Gary Cahill

[OneMoSalah 8,778]

Today Luiz was a billion times better than Cahill.

[Tomo 21,733]

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.

[Milan 17,854]

The Brazilian clearly started it all, should have been red for him as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVr2__xXOSM

It didn't have any big effect on this game but it definitely has one on our following games.

[Spike 12,049]

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.

[Jase 43,479]

The Brazilian clearly started it all, should have been red for him as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVr2__xXOSM

It 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!

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

[22mek22 133]

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

[CHOULO19 24,332]

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

Actually 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.

[Henrique 9,133]

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

The 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.

[Madmax 9,219]

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.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Has got to be a shoe-in for the captaincy when JT hangs his boots up.

[Jusek 2,031]

Has got to be a shoe-in for the captaincy when JT hangs his boots up.

Absolutely. He is the JT 2.0.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Cahill isn't as good as JT, doubt he'll ever be either.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

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.

[Henrique 9,133]

Has got to be a shoe-in for the captaincy when JT hangs his boots up.

You mean, he has got to clean JT's boots and shoes before he can even think about the captaincy, right? Its just some kind of anagram, oh Alex, I got you!!!

[Henrique 9,133]

8 Reasons Not to Sign Gary Cahill

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1012915-chelsea-transfer-rumors-eight-reasons-not-to-sign-gary-cahill

Signing Cahill would be an indictment on David Luiz's inability to string consistent performances, but why is André Villas-Boas replacing inconsistency with ineptitude?

This article will outline eight reasons why signing Cahill is a big mistake.

1- Gary Cahill Leading Bolton Wanderers to Relegation

2- Gary Cahill's Proficiency at Playing the Offside Trap

3- Gary Cahill Is a Weak Tackler

4- Gary Cahill's Poor Passing Ability

5- Gary Cahill Is Overrated

Pros

• Strong aerially—averages 3.3 aerial duels won per game (third highest among centre-backs).

Cons

• Worse than David Luiz.
• Weak tackler.
• Poor passer.
• Constantly caught out of position.
• Questionable leader.
• In bad form.
• Can sign him for free in six months' time.
• Taking advantage of Chelsea's weak stance against high wages.
• Will continue André Villas-Boas' doomed high line strategy.

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Great article, it seems the guy knew a lot of stuff about Cahill before he joined Chelsea, because he describe the same problems we have here, there are some interesting stats as well.

[Sheva. 5,373]

As far as i'm concerned Cahill has done very well here. And i will have his performances every day over what Alex was doing before he left, conceding a penalty every other game.

There are times he has bad games, but that happens to everyone, even JT - but he makes very few obvious mistakes unlike Luiz

[bababoom 4,478]

If Cahill was called Cahillinho, you would be raving about him.