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We have Luiz, Terry, Ivanovic, Cahill - why do we need another defender? If anything we should be looking for a cover for Cole, Bertrand will not be able to replace him.

because Terry and Cahill are not good enough!

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because Terry and Cahill are not good enough!

are you sure about the last one??? did you watched his winning-tackle in the last second of EL Final??? don't argue with the consistency,,even Maldini has a bad-perform in period 2001 at Serie-A....

i think this club didn't need World Class player in every position,,all we need is "Tactic-Defending" and "Chemistry" between our CB's pair. under Mourinho,,Cahill-Luiz has a chance to closest the best performance of Terry-Carvalho in their era...

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meh, Porto are within their right to hold out for that. I mean come on, they're a selling club. but they're good at doing it because they reinvesting and bringing new guys like Mangala that they can then once again sell for astonishing prices. it's mutually beneficial. they get their rewards, the clubs they sell to get ready-made-talents.

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We have Luiz, Terry, Ivanovic, Cahill - why do we need another defender? If anything we should be looking for a cover for Cole, Bertrand will not be able to replace him.

Who of those is good enough to be a starter for a team that wants to challenge for the title? For me, it's only Luiz. Cahill is simply not good enough, JT's injuries are finally starting to catch up to him, and Iva had 8 bad months and one good last season.

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Who of those is good enough to be a starter for a team that wants to challenge for the title? For me, it's only Luiz. Cahill is simply not good enough, JT's injuries are finally starting to catch up to him, and Iva had 8 bad months and one good last season.

You have a point, though if we buy a new CB we should also sell someone or player manage it until Terry leaves the club next season. I've always liked Cahill, call me novice but I think he has been alright. That off-the-lineish clearance at Europa League final after we had just scored comes to mind. Must admit the quality of defense has gone down - Terry lacking match fitness, Ivanovic was surprisingly error-prone. Next year we must get -for sure- a CB and a starter for left back unless Bertrand switches to a different gear.

Come to think of it - why not? French CBs seems to be the flavour of the month it seems.

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You have a point, though if we buy a new CB we should also sell someone or player manage it until Terry leaves the club next season. I've always liked Cahill, call me novice but I think he has been alright. That off-the-lineish clearance at Europa League final after we had just scored comes to mind. Must admit the quality of defense has gone down - Terry lacking match fitness, Ivanovic was surprisingly error-prone. Next year we must get -for sure- a CB and a starter for left back unless Bertrand switches to a different gear.

Come to think of it - why not? French CBs seems to be the flavour of the month it seems.

This is exactly why I was saying I am all for selling Iva when Monaco were rumored to be interested. He is 29 now and on the decline and we need a new CB with or without him. I always say Cahill has the physical and technical ability to be one of the best CBs in the world, but he is tactically weak and his decision making is atrocious. He's an excellent squad player, but nothing more, tbh.

Keep in mind that Jose is our manager next season, his CB pairing has to be the best in the league because his teams always build from a solid defense.

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Or have that bastarding Porto president executed, what a cunt he is with all his massive release clauses.

It is just good business, he knows what he is doing. It is not a coincidence that Porto is the team that made the most profit selling players since the beginning of 21st century.

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Don't see this happening. It's being reported in Spain we're trying to sign Rami from Valencia and he'd cost peanuts in comparison to Mangala.

really? I mean, rami is a decent defender. Tall, strong, great header and tackling, does anything he is asked to do as a CB...but nothing else. Opposite to Cahill he lacks every kind of pace whatsoever, can forget about a highline with Rami.

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This is exactly why I was saying I am all for selling Iva when Monaco were rumored to be interested. He is 29 now and on the decline and we need a new CB with or without him. I always say Cahill has the physical and technical ability to be one of the best CBs in the world, but he is tactically weak and his decision making is atrocious. He's an excellent squad player, but nothing more, tbh.

Agree completely, Choulo. He's normally dependable but for the past two seasons he's been on a gradual downward slope (still shaking my head at that 93rd min blunder he made in the Europe league final). Perhaps he's found it difficult to adjust to the new formation, who knows. But I can't imagine that at 29, he'll improve much next season. I love brana and he's been among my favourite players but I think that if we don't replace him now, then we run the risk of falling back into old habits of failing to clear out "deadwood".

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