LDN Blue 7,903 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I wrote an article the other day on him actually:Talk about tooting your own horn I'll have a read of that later though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 David Luiz is a guaranteed starter. Alex will be gone this summer, if he doesn't accept he's a substitute now. It's that simple. I just hope Real madrid don't come calling for David Luiz in a few seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo 1,729 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 BL good point, having an attacking CB is risky and being caught on the counter is not good at all considering our line lacks speed besides Ash/Bos. Luiz should be set as a right-back so his attacking options won't be limited and at the same time won't give us a huge whole in the defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- 25 - 167 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Ivan-Luiz-Terry-ColeIvan = best right back in the league last season.Luiz = already looking top class.JT = one of the best in the world, undervalued by alot of supporters.Ash = the best left back in the world.Can't understand people voting for Bos over Ivan. Good going forward, absolute liability defensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 As we found out to our cost earlier this season it is a squad game these days.For this season use Luiz for the prem games with one of Terry and Alex rotate them in league games to keep the pair fresh when the CL comes along.The 1st choice back line to me has to be Ivan-Luiz-JT-Cole but Alex will get plenty of games all 4 cant stay 100% fit all season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 We didn't buy Luiz to play him RB. The kid's top class at CB and he'll only be better once he gets more games under his belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 We didn't buy Luiz to play him RB. The kid's top class at CB and he'll only be better once he gets more games under his belt.We didn't buy Ivanovic to play him there, either.Personally, I'd like the idea, if we're going to play 4-4-2, of having Bosingwa in the right midfield position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 We didn't buy Ivanovic to play him there, either.Personally, I'd like the idea, if we're going to play 4-4-2, of having Bosingwa in the right midfield position.True, but then we didn't spunk 26 million on Ivanovic in the middle of the season to solve a 'defensive crisis'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F. 1,484 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Ivan-Luiz-Terry-Cole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodZola 630 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I have to agree with tomo & state that Ancelotti will use different players for the CL & the Prem much the same as he is sort of rotating the strikers. If you had to nail me down for a back four I would go with - Ivanovich, Alex, JT & Cole. Ivanovich is a far better defender than Bosingwa, offers something from dead ball situations & Bosingwa seems to of lost his offensive abilities. Alex is a superb defender especially against the big brutes of the league & he was magnificent for us last season, JT is only second to Cech for us this campaign for our player of the year, Cole despite having a poor season by his standards is there because he is the best left back in the world.That said I would still play Luiz as he has so much in his locker that he wouldn't look out of place in midfield, he has to learn about the prem defensively, that's why Alex would get my nod but Luiz is such a versatile player that he could get in the side in a few positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRiver 1,512 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Luiz - Alex - Terry - ColeorIvanovic - Luiz - Terry - Cole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismada9 1,948 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 It's always good to have a lot of top quality defenders in a squad to improve competition and performance. However, honestly feel Luiz should be included in our defence from now on. I feel that he's shown what he can really do at this level, and, as a result, he's already whacked up 2 MOTM performances in 2 and a bit games so far.Seeing him in those two games, I feel that he's the ideal player to have in the middle alongside Terry. I think that Terry works well with a sweeper alongside him. Furthermore, Luiz is a spitting image of Carvalho when he used to play alongside him. He always used to come out with the ball so quickly and play it to the winger, and he was never shy of a tackle. Not to mention he has almost the same appearance and playing style as one Carles Puyol.With Alex however, don't knock his ability to score a sensational free kick, but defensively, I feel he's far too similar to Terry in the way he defends, and I think that sometimes him and Terry can make silly mistakes because of this reason. I can remember one game during our double winning season, the 2-0 win away at Wolves when Terry didn't have a clue and was hoofing the ball worredly to the opposing attacker, and Alex was always far too slow to react.As for Bosingwa... much as I want him to start more games with us, and I like his playing style, I also like Ivanovic as well, and it's a tough decision for Carlo every week whether he chooses to play defensively, or offensively. If it were offensive, I would play Bosingwa at right back because he's much quicker than Brano. However, I would turn to Brano on the defensive side because Brano defends a lot better than Bosingwa, and that determination (there's that word again) in his style of play makes him a fan favourite, and you can't not bench someone like that every week.So, I've had to go with "Brano - Luiz - Terry - Cole" as my preferred defence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Luiz - Alex - Terry - ColeorIvanovic - Luiz - Terry - ColeSomeone else sees the obvious! Well played, my friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milllz 43 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 what about????-ivanovic---alex---terry---a.cole------------------luiz---------------luiz DM? could get forward more and still do his defensive jobs, and maybe let essien get forward more depending on formation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRiver 1,512 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Someone else sees the obvious! Well played, my friend!Cheers Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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