David Luiz

[robsblubot 3,580]

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.

[Barbara 15,149]

LMAO

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There's the nice

The fitting

The funny

and then, there's the priceless

I can't breathe laughing on these last two. OMG Iva and David!

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[The_Flash 1,144]

I really hope he gets on tomoz

[Tomo 21,736]

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.

[OneMoSalah 8,810]

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.

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

Straight back into the first 11 where he belongs. Is there a quicker/faster CB than him at the moment?

[The_Flash 1,144]

Was delighted he was playing, was very strong tonight.

[Henrique 9,133]

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.

[Barbara 15,149]

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.

[didierforever 7,349]

was flawless last night. had a brilliant game. hope he can continue this.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Didn't have much to do defensively but did well on the ball to try and bypass our useless pivot.

[Special Juan 27,530]

Did fine, he needs to now build on this and continue to be solid and prove his worth if selected.

[YouNameIt 1,511]

I would like to see Iva - Luiz tested as CB pair more.

Azpi - Iva - Luiz - Cole

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

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.

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

I would like to see Iva - Luiz tested as CB pair more.

Azpi - Iva - Luiz - Cole

Absolutely agree. I said that yesterday. We could play with a higher line with quicker CBs in there.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

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.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Except for the number of interceptions he made.

How many did he make exactly?

[didierforever 7,349]

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".