Wishlist Benedikt Howedes

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Last time: this season in a cup game.

Big game: last season away at Liverpool.

Blimey, how could I forgot about that. My bad.

[Viper22 2,418]

I like him, he's a very good player. Not as much better than Cahill as some would have you believe though... I like him but if we're going to get a CB i'd rather get a truly world class one to replace JT and play with Zouma at the heart of our defence, with Cahill and Kalas/Christensen as 3rd and 4th choice.

Feasible world class CBs IMO:

Hummels or Varane

Others that could be world class in the near future:

Marquinhos, I Martinez or Laporte

So for me, Hummels or Varane. One of the other 3 if neither are gettable and we fancy a risk and JT has another year in him.

[Madmax 9,219]

Can see him and Costa becoming great buddies as they discuss anti-ageing creams and fine-shave razors; they're both 26 and look about 35.

Sign him up

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Godin anyone?

[killer1257 3,282]

Feasible world class CBs IMO:

Hummels or Varane

Hummels world class?

Germany´s David Luiz...

[Spike 12,049]

Hummels is leading BVB to B.2

[iseah100 5,612]

Hummels is leading BVB to B.2

10TH PLACE BRO!

[Badboy 1,526]

We should look for a leader first and foremost !

[Spike 12,049]

We should look for a leader first and foremost !

There are plenty of amazing leaders out there. A lot of them aren't particularly talented.

[Rekin 835]

Not the worst option out there. There was never really any chance that we would have two 21-22 year olds as CB-partners in the near future (although I would like to think that Varane would be the exception to that) and I would never want to see Cahill as a permanent option, so it makes perfect sense to go for a established defender in his prime. Höwedes fits that description perfectly. I would like to think that Höwedes would complement Zouma quite well too.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Such a shame there are no real quality defenders available out there anymore.

And Im not talking about quality, but you know Thuram, Cannavaro, Carvalho etc type of quality.

Seems that standards dropped massively, even known to be top defenders like Kompany, hummels, silva etc have more brain farts these times than bosingwa few years ago lol.

[!Hazard! 3,394]

If Varane is not available, sell Cahill and buy this guy. He could play the 'Ivanovic'-role and as well as exchanging the position in the team with Terry, playing next to Zouma.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Only thing is his pace is not that much more than Terry, rather for for Godin.

[Sovieticus 743]

Only thing is his pace is not that much more than Terry, rather for for Godin.

He has 25 more pace than Terry.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

He has 25 more pace than Terry.

1 less defending and physical though...

[Sovieticus 743]

1 less defending and physical though...

He is faster, therefore better.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

He's a very good defender. Anyone who can function so well in a back 3 gets my vote. he's good on the ball and came within inches of knocking Real out of the champs league

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Ivanovic would have scored that volley, just saying