On 16/09/2020 at 03:19, Andy North said:

I think he had to self isolate for two weeks before he could join in training. He also probably had a two week holiday.

I forgot about that rule and think you are right. Mendy will have to do the same assuming he joins.

13 hours ago, forbzy said:

I forgot about that rule and think you are right. Mendy will have to do the same assuming he joins.

Thats a really good point but I'm not sure if its the case. I think maybe Silva went back to Brazil whereas I don't know about Mendy. They both played in the same country and as far as I'm aware you don't have to self isolate when travelling from France.

It would be a serious blow if Mendy had to self isolate for two weeks.

“Yes, it is exciting for us because he has had just over a week training with us. It was a perfect 60 minutes for him tonight. He will show the qualities he has. Of course, he will get fitter and better. He also gave us something for me on the night in the dressing room and on the pitch of a leader with authority in terms of his demands on others.”

“He can’t speak the language but at the minute that’s not even a problem because his presence and the way he commands people around him is already showing that to me in training and in our game tonight. Yes, I am very very pleased with Thiago. It is what I expected of a player of his level but it is very refreshing to have him here at the club.”

-Frank Lampard

I think Tomori and Zouma would be perfect parteners offering some pace next to him. I wouldn't like to see a Silva/Christensen partnership though.

I think Andreas could struggle for game time this season if Silva stays healthy.

 

 

Edited September 26, 20205 yr by Imran_CFC

On 24/09/2020 at 09:01, RIP Mourinho said:

I think Tomori and Zouma would be perfect parteners offering some pace next to him. I wouldn't like to see a Silva/Christensen partnership though.

I think Andreas could struggle for game time this season if Silva stays healthy.

Our fears confirmed. 

Just hope Christensen doesn't drop a bomb again. 

Oh well, he won't forget his CFC debut in a hurry.

The curse of the Chelsea defence. 

If this is what he has to offer us, then we should cancel the contract.

He did the same mistake against Barnsley. 

First Premier League game and he makes a stupid, arrogant mistake...

*sigh* 

Not even going to comment on his performance, too early for that but giving him the captain armsband was a bizarre decision. 

I can only assume it was to boost his confidence but even still I don't like it one bit. 

1 hour ago, Remodez said:

Not even going to comment on his performance, too early for that but giving him the captain armsband was a bizarre decision. 

I can only assume it was to boost his confidence but even still I don't like it one bit. 

Well there was no one else on there who's really captain material as of now. Maybe James or Mount in the future, but I can totally understand the call. Having said that, he had a horrible PL debut and as somebody above pointed out, it's pretty worrying that this is the second time he's made this mistake in 2 games.

Thats what happens when you play for PSG in the french league for so long.

13 minutes ago, jack_super_class said:

Thats what happens when you play for PSG in the french league for so long.

Apparently that's just our arrogant English attitude, that is!

Joins our defence and immediately looks awful. It’s what we do to defenders. 
 

Sure he’ll get better. 

1 hour ago, JM7 said:

Joins our defence and immediately looks awful. It’s what we do to defenders. 
 

Sure he’ll get better. 

I don't see how he looked awful? I enjoyed his general play and his passing was great. That could come in handy as the season progresses. 

Clearly not up to the speed and intensity of the English game, didn't expect attacker would close him down with such speed. At least he showed he care with that miserable facial expression. It's a good wake up call, if he thought this is just another French league, he'd clearly got a different opinion after the game.

Other than the mistake, what else did he do wrong?

I thought he looked composed and added an air of calm.

Additionally Christensen looked great, again. Another player who makes one mistake and is labelled a donkey. 

41 minutes ago, icecoolguy22 said:

Clearly not up to the speed and intensity of the English game, didn't expect attacker would close him down with such speed. At least he showed he care with that miserable facial expression. It's a good wake up call, if he thought this is just another French league, he'd clearly got a different opinion after the game.

He bosses games against Europe's top sides but can't handle a West Brom attacker, due to the intensity of the English league? Come on now, he just made a mistake. That's all.

Hard to fathom deciding he’s too old for the league based upon an unfortunate error, I’d say he was pretty tidy other than that. Hard to get him marshaling the defense when he can’t speak English. He’s going to need a permanent keeper to front, a center back partner not partners , Ben at LB and I’d put Dave in as RB for a bit of experience, if he chokes then bring James back. 

Am I the only one who still thinks he's played well despite the two mistakes? 

 

26 minutes ago, Slojo said:

Am I the only one who still thinks he's played well despite the two mistakes? 

 

The mistakes are costly, but agree he plays well.  Adds a lot more to the defense than the others. I'd like to see him paired with Zouma in the coming weeks.  His passing is good and he was also very good in the air - not only winning headers but do it with direction also (either a pass or remove from danger).  Reads the game well.

No concerns about the mistake - I'm sure it won't happen again. 

T. Silva Silva
He slipped on his f**king arse
He gave it to some West Brom player
T. Silva Silva

16 hours ago, True Blue23 said:

Well there was no one else on there who's really captain material as of now. Maybe James or Mount in the future, but I can totally understand the call. Having said that, he had a horrible PL debut and as somebody above pointed out, it's pretty worrying that this is the second time he's made this mistake in 2 games.

It's probably more of a pet peeve than a legitimate critique but it just feels wrong to me and small club-ish. Nothing to do with Silva personally, just the action of giving a new signing the armband in general.

If the captain or vice captain are not available, you should give the armband based on seniority.