Superblue 6,372 Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Clockwork said: Is Silva at this stage of his career better than Levi Coilwill? if no, we should let him go back to Brazil. We need to be ruthless when assessing the squad for next season. Whilst it seems to be a focus on long term planning at the club, which I don't have a problem with, we still need to retain some experience within the squad. Jorginho and Rudiger have both left in the last 12 months, and question marks over the futures of players like Kova, Koulibaly and Azpi, we can't just let all of the experience out of the door in one go. It is probably now the time for players like Chilwell, James, Mount if he stays to become 'leaders' within the group but we shouldn't be ridding ourselves of all the top tier experience we still currently have at the club. It's not the sole reason, but it isn't a coincidence that we saw drop off's in Jose's third season when Cech and Drogba both left, and Conte's second season after the likes of Terry, Ivanovic and Mikel had left despite none of these players playing big roles on the pitch the title winning season before. They still play an important role within the squad to guide and mentor younger players, as well as drive and ensure high standards of professionalism and application in training. If we were to go into next season for example with 4 centre backs being Silva, Fofana, Badiashile and Colwill - that's three young centre backs at the start of their careers and one with 3 or 4x the amount of games and experience under his belt than the other three combined. His role potentially next season may find himself playing less games (although that's up to the rest to get above his level), but that in no way should detract from how important he could be to that group of young players and their development next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,313 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 18 hours ago, Clockwork said: Is Silva at this stage of his career better than Levi Coilwill? if no, we should let him go back to Brazil. We need to be ruthless when assessing the squad for next season. If his hearts here, according to his wife he should stay in some capacity, bloke is invaluable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 (edited) On 14/05/2023 at 22:26, Clockwork said: Is Silva at this stage of his career better than Levi Coilwill? if no, we should let him go back to Brazil. We need to be ruthless when assessing the squad for next season. Probably yes. In fact as impressive as Levi has been Silva is still lightyears ahead of him as he is still one of the best CBs in the PL and Europe so whilst I get being ruthless - there is being ruthless and getting rid of the poor players but there is also being so blinded by the long term that we forget the short term. This rebuild has to happen but it will still take 12-18 months to properly make some traction because of the size of the squad and the job. For another season someone like Thiago could be invaluable, on and off the pitch. Would much rather see us get rid of Koulibaly and Chalobah before Silva. In fact would much rather we got rid of any of the other CBs before Silva because right now he is still the best one we’ve got comfortably. Edited May 16, 2023 by OneMoSalah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea_4_eva 1,182 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 He reads the game so well. Not only is he technically good, his football brain is second to none. It always amazes me the speed his mind takes to make a decision based on play. Almost always there at the right time. What a player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 My highlight was when he was isolated 1 on 1 with a fresh Darwin Nunez, a guy 15years younger, he just waited for the right moment and not only slide tackled the ball off him but also made it ricochet off Nunez legs to win back posession. What a boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,382 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 He knew Nunez was a donkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,319 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 What's crazy is that 3 years ago when we got him PSG didn't want to extend his contract, no top team after him, he was close to Fiorentina and we got him for possibly one year stop gap. Now his 4th season here and not slowing down at all. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vytis33 1,270 Posted April 21, 2024 Share Posted April 21, 2024 He’s approaching the end of his big club career and that’s part of it But there’s nobody left who feels losses like this. Reece maybe? Laylabelle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chelsea_4_eva 1,182 Posted April 22, 2024 Share Posted April 22, 2024 What a man, what a player. This is THE type of player that the youngsters need to look up to. The level of commitment, the level of class, and how he presents himself is just top drawer. One of my personal all time favourite Chelsea players. Such a joy to watch. Thank you Legend. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Vesper, NikkiCFC and Vegetable 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted April 29, 2024 Share Posted April 29, 2024 Confirmed, he's leaving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Laylabelle 9,535 Posted April 29, 2024 Share Posted April 29, 2024 Expected but still sad!! Put his heart into and could tell the results mattered so much to him. Vytis33 and Fulham Broadway 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,698 Posted April 29, 2024 Share Posted April 29, 2024 We are privileged to have had him in our team, especially for such long time. Club was in terrible condition(lol) when he joined, he was for free and 36 already.. Everyone thought, maybe one or two seasons. Four is beyond all expectations, as well as CL/CWC/ESC titles. In his prime years, he was one of the top CB-s in the world, and even at late stage in his carreer he showed how permanent class is. His spell was not a flawless fairy tale, but I'm still happy we did not miss out on him. Defense in this season has been a mess, he received plenty of criticizm. Partly they were fair, he got tired indeed, body and mind I think. But still it's been a huge boost having him in the squad when having so many injury issues. Fernando, Vegetable, Strike and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,313 Posted April 29, 2024 Share Posted April 29, 2024 Think we knew this was coming. Great asset to the club, the consummate professional -others could learn from his decorum, poise and level headedness. Fernando and Strike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,818 Posted April 29, 2024 Share Posted April 29, 2024 I was hoping he would stay and be a player/coach, and eventually transition to a coach. Strike, Fulham Broadway and Fernando 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,313 Posted April 29, 2024 Share Posted April 29, 2024 1 hour ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: I was hoping he would stay and be a player/coach, and eventually transition to a coach. Think he will return in some capacity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegetable 830 Posted April 29, 2024 Share Posted April 29, 2024 Absolute legend this guy, dropped in as kinda random mercenary, put the work in, defied limitations of human body but most importantly shown the character and commitment that some of our academy players lack. Utter respect. Fernando and Fulham Broadway 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,818 Posted April 29, 2024 Share Posted April 29, 2024 Fernando 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,051 Posted April 30, 2024 Share Posted April 30, 2024 2 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: Noni mentioned his impact at HT against Villa. We have to sign experience players this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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