Gary Cahill

[DROGBAtheGOAT 29]

I think when of the biggest lies we get used to is that Cahill became a great CB during this season.

In crucial moments of the season Cahill+Terry showed they are actually a liability.

When Cahill started to play "really good" was just after Mourinho decided his squad wasn't good enough, and gave up the idea of implementing an attacking playing style and the team became a pragmatic one. I mean, its not that difficult to defend when you have the whole team concerned about defending in the first place. Cahill+Terry was the partnership when the team conceded 6 goals in two games against Stoke + Sunderland. After that Jose's team became more pragmatic, more defensive and less adventurous.

I mean, even the kid Kalas looked like a world class CB against Liverpool, when we had 11 eleven players defending the whole game.

Its frustrating to see Mourinho praising our back four, because our weak point has been the defense for some time. Buying a lot of attacking players, and forgetting that good defenders are as important as a superb striker to build and ATTACKING team. Buying a really good CB for next season is a must.

You sound like Joseph Smith

[Sidzeret 2,257]

I think when of the biggest lies we get used to is that Cahill became a great CB during this season.

In crucial moments of the season Cahill+Terry showed they are actually a liability.

When Cahill started to play "really good" was just after Mourinho decided his squad wasn't good enough, and gave up the idea of implementing an attacking playing style and the team became a pragmatic one. I mean, its not that difficult to defend when you have the whole team concerned about defending in the first place. Cahill+Terry was the partnership when the team conceded 6 goals in two games against Stoke + Sunderland. After that Jose's team became more pragmatic, more defensive and less adventurous.

I mean, even the kid Kalas looked like a world class CB against Liverpool, when we had 11 eleven players defending the whole game.

Its frustrating to see Mourinho praising our back four, because our weak point has been the defense for some time. Buying a lot of attacking players, and forgetting that good defenders are as important as a superb striker to build and ATTACKING team. Buying a really good CB for next season is a must.

Wonder why David Luiz didn't look so world class playing in this defense?

Cahill has been immense this season. You can't take anything away from that.

[didierforever 7,349]

You sound like Joseph Smith

no he just sounds like an idiot and a shit-stirrer.

[Polo7 3,496]

Wonder why David Luiz didn't look so world class playing in this defense?

Cahill has been immense this season. You can't take anything away from that.

Couldnt have said it better myself.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Wonder why David Luiz didn't look so world class playing in this defense?

Before Jose decided to change us to a more defensive team, all of our centre backs were poor because they were so exposed. Luiz hasn't had a really great game at CB like he did quite a few times last season but he hasn't been given a prolonged stint (and rightfully so as well because Cahill has obviously been very good this season) at the back with a system and players that protect the centre backs well.

In my opinion it isn't fair to judge him at CB this season because he never had the protection Cahill or Terry had this season. However that doesn't take away from the good job both have done.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Top 10 CB in the world atm on form surely?

[lucio 5,418]

Top 10 CB in the world atm on form surely?

nope. he was shocking vs atletico

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

nope. he was shocking vs atletico

Wasn't directly his fault, Hazard and Eto'o were

[lucio 5,418]

Wasn't directly his fault, Hazard and Eto'o were

true but he was caught ballwatching when he could have attempted to clear. also he was clumsy and sloppy throughout. i dont trust him at all vs top opposition or without terry

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

true but he was caught ballwatching when he could have attempted to clear. also he was clumsy and sloppy throughout. i dont trust him at all vs top opposition or without terry

For 3rd goal yh but 1st he tried to intercept the cross but failed so cannot fault him. But then again Terry also didn't have a great game too but this season in general he has been great

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

Top 10 CB in the world atm on form surely?

Second best, after Thiago Silva.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Saved a sure goal today on that break.

[Jase 43,479]

I think when of the biggest lies we get used to is that Cahill became a great CB during this season.

In crucial moments of the season Cahill+Terry showed they are actually a liability.

When Cahill started to play "really good" was just after Mourinho decided his squad wasn't good enough, and gave up the idea of implementing an attacking playing style and the team became a pragmatic one. I mean, its not that difficult to defend when you have the whole team concerned about defending in the first place. Cahill+Terry was the partnership when the team conceded 6 goals in two games against Stoke + Sunderland. After that Jose's team became more pragmatic, more defensive and less adventurous.

I mean, even the kid Kalas looked like a world class CB against Liverpool, when we had 11 eleven players defending the whole game.

Its frustrating to see Mourinho praising our back four, because our weak point has been the defense for some time. Buying a lot of attacking players, and forgetting that good defenders are as important as a superb striker to build and ATTACKING team. Buying a really good CB for next season is a must.

I know Henrique can be a bit controversial some times but I can see where he's coming from about Cahill. This is not a hindsight comment or being swayed by others but I'm not too 100% certain if Cahill has genuinely improved as a defender. It will be silly to doubt he has improved as I'm sure he has but by how much really? I mean, last season we were complaining about his positioning, decision making and tendency to back off players running at him and even said that he's much better in games where we defend (have our backs to the wall) and play on the counter. Now, is this much of a difference to what we have been doing for the past few months? The whole team has played their part to help the team defensively and protect one another and this in a way protects the weaknesses of our defenders from being exploited. In our current setup, no doubt Cahill deserves credit for the work he has done and what has been asked of him but in an open game or games where we have to chase it, have seen a bit of those aforementioned problems of Cahill exposed again but it's not being talked much because it doesn't happened a lot and/or he (or someone) always rescue the situation in the end.

[Jase 43,479]

[Henrique 9,133]

Before Jose decided to change us to a more defensive team, all of our centre backs were poor because they were so exposed. Luiz hasn't had a really great game at CB like he did quite a few times last season but he hasn't been given a prolonged stint (and rightfully so as well because Cahill has obviously been very good this season) at the back with a system and players that protect the centre backs well.

In my opinion it isn't fair to judge him at CB this season because he never had the protection Cahill or Terry had this season. However that doesn't take away from the good job both have done.

Thats it. I think Luiz made a mistake in Everton's away game, a howler in Norwich away game, and then he was dropped after Newcastle game when he somehow became the scapegoat. After that Cahill+Terry became the partnership, and Luiz the 2nd choice, but after that the team kept conceding goals, the whole thing changed when Jose changed his game approach.

[Henrique 9,133]

no he just sounds like an idiot and a shit-stirrer.

BUT you keep liking my posts when I have the same opinion as you, but I'm just and idiot when you don't agree. You are the "only places to be" team. If I don't agree with you opinion, you just try to disqualify my posts with the easiest way to get "likes": just write some random insult.

Amusing.

[didierforever 7,349]

BUT you keep liking my posts when I have the same opinion as you, but I'm just and idiot when you don't agree. You are the "only places to be" team. If I don't agree with you opinion, you just try to disqualify my posts with the easiest way to get "likes": just write some random insult.

Amusing.

i "like" your post when i think something u have written is not stupid. is that not allowed?

i dont normally come down to insult, but when u have a person who has single handedly written shit in the mourinho thread, hazard thread, luiz thread, cahill thread, this thread and that thread,,, u lose a little patience. i dont live in london and am only a member of this chelsea forum and 90% of the chelsea news i get is from here. but when u go to all the threads and all u read is "jose is shit said micheal owen" (jose thread), cahill is shit -cahill thread, matic sucks (matic thread) etc etc... it gets on the nerves.

anyways dude, i dont keep stirring shit just for the sake to be "the one with the different opinion". 90% of your posts are bullshit and just make me infact your involvement these days is so high compared to the time when we were doing so well... oh why is that??!!! u just want us to fail so that u can come out and say shit about the club, about the manager, about our players and simply try to be the "shit-stirrer". i would say being in TOPTB's team is a nice thing. that guy bleeds blue (and if u think i and TOPTB have not had our differences then just go on and ask him). but like i said, the guy is a true fan and no shit about that. u on the other hand, derive pleasue out of the club's failure. no other way can i describe what kind of a "member" u r.

[DH1988 1,332]

Does not get the credit he deserves, whether that is because he's a CB or Chelsea, I don't care, what a bargain and future captain.

Well done Gary, hardly anyone gave you a chance.