David Luiz

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,889]

Wasnt really that bad. Only embarrassing part was that Shola tackle....dont really know what that was.

[robsblubot 3,464]

Cahill defends the percentages ,the cross needed to be headed out for the first goal ,that half hearted tackle he made was a disgrace and that Girly trip he did ,he was a joke and just the type of weak mentally player northern teams love .

Yes that's good enough for some fans.

Percentage of nothing would still amount to nothing today. That was set piece cross Lampard was marking the goal scorer and he lost him.

Second goal was indeed lazy from luiz though.

U really see something in Cahill nobody else does - not even any of our managers.

[didierforever 7,349]

another brilliant performance. oh wait!!!

[chelseathebest 150]

I believe that now even the most extreme Luiz-lovers realize that GC should be a starter alongside Terry.

[didierforever 7,349]

I believe that now even the most extreme Luiz-lovers realize that GC should be a starter alongside Terry.

no way... he deserves a ballon d'or.

[Atlas Lion 1,223]

Everyone had a bad game, not just him.

I'd expect this kind of reaction from the media, not our own fans.

[The only place to be 11,313]

He probably wasn't as bad as everyone suggested, but doesn't this put an end to the discussion about him being captain material for us?

[JDY 1,290]

Everyone was pretty bad today except for Terry. Don't understand the vendetta some fans have against Luiz

[Henrique 9,133]

The topic has become embarrassing. David Luiz has nothing to do with the result today. People just need to find a scapegoat for their frustration...actually Luiz was the one making the link between defense and attack.

In a boring game, where the team created few chances and when he did missed incredible chances (Willian and specially Hazard) the CB end up as the scapegoat. Laughable.

It has been like that since he joined. As soon as the results are bad the idiots appear in this this topic.

[Phil Driver 503]

I am sorry but that half hearted tackle he bottled out of and that sneaky cowards trip summed him up ,northern crowds and teams love to play against that ,he was mentally weak and his passing was awful they gave him the run around and he did not fancy it ,you could see it written all over his face ,this is not football on the beach .

[robsblubot 3,464]

I believe that now even the most extreme Luiz-lovers realize that GC should be a starter alongside Terry.

When has it ever happened? With which manager? Because AVB, RDM, Benitez, and now Mourinho clearly prefer Luiz.

Here's what happened: Luiz had a poor game, so Mourinho dropped him for a couple of matches. Though as he watches them in training, like every chelsea manager did before, he realizes Luiz is twice the player, so he *wants* to play luiz. He wants, as he stated clearly to the press, Luiz to become more focused because he has the quality/potential to become one of the best defenders in the world (have you even heard someone say that of Cahill?).

Phil goes to the Mikel thread and points out - rightfully so - that every freaking manager we've had did not start Mikel and that's for a reason. There is also a reason every freaking manager we've had start Luiz ahead of Cahill - it's really no accident or a personal preference. It's very likely an opinion shared by the coaches at chelsea who stay when managers go.

While I agree that Luiz hasn't been playing as well as he has, say last season, he is still the better player and Mourinho is right insisting with him so he can regain his form. He has been doing that with other players too (Lampard and Cole for example).

Cole had another terrible game, but here we are discussing David. Lampard was a passenger, but here we are discussing David.

Thankfully there is more to football than strikers (when we don't score) and defenders (when we concede), otherwise it would be a very boring game.

His passing was awful?! He even assisted Torres a couple of times?!

[chelseathebest 150]

I don't fucking care what they say about Luiz and what they say for Cahill. All I care about is how they perform for Chelsea. And it is crystal clear that Cahill is in better form this season so he should play. End of.

[Tomo 21,730]

Luiz played well against Arsenal and this thread was barely touched, has not so great games and people are on here like a rash

[Ze Mario 638]

err why some ppl focus on his ability to deliver a pass or two. do we talk about david as known as chelsea's central back? or brazil's central back? and the quality that defender must have of course it is defending ability rather than atk. defender who can pass well ofcourse better than plain defender. but still the main quality of defender is not that atk ability.

yeah almost everyone is ruined today. after all that's why football is a team games. when attacking side did poorly, at least defending side do a good job, and so the opposite. if attacking and defending did poorly, that's chelsea tonight

just admit it

[The only place to be 11,313]

Fuck me....he played 18 long balls today. That's twice as many as any other player bar Cech.

[Leif 6,006]

"Scapegoat" and "Vendetta". It'd be so lovely if members could be critical about players without these words being thrown back every time.

[JDY 1,290]

"Scapegoat" and "Vendetta". It'd be so lovely if members could be critical about players without these words being thrown back every time.

Probably because it's the same members being critical every time but there's no sign of them on other threads or when that player in particular has played well.

[didierforever 7,349]

when has luiz done well this season??? oh wait... we should probably give him a lifetime acheivement award for defending well against sir nicklas bendtner.