CHOULO19 24,332 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I admit to have lost my temper a bit with him yesterday amid the tension of the match, but in hind sight he did well overall and the mistakes are only normal at his age and he will only benefit and learn from them. I'd like to see him given a run of games and keep his momentum by starting against City though I fully expect Jose to bring Cahill back for taht match. yuvala 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chels 2,502 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 When our regular back four is Luis - Terry - Zouma - Azpi, you'll see that our possession game will massively improve. Pace (apart from JT but he makes up for that with excellent positioning), anticipation and high pressing from the back.I'd love to see that back 4 playing regularly but we all know Ivanovic will never be dropped. Didn't you hear Jose's comments yesterday? Ivanovic got singled out for praise after having yet another shocking performance from a defensive point of view. The way he exposed us by trying (and failing) to anticipate Gerrard's pass (the one to Moreno) just about sums up his football intelligence. Azpi and Luis play with great intensity and aggression unlike the lackadaisical Serb and would definitely improve our pressing game but I think this tweet confirms what everyone already suspected: Barbara and The Skipper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I don't believe that for a second. The reason he gets in ahead of cahill is because of his speed to close people down. Reading the game has to do with occupying spaces on the pitch where a threat can be and right now Cahill is still better than Zouma... When Zouma makes a mistake and he made a fair few yesterday he has the speed to make up for it, that's not the same for cahill.What you're describing is positioning and that is definitely a side to reading the game, but that is honed with experience mostly. The other part is anticipation, and Zouma is streets ahead of Cahill in that aspect already. It's also a lot harder to learn - in most cases you either have it or you don't. Anticipation is the more difficult part of reading the game and it's something Cahill isn't good at. I would hardly say making two errors is a fair few. Apart from those he had a very solid game. kellzfresh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Not sure this day will come... Iva won't be dropped...It's a real shame. Feel like it's holding the team back a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 What you're describing is positioning and that is definitely a side to reading the game, but that is honed with experience mostly. The other part is anticipation, and Zouma is streets ahead of Cahill in that aspect already. It's also a lot harder to learn - in most cases you either have it or you don't. Anticipation is the more difficult part of reading the game and it's something Cahill isn't good at.I would hardly say making two errors is a fair few. Apart from those he had a very solid game.As a defender two errors usually lead to goals. Had Liverpool been more clinical it would've been a goal...I agree with your analysis of anticipation and that Zouma is better but that has more to do with his pace. He closes down quicker than Cahill because he's faster than Cahill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 As a defender two errors usually lead to goals. Had Liverpool been more clinical it would've been a goal...I agree with your analysis of anticipation and that Zouma is better but that has more to do with his pace. He closes down quicker than Cahill because he's faster than Cahill.I would agree with you on pace being the difference if Cahill was a proactive defender, but we all know he's not. He's not confident enough in his ability (or lack of ability) to intercept the ball proactively. He doesn't have it in his game, whereas Zouma does. There difference really is more pronounced than just pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlueGuy 1,552 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 It's a real shame. Feel like it's holding the team back a bit.He is never gonna be dropped because he is capable of doing things like yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I would agree with you on pace being the difference if Cahill was a proactive defender, but we all know he's not. He's not confident enough in his ability (or lack of ability) to intercept the ball proactively. He doesn't have it in his game, whereas Zouma does. There difference really is more pronounced than just pace.The numbers say otherwise. Cahill leads the team in clearances per game and has one interception per game as well which ranks him 4th behind Matic, Azpi and Brana. He's not terrible, he's played well for us he's just not the guy you can depend on every game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! illmatic 901 Posted January 28, 2015 Popular Post! Share Posted January 28, 2015 Kurt and Kenan, separated at birth.Hahahaha Sheva., Blue Armour, We Hate Scouse and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Kurt and Kenan, separated at birth.HahahahaZouma The Boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 By the way - his pace! Jesus Christ, I was very pleasantly surprised! I've always known he was no slouch from watching him in Ligue Un, but it's only when you see a player in a foot race with another footballer that you can really appreciate their speed. He matched Sterling stride for stride despite probably being 40KG heavier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! The Skipper 20,609 Posted January 29, 2015 Popular Post! Share Posted January 29, 2015 The numbers say otherwise. Cahill leads the team in clearances per game and has one interception per game as well which ranks him 4th behind Matic, Azpi and Brana. He's not terrible, he's played well for us he's just not the guy you can depend on every game.He's not terrible but you cannot convince or tell me Cahill is a proactive defender whatsoever because he is not. We're not talking about how good he is. Blue-in-me-Veins, Styles, kellzfresh and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I have a good feeling about this boy, another Courtois type coup I feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero 1,871 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzEf7AecSPk Styles, Barbara and Fernando 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseah100 5,612 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Odds he starts vs City? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles 9,790 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzEf7AecSPkThanks. Brilliant video.I don't know how Jose could justify bringing Cahill straight back into the team. Zouma deserves a run of games now. Fernando and zolayes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 He's not terrible but you cannot convince or tell me Cahill is a proactive defender whatsoever because he is not. We're not talking about how good he is.I am... Cahill is not good enough. Super protected, you can cover some of his weaknesses, and he has some strengths like last second tackle (after he probably backed off), but in general he's just limited for a team as big as Chelsea and I can't wait until we don't need to have our pivot attached to our defense to make they look decent. Reddish-Blue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,504 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 The kid has serious potential, can't wait to see him with more games under his belt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,585 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Yay happy for him. And thank you Mourinho for giving a younger player a chance. He's young and has potential to be better then Cahill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hostedenis 556 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 It's halftime now. Zouma didn't convince me 100% against Liverpool (not that I'm a big fan of Cahill) but WOW, he's been rock solid against City! He looks class! HopmanJaak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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