🇧🇷 David Luiz

[manpe 10,861]

12 minutes ago, the wes said:

 

Unfortunately for the right price we would sell. Don't want him to go to any other PL club, least of all our rivals.

[the wes 7,212]

1 minute ago, manpe said:

Unfortunately for the right price we would sell. Don't want him to go to any other PL club, least of all our rivals.

Add Sanchez in the deal all parties would be happy 😃 

[cfcs most wanted 657]

4 hours ago, the wes said:

Add Sanchez in the deal all parties would be happy 😃 

Yeah, except Luiz himself, cause he certainly won't win a trophy again in his life.

[Jase 43,479]

5 hours ago, the wes said:

 

It's Daily Express for FGS!

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

Apparently Rafa Benitez wants to sign him on loan in January for Newcastle. Make whatever you want of that. 

https://t.co/AKQlh8RMUw

[Jase 43,479]

 

[Amblève. 4,995]

As steady and faultless as Christensen has been I firmly believe that Luiz adds something to this team that no other player in our squad besides Hazard can. I still want to see a Cesar-Luiz-Christensen backline.

[DDA 9,941]

29 minutes ago, Amblève. said:

As steady and faultless as Christensen has been I firmly believe that Luiz adds something to this team that no other player in our squad besides Hazard can. I still want to see a Cesar-Luiz-Christensen backline.

I think 99% of the Chelsea footballing population want to see that backline. We needs to get rid of Cahill and I know a guy' if you get what I'm saying. 

[Laylabelle 9,536]

Whoever does the Calendar was feeling optimistic to have Luiz on December... 

[Unionjack 7,531]

Who would we want from Barca in swapsies?

Chelsea will have choice of Barcelona midfielders in David Luiz deal

Chelsea are going to have the pick of a handful of Barcelona midfielders if they agree to sell David Luiz to Barcelona in the January transfer window.

https://playingfor90.com/2017/12/28/chelsea-boost-attack-january-80-million-striker-transfer/

[Beigl 1,387]

I would take Sergi Roberto. Unrealistic scenario though.

[cfcs most wanted 657]

Even if Cahill is playing well now, and our back 3 are rock solid. I still want him back into the team. Because the problem with the current back 3 is their ball playing abilities. Azpilicueta does tend to chip in some good passes, but the other two are usually clueless as to what they should do with the ball. You see the ball being passed around, knowing that one or the other time it would be intercepted leading to a chance. We need a ball playing defender. And we don't even have to look in the window for him. He is on our bench. Yet it completely is above me why this glaring problem isn't fixed and why he isn't played.

[Unionjack 7,531]

4 minutes ago, cfcs most wanted said:

Even if Cahill is playing well now, and our back 3 are rock solid. I still want him back into the team. Because the problem with the current back 3 is their ball playing abilities. Azpilicueta does tend to chip in some good passes, but the other two are usually clueless as to what they should do with the ball. You see the ball being passed around, knowing that one or the other time it would be intercepted leading to a chance. We need a ball playing defender. And we don't even have to look in the window for him. He is on our bench. Yet it completely is above me why this glaring problem isn't fixed and why he isn't played.

While I do like the lad as a person and hes probably great in the dressing room I'm really torn about him. He is so bipolar. Hes red hot one minute and totally clueless the next. Still might prefer him over Cahill. Prefer Rudi over Cahill. Should have let him go with Bane IMHO.

[Unionjack 7,531]

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Chelsea refuse polls and wants to keep David Luiz at Conte's request... -

Chelsea are not willing to negotiate David Luiz in the January transfer window. The defender has been targeted as Barcelona and Milan in European newspapers, but UOL Esporte has learned that Antonio Conte, manager of the English club, personally told the defender that he does not intend to release him

[BlueLyon 9,359]

On 12/29/2017 at 6:56 PM, Amblève. said:

As steady and faultless as Christensen has been I firmly believe that Luiz adds something to this team that no other player in our squad besides Hazard can. I still want to see a Cesar-Luiz-Christensen backline.

This. Luiz adds character and grit to our side. He has that fire that pushes the team forward.

It will be big miss for us if he is sold.

He might have brainfarts in defence, so maybe midfield, but everyone rates him so poorly in midfield. I would love to use him next to Kante and Cesc for few games.

[DDA 9,941]

5 hours ago, BlueLyon said:

This. Luiz adds character and grit to our side. He has that fire that pushes the team forward.

It will be big miss for us if he is sold.

He might have brainfarts in defence, so maybe midfield, but everyone rates him so poorly in midfield. I would love to use him next to Kante and Cesc for few games.

Luiz is made for the defensive/sweeper midfield role. It really pisses me off that he hasn't been given a real chance in that position. 

[Tomo 21,751]

2 hours ago, DDA said:

Luiz is made for the defensive/sweeper midfield role. It really pisses me off that he hasn't been given a real chance in that position. 

He has, but he is poor on the ball for a midfielder and nearly everytime he plays there our possession levels are embarrassingly low and he's a big part in why. Maybe in the CL in games we are not bothered about how well we play he can be an option, but as a week by week option i'd personally consider Azpi and Christensen for midfield roles before David.

[DDA 9,941]

4 hours ago, Tomo said:

He has, but he is poor on the ball for a midfielder and nearly everytime he plays there our possession levels are embarrassingly low and he's a big part in why. Maybe in the CL in games we are not bothered about how well we play he can be an option, but as a week by week option i'd personally consider Azpi and Christensen for midfield roles before David.

Having said that, as current form stands, who would you rather in a midfield role? Bakayoko or Luiz? 

Luiz only played a handfull of games in that role. This was on his previous spell here too. We can see his game has matured since those days. Look how he played the CB role in our 2016/2017 title winning season. It was hard to believe how disciplined he had become under Conte considering how eratic he could be. Who is to say wether Conte could utilise his attributes and transform him into a defensive minded midfielder. He has pace, vision, can tackle, wide range of passing ability and lots of energy. All the tools needed for such a role.

[Tomo 21,751]

37 minutes ago, DDA said:

Having said that, as current form stands, who would you rather in a midfield role? Bakayoko or Luiz? 

Luiz only played a handfull of games in that role. This was on his previous spell here too. We can see his game has matured since those days. Look how he played the CB role in our 2016/2017 title winning season. It was hard to believe how disciplined he had become under Conte considering how eratic he could be. Who is to say wether Conte could utilise his attributes and transform him into a defensive minded midfielder. He has pace, vision, can tackle, wide range of passing ability and lots of energy. All the tools needed for such a role.

Bakayoko, and im not even intending that as a compliment to him.

David's technical ability is overrated, yes he can ping passes from defense, but in midfield you won't get as much time on the ball and he's not very good at driving with it and getting past players. He is, for me, a big reason why the ball keeps coming back at us whenever he playes CDM.

[manpe 10,861]

1 hour ago, Tomo said:

Bakayoko, and im not even intending that as a compliment to him.

David's technical ability is overrated, yes he can ping passes from defense, but in midfield you won't get as much time on the ball and he's not very good at driving with it and getting past players. He is, for me, a big reason why the ball keeps coming back at us whenever he playes CDM.

I would play Luiz purely because Bakayoko is a liability defensively, but I agree with the rest. Ideally of course neither of them would come close to our midfield. Would rather play Azpi in midfield, he is intelligent enough, has better vision and ball-playing skills than both, but he's far too important in our defence to move him away.