Gary Cahill

[Backstreet09 499]

Cahiill is a joke of a defender. The fact we have a player like him as a regular starting CB is really compatible with a Europa League side and with a team strugling to get a top 4 finish.

What are your thoughts of Luiz ? Oh he's a brazilian (:

[JDY 1,290]

It's painful watching him at the back at times. Somehow he gets praised for last ditch tackles when it is him being out of position that leads to the chance. Granted our whole backline has been pretty shocking recently, but Cahill is the worst of the lot and gets the least stick.

Bad defender, shame the odd goal overshadows that for some.

[Stats 6,980]

Some of the comments after one loss really piss me off sometimes. He is not a world class defender and Aguero got past him a couple times, but he would have easily done the same to Terry, who is much slower and has been exposed to fast players many times. I am not going to say Cahill was brilliant but he made some vital interceptions, headed away many crosses and if it was not for him we could have conceded more. Look at his overall performance and the blocks he made. He was at least one I would say played decent today.

[xPetrCechx 13,546]

He was good today...

[Backstreet09 499]

LOL @ all the comments like he's not good enough and all ^^^^

Ehmahgerd , he totally outclassed and owned aguero XD . If it wasn't for him we would had lost something like 6-0 .

What were ya'all saying he's not good enough lol ? He's fricking WORLDCLASS

[JDY 1,290]

It's not just this one loss, it's over the whole season. I'm not talking about Aguero going past him, he can do that to anyone. But Cahill is constantly caught out of position, yet it goes under the radar most of the time. Stick any forward with decent movement against him and they will have a field day.

In a deep line with no space in behind he is great, because he's a gritty defender. The difference between him JT is that Terry can read the game, Cahill can't. If you thought he was good today then that really shows how shocking we were.

[The only place to be 11,313]

He's a good player who was bought for a good price and will be a great 3rd choice centre-back for us.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

He's a good player who was bought for a good price and will be a great 3rd choice centre-back for us.

This!

[Jase 43,479]

Funny how people say just because Cahill tends to make last ditch challenges, it's all his fault because he was caught out of position etc. Yes, sometimes it is. Sometimes it's not. There are situations where he had to run back to prevent someone from scoring if we get caught out playing a high line OR because someone in the defence messed things up and he needed to cover them. He's a covering defender, not a CB like Luiz who takes the initiative and tackle opponents early on.

Thing with Cahill is when it comes to making challenges, blocking shots, making interceptions, winning headers etc, he is good at it. Only problem with him is the inconsistency in terms of his concentration and positioning at times. That's the frustration with him. It's this small little and basic mistakes that he commits when you least expect it. He's only 27 y/o and might not be a world class defender in the end but he can be a really good defender if he improves on the few aspects mentioned.

[JDY 1,290]

Funny how people say just because Cahill tends to make last ditch challenges, it's all his fault because he was caught out of position etc. Yes, sometimes it is. Sometimes it's not. There are situations where he had to run back to prevent someone from scoring if we get caught out playing a high line OR because someone in the defence messed things up and he needed to cover them. He's a covering defender, not a CB like Luiz who takes the initiative and tackle opponents early on.

Thing with Cahill is when it comes to making challenges, blocking shots, making interceptions, winning headers etc, he is good at it. Only problem with him is the inconsistency in terms of his concentration and positioning at times. That's the frustration with him. It's this small little and basic mistakes that he commits when you least expect it. He's only 27 y/o and might not be a world class defender in the end but he can be a really good defender if he improves on the few aspects mentioned.

Agreed. I have no qualms with him being 3rd choice, but if we really want to start challenging he shouldn't be first choice.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Superman form from him today. Was at times defending for both himself and the nonchalant Luiz. He only made two minor mistakes all game which considering the City pressure is pretty good. This is what Garry has the ability to do, unfortunately he is extremely error making him very unlikely to go through many games with as little mistakes as he did today.

[GhanaBoy 104]

http://forum.talkchelsea.net/topic/12084-24-gary-cahill/page-39

enough said.

[The Skipper 20,593]

What were ya'all saying he's not good enough lol ? He's fricking WORLDCLASS

This is why no one takes you serious. You're screaming Cahill is world class yet say Mata isn't.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

He had a good game on Sunday but that doesn't disguise the fact he's been poor recently.

However I do like his attitude, his honesty and his commitment to the cause. When he is at his absolute best he is good enough to be a regular starting centre-back for this club in my honest opinion. However when you consider he is essentially a replacement for Alex when he signed in January 2012, you have to ask yourself; who would you rather have in your side? A fully-fit and on-form Alex, or a fully-fit and on-form Cahill? As much as I like Cahill, I would chose Alex.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

A fully-fit and on-form Alex, or a fully-fit and on-form Cahill? As much as I like Cahill, I would chose Alex.

The problem was that alex become injury prone.

[Backstreet09 499]

This is why no one takes you serious. You're screaming Cahill is world class yet say Mata isn't.

This is Cahill's Thread right ?

and well I've never said Mata is not world class . It's just he's too selfish for our NO.10 role (: .

[CHOULO19 24,332]

He had a good game on Sunday but that doesn't disguise the fact he's been poor recently.

However I do like his attitude, his honesty and his commitment to the cause. When he is at his absolute best he is good enough to be a regular starting centre-back for this club in my honest opinion. However when you consider he is essentially a replacement for Alex when he signed in January 2012, you have to ask yourself; who would you rather have in your side? A fully-fit and on-form Alex, or a fully-fit and on-form Cahill? As much as I like Cahill, I would chose Alex.

I think you haven't been watching PSG much this season. Alex has been below average every single match I've seen of him this season (which are admittedly not much). But when Alex was Garry's age, I completely agree that he was a better CB.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I watch more Ligue Un football than most French people do!

He hasn't been particularly spectacular on occasions, but then neither has Cahill. Alex can be quite inconsistent, but when he is good, he is superb.

I just think we replaced a player you'd rate 7/10 most games with a player you'd rate 6/10 in most matches.