Gary Cahill

[Cosmin 2,484]

He's very committed and determined. It's not just about how he's playing, but also about his attitude. All of that makes him look like our new John Terry. At least in my eyes.

[bababoom 4,478]

No.

Very well thought out post, it must of took so much time and effort, i commend you. Well done.

[The only place to be 11,313]

I don't know if he's our best defender, but I don't think it matters. Him and JT are such a solid unit that it's irrelevant who is number one and who is number two. Cahill has actually stepped up and taken a lot of the running and marking off of JT's hands, which has probably meant JT can play a lot more games and actually perform a lot better.

[Special Juan 28,091]

Personally I'm just played overall for both him and the way our defence is performing.

[bababoom 4,478]

I believe JT goes a bit unnoticed due to Cahill's improvement. Our skipper is still the heart of our defense, if it weren't for his organising on the defensive end I highly doubt Cahill and the rest of your back 4 would do as well as they're doing atm.

JT does get noticed though, he's been praised so much in the media, most people want him back in the NT for the World cup.

I guarantee one bad performance people will blame Cahill.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Article on cahill

As Cahill attacks the man Terry uses his exceptional football brain to position himself astutely for any second ball or to deal with a threat from deep. This transformation from the aggressor to an almost Carvalho-esque role is letting Terry play at a level we have not seen for years.

If Terry¡¯s return to form has been a welcome surprise then Gary Cahill¡¯s ascension must also be noted. He is quite frankly playing magnificently at the moment. Mourinho appears to have taken his entire game onto a level that I certainly did not feel was there previously. Cahill has always been a brilliant instinctual defender ¨C he may well be the best centre back in world football at blocking shots inside his area. Nevertheless, there were questions concerning his positional sense and defending against top quality opposition.

Cahill¡¯s development under Mourinho has been weekly and exponential. He looks far more comfortable as the aggressor in a centre back partnership and this in turn has allowed him to use his instinctive ability more frequently.

Jos¨¦ has seemingly encouraged him to become more proactive in his work. Cahill is contesting, challenging and forcing the issue whenever he engages the ball or the forward he is marking. Contrast this to when he would sit slightly back and allow his striker to turn and drive at him. The difference in the way he defends the Benteke goal last season, the Ag¨¹ero goal earlier this season and how he is playing currently is tangible. He is a microcosm of Chelsea¡¯s development under Mourinho and long may it continue. The combination of his passion grit and Mourinho¡¯s technical refinement is making him a significantly better

player.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Honestly, I think Iva was our second best CB last season after Luiz who had an incredible season. I think he was miles better than JT and Cahill last season. I've always liked him much more at CB.

I agree.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

Its obviously Cahill's partnership with JT, that's causing pundits to ask for the latter to come out of international retirement. Hope JT takes Carragher's advice and just focuses on prolonging his club career.

[robsblubot 3,595]

He's not our best defender. Not probably either.

What people seem to forget is to compare our defensive midfield NOW and before this january transfer window and 6 months back. This has a HUGE impact on our defense.

Im not taking anything away from Cahill, but I dont like when people go out and "HES OUR NEXT TERRY", "OUR BEST DEFENDER OMG". He's good, period. But meanwhile our defense overall and DM has become alot better.

Don't waste your time. Around here, strikers score and defenders defend. Holding mids defend and pass sideways, and AMs attack. God forbid if they leave their predetermined position and try to do something different.

When we were conceding 3 goals per game with JT and Cahill in defense, it must have been because they had a cold or something - obviously nothing to do with the rest of the team like you imply.

Also, Barcelona are weird and Bayern speak German.

[Tomo 21,751]

God this new JT thing is annoying, for a start he is 28, in four years he will be the age JT is now.

Also despite his improvements i still don't rate him higher than the current JT, let alone the prime version.

He has improved a lot these last 2 months, but these JT comparisons make me cringe.

[The only place to be 11,313]

What people seem to forget is to compare our defensive midfield NOW and before this january transfer window and 6 months back. This has a HUGE impact on our defense.

Cahill's been playing consistently well for about 3 months now and thats with a variety of different DMs in front of him and Terry. Maybe they deserve credit for the improvement in our midfield, but the personnel hasn't been radically different.

Don't waste your time. Around here, strikers score and defenders defend. Holding mids defend and pass sideways, and AMs attack. God forbid if they leave their predetermined position and try to do something different.

When we were conceding 3 goals per game with JT and Cahill in defense, it must have been because they had a cold or something - obviously nothing to do with the rest of the team like you imply.

Also, Barcelona are weird and Bayern speak German.

What are you trying to imply?

[didierforever 7,349]

Don't waste your time. Around here, strikers score and defenders defend. Holding mids defend and pass sideways, and AMs attack. God forbid if they leave their predetermined position and try to do something different.

When we were conceding 3 goals per game with JT and Cahill in defense, it must have been because they had a cold or something - obviously nothing to do with the rest of the team like you imply.

Also, Barcelona are weird and Bayern speak German.

we are chelsea. if u want your defnders to play out of defence and try funny stuff with the ball then go and support carca or bayern, cos here at chelsea, our defenders have been told to do "no nonsense defending". we dont want to be bayern, we dont want to be barca, we are building are own indentity. got a problem with that???? got a problem with defenders doing what they are supposed to do then go and support some other team.

for the last 2 months, GC has been our best defender. DL cant even get into our defnce and thats a fact too. DEAL WITH IT!!!