On 12/30/2016 at 11:47, benjsross said:

Club captain next season? Thoughts? 

No chance. Rather give it to Matic or Azpilicueta. Cahill would have been the easy choice but he's gonna be on the bench once Christensen snatches his spot.

11 hours ago, Barrettinator said:

No chance. Rather give it to Matic or Azpilicueta. Cahill would have been the easy choice but he's gonna be on the bench once Christensen snatches his spot.

Neither of them strike me as leaders - especially not Matic. 

Think far to much is made of the captains armband to be honest with you. When you are on the pitch leaders lead, regardless if they have an armband on them or not. There was a time we had many in the team, last season we seemed to have almost none. 

1 hour ago, barak81 said:

Think far to much is made of the captains armband to be honest with you. When you are on the pitch leaders lead, regardless if they have an armband on them or not. There was a time we had many in the team, last season we seemed to have almost none. 

I see the captain as more of a representative off the field than necessarily on it. 

Definte captain for me next season

Never thought I'd see the day. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/01/18/20-best-premier-league-defenders-season-far/david-luiz-number-one/

2 of the top 3 are Chels :)

Side Show Bob, The Magician

Kloop even has to give Side Show Bob some love

 

‘Even if he was prepared it would have been difficult to save it because it was hit well and right in the corner,’ the German added.

‘Two seconds before he scored David Luiz was stood next to me talking to Conte and drinking water on the touch-line!'

Edited February 1, 20179 yr by robdog

Been waiting all season for him to score one of those

44 minutes ago, TheChelseaBlues said:

Been waiting all season for him to score one of those

let's check it out one more time

the funny thing is how Firmino looked like a lil' bitch when Side Show kicked the ball

this video shows Firmino's actions better

 

Edited February 1, 20179 yr by robdog

59 minutes ago, robdog said:

let's check it out one more time

the funny thing is how Firmino looked like a lil' bitch when Side Show kicked the ball

this video shows Firmino's actions better

 

I love how everyone celebrates together and Luiz runs to Conte. 

I now officially consider it, a successful return.

Who all was sh*tting themselves when he was down in the first half?

Best defender in the league right now. 

1 hour ago, Stim said:

Who all was sh*tting themselves when he was down in the first half?

I was - not sure if JT or Kurt could fill Side Show's boots

I now officially consider it, a successful return.
Who all was sh*tting themselves when he was down in the first half?

I was panicking because if JT came on Liverpool would win pretty easy

Even if Mignolet was ready and looking at the ball, he had no chances to save that. 

Brilliant performance and goal, what a fantastic defender he became.

he's only been here 6 months and already luiz is a changed defender. conte has had a big impact on the way he plays. a lot of juve fans saying conte is turning luiz into a more refined cb, similar to what he did with bonucci. would have been interesting to see what conte could have done with luiz over a 2/3 year period. saying that, luiz is still just 29 (thought he was older) so could see him get better over the next year or two. 

4 hours ago, Blue Exile said:

Best defender in the league right now. 

Agreed.

Someone said Azpi was our best but to me it's clearly Luiz.

3 hours ago, Brutos said:

I was panicking because if JT came on Liverpool would win pretty easy

Shame that it's got to this stage, but I was the same. Terry against Liverpool's pacy attack, on a wet pitch. I think he would have struggled and they would have attempted to stretch us more with him on instead of Luiz

Edited February 1, 20179 yr by Zeta

Luiz is playing superb and it's great watching him sweep everything up but it would be interesting to see if he was the same defender in a back four. Luiz is made for a back 3 and without him I'm not sure if it would be easier to switch to a back four.

23 minutes ago, enigma said:

he's only been here 6 months and already luiz is a changed defender. conte has had a big impact on the way he plays. a lot of juve fans saying conte is turning luiz into a more refined cb, similar to what he did with bonucci. would have been interesting to see what conte could have done with luiz over a 2/3 year period. saying that, luiz is still just 29 (thought he was older) so could see him get better over the next year or two. 

Not really sure changed but more playing his ideal position.

Shame that it's got to this stage, but I was the same. Terry against Liverpool's pacy attack, on a wet pitch. I think he would have struggled and they would have attempted to stretch us more with him on instead of Luiz

Yep its a shame but we all knew this day would come..I hope he gets to go out as champion as last season would of been a real shame