Popular Post! Barbara 15,149 Posted March 22, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted March 22, 2014 I think this pivot partnership is the best we have by far. José should stick with Luiz and Matic as starting XI and have Ramires 'fill' Matic's absence in UCL matches. It makes no sense to have Ramires playing when Matic and Luiz make up his pace with their technicality and good passes. The only situation I can imagine us playing with Ramires instead of Luiz is against a side with a couple of very fast players in the middle as the entirety of our defense and Matic and Luiz themselves are either slow or just just fast enough.I don't think any of the remaining matches we have for EPL fit that description though.Has it been divulged how many matches Ramires is out? zyzz, zolayes, seanptmiller and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I think this pivot partnership is the best we have by far. José should stick with Luiz and Matic as starting XI and have Ramires 'fill' Matic's absence in UCL matches. It makes no sense to have Ramires playing when Matic and Luiz make up his pace with their technicality and good passes. The only situation I can imagine us playing with Ramires instead of Luiz is against a side with a couple of very fast players in the middle as the entirety of our defense and Matic and Luiz themselves are either slow or just just fast enough.I don't think any of the remaining matches we have for EPL fit that description though.Has it been divulged how many matches Ramires is out?Yeah good point but Mourinho seems to rate Ramires very highly so I don't see it happening tbh. That said, I'd rather see Lampard & Matic against opponents outside the top 7. As for the CL, it will be interesting to see what partnership Mourinho goes with against PSG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 People who think he shouldn't play in midfield for us are proven wrong once again Mohammed Seif, zolayes and zyzz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Has it been divulged how many matches Ramires is out?Three, but we might appeal to make it four or five. Barbara, zyzz, The Chels and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Luiz and Matic in the prem, Rami and Lamps in the CL. Mohammed Seif 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze Mario 638 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 his long pass was immense today. Redondo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Luiz was excellent today ,, Just my opinion ... NO FACT The_Flash and Mohammed Seif 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouNameIt 1,511 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Luiz and Matic in the prem, Rami and Lamps in the CL.Why not luiz+rami in cl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I'd say Matic - Lamps at home in the PL, Matic - Luiz away from home. xPetrCechx and Strike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Why not luiz+rami in cl?Not really a fan off that combo, and i still think a fresh Lamps with his game time managed correctly will produce the goods. Mufassir08 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Play as CM only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Flash 1,144 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 David was very strong today, top player really hope he stays at Chelsea for a long time Mohammed Seif 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeboii 1,844 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I've said it for a long time. Matic and Luiz is our best midfield until we get a better player to play with Matic. Mohammed Seif 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 they need to play together against all teams , not just the big matches. ramires could play , but only in 4-3-3, too inconsistent with technique for a pivot. he needs license to run. Mohammed Seif 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Credit were it's due he did really well yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Mourinho on Luiz—"I like David in midfield. I like him a lot there." (Chelsea TV) Maybe he'll convert into a full time midfielder for us now. BlueLion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmin 2,484 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 He's always better in the games against big opponents. I think his problem is that he can't focus good enough when we play against average or small teams. Well, truth is that most of our players do that, but it's way more visible on Luiz than on anyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Love love love love LOVE this guy in the pivot next to Matic. Fuck off do we need to spend £35 million on Witsel or some other "dynamic" box to box midfielder. This guy is class there. A far better option than Ramires (who is too inconsistent) and Lampard (who sadly is now too old to play consistently and/or on a regular basis). TrueChelseaBlue, kellzfresh and Mohammed Seif 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Love love love love LOVE this guy in the pivot next to Matic. Fuck off do we need to spend £35 million on Witsel or some other "dynamic" box to box midfielder. This guy is class there. A far better option than Ramires (who is too inconsistent) and Lampard (who sadly is now too old to play consistently and/or on a regular basis).Needs to do it over a few more matches but I like the balance between him and Matic. Both are defensively strong, both good in the air, both like to roam forward at times and both can pick a pass. His concentration issues don't just disappear when he's in midfield, but maybe he's a little bit more engaged in that position and any mistakes can be covered by the defence.He's better than Ramires at least. BlueLion. and Barbara 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Needs to do it over a few more matches but I like the balance between him and Matic. Both are defensively strong, both good in the air, both like to roam forward at times and both can pick a pass. His concentration issues don't just disappear when he's in midfield, but maybe he's a little bit more engaged in that position and any mistakes can be covered by the defence.He's better than Ramires at least.That's another excellent point. Luiz is almost too good a footballer not to play - and if he's in the midfield, at least there's the chance the team can recover from a misjudgement. Barbara 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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