Mats Hummels

[Spike 12,049]

Depends on the striker. If it's someone like Jovetic/Cavani..then you'd have to pay at least 30 million.

Personally, I think our biggest problem is defence at the moment. We are leaking soft goals. Terry is ageing/hasn't been the same since the whole Anton saga...Luiz is sometimes good, sometimes a headless chicken..Cahill is an alright defender, a bit vulnerable against speedy strikers but he does his best...for me, the problem lies at CB.

I fully agree. The boys are scoring goals from all over the park so a striker isn't needed per sey but it would be a nice luxury. If the defence can be fixed and brought back to the standards of the Mourinho era, there is nothing stopping Chelsea winning the BPL.

Howedes

Hummels

Subotic

Papadopoulos

Are a few that I'd like to see here. Coincidentally they all play in the Bundesliga.

Another point I'd like to make is that a lot of modern CBs tend to be in the David Luiz mold. As in they believe they can do everything all the time, the get carried away and do silly things. Mamadou Sakho one who is similar to Luiz.

[Beepu 1,714]

I fully agree. The boys are scoring goals from all over the park so a striker isn't needed per sey but it would be a nice luxury. If the defence can be fixed and brought back to the standards of the Mourinho era, there is nothing stopping Chelsea winning the BPL.

Howedes

Hummels

Subotic

Papadopoulos

Are a few that I'd like to see here. Coincidentally they all play in the Bundesliga.

Another point I'd like to make is that a lot of modern CBs tend to be in the David Luiz mold. As in they believe they can do everything all the time, the get carried away and do silly things. Mamadou Sakho one who is similar to Luiz.

Wow the bundesliga is a good place to shop for defenders it seems. Agree with both of you about the CB position, Luiz is unpredictable he can have a great game and a horrible game in the span of 1 week, although he seems like hes going through a rough patch right now. He had no business being that far up the field that led to man utd's second goal(Capital One)

[BlueLyon 9,359]

If Mou was be here, he would make Luiz world class defender for sure. We have plenty of players available, but it seems that some are too old, too young, inconsistent,...RDM needs to make them better. He is the coach and only he can fix Luiz issue.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Wow the bundesliga is a good place to shop for defenders it seems. Agree with both of you about the CB position, Luiz is unpredictable he can have a great game and a horrible game in the span of 1 week, although he seems like hes going through a rough patch right now. He had no business being that far up the field that led to man utd's second goal(Capital One)

He's allowed that far up the pitch because RDM and the management staff give him the freedom to. Simple.

[Land 331]

Please no, he is Luiz 2.0.Yes to Howedes.

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

Wow the bundesliga is a good place to shop for defenders it seems. Agree with both of you about the CB position, Luiz is unpredictable he can have a great game and a horrible game in the span of 1 week, although he seems like hes going through a rough patch right now. He had no business being that far up the field that led to man utd's second goal(Capital One)

*cough*Mertesacker*cough*Boateng*cough*. Bundesliga defenders only look good against Bundesliga oppositions. If u take the strong ones from there like Kompany, they might be able to handle physical EPL-opponents and succeed, but I am not so sure about guys like Höwedes.

[Spike 12,049]

*cough*Mertesacker*cough*Boateng*cough*. Bundesliga defenders only look good against Bundesliga oppositions. If u take the strong ones from there like Kompany, they might be able to handle physical EPL-opponents and succeed, but I am not so sure about guys like Höwedes.

The Bundesliga isn't that far off from the BPL. I think people overrate the BPL in general. Things like "Brazilians can't survive in the physical BPL" really grate my nervs. The BPL isn't more 'physical' than any other league, it's has it's own style which is box to box action but to say it's more physical is weird.

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

The Bundesliga isn't that far off from the BPL. I think people overrate the BPL in general. Things like "Brazilians can't survive in the physical BPL" really grate my nervs. The BPL isn't more 'physical' than any other league, it's has it's own style which is box to box action but to say it's more physical is weird.

I have watched Bundesliga and BPL a lot and the BuLi is no match for the Prem. In England football is played much faster, more straightforward and in general with more quality. the physical is much higher in terms of strength and endurance. In the Bundesliga there are games that are mere slapstick shows between teams that might not even get in the championship. Additionally the Bundesliga does not really have the financial power to attract worldclass players if they are not cast-outs of a bigger club and even then only Bayern who become wealthy through alot of corruption within the federal state of Bavaria and Edmund Stoiber's extreme fondness for the club. In the BuLI there might be 2 or 3 clubs with a plan how to develop themselves the others only look at their balances and don't give a fuck about strategic investions. Teams like Stuttgart, Hamburg, Wolfsburg with solid financial background always achieve to manoeuvre themselves into situations like just avoiding relegations, because they buy loads of medicore players from shit leagues without an idea of fitting them into their squad. the Bundesliga is such "competition" because every team including bayern fucks it up regularly. Only in a shit league like bundesliga those teams eventually become champion. German football has not won a single international trophy since more than ten years. They might have a decent youth development but that's it, Every time they produca a half decent player outside of bayern and moemntarily Dortmund (whose rise was only possible because everyone else fucked it up once again) they immediately have to sell it. To conclude the BuLi is only a slightly better version of shit leagues like France or Brazil no way near Spain or even England. I would rate the league of Italy way higher if they would reealise their full potential and would not be stuck in scandals.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Please no, he is Luiz 2.0.Yes to Howedes.

A german defender is trusty defender. Mertesacker is special case because of his height, while Boateng has ghanian roots.

Hummels proved to be great defender on euros, but made huge mistake vs italy that ended with goal. However he was supeerb on other matches and he is very young and relatively unexperienced outside germany, so its normal that he was more nervous in semifinals.

But tell me, which defender doesnt make mistakes here and there? Pique, Silva, Kompany, Ramos, Pepe,..all make mistakes too.

Sure Luiz makes lot of mistakes, but Hummels doesnt not. His playing style is similar to Luiz (with more carefull tackles), while his tactical awarness is on different level.

And remember that you become great defender after 26, more experience the better. Luiz has enough time to learn.

[Christo191 173]

Still using the euros for an example , and for point to argue!

[Land 331]

A german defender is trusty defender. Mertesacker is special case because of his height, while Boateng has ghanian roots.

Hummels proved to be great defender on euros, but made huge mistake vs italy that ended with goal. However he was supeerb on other matches and he is very young and relatively unexperienced outside germany, so its normal that he was more nervous in semifinals.

But tell me, which defender doesnt make mistakes here and there? Pique, Silva, Kompany, Ramos, Pepe,..all make mistakes too.

Sure Luiz makes lot of mistakes, but Hummels doesnt not. His playing style is similar to Luiz (with more carefull tackles), while his tactical awarness is on different level.

And remember that you become great defender after 26, more experience the better. Luiz has enough time to learn.

Hummels doesnt make a lot of mistakes?I'm 100% sure you only watched him at the Euro,he has been super mistake prone for the past 2 years.

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

A german defender is trusty defender. Mertesacker is special case because of his height, while Boateng has ghanian roots.

LOLZ. Yeah and Höwedes is special case because he is lightweight and Hummels is special case because he is internationally inexperienced all shit defenders are special cases because they are shit. On U18 international level I have ripped defenders of pure german ascendancy to shreds. No the ethical origin makes the defender but his individual attributes and education. Hence, every footballwise successful country produces great defenders.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Hummels doesnt make a lot of mistakes?I'm 100% sure you only watched him at the Euro,he has been super mistake prone for the past 2 years.

I also watched him in CL (last year and this) and also few games vs Bayern. And he was quite impressive on most of them. If you want to point out that he makes many mistakes, then Kompany, Pique, Ramos,...all do lot of mistakes. Its weird that their teams still win 80% of all the games anyway despite they are their teams best defenders. Funny fact. If Hummels would be bad defender, his club would concede many goals. However he is Borusia best CB and that team is doing very well In defence since he and Subotic are playing regulary. Luiz for example is our weakest piece of team in defence. Therefore Hummels is miles ahead of Luiz then. Im not saying Hummels is perfect, but he is regarded at age 23 as one of best defenders and that has some weight.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

LOLZ. Yeah and Höwedes is special case because he is lightweight and Hummels is special case because he is internationally inexperienced all shit defenders are special cases because they are shit. On U18 international level I have ripped defenders of pure german ascendancy to shreds. No the ethical origin makes the defender but his individual attributes and education. Hence, every footballwise successful country produces great defenders.

No help for you sir, If you think that Hummels

and Howedes are bad defenders. Period.

[Land 331]

2 Germans who watch him week and week out saying that Hummels is inconsistent and you insist on saying hes great because you watched him in CL and Euro

[The Skipper 20,609]

A german defender is trusty defender. Mertesacker is special case because of his height, while Boateng has ghanian roots.

I'm actually offended by this. Ghanaian blood so he isn't as trustworthy as a German defender? Ridiculous. Have you forgotten about that guy called Marcel Desailly?

[Land 331]

I'm actually offended by this. Ghanaian blood so he isn't as trustworthy as a German defender? Ridiculous. Have you forgotten about that guy called Marcel Desailly?

Grow thicker skin ffs, absolutely nothing offensive about it, just a way of saying he isn't completely German

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Jerome Boateng is about as german as you are going to see. Him, nor that brother of his before he started playing for Ghana, had ever been to that country. Germany is all he knows....and a rich Germany too growing up in Wilmersdorf.

[Tomo 21,751]

Hummels will have the same problem playing with Cahill or Luiz as the pair do playing with each other. far too similar playing styles.

If we want to ease our reliance on JT then someone like Subotic is the way forward.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

I'm actually offended by this. Ghanaian blood so he isn't as trustworthy as a German defender? Ridiculous. Have you forgotten about that guy called Marcel Desailly?

Im no racist, just saying that Boateng technicaly isnt completely german player (his parents are ghanian). Someone said that not all german defenders are good (naming Boateng) and I only told him that Boateng is not german, but ghanian player realy. If my post upseted you, I apologise.