🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gary Cahill

[Jase 43,479]

The only problem with Cahill is that, like Terry, he lacks pace and when he's on the wrong side, he's gonna struggle to catch up. Otherwise, everything's great about him and he loves a good old long range shot too. Good ol' fashioned passionate and committed English centre half. I'd always use him with JT. There's plenty of doubts where he'll be in the England pecking order but he's not even guaranteed to be in our first team yet. Luiz has gone back to his old self and is genuinely pissing me off as a CB.

I don't think Cahill lacks place. Certainly quicker than Ivanovic and Terry and possibly as quick as Luiz. You only have to look at how quickly he recovered to clear Adebayor's shot off the line in the home 0-0 draw against Spurs last season, after he failed with the offside trap. And if you remember, he managed to stay toe-to-toe with N'Gog in a foot race in the first half of the game where we beat Bolton 3-0 at home.

[Ollie 4,400]

Well this season he's just seemed slow and in pre season for me.

[Jase 43,479]

Well this season he's just seemed slow and in pre season for me.

Thought no one bothers about what happens in pre-season...

[Ollie 4,400]

That doesn't mean i didn't think he was slow just because pre season doesn't matter. All i'm saying is that in my opinion, in pre season and the games i've seen him this season, he's looked slow to me.

[Jase 43,479]

That doesn't mean i didn't think he was slow just because pre season doesn't matter. All i'm saying is that in my opinion, in pre season and the games i've seen him this season, he's looked slow to me.

Places like forum and Twitter really need to have some sarcasm fonts.

[Ollie 4,400]

we have an irritating white smiley

[Jase 43,479]

we have an irritating white smiley

That's more like for trolling than for sarcasms.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

we have an irritating white smiley

It's called the 'Troll face'.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,537]

we have all seen him play better games last season than we have this..he`s clearly to me not at his best at the moment. that may or may not be related to the jaw injury that made him miss the Euro`s. not only the time missed but some jaw injuries can effect your balance.

a slightly dislocated jaw totally derailed the career of Paul Hughes after it lead to so many other injuries before it was discovered. i know the medical staff are aware of Gary`s jaw injury but even now he`s been cleared to play it still may have a negative effect on his current play.

he`ll be back to his best and maybe even better before too long tho i`m sure.

[Ollie 4,400]

Irritating white smiley is what it is for me lol. Or most ppl just put '' after their post to kinda say "Not serious". Anyway...

Cahill is not as slow as JT but not as quick as Luiz. He's not so bad, he was good against Barcelona, the niftiest team on the planet so i'm sure he'll be ok.

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

One of Chelsea's best buy.8m was a truly bargain and well I guess AVB did do some good at the club.

[The Skipper 20,609]

We were linked with Cahill before AVB came. I think it was a club buy.

[Jase 43,479]

We were linked with Cahill before AVB came. I think it was a club buy.

Don't think so IIRC. The interest only really came to the fore and intensified when AVB came.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

We were linked with Cahill before AVB came. I think it was a club buy.

Don't remember that at all. Arsenal were interested in him and we had just bought Luiz and weren't interested in CBs. Only when Alex was 'sacked' that we started being linked with Gary.

[JDY 1,290]

IIRC Spurs were very close to signing Cahill on deadline day but the deal fell through because Bassong didn't move to QPR, could be the other way around.

[Jase 43,479]

IIRC Spurs were very close to signing Cahill on deadline day but the deal fell through because Bassong didn't move to QPR, could be the other way around.

Think you have got the timeline of events wrong mate. IIRC, Spurs did come very close to get Cahill last year but the move collapsed because they couldn't agree with Bolton's price of 13m for Cahill.

[The Skipper 20,609]

I stand corrected. Seb's point about Cahill slightly being linked to the top four clubs by Sky Sports et al probably made a figment of my imagination think we were in for him before.

[Jase 43,479]

http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2914986/title/lampard-quality-cahill-has-nothing-to-prove

Gary Cahill looks set to fill in for his injured Chelsea team-mate John Terry when England continue their World Cup qualifying campaign against Ukraine tomorrow at Wembley, and Frank Lampard believes our January acquisition possesses all the attributes required to ensure a long and fruitful international career.

Cahill joined the Blues at a time when the side were struggling for confidence, but a string of impressive displays, most notably in the Champions League clashes against Barcelona and Bayern Munich, have gone a long way to cementing his reputation at the highest level.

Speaking to the media after Friday's 5-0 win in Moldova, Lampard was full of praise for the former Bolton Wanderers defender.

'John will be a big miss, he is very influential, a top player who was fantastic at the Euros when playing under certain pressures,' he explained.

'As a squad we have to deal with his absence and luckily we have great cover whether Gary Cahill or Phil Jagielka comes in.

'Gary has grown completely as a player. I have nothing but massive things to say for Gary.

'To come to Chelsea after the season we had last year, fit in and play the games he did against Barcelona and then the final, he has proven he is a top, top centre-half in world football.

'Internationally he can go on and play for a long time.'

Just like Bertrand, 2012 must have been a crazy year too for Cahill. From battling against relegation with Bolton in January to winning the FA Cup and Champions League in May and then seeing his status being elevated in the England NT setup.

[nyikolajevics 2,700]

http://www.chelseafc...othing-to-prove

Just like Bertrand, 2012 must have been a crazy year too for Cahill. From battling against relegation with Bolton in January to winning the FA Cup and Champions League in May and then seeing his status being elevated in the England NT setup.

And he was the one of our best players against Barcelona and Bayern Munich. I was afraid that he will be the second Tal Ben Haim.

[Jase 43,479]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4535244/Gary-Cahill-I-want-to-help-England-reach-World-Cup.html

ENGLAND defender Gary Cahill has revealed his disappointment and frustration at missing out at Wembley against Ukraine.

The Chelsea centre-half confessed: “I feel like I’m back to square one with my country.”

Cahill, 26, is desperate to revive his international career after being forced to withdraw from this summer’s European Championship finals with a broken jaw.

He feels he has slipped down Roy Hodgson’s pecking order as a result of missing out on Euro 2012.

That fear was confirmed on Tuesday night when he remained on the subs’ bench, despite the absence of his Chelsea defensive partner John Terry.

Phil Jagielka partnered Joleon Lescott at the back.

And Cahill admitted: “Before these last two England games, I probably didn’t realise just how much damage that injury did to my chances.

“Towards the back end of last season, I’d forced my way into the team and was starting most matches.

“In the weeks before the Euros, I felt as though I could be a big part of that competition. But to have that unfortunate injury has clearly set me back in the pecking order.

“I wouldn’t say I was surprised when I didn’t play against Ukraine. I was more disappointed and frustrated. It feels like things are out of my hands again.

“You think you’re progressing, then all of a sudden you’re back to square one. That’s the way I feel at the minute.”

Cahill’s problems all started in England’s final friendly before the Euros, the Wembley clash with Belgium.

An innocuous shove in the back from Dries Martens sent Cahill crashing into the shoulder of onrushing England keeper Joe Hart and resulted in a double jaw fracture.

He added: “Going into the Euros, I was hoping it would be me and JT as first-choice centre-backs.

“But these knockbacks keep happening to me.

“Before the Belgium game, I’d pushed myself into a position I was happy with and my form was good.

“But Joleon played well at the Euros and I have no argument with that.

“You wait for your chance to come along and you take it.

“My goal has always been to be a regular fixture playing for my country and I thought I was getting close to achieving that.

“Now I feel as though I have to start again and get myself back up the pecking order.

“I’ve done it before and, hopefully, I can do it again.

“It’s just a matter of fighting back to where I want to be. The only way I can do that is by getting my head down, working hard for my club and going again.”

Cahill insists he has no issues with Hodgson and is happy with how he has always been kept in the loop by the Three Lions chief.

He declared: “The boss always gives you a little idea of the reasons behind his decisions. He lets you know his thinking.

“He’s very approachable and easy to talk to. You never feel uncomfortable with him and I spoke to him a lot when I was out injured.”

Cahill had started in five of England’s previous eight internationals before sustaining that fractured jaw in May and is understandably eager to make up for lost time.

Talking at Wembley for Just Play, a grass-roots football scheme from Mars and the FA designed to get more people playing football, he explained: “I’m at an age now where I want to start being a big part of things.

“Sometimes people think I’m still a young lad. Even the other night, maybe they were saying, ‘Oh, he’s one for the future’.

“But I’m 26 and at the stage of my career where I’d like to stamp my authority on the game.

“To do that, you need a run of matches to cement your place in the side, not sometimes in the team and then out again.

“It’s really frustrating sitting on the bench. Every footballer will tell you that. You want to be out there playing. You want to have an input and influence the way the game is going. You can’t do that just sitting and watching.

“I feel like I’m having to prove something to people all the time.

“There are two or three games where it feels as though you’ve done enough. But then it turns out you haven’t and you’re back to the start again.

“Ever since I’ve been involved with England, we’ve always been spoiled for choice for central defenders. It’s never going to be easy to force your way to the head of the queue and that’s the way it should be.

“But we’ve two more qualifiers against San Marino and Poland next month, so there’s a lot for me to play for between now and then.

“Missing the Euros was a huge blow to my career and I’m massively excited about the prospect of going to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup.

“But I’m just as excited about the next two years with England leading up to that tournament.

“Going into any competition we always believe we have a chance of winning it.

“And to be a part of winning something with my country would be the top feeling ever in football.”