robsblubot 3,595 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Terry and Luiz are prob my favorite CB pairing in the world right now... Composed + creative, slow + pacey, better in the air + better on the ball, cover + make forward runs.A team cannot be successful in a single-elimination competition without a good solid back line, especially when such team use a low defensive line and don't keep possession. Chelsea won the CL being constantly harassed during long stretches of time by high quality attackers (the very best in the world). Chelsea's defense (Terry, Luiz, Cahill, Ivanovic, and Cole) were simply the best in the world in the last CL; otherwise, Chelsea wouldn't have won it.The difference between last season and today is in the middle. The middle isn't as tight and the mechanics are still off. That's RDM problem to solve though.I think people here are just not used to David's style of play. Teams like Brazil have been employing these type of ball-playing defenders, with great success, for a very long time. Inter have done the same with Lucio also winning CL in the process.I just can't understand how someone can point to a forward run as a problem. It's about mechanics... Either the manager allows the player to make forward runs and has cover prepared for such occasion, or he doesn't allow them. Whether Luiz "likes" to make them is irrelevant as he will do as the manager says. Obviously though, both RDM and before him AVB, see value in them, especially since Chelsea are trying to employ a more possession style with higher defense line. David is great playing in high defense line because of his quickness. The Skipper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterfall 893 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Man of the Match today and he just signed a new 5 year contract. Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 DAVID LUIZ SIGNS NEW 5-YEAR DEAL [sky Sports] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 5 year deal. Hear that Barca? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DONI. 1,291 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Barca forget Luiz He sign a new contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Yeah have that Barcelona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,570 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 David Luiz, who signed a new five-year £125,000-a-week deal at Chelsea .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 David Luiz, who signed a new five-year £125,000-a-week deal at Chelsea .... You've posted this twice and twice you have failed to provide a source...I don't believe he is on that much cash...yet. Ramzi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosnian Blue 2,471 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 You've posted this twice and twice you have failed to provide a source...I don't believe he is on that much cash...yet.The Telegraph. Check this article:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/9560579/Chelsea-defender-David-Luiz-blasted-on-day-he-signs-five-year-contract-worth-30m-with-Stamford-Bridge-club.htmlAnd it's 120k a week. Nevertheless, happy for the lad. He should leave the free kicks to other people though, I'm starting to get annoyed. TorontoChelsea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,313 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 ...and then it appears on the official sitehttp://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2926846/title/new-deal-for-david-luizlucky lad not to see red yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 The Telegraph. Check this article:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/9560579/Chelsea-defender-David-Luiz-blasted-on-day-he-signs-five-year-contract-worth-30m-with-Stamford-Bridge-club.htmlAnd it's 120k a week. Nevertheless, happy for the lad. He should leave the free kicks to other people though, I'm starting to get annoyed. 120k? No wonder the only way players leave this club is due to their contract expiring. Peace., TorontoChelsea and xPetrCechx 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 120K is ridiculous and rather unnecessary. xPetrCechx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 120K is ridiculous and rather unnecessary.prob not unnecessary... Clubs tend not to hand out cash for no reason. Wasn't he under contract (3 years or so)?pressure from another club perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,570 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 CHOULO19, termninja and nachikethas 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachikethas 1,154 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 madmax i was going to post that..... anyway what a legend luiz is... :blue scalf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Land 331 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 I wonder how he felt when he saw he was a 79 on FIFA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 120K is ridiculous and rather unnecessary.and probably not correct ,,,,just makes a nice headline £30MILLION contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,570 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Very good game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! nadavTKL 1,787 Posted September 29, 2012 Popular Post! Share Posted September 29, 2012 Best defender for us today imo. Realy good game from him, i just love his tackels in the middle of the pitch when there is a pass to an attcker. He's like storming at him and take the ball... off course somtimes he's fouling this way, but today he did it nicely like 3-4 attacks in a row. Arsenal got frustrated by it.Its annoys me that when he have quiet, good games like today the media doesnt mention it. He have alot of does, thats not fair to him. BLionheart, Land, sodasys and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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