Ollie 4,400 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Could have an all English back 4 if Hutch plays at RB. Looks like Cahill has worn that Chelsea shirt for years, just suits him. He's probably the best English centre back atm and for 7m, you can't fault the transfer. Can't wait to see him play. Has a good attacking threat also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Don't Chelsea TV usually show the 'slap on the head' initiation, or was that just for Mata..Either way, it was strange watching his first tv interview, a 'chelsea' signing with an english accent.It was on Blues News. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 mattlewis27 Matt Lewis Gary Cahill to be unveiled at a #Chelsea press conference on Friday 20th January at 1pm. #CFC Sheva. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I couldn't really care less what nationality he is, as long as he is a bloody good player. I guess, it because I'm not English. daBlackMamba7, Madmax, Peace. and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 10,227 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Hmmm hahaha that face. Marvin123, Sheva. and Term-X 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francozola 2,040 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Is there a video of that "initiation ceremony"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Sheva. and BlueLion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiclasCFC 2,582 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I missed the unveiling of Cahill cuz of school Somebody know where i can see the full press conference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 The signing of Gary Cahill is fascinating in this respect. Chelsea need a covering defender for John Terry, who looks uncomfortable without an intelligent defender like Ricardo Carvalho or Rio Ferdinand alongside him. The positionally aggressive David Luiz is clearly a similar case.Cahill is a very interesting player in statistical terms, and there is one stat he excels at. That is the ‘offsides won’ category – which is recorded by taking the deepest defender when a side catches an opponent offside. Cahill has been the deepest defender when an opponent has been caught offside 1.9 times per game, more than any other Premier League player.And his previous club, Bolton, had the most prolific offside trap in the league.The two are clearly linked, but this relatively obscure statistic is crucial for a side like Chelsea, looking to play a high line. We’ve previously looked at how that means they’re catching opponents offside 160% more than last season (though the stats may have changed since that article).It’s not beyond the realms of belief that Villas-Boas is aware of the above statistic. If so committed to playing with a high line but without a defender to sweep behind Terry or Luiz, why not go and buy the covering defender of the side with the best offside trap?Equally, the ‘covering’ part is crucial, and Cahill naturally stands off opponents. Another interesting statistic is that, of players who have played in more than the average number of Premier league games this season (WhoScored’s parameters, not ZM’s), Cahill makes the second fewest tackles of any centre-back, more than only Gary Caldwell of Wigan:However, he makes the fifth most clearances of any player in the league:And also the joint-second most blocks:Defensive play is largely about positioning and therefore is difficult to record in numbers, so it is often hard to paint a picture of a defender’s style – but these stats do it perfectly. Cahill wins offsides (making him suitable for a high line), doesn’t get drawn into many tackles, but does make clearances and blocks (making him a good covering defender).In remains to be seen whether Cahill has the pure ability to play for Chelsea, but stylistically he makes sense. Cahill alongside Luiz, Terry or Ivanovic also seems a better fit than any of the other three combinations.It’s particularly interesting that Chelsea’s first game with Cahill is against Norwich; in the reverse fixture between the sides in August, Norwich caused Chelsea’s high line plenty of problems, with Grant Holt giving Ivanovic a difficult afternoon. It seems an appropriate game to assess how Cahill will fit in.Full article -> http://www.zonalmarking.net/2012/01/20/gary-cahill-chelsea-high-line/ Sheva., BlueLion. and Idiot 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalBlues 2,817 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khattak 0 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 he will made chelsea proud.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Chelsea new boy Gary Cahill has hit back at claims he was greedy during contract talks with the Blues. He said: "It's disappointing when you see things in the press. You bite your lip because I didn't read one report that was correct. It was upsetting, but my family and the clubs knew the real situation. It was really hard (to accept the perception I was greedy) because that's the perception I got." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I missed the unveiling of Cahill cuz of school Somebody know where i can see the full press conference? Steve and NiclasCFC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiclasCFC 2,582 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Cheers mate!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Cahil on terry:When asked if he was bought to replace Terry, the £7million signing from Bolton said: “They are massive shoes to fill.“But if I can have half the career he has had, I will be happy with that.“If you come here thinking you are going to be the next John Terry then you lose.“I just hope I can learn from him and I’m looking forward to working with him.”Cahill, 26, knows how important it will be to strike up an understanding with Terry.He added: “Adams and Keown were the bedrock of Arsenal and England for quite a while.“I hope I can be talked of in the same breath as them.“It will be nice to work with him but I have to be respectful of others too.”Cahill isn’t sure how his career turned – after once being loaned to Burnley.“When I went to Burnley I just thought I could play in the Premier League and play regularly,” he said.“But when I was there I never thought that I would be where I am.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 I certainly do hope he's replacing Terry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I think he should get a start at loftus road but for me the first choice centre half's are still Luiz and JT for now. Its up to Gary (like he said) to work his way into the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I think Cahill is a stop gap . cover for Luiz and Terry . hope to see Ivo concentrate at rb ,,,Think JT may only have this season an possiblynext before his time is up . Then it will time for Luiz to look after Kalas or Chalobah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I think we should look at starting to lesser Terry's role from next season on, we don't want to end up in a Carragher situation.If Bruma, Kalas and Chalaboh can reach their potential we have some awesome cb's. zolayes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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