I watched a game or two of Bakayoko (at Monaco). I think the best way to describe him, as a player--at Monaco--is like this:
Have you ever played a match recently? Pick-up game, or Sunday league, whatever. You know when you have that one player who runs, endlessly? Who works hard, while everyone wants to pretend they are a forward, who only have gas to run when they are attacking, but don't have the energy to track back?
Teams like that usually lose, even at that level. But have you played with that one guy who does all the running? Who just makes sure that the team can still hold some shape, some form, and retain the ball, only because he works hard?
That's Bakayoko, at Monaco. Bakayoko at Chelsea didn't do well. The whole team under-performed, to be fair. But if we can get Bakayoko of Monaco, what we'll have control of the midfield. The passing and creativity will be on the wingers, while distribution will be mostly on Biglia (assuming a Baka-Big-Kes midfield) to make sure that there is connection, but Bakayoko is there to ensure that we get the ball back when we lose it, and to make sure our attacking and passing players can do more of that, because if they take a risk with a pass, Bakayoko will make sure the ball comes back to us to try again, and also, to ensure that the other team does not have the ball.
