Jype 6,398 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Apparently not.Not sure how getting a red card in a FIFA tournament game and the player ended up have to serve the suspension in a domestic game!Hope it's not true, or we're running out of players for that Leeds game. Mikel, Ramires, Cahill all suspended while Romeu and JT are injured. If Cahill's available then we'd probably see Luiz and Lampard together in midfield but if Luiz is needed to play CB alongside Ivanovic we don't have have any midfielders other than Lampard and Oscar, but playing them together in the double pivot is a catastrophe waiting to happen. Cahill was horrible today and the red card was the least of it. He should've been subbed off at half time for Azpilicueta, with Ivanovic moving inside to partner Luiz. Of course Benitez was too thick to see it but that's hardly a surprise to anyone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,957 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 FIFA rule 38/2: "Match suspensions not served during competition which they were intended.. CWC: carried over to club’s next official match. Henrique 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Hope it's not true, or we're running out of players for that Leeds game. Mikel, Ramires, Cahill all suspended while Romeu and JT are injured. If Cahill's available then we'd probably see Luiz and Lampard together in midfield but if Luiz is needed to play CB alongside Ivanovic we don't have have any midfielders other than Lampard and Oscar, but playing them together in the double pivot is a catastrophe waiting to happen. Cahill was horrible today and the red card was the least of it. He should've been subbed off at half time for Azpilicueta, with Ivanovic moving inside to partner Luiz. Of course Benitez was too thick to see it but that's hardly a surprise to anyone...Can only hope Terry can somehow make it and knowing his character, he might just Benitez to play him on Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Oh gawd.Dan Levene @BluesChronicle Cahill situation gets worse: FIFA rules say red card for elbow/punch/kick at opponent = suspension 'at least two matches'. Villa? Norwich?Terry needs to return and FAST! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Cahill's red card came in the 90th-minute after an incident with midfielder Emerson on halfway.'I have tackled the guy, we sort of tangled legs and as we tangled he lashed out with his arm and hit me in the face,' Cahill explained. 'So I have reacted which wasn't the greatest of reactions from me but it is two different players - he hits me in the face and I don't roll around for five minutes holding my face like he has broken my nose and dislocated my jaw.'I touch him on the shin and it probably wouldn't knock over my one-year-old daughter, yet he was rolling around five or six times.' Azpinator, Stingray, Hannah and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I'm not talking about the red, but where are the people saying Cahill was our best CB so far? Where are you people? Tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Today Luiz was a billion times better than Cahill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I'm not talking about the red, but where are the people saying Cahill was our best CB so far? Where are you people?He's anything but, good squad player but that's it, basically our version of Johnny Evans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,957 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 The Brazilian clearly started it all, should have been red for him as well.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVr2__xXOSMIt didn't have any big effect on this game but it definitely has one on our following games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Don't worry Gazz, I still love you.I don't like it when he and Luiz play together. At least one of the CBs needs to be a leader and neither are. Luiz is a passionate loose cannon, and Gazz is the typical restrained stiff uppper lip Pommie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 The Brazilian clearly started it all, should have been red for him as well.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVr2__xXOSMIt didn't have any big effect on this game but it definitely has one on our following games.The playacting by Corinthians was despicable to say the least. It's probably even worse than Barcelona. They dived at almost every opportunity and then of course, rolling on the ground non-stop. Utterly disgraceful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22mek22 133 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Gaz was class yesterday. Goes un noticed, but had a great last couple of games.Anyone else think he is fantastic?Except the CWC final Mufassir08 and ChelseaChelsea 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Gaz was class yesterday. Goes un noticed, but had a great last couple of games.Anyone else think he is fantastic?Except the CWC finalActually thought he was below average yesterday. Got skinned too easily a couple of times in the first half and got a his positioning and decision making wrong a few other times forcing Iva to amend his mistakes. I also thought his passing in the first half, like all the rest of our team, was very sloppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Gaz was class yesterday. Goes un noticed, but had a great last couple of games.Anyone else think he is fantastic?Except the CWC finalThe defenders barely worked in last games, not the best moments to rate a CB.In crucial games of the season: Manchester, Atlético, Corinthians, he was really bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I think he's a good defender to have for last-ditch, covering duties. Strong in the air, good tackler and puts in some desperate blocks. A stereotypical old school English centre half. Rmpr, Mufassir08, CHOULO19 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Has got to be a shoe-in for the captaincy when JT hangs his boots up. Hannah, Jusek and ChelseaChelsea 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusek 2,031 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Has got to be a shoe-in for the captaincy when JT hangs his boots up.Absolutely. He is the JT 2.0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Cahill isn't as good as JT, doubt he'll ever be either. BLionheart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Cahil has the abilities of a world class center back in terms of his pace, heading, physical strengths..etc His problem for me is his tactical side like positioning, when to step up, when to get close and when to show the attacker down the flank. When there is only the obvious option available Cahil does it perfectly, but when there is a tactical decision to be made Garry can be vulnerable to mistakes. Kojo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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