindered by the finishing off his crosses.
I don’t think we are missing anything with him as every club he’s been at the manager might start playing him but then he never starts much after so most managers don’t rate him or there is something they all don’t like about him
Would he work under Pep at city? I'm just really trying to think of how he fits into any team in Europe. He's even nonexistent for Portugal 🤦♂️ but he clearly does have talent 🤯
Brought to Chelsea to swing the Gallagher PSR deal. No analysis needed. Bith him and Nkunku stymied in the Europa games based on weekly wages. Chelsea's plan is for Sancho, Madeuke and Jackson to shine. What happens if Jackson or Palmer get injured or are out for a period of time? Who do you trust for your 10 and 9 roles? Nkunku not a striker. Guiu not trusted. Jackson is in a dry spell not converting. Palmer taking some knocks to his ankles and also not scoring. Is he 100% fit? Does he need some relief based on games and minutes played? The entire team has been compensating for defensive porosity, back line consistency, key player injuries and goalkeeping errors. How come our wingers are not scoring or getting free kicks or even getting opposition players carded or sent off. Not many penalty kicks or corner contributions either. Madeuke has stagnated or at least not risen to further heights. Maresca does not like his defenders bombing up and down the pitch. Which was one of Gusto's strengths. He is doing his best to adapt to an inverted role but needs more time. This is less likely everytime James plays. Most improved player so far is Cucurella in the advanced, inverted role. A close second are Caicedo and Fernández. Does the recruitment match the system, style of play with the players' CV. Ball possession, experience, high line, inversion, physicality, ready to play everday, accurate passing and finishing. Players in question: Sánchez, Disasi, Badiashile, Adarabioyo, Dewsbury-Hall, Madueke, Casadei, Jackson, Guiu. Then there is the matter of team spine, leadership, true capabilities. Chelsea's most often available, starting 11 players: Jackson, Palmer, Sancho, Fernández, Caicedo, Colwill, Cucurella and Sánchez? How many will be selected for their respective position in any of the top 5 PL teams Liv, Are, NF, MC, New? This is one of the youngest and more jr. Chelsea teams. If Adarabioyo, Nkunku, Chillwell, Sánchez, Felix are removed, our average age drops. Might as well add Fofana to that list. Boys becoming men. Misfits learning to adjust to the rigors and expectations of a fan base used to winning. Proven, experienced talent. New era of an ever changing young squad, struggling to keep up.
Its not that. Its Maresca not trusting him to start often in the Premier League. Fair enough he gets game time in cup games but i think its unfair that after 6 months already the rumours swirl that despite his good run in the Europa Conference League and Mudryk now being suspended its unfair for Jorge Mendes to be talking to other clubs to find a solution. Why sign a 7 contract in the first place if he was so close to signing to Aston Devil i mean Aston Villa. Why are they so greedy. Just take Disasi and let us find success again with these young group of lads. And Joa Felix is needed for us. Villa dont even need him ibr
Maresca isn't missing something he's missing a lot.!!! Felix is class but like a lot of others he probably doesn't fit Maresca's failing system. That's the problem with buying into youth and potential at extortinate costs which are false values. - Hernandez is another example. The common denominator in Chelsea's PL team erratic performance is the head coach. Chelsea's WSL have enjoyed excellent continuity and player succession system thanks to Emma so why is the PL squad underperforming and do not address the weak links? When Poch played Nkunku off the shoulder of Jackson they were a threat until Nkunku was injured. Why can't Maresca deviate from his entrenched system cos he's single minded.
Felix needs love. He needs where he will be welcomed. Everyone was saying Sancho was trash until he left United and felt the love. Love him, allow him to do his thing to develop his confidence and you will see the best of him.
I don't know why he is being hated like this
@@palasaohaka8921 Nobody hates him bro. He did nothing wrong for us, we hate Sanchez , we hate Lukaku or Havertz but about Felix i think people just don't care cause he never was important for this team.
@palasaohaka8921 same people that were happy when he was brought in. They are comparing him with Jackson that has more premier league playing time. Pathetic
Sancho sucks.
I'd like to see Maresca use a 442 formation just one time!
The defence is pretty much set, so in the "midfield 4" we could use Sancho, Caicedo, Lavia and Noni, having both Felix and Jackson as strikers!
We could play this against a weaker team, maybe have Cucurella join the midfield then it becomes the typical 352 that Pep used and may use even more now with Marmoush and Haaland
Jackson usually goes for a shot from inside the box. Felix does attempt long shots that might affect his shooting stats.
ive never seen jackson score from outside the box aswell
@kaelopitse5956 Our boy needs to sort out his decision making.
João s the most talented player at chelsea, he should play in the 10 position and Palmer on the rigth wing.
Can't. Gotta push Noni's value so we can sell him for profit when Estevao and Paez arrive.
@@roryasrorri701 so Chelsea is Profit FC 😅 now ??
I can SEE it ..João in the middle Palmer on the right with a fit Reece bombing down the right putting in Crosse's...I can see us getting back to WINNING WAYS COYB
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J Felix is a top player as a chelsea fans I want felix to remains at chelsea and play regularly he love chelsea but unfortunately maresca never gave him any chance to play that's a shame feel sorry for Felix
It is not Maresca's fault that he doesn't live up to the expectations. The reality is that in actual Chelsea team there are players that perform better week in week out than Felix. He should take responsability , if the manager doesn't pick him that means he is not good enough to play. After all he is a profesionall footballer , everyone earns his spot in the team expect Jackson who doesn't have any competition or Sanchez who is Maresca favourite :)))
@@kdog3788 week in week out our wingers have stinkers playing palmer rw and Felix 10 for a few games could revive our attack. palmer at rw would draw defenders out to mark him giving felix more space in the middle and if they dont then palmer will have plenty of space to do his thing, dont forget half of last season Palmer was RW. Sancho has been our only semi consistent winger.
@@COLE.THE.GOAT.PALMERmerecsa is fucki... blind bro
@@kdog3788stop the crap, the few times he's started he's been one of the better attackers but first to be taken off while others are having stinkers. It personal!!!
he's played more than 900 minutes, he's not looking for a chance, he wants a starting place for free, we need players redy to fight or we will end like Spurs.
I think he has the talent but this attitude is not enough.
Joao Felix is F#@king amazing. Better than SANCHO, NETO, ENZO. He is world-class. we can only blame Marrasca for not playing him.
Joao Felix does not tackle or mark the opponent....thats the only problem every coach has with him
I have been a huge fan of Félix since he first joined Chelsea on loan. The kid is such a baller, and deserves more time on the pitch. When Maresca gives the guy 10 minutes of playing time as a sub, how can he perform? I said this a few weeks ago...play Félix (false 9) and Palmer up the middle with Sancho and Noni on the wings.
Remember before December, Maresca said Felix and Palmer were the players supporters come to see? Why isn't he playing him then? This club is so damn frustrating
IF YOU NOTICE IN EVERY GAME ,COLE PALMER PERFORMANCE DROPS AFTER 65MINUTES OF EVERY MATCH ,AT THAT TIME JAOA FELIX WOULD BE A GREAT SUBSTITUTE ,MARESCA IS AWFULLY BAD WITH SUBSTITUTE SENSE.HE SHOULD UTILISE HIM AS SUCH MENTIONED.
Joao Felix is world class. I don’t understand how people can’t see that.
He is not world-class. He's wildly inconsistent with big holes in many areas of his game. He was never needed.
Joao Felix is world class and he is very consistent.
Every time he is on the ball, he can do tricks and flicks and skill moves. It’s not like he can do it in one game and can’t do it in another. He can play tiki taka pass and through pass. He can drop deep/roam around to offer passing options creating overloads. He has silky and tekky touches and close control. He is so technical, skillful and creative. These are all extremely consistent.
He is so good just needs a run of games
@@thierryhenry674how many goal contributions do these skills and flicks lead to?
People are idiots these days. They give good players the world class tag because they can do a couple of step overs, or a few tricks. Theres way more to it than that which makes a player world class. Thats just @@topdogrlg
Felix is a talented player, and there's no doubt about his desire to play for Chelsea. The real issue is Maresca's clear bias-favoring certain players over others, even when it's detrimental to the team. This has hurt the morale of those left out, like Nkunku.
For me, the season is already over-there’s no chance of a top-four finish. Maresca’s selections have played a big role in that. Now, he needs to find a way to maximize the squad’s potential, give fringe players more game time, and let's see what Felix can really offer. It's still too early to judge him.
Spot on
Joao Felix is a world-class, perhaps even elite, player if he's utilized correctly. The only reason he doesn't perform is that he's not played in his preferred position or given enough game time to showcase his capabilities.
Felix is a world class, these numbers are not relevant as Felix barely was playing in epl. I really believe if only or Felix or Nkunku were playing on Jackson's place, Chelsea could be sitting at least 3d on the ladder. We don't need to spend money on striker, because Nkunku is a world class, Felix is a world class. Maresca is the one who needs to be sold or really warned seriously
You are wrong, they wouldnt do anything, Cole needs to be on RW and both of Jaoa and Nkunku should be rotating/fighting for the middle
It hurts me how Felix is treated, so many times I saw how he could have changed, our game.
I promise you I'm done this season if Chelsea let Joao Felix leave in this transfer window or before his contract expires. The owners and the manager need to show true ambition. How many outgoings vs incoming. Harvey Vale left on a FREE yet the owners wanted to freeze out Trevoh Chalobah to point Maresca came with an excuse only for him to be recalled. Its coming like we are just the Upper Class of Brighton Hove Albion
I don't understand all the Félix hate, he is an unbelievable player and his numbers this season are actually decent in relation to the amount of game time he's been given with the conference league included
Felix is a damn good player, the problem is the coach, Maresca is shortsighted, someone who rejected petrovic for Sanchez,
Felix can easily play on the right, just like Oscar did. Noni isn't good as a starter. He's good at causing chaos against tired opponents. Maresca doesn't understand certain things. Sancho basically always cuts inside and narrows the play. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Swapping wingers mid-game is 100% something he needs to adopt. Or at least understanding that we have a diverse set of players, where we shouldn't be struggling to change a game with our substitutions.
You are being grossly unfair with your stats analysis. Chelsea have larely been a first half team this season. His minutes are generally very late in the game when Chelsea are at their weakest, whether Felix is present or not. Chelsea I fear are about to kill the golden goose in a similar way to their ruination of the careers of James and Chilwell. It would be sensible to experiment and split the minutes between Palmer and Felix and then compare the stats for when Felix starts the game to when he closes the game out. Keep Felix he is a rarity in today's game, he caresses the ball and can send defenders in completely the wrong direction. As far as I'm aware this is not measured by stats but is undoubtedly a contribution to chances and ultimately goals.
EM is to stubborn. He's upset the portuguese players and never gave Felix a chance. Had high hopes for EM but starting to get quite worried about his man management and more recently game management.
HE NEEDS PLAYING TIME TO IMPROVE MORE, HIS BEEN AROUND THE GAME FOR A WHILE NOW TO BE SITTING ON THE BEANCH
I think Felix needs to start in 7 or 8 games playing for over 75 minutes then we can judge him properly
Nicholas Jackson has had chance after chance he starts every game ofcourse his goals would be up there Felix doesn’t even get a sniff I bet if Felix started all the games that Jackson started he would be on par with Jackson on G/A
I will like to see him play in the middle.....he will be good there
It's worth a risk putting Felix upfront,there are chances Jackson misses Felix would easily tap in,and be it we'd rather not create those chances that Jackson end up messing if it's a must he should play
J Felix deserves more game time , it seems more likely he will leave and be a star in another premier league team , we never give players chances
Honestly, I don't believe Maresca is making optimum use of Felix. He's too good of a player to let go. Either a 9, false 9 (interchanging with Palmer), on either wing. He's a good player. It just requires a good manager to unearth his fullest potential.
Felix is a class player at the wrong club at the moment only used as a pawn in the Gallagher transfer fiasco
and that is looking another Chelsea transfer disaster
Imagine paying 55m for 2 players & not playing him. Its insane!!
What 2 players? Also your comment doesn’t make sense “2 players and not playing him” the word you need is THEM because 2 people can’t be referred to as him, it’s “them” lil bro
@edgarsokolovskis9278 ok professor.
I do agree with you on most videos you've posted mr Benson, however this one is not a good one.. Joao Felix yes on the stats he may not be the best, but can you honestly tell me he isnt good enough for Chelsea??
You mentioned the eye test, well lets look at it then, everytime he starts, he is involved on a goal at minimum, he is a creator of chances for the team, flies into tackles, beautiful skills.
In a world where Palmer is on the right and we have Felix as the 10 with a proper striker, we are going to cook every PL team in attack.
And we cant expect anything much from him when he is playing 10 minutes here and there, and sometimes not even playing.
When he starts he looks good, granted against weak opposition, however you can only deal with what is put in front of you, and Felix has done that. He is loved by the fans for a reason
Give him the next 10 games......he won't miss more than Jackson
Football has gone to being too system based and I reckon even Hazard wouldn't have fared as well as he did in today's game because managers don't give freedom to players. Players like Felix might not work very hard in training sessions like hazard also didn't however on matchdays they'd run riots and complete so many dribbles however managers won't give felix that sort of freedom nowadays and that's where the issue lies
Felix is great player coach don't understand him how good he is George 👍
Palmer is a great player, no doubt. But in quite a lot of games, by minute 60 he starts to drop off, tired and having had the shit kicked out of him for 60 mins he starts to disappear. Does Enzo then give a shout to Felix? No, he waits until 85 minutes once the flagging players have wasted our lead and we're now chasing the game, then brings on Felix for the last couple and expect him to have an inpact on the game? Make that make sense. No wonder his confidence is gone.
Play Felix at 10 and stick Palmer on the right. Palmer exploded last season mostly from the right. We can do that again just to make us a bit unpredictable. Selling Felix is a bad idea. What happens when we loose Palmer to injury. Nkunku is already out mentally.
For me Maresca doesn't just know what he is doing right now
At this point I don't support what enzo maresca is thinking about Felix, he still picks Sanchez even after those mistakes, those late substitutions, those time wasting when 1 goal up... Im starting to think he has no idea managing this big club..
Numbers may say one thing and I’m not choosing to ignore the numbers, however I feel that the eye test here is that Jackson has not been good enough, Palmer hasn’t been good enough im not saying Palmer should be dropped but at least try it, you can’t expect decent output from a player who gets subbed on in 80th minute maresca has relied too heavily on the starters and he should at least try Felix in the 10 Palmer in the right or anything he thinks would work but at least try it because what we have now we can all see is not working
Maresca must just give Felix +-3 to4 consecutive game in primer league and that Portugues will show him magic
Joao felix is not a bad player we only have the wrong coach and recruitment team
This could rate as the greatest mistake since Milan sold Andrea Pirlo. You value only the things that can be measured. The only stat that counts is wins and draws and a miltitude of factors determine these outcomes. Put the laptops away and use your eyes and brains. Peter Taylor, the architect behind two European trophies probably never touched a computer but he had a needle sharp instinct for talent that few could equal.
I honestly believe Joao Felix is more effective as a 10 than Palmer. Felix with better finishing is Palmer's level
But he doesn’t have a better finishing than Palmer
The stats are there, the conversion rate
With felix and palmer up there
Put Cole on the RW, put Joao in the middle, Cole hasnt done enough recently to keep his spot and the team needs more, this is what the club needs right now.
All valid points George but I think Felix adds a little stardust to our squad, he hasn’t been given a real chance this season. When we had him on loan I thought he was outstanding, a quite precocious talent. I’d really like to see him and Palmer in the same team….it could be sensational. It’d also bother me if he went to another Prem team and tore it up…ala De Byrne, Salah etc
Not even kidding… I’d start Felix at the 10 and put Palmer back on RW. Felix is creative enough to play there and it might be harder for opponents to clusterf*** Palmer if he doesn’t play through the middle. You can say he hasn’t produced much, but it’s hard to build form when you’re playing as infrequently as he is. Give it a shot for a few games in a row and see how it goes, it’s not like whatever we’re doing right now is working at all
Any body that touch Joao will have issues with me
I was an awesome football jugular when I was a kid. I came in first or second in every camp competition I was in against like 60 kids. But I was average at go al scoring. One of my coaches was always on my case about me needing to learn how to shoot with my laces, but I hated him and never took his advice which I really should have!!!
People forget - the job of a manager is to unlock a player. Stats will show you how the player has been misused - the manager has to do the hard work to change the stats by helping the player. For me - Palmer and Felix up top would guarantee more goals because Felix will simply know when to pass and when to shoot once he gets into the rythym. He has no game time so it’s unfair and he hasn’t been put in positions where he is a complete asset. Just a liability - similarly to Nkunku. If you ask me - managers that are average don’t realize opportunity. There is a reason Pep regularly changes his lineups.
Felix only has 365 PL minutes. I think only 2 starts, so most of it he’s coming on after 80 minutes and hardly involved. If he had Cole Palmer minutes his season stats would average out to 6 goals 6 assists. I think it comes down to lack of opportunities. Felix is quality.
Felix is really good better than many players in Chelsea. His in the Top 5 talent in Chelsea team. Chelsea has messed with so many talents. Playing Jackson week in and week out.. Fail.. Playing Palmer when his doing poor ...Fail... He should play in False 9 or number 10 and even inside LW player having a over lapping LB ooo but wait Chelsea Coach or Directors or Owners have not put that in teamsheet and sub list.
Palmer needs a competition. Felix should be enough. It hasn't happened so far. Wonder what Maresca is doing.
Give Felix a 8 role in cup games
I think the reason why the coach doesn’t want Felix in the side because his is just a championship manager who has not managed stars before 🤬🤬🤬🤬
Jorgensen
James. Chalobah. Colwill
Caicedo. Enzo.
Neto cucurela
Palmer. Nkunku
Joao
Brilliant analysis GB.
Even the eye test tells us Felix is a poor finisher. We saw it first time round. Does brilliant things where it doesn't matter.
He needs to go to a club where he can feed an effective front line. Emery is correct to want him at Villa to feed Watkins. Buendia doesn't seem to be able to get back to his level after injury and Felix can take that role.
He needs the right team, where his role fits, as you say GB.
Why every problem that we have nowadays can be linked with the management of maresca 😂
Sancho-Felix-Palmer with Jackson/Guiu/any other striker upfront. I dont see Chelsea struggling a lot. Neto and the rest can be back up
I think maresca should play a 4-1-4-1
Chalobah was the same treatment
I like the idea of coaching Felix to be another 8, I think he would work well next to Caicedo. We saw KDH get overran a bit when he had to fill in for Enzo but what I've seen from Felix defensively so far makes me think he would be better suited there. And he does have a great long range effort so maybe crashing late into the box or taking shots from outside the box will better his output.
All on THE YES MAN,refuses to change it, sends out the players to play the same way, FFS try Palmer on the right and Felix or Nkunku at 10
Everyone needs to check where he plays at Portugal squad
Give the man minutes he deserves
George sometimes the eye test is much more relevant against stats. Take Jadon Sancho for example, he’s had the assists this season but he’s playing as a LW and he CANNOT take on absolutely nobody. Please watch him closely and you will notice that he does not provide what we need from a winger which is to take on full backs and defenders and get in the box.
Sancho was a useless signing.
You've worked it out 😅😅
We’ll never know cause the daft buggers in charge get 2 decent attackers and don’t use either. Felix & Guiu, not saying they’d be the game changers but they never get a chance. 🤯. I bet we get rid of both and they end up being amazing, players usually do once they leave Chelsea 🤷
It’s blindingly obvious, get Palmer and Felix playing together and start a partnership.
To clarify, should be 3 players behind the striker. Sancho on left, Felix in 10 and Palmer on the right. We need to strop the stupid crosses.
Also how on earth can we buy and sell so many players, even players the fanbase loved like Gallagher, without booting out these SDs. The word failure for these guys is an overstatement. They’re already looking to sell Gallaghers replacement. Honestly, it’s a giant kick in the face to us fans.
The minutes Felix have been given can't even fill up a spoon, it's unfair. Not fair to get players and make them cheerleaders of their fellow players.
Our wingers are under delivering a lot. We all know Cole Palmer can play on the right wing. I am amazed that we still haven't seen Palmer on the right and Joao in the 10. That is for me by far our most creative attacking lineup and people won't be able to just to focus on Palmer and double him, because who's gonna defend Felix? Also, Joao makes very intelligent runs without the ball, which makes him the perfect shadow striker. It's criminal that Nkunku with his apparently poor attitude is getting more game time than him. Sancho and Pedro as well! For all their playing time, they have like 4 goals and 4 assists between them, which is no where near good enough. Yes, they might have high percentages for ball carrying and other insignificant things, but in the end all it matters is the goals and assists that you will be judged on and if we have this harsh judgement on Felix, we should have in on all other players of this team.
He’s actually better than Cole palmer even nkunku is better than Jackson dunno how they don’t get game time
Please do the same thing for madueke and please don't give me age bs. This is clearly you trying to justify felix hate by stats . He is clearly ahead of mudryk and even madueke surely
Felix is completely being wasted ANY club that picks him up and plays him he will excel at… hes not even given playing time how can he produce “output” 😂…. He gets 5-10 minutes every other game at Chelsea 🤦♂️……he’s a starter for Portugal and a huge key in their success…. Maresca is a stubborn man and wastes him and many other players that will end up leaving…..
Barcelona and atleti didn't want him speaks volumes
If Messi was playing for Atletico, Atletico would keep feeding long ball to Messi’s head, and when he can’t outmuscle the defenders, their fans would think Messi is not a good player.
Barcelona were in a financial crisis.
@thierryhenry674 atleti only play long ball defensive football against bigger teams they always play a good style against teams low in the table . How did griezy do so well there , how does llorente do so well and now how is Alvarez firing
@@UP_THE_CHELS
Zola and Felix are two of the most skillful strikers in Chelsea history.
@@thierryhenry674Felix is not a striker
This is the same misprofile fans make
Felix can’t lead an attack, he needs a striker ahead or beside him
@@UP_THE_CHELSBarca and Atletico doesn’t want him
Felix has the talent, but not the hard work, sometimes talent isn’t enough
Give a chance to Marc even though he is young.
Boniface is available & will be cheap
When pochetino say he doesn’t want him there is a reason but the board thinks profit
Good work George love from Kenya.
Here's my take with Felix.
Comes down to his complex...kinda reminds me of Nicolas Anelka break up star very early in his career...
And he to hobbled around playing for some good clubs.
And when he came to Chelsea he admitted that here he'd found home.
So Felix need to work on his attitude and complexity, to understand a little patience and hard work will help him be accepted.❤
Because people want players that run around in the pitch with no skills like rashford
Push Palmer rw let felix play am he is a top player give him more playing time, even Poch dropped Sanchez we can all see why, so why does Maresca keep playing him, before anyone says he is our best gk, no, our best gk is on loan, please just give Jorgensen a run of games, he cant do any worse
JOAO FELIX SHOULD DO WONDERS PLAYING 5 MINUTES...WOW!!!
Just put João Felix as a number 9 for a couple of games and let's see what will happen. We can't judge Felix this season the player has had less than 5 premier league starts this season. And when he comes on as a sub the most minutes he gets is 25 or 15 min
We keep looking at this team as tho we will be in the same competitions next season, once we stay in the top 5 it's Europa or Champions League. So players will be playing better teams and the the B team will turn in to the A- team 😂😂. 🇹🇹💯
Heavy on this
Anyone deserves to be given a chance and anyone can change their past. Footballers are like that. Give Felix a chance then we can talk. Not talk about the past.
Felix up front. If we're not going to sign a striker give the lad a chance up there. He's skilful, creative and at least shoots when he's in and around the area. He's not small, he's deceptively strong, quite cunning and has clever finishes in him (usually shots just lack a bit of venom). Other than Palmer, we lack players who win us "cute" free kicks in dangerous areas similar to what teams inflict on us far too often. Felix is our trump card which we haven't played enough. Contrary to the narrative spouted, his minutes have been staggered though he's been relatively good when he's played and seriously unfortunate in some games. Clearly Emery has an eye to play him there with Duran leaving so why don't we? A false nine hybrid alternating with Palmer and Jackson operating on the wing. Who knows?
Wish we had a world class manager
In other news Mudryk got no end of chances to shine and we still kept him 🧐
Maresca is just dumb. He ain't that good.
This situation with Felix is happening because we don't sign a player the coach want which is not good and right 🇧🇻🇸🇯
Awesome videos George as always love them all thanks top man come on you blues 💙
I’ve said since the start of the season we should move Palmer to the right and have Felix in the middle. Noni has been meh and Neto is hindered by the finishing off his crosses.
I don’t think we are missing anything with him as every club he’s been at the manager might start playing him but then he never starts much after so most managers don’t rate him or there is something they all don’t like about him
Would he work under Pep at city? I'm just really trying to think of how he fits into any team in Europe. He's even nonexistent for Portugal 🤦♂️ but he clearly does have talent 🤯
Brought to Chelsea to swing the Gallagher PSR deal. No analysis needed. Bith him and Nkunku stymied in the Europa games based on weekly wages. Chelsea's plan is for Sancho, Madeuke and Jackson to shine. What happens if Jackson or Palmer get injured or are out for a period of time? Who do you trust for your 10 and 9 roles?
Nkunku not a striker. Guiu not trusted. Jackson is in a dry spell not converting. Palmer taking some knocks to his ankles and also not scoring. Is he 100% fit? Does he need some relief based on games and minutes played? The entire team has been compensating for defensive porosity, back line consistency, key player injuries and goalkeeping errors.
How come our wingers are not scoring or getting free kicks or even getting opposition players carded or sent off. Not many penalty kicks or corner contributions either. Madeuke has stagnated or at least not risen to further heights. Maresca does not like his defenders bombing up and down the pitch. Which was one of Gusto's strengths. He is doing his best to adapt to an inverted role but needs more time. This is less likely everytime James plays. Most improved player so far is Cucurella in the advanced, inverted role. A close second are Caicedo and Fernández.
Does the recruitment match the system, style of play with the players' CV. Ball possession, experience, high line, inversion, physicality, ready to play everday, accurate passing and finishing. Players in question: Sánchez, Disasi, Badiashile, Adarabioyo, Dewsbury-Hall, Madueke, Casadei, Jackson, Guiu. Then there is the matter of team spine, leadership, true capabilities. Chelsea's most often available, starting 11 players: Jackson, Palmer, Sancho, Fernández, Caicedo, Colwill, Cucurella and Sánchez? How many will be selected for their respective position in any of the top 5 PL teams Liv, Are, NF, MC, New?
This is one of the youngest and more jr. Chelsea teams. If Adarabioyo, Nkunku, Chillwell, Sánchez, Felix are removed, our average age drops. Might as well add Fofana to that list. Boys becoming men. Misfits learning to adjust to the rigors and expectations of a fan base used to winning. Proven, experienced talent. New era of an ever changing young squad, struggling to keep up.
Goat of Chelse🎉
Its not that. Its Maresca not trusting him to start often in the Premier League. Fair enough he gets game time in cup games but i think its unfair that after 6 months already the rumours swirl that despite his good run in the Europa Conference League and Mudryk now being suspended its unfair for Jorge Mendes to be talking to other clubs to find a solution. Why sign a 7 contract in the first place if he was so close to signing to Aston Devil i mean Aston Villa. Why are they so greedy. Just take Disasi and let us find success again with these young group of lads. And Joa Felix is needed for us. Villa dont even need him ibr
Rmb his first game with Potter he’s cooking
Maresca isn't missing something he's missing a lot.!!! Felix is class but like a lot of others he probably doesn't fit Maresca's failing system. That's the problem with buying into youth and potential at extortinate costs which are false values. - Hernandez is another example. The common denominator in Chelsea's PL team erratic performance is the head coach. Chelsea's WSL have enjoyed excellent continuity and player succession system thanks to Emma so why is the PL squad underperforming and do not address the weak links? When Poch played Nkunku off the shoulder of Jackson they were a threat until Nkunku was injured. Why can't Maresca deviate from his entrenched system cos he's single minded.
If Nkunku is not good, enough Felix too is not good enough then it's a managerial problem not the players problem
Why dont we try playing him up top? Worth a go surely
Felix can also be play as a fules 9.