Gary Cahill

[Fernando 6,585]

You should watch the game again then. There's a massive difference between parking the bus (I.e. like we did against Atletico away last season) and setting up to counter attack.

The 1-0 flattered City, we could've scored 2 more in that game had we been more clinical. It was one of our best performances last season.

Well then I guess my point should also extend to counter attack.

Cause when you park the bus and counter attack your defense is more sitted at the back and not often exposed.

When you play a high line, high pressing game your defense will be more exposed.

This is where fast cb will also helped in getting recovery as well being more aggressive in their tackles.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Well then I guess my point should also extend to counter attack.

Cause when you park the bus and counter attack your defense is more sitted at the back and not often exposed.

When you play a high line, high pressing game your defense will be more exposed.

This is where fast cb will also helped in getting recovery as well being more aggressive in their tackles.

I'm not disputing your latter point, I'm just saying that saying that we parked the bus against City is completely wrong. Setting up to counter attack and being a bit more cautious doesn't automatically mean you're parking the bus...

[Nike 373]

Cahill a good, reliable cb, but he is not a top cb...

Kompany was a top cb, but Munich made him look stupid yesterday.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Gary "Forever backing off" Cahill.

[iseah100 5,612]

Fuck you guys, Cahill is my guy. You won't be saying he's garbage when he makes a goal line save or last ditch tackle

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Must be more aggressive.

[lucio 5,418]

Fuck you guys, Cahill is my guy. You won't be saying he's garbage when he makes a goal line save or last ditch tackle

normally to make up for his dogshit positioning

[Tomo 21,751]

Even remotely criticising a player = scapegoat wow.

[Supermonkey92 1,428]

normally to make up for his dogshit positioning

Exactly. Good defender when he has to hold is position, consistently lacking when not protected

[iseah100 5,612]

Even remotely criticising a player = scapegoat wow.

Saying "he needs to be dropped", is "shit", and "if he wasn't English he wouldn't be part of the squad" is slightly more than "remotely criticizing".

Exactly. Good defender when he has to hold is position, consistently lacking when not protected

Gtfo.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

I'm not too worried...Cahill is neither performing above or below expectations.

He always has had a tendency to back away from players that run at him (like Aguero) ...and this is nothing new.

The reason I'm not worried is that Mourinho has gone away from the system that expects to be water-tight at the back, to an expansive, creative and riskier style of play.

That's why there's not so much onus on keeping clean sheets. Because, we are creating more chances, and unlike last season...we are finishing most of them.

Unfortunately this did not happen on Wednesday's game, because Costa didn't start and everyone else was wasteful

[Myself 793]

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Player of the season? I would be tempted to say Hazard, but he wasn't anything close to great until December. Cahill has been a 7/10 performer all season long.

World-class center half. The natural successor to Terry

Can we start calling him world class now!!!

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The most overrated player in the squad by a country mile. He only ever looks comfortable when he has massive protection/we're parking the bus and camped inside our own box.

He's just not good enough defensively or with the ball at his feet. I'm hoping either Ivanovic moves inside eventually or Zouma gets a chance.

i agree. was desperate for us not to buy him. never liked him at all. if he wasn't english, no chance he would be here.

made to appear decent, because he plays for chelsea. as far as im concerned, should have been left at bolton

I will never understand some fans.