OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 he defended very badly vs valencia last nightHes been very much out of sorts this season, struggling to get a lot of games ahead of Pepe and Ramos certainly hasn't helped him when hes had a chance to play either, looked rusty vs Valencia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherry33 234 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 The actual line-up will be: Ivanovic Cahill Terry AzpilicuetaWhy are Chelsea haters on this forum?We are 100% getting atleast a LB and in case we don't get Varane or another CB Zouma will play an important role, so your affirmation is false .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chels 2,502 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Why are Chelsea haters on this forum?I'm a Chelsea hater for thinking the defence will be Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta? We've seen how much Mourinho has praised the defence this season and I suspect it most likely will be those 4 starting next season too — sorry to disappoint! We are 100% getting atleast a LBThanks for letting us know Roman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherry33 234 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I'm a Chelsea hater for thinking the defence will be Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta? We've seen how much Mourinho has praised the defence this season and I suspect it most likely will be those 4 starting next season too — sorry to disappoint!Thanks for letting us know Jose!Mourinho never said he won't do changes in defense this summer. You don't need to know a lot about football to realize our fullbacks don't do much in offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadenza666 221 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Duncan Castles said we are looking at 1 left back and 1 centre back. Not sure whether that centre back is Zouma, lets see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chels 2,502 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 You don't need to know a lot about football to realize our fullbacks don't do much in offense. We all know that but Jose doesn't seem to appreciate the importance of full backs in offensive football; otherwise he wouldn't have continued to play Ivanovic at RB and Azpi at LB in pretty much every game where we were going to face a defensive unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherry33 234 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 We all know that but Jose doesn't seem to appreciate the importance of full backs in offensive football; otherwise he wouldn't have continued to play Ivanovic at RB and Azpi at LB in pretty much every game where we were going to face a defensive unit.He played them in most games because he had no other option except Cole who was injured for a good part of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chels 2,502 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 He played them in most games because he had no other option except Cole who was injured for a good part of the season.If he wanted his full backs to offer an attacking threat he wouldn't have loaned out Bertrand. The fact of the matter is that Jose prioritised defence over offense even against the smaller teams and that, in part, has been our downfall this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterfall 893 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/23/chelsea-raphael-varane-david-luizWould be absolutely incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Hate Scouse 10,327 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Terry, Cahill, Kalas and Zouma is fine for the CB position with Ivanovic covering where needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I don't get why people are so excited about him, yes he is a very young and accomplished defender, whilst Jt, Cahill and Iva are not getting any younger, but come on. It is not htat there is a shortage of good CBs in the world market right now. When there is an opportunity to buy one, well be it. Though as U21 CBs we already got Zouma, Kalas and Christensen is rumoured to be not that shabby either. It is rather the age bracket I am more concerned about. When Terry retires next season we should have an experienced CB to replace him who is well in his twenties in the best case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petre.ispirescu 4,928 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherry33 234 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/23/chelsea-raphael-varane-david-luizWould be absolutely incredibleBring this guy in. Would be fucking unbelievable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouNameIt 1,511 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Terry, Cahill, Kalas and Zouma is fine for the CB position with Ivanovic covering where needed.Kalas, Zouma?Yes, interesting prospects, but please.. We are aiming to win the BPL or CL next season. Its basically a "must" to win either. Do you think we'll do that having to rely on someone who's hardly played for us and one who never has? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/23/chelsea-raphael-varane-david-luizWould be absolutely incredibleSorry to ruin the excitement, but I think that article only made based on pure speculation because we have sold Luiz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korea 734 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/23/chelsea-raphael-varane-david-luizWould be absolutely incredibleMakes sense. Never bought into the idea that Mourinho was going to go in next season with Kalas or zouma as the 3rd cb and if Ivan sticks to RB, which I think there is a good chance he does, than Mourinho would want Varane to replace JT this season or the one after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
José1893 89 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Varane is the best young defender in the world. You just cannot overrate this guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrcfc 461 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Yes please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlueGuy 1,552 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Even a 60m offer would likely be rejected now for this guy, because we just sold Luiz for 50m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherry33 234 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Even a 60m offer would likely be rejected now for this guy, because we just sold Luiz for 50m.He might want to work with The Special One again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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