Sidzeret 2,257 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 This.When he plays, he adds an extra dimension to our attack. Right now, the best we can get out of our defense are inconsistent crosses from Ivanovic.Also some headed goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman2610 1,417 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Not saying DL has been faultless this season in his play.. But when he is in the team moves the ball better.. I feel safer with an attacker running at the back four with Luiz there than I do with Cahill.. We can't rush him but if we really want to make it deep in any of the competitions we are in we need him back starting game after game with Terry to build that partnership up like he had under Carlo when Luiz played his best I feel...Its all fine and dandy to play safe when you are top of the table by many points but we can't afford to play it save arsenal is still with in touching distance and we need solidarity in the back to make up those points... If you look at the Arsenal backline that was the same 4 that were leaking goals a season ago and now look at their defensive record.. We definitely have the players we just need to execute game after game and not take any opposition lightly.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 The way we've been playing I wish we'd start Luiz in a CDM position as a 3rd defender (at least for a while) if for nothing else to improve ball possession. Not going to happen since Jose already stated he won't do that (made no sense to say that - oh well). Gotta shut the floodgate somehow... He should be asking for a transfer ASAP to where his style can be fully appreciated. That's certainly not Mourinho's direct simple system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Barbara 15,149 Posted December 9, 2013 Popular Post! Share Posted December 9, 2013 LMAOHappy Chelsea Christmas by tumblr fanThere's the niceThe fittingThe funnyand then, there's the pricelessI can't breathe laughing on these last two. OMG Iva and David!tumblr is a happy place ChelseasMessiah, DJames, BlueLion. and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Flash 1,144 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I really hope he gets on tomoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 With the debate about who should play at centre back, i think it's gone past the point of which one (out of him and Cahill) make more mistakes per se, it's more about how they can handle the opposition.I mean if we play Real Madrid at any point in the CL this season, who would you have more confidence playing and 'handling' the opposition? Cahill or Luiz? for me it's the later every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 With the debate about who should play at centre back, i think it's gone past the point of which one (out of him and Cahill) make more mistakes per se, it's more about how they can handle the opposition.I mean if we play Real Madrid at any point in the CL this season, who would you have more confidence playing and 'handling' the opposition? Cahill or Luiz? for me it's the later every time.Well if Luiz decides to start doing crazy shit like he has in the past then I wouldn't fancy any of them two haha! Still waiting to see him play at the same level consistently for a season with very little mistakes but obviously I believe Jose can change him. But yeah Luiz > Cahill, by a mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseasMessiah 304 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Straight back into the first 11 where he belongs. Is there a quicker/faster CB than him at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Flash 1,144 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Was delighted he was playing, was very strong tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Was delighted he was playing, was very strong tonight.Really hard to judge a CB when he is facing a team that can't even attack. The only place to be, Bosnian Blue and xPetrCechx 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I've missed the kind of defending he provides. The anticipations, the aggressive defending, the quality in the transition, the good positioning, the very much needed speed in our defense (that overall is very slow with Terry, Cahill and Ivanovic).I won't pretend he was tested though, he wasn't, and I expect him to start a couple of matches for us (and Mourinho) to decide if he or Cahill is the best partner to Terry. I also expect Terry to be rested (maybe against Crystal) because I think we're risking him with the amount of matches he's been playing. Terry is our best CB this season and his latest presentations (except today) show he's tired and we better not try our luck with burning him out and risking a muscular injury. I'd play Cahill + Luiz against both Crystal and Sunderland because they're more than enough to handle them and hopefully we won't be so unlucky in set-pieces in League Cup as we were last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 was flawless last night. had a brilliant game. hope he can continue this. The_Flash, YouNameIt, The Skipper and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Didn't have much to do defensively but did well on the ball to try and bypass our useless pivot. Barbara 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Did fine, he needs to now build on this and continue to be solid and prove his worth if selected. Barbara 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouNameIt 1,511 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I would like to see Iva - Luiz tested as CB pair more.Azpi - Iva - Luiz - Cole CHOULO19, Mouri_Matic and ChelseasMessiah 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseasMessiah 304 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Didn't have much to do defensively but did well on the ball to try and bypass our useless pivot. Except for the number of interceptions he made. He anticipated and sniffed out a few of their counter attack attempts. Barbara 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseasMessiah 304 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I would like to see Iva - Luiz tested as CB pair more.Azpi - Iva - Luiz - ColeAbsolutely agree. I said that yesterday. We could play with a higher line with quicker CBs in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Except for the number of interceptions he made. He anticipated and sniffed out a few of their counter attack attempts. Yeah, we tend to take that for granted, but it's a very important attribute. People tend to highlight David's mistakes but rarely the number of attacks he snuffs out before they even look dangerous by intercepting the balls to the attackers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Except for the number of interceptions he made. How many did he make exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 How many did he make exactly?u know, u r treading down a dangerous road. lets just leave it at "luiz was great last night, and i hope he continues this for chelsea's sake". The only place to be, The_Flash and Phil Driver 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.