The only place to be 11,313 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Maybe Hoddle has been right all along...maybe he is a midfielder. Thought he was quite good yesterday and adds another dimension to our midfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 José Mourinho's choice of David Luiz in Chelsea midfield has mixed results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 José Mourinho's choice of David Luiz in Chelsea midfield has mixed resultsInteresting article with interesting points.The bit about leaving spaces behind was kinda expected though. DL was replacing Ramires, like some have pointed out in the comments section, and Ramires is hardly a player who sits nor is he a DM. Granted, Ramires has the pace (loads of it) to recover quickly once he/we lose possession, but that's not the case with Luiz. On the other hand, Luiz is a better passer than Ramires, so fair trade.Personally, I'm just happy Jose won't snub a valid strategy just because Benitez did it before. Now if you work in teh press, would you ever believe whatever comes out of his mouth in the future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_juan 64 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Interesting article with interesting points.The bit about leaving spaces behind was kinda expected though. DL was replacing Ramires, like some have pointed out in the comments section, and Ramires is hardly a player who sits nor is he a DM. Granted, Ramires has the pace (loads of it) to recover quickly once he/we lose possession, but that's not the case with Luiz. On the other hand, Luiz is a better passer than Ramires, so fair trade.Personally, I'm just happy Jose won't snub a valid strategy just because Benitez did it before. Now if you work in teh press, would you ever believe whatever comes out of his mouth in the future?Very poor article infact. First he says luiz waa brilliant in the first half and follows it up by saying that he was leaving space behind (which later got him the booking) and so mourinho had mikel to cover thay area. Reality is, leaving of space behind and booking happened in 2nd half after mikel came on the pitch. Phil Driver 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Very poor article infact. First he says luiz waa brilliant in the first half and follows it up by saying that he was leaving space behind (which later got him the booking) and so mourinho had mikel to cover thay area. Reality is, leaving of space behind and booking happened in 2nd half after mikel came on the pitch.True, but I usually like anything that makes me think even if for the wrong reasons.I was the who posted on the pre-match thread that luiz was the best option to replace Ramires - even had a discussion with bushman (as usual) about it. In Jose's current system with deep defense line, I actually think luiz's talent is wasted so far away from attack as a cb. Again, Jose's job not mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Very poor article infact. First he says luiz waa brilliant in the first half and follows it up by saying that he was leaving space behind (which later got him the booking) and so mourinho had mikel to cover thay area. Reality is, leaving of space behind and booking happened in 2nd half after mikel came on the pitch.Is that an attempt to blame things on Mikel? If yes, then that is seriously .Don't get how is that a poor article. Michael Cox was just presenting the two sides of the coin with the use of Luiz in midfield and the task he was given to do. While we had a lot of success with it, it was inevitable to leave space behind given the task of Luiz and it was already evident from the start. In both halves, he had someone to sit behind and cover to allow him to do that. First was Lampard and then Mikel. Had the former not picked up an injury, he would have continued to do the same in the second half, like what he did in the first. Both were practically doing a very similar job in the pivot, covering Luiz and protecting the back four. hjperdeath and CHOULO19 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodZola 630 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 His primary task was to stop Henderson, which he performed superbly along with Lamps and latterly Mikel who stopped the service getting through to Suarez, this was one of the key ingredients to winning this game, obviously not taking anything away from JT's and Cahill's contribution either in marshalling the threat of Suarez.Luiz's position splits opinion but I have always been firmly in the camp that he should play in midfield, we have lacked vision and awareness to start our attacks from deeper areas, our play has been slow and laborious, however we saw on Sunday he has the ability to move the ball quicker because he has the intelligence and confidence to pass the ball, this was obviously more notable in the first half. We also have the benefit of Luiz filling in for the CB's if they go forward, very similar to the way the great Makelele used to deputise for Carvalho when he used to bomb forward in Jose's first spell.Unfortunately I'm not sure of Jose's intentions, this performance will at least give him food for thought...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Driver 503 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Is that an attempt to blame things on Mikel? If yes, then that is seriously .Don't get how is that a poor article. Michael Cox was just presenting the two sides of the coin with the use of Luiz in midfield and the task he was given to do. While we had a lot of success with it, it was inevitable to leave space behind given the task of Luiz and it was already evident from the start. In both halves, he had someone to sit behind and cover to allow him to do that. First was Lampard and then Mikel. Had the former not picked up an injury, he would have continued to do the same in the second half, like what he did in the first. Both were practically doing a very similar job in the pivot, covering Luiz and protecting the back four.Is that an attempt to blame things on Mikel? If yes, then that is seriously .Don't get how is that a poor article. Michael Cox was just presenting the two sides of the coin with the use of Luiz in midfield and the task he was given to do. While we had a lot of success with it, it was inevitable to leave space behind given the task of Luiz and it was already evident from the start. In both halves, he had someone to sit behind and cover to allow him to do that. First was Lampard and then Mikel. Had the former not picked up an injury, he would have continued to do the same in the second half, like what he did in the first. Both were practically doing a very similar job in the pivot, covering Luiz and protecting the back four. Lampard did not sit as deep as Mikel does ,Luiz and Lampard both squeezed the play and neither just sat ,graphic evidence was the Lamaprd shot which nearly eqaulised ,have you ever seen Mikel as high up the pitch as that? no way Lampard sat ,if you had to press me Luiz played deeper in the first half this allowed us to take the game to Liverpool ,when Mikel came on the emphasis shifted and Luiz's game suffered and Liverpool put us under pressure,we were deep and that is when Liverpool nearly equalised . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Uzzi 54 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I was always in the campHis primary task was to stop Henderson, which he performed superbly along with Lamps and latterly Mikel who stopped the service getting through to Suarez, this was one of the key ingredients to winning this game, obviously not taking anything away from JT's and Cahill's contribution either in marshalling the threat of Suarez.Luiz's position splits opinion but I have always been firmly in the camp that he should play in midfield, we have lacked vision and awareness to start our attacks from deeper areas, our play has been slow and laborious, however we saw on Sunday he has the ability to move the ball quicker because he has the intelligence and confidence to pass the ball, this was obviously more notable in the first half. We also have the benefit of Luiz filling in for the CB's if they go forward, very similar to the way the great Makelele used to deputise for Carvalho when he used to bomb forward in Jose's first spell.Unfortunately I'm not sure of Jose's intentions, this performance will at least give him food for thought......I have always been firmly in the camp that he should play in defense but I agree with your post. With Terry performing this well, the current squad composition, and having seen his superb performance against Liverpool, I would also play him in midfield. Alongside Ramires with Hazard and Oscar in front of him. It will require a lot of positional discipline from all players but also a great combination of physical strength, players that can do a lot of kilometres and technical ability.I am quite suprised that Lampard is getting that many games of Mourinho. Would really favor Luiz there now that he's back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! xPetrCechx 13,570 Posted December 31, 2013 Popular Post! Share Posted December 31, 2013 Meet him yesterday!!!!I will post a picture when I will be back home. Mufassir08, Strike, Pacquiao and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Flash 1,144 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Meet him yesterday!!!!I will post a picture when I will be back home.OMG, where ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jase 43,479 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Bayern and Barca told to bid £35m for Chelsea star Luiz but Mourinho's keen to keep Brazilian at the Bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Flash 1,144 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 They can't have him. He is not for sale . They have enough people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Kaplan- 410 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 You gave everything to this team, but no one wanted you. Here's to DL4 being a great player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Straight swap for javi martinez or they can forget it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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manpe 10,861 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Meet him yesterday!!!!I will post a picture when I will be back home.If I were you I would murder the photograph. Bosnian Blue, Toli and xPetrCechx 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,570 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 If I were you I would murder the photograph.haha....the important thing that i met him, talked to him and shook his hand.... lol... Barbara 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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