54 minutes ago, dansubrosa said:

To be honest I’m glad Kane didn’t play against us. He’d probably seriously injure Silva or any of our defenders doing his back trick.

Silva would have schooled him like he did at The Bridge.

Three games on the spin against Atletico Madrid, Manchester United and Liverpool ... without conceding a goal.  Hands up who was expecting that ? 🙂

Bravo, absolutely sensational from the lot of them

Love that it works that well - tbf though: when the whole team works that well against the ball and the attacking players running all the way back on a regular basis most defensive players really look good. Playing three CBs as well since they can help each other out much better. It's just a pity that both CM aren't any goal threat at all because then it'd be already fantastic to watch attacking wise as well.

2 goals conceded in 11 games under Tuchel.

Incredible.

Five clean sheets in a row now. Against Atletico, United, Liverpool, Everton and Leeds.

Really impressive.

It's a great sign for next season especially. Feels like this season could go every which way as it's so tight but Tuchel is currently laying the foundations for a really solid team in my view.
 

Defence is doing a great job, bravo to them and TT.

On 13/03/2021 at 21:06, Sindre said:

It's a great sign for next season especially. Feels like this season could go every which way as it's so tight but Tuchel is currently laying the foundations for a really solid team in my view

Solid foundations laid indeed.

The Champions League title in between that post and this wasn't too shabby either I suppose 😄

But 3 goals conceded in 10 games so far this season. 26-3 (!) in goaldifference.

Tuchel have created a defence that can be compared with Mourinho's when he first arrived at the club. And that without signing a single defender and using players that was deemed far from good enough when Lampard was here.

 

Crazy that Azpi, Christensen and Rudiger are all free agents at the end of May. At this point it seems likely that they will all leave which leaves us in a terrible position.
Silva will also be done in a little over a year presumably so we need a whole bucketload of top defenders this summer to compete and plan for the future.

All four are Premier League proven stars and if they all left it would be incredibly hard to replace them in my view.

Another interesting point that indirectly affects the defence as well is that Jorginho and Kante both only have a year left on their contracts in the summer. They are both almost 31 and we have a well known contract-policy for when players get past 30. And both Jorginho and Kante can definitly get long-term contracts at several other clubs. So either we break our policy or we need to think about moving them on in the summer so we recoup some cash. I don't think either of them are prepared to accept 1+1 contract here with us thats for sure.

Edited February 2, 20224 yr by Sindre

20 minutes ago, Sindre said:

Crazy that Azpi, Christensen and Rudiger are all free agents at the end of May. At this point it seems likely that they will all leave which leaves us in a terrible position.
Silva will also be done in a little over a year presumably so we need a whole bucketload of top defenders this summer to compete and plan for the future.

All four are Premier League proven stars and if they all left it would be incredibly hard to replace them in my view.

Another interesting point that indirectly affects the defence as well is that Jorginho and Kante both only have a year left on their contracts in the summer. They are both almost 31 and we have a well known contract-policy for when players get past 30. And both Jorginho and Kante can definitly get long-term contracts at several other clubs. So either we break our policy or we need to think about moving them on in the summer so we recoup some cash. I don't think either of them are prepared to accept 1+1 contract here with us thats for sure.

As long as we keep our current system, replacing our cb won't be a massive problem. It feel like you can just throw anybody there and it just work. If we decide to switch to back 4, it is whole another story.

Edited February 2, 20224 yr by Bob stark

1 hour ago, Sindre said:

Crazy that Azpi, Christensen and Rudiger are all free agents at the end of May. At this point it seems likely that they will all leave which leaves us in a terrible position.
Silva will also be done in a little over a year presumably so we need a whole bucketload of top defenders this summer to compete and plan for the future.

All four are Premier League proven stars and if they all left it would be incredibly hard to replace them in my view.

Another interesting point that indirectly affects the defence as well is that Jorginho and Kante both only have a year left on their contracts in the summer. They are both almost 31 and we have a well known contract-policy for when players get past 30. And both Jorginho and Kante can definitly get long-term contracts at several other clubs. So either we break our policy or we need to think about moving them on in the summer so we recoup some cash. I don't think either of them are prepared to accept 1+1 contract here with us thats for sure.

I know it will have to happen in the end but is there even any sign of Silva tanking yet? I know it can happen anytime and we have to be wary but there's not even any tell tale warning signs at this point compared to say Azpi who's looking in real danger of an Ivanovic esque dive.

8 hours ago, Sindre said:

Crazy that Azpi, Christensen and Rudiger are all free agents at the end of May. At this point it seems likely that they will all leave which leaves us in a terrible position.
Silva will also be done in a little over a year presumably so we need a whole bucketload of top defenders this summer to compete and plan for the future.

All four are Premier League proven stars and if they all left it would be incredibly hard to replace them in my view.

Another interesting point that indirectly affects the defence as well is that Jorginho and Kante both only have a year left on their contracts in the summer. They are both almost 31 and we have a well known contract-policy for when players get past 30. And both Jorginho and Kante can definitly get long-term contracts at several other clubs. So either we break our policy or we need to think about moving them on in the summer so we recoup some cash. I don't think either of them are prepared to accept 1+1 contract here with us thats for sure.

I expect Jorgi leaves at the end of his deal to finish up his career in Italy as his agent has said he wants to do.

2 hours ago, axman2526 said:

I expect Jorgi leaves at the end of his deal to finish up his career in Italy as his agent has said he wants to do.

Can't blame him tbh. Take my club loyalty out of the question and it would be no contest if picking between Naples and London.

1 hour ago, Argo said:

Can't blame him tbh. Take my club loyalty out of the question and it would be no contest if picking between Naples and London.

On top of that there has been some rumours Kante will leave when his deal is up too. 

When you hear Mbappe could be earning 800k a week at Real it puts more substance behind the rumours several top players have had enough of clubs pocketing huge fees and want to start moving on frees so they get a much better deal.

On 02/02/2022 at 20:04, axman2526 said:

On top of that there has been some rumours Kante will leave when his deal is up too. 

When you hear Mbappe could be earning 800k a week at Real it puts more substance behind the rumours several top players have had enough of clubs pocketing huge fees and want to start moving on frees so they get a much better deal.

It is sad in way, because of politics in football and also the money players can only move when they are out of contract. 

Often this is also when they are past their best. 

I have read that Haaland is dismayed by reports of Mbappe going to Madrid and his likely salary making him think he might need to revise his list of preferred destinations.

Of course in these situations it is not always the club that is at fault either the player or the player's agent for pushing or agreeing to such a long contract. 

Does anyone know what the record is for  most goals scored by defenders in one teams season?

Feels like we have a reverse team. Our defence has scored 22 goals this season, unless I have miscounted somewhere. We must be near or on course for  the record surely?