That may be true but whether he settles is still a big if. You're glossing over the fact that he's 36 years old, playing in a new team and a new league. A very physical league too - he could just as easily find himself getting roasted by some of the quicker opposition forwards.
True, it's a big gamble. But if we can finish top 4 with one of the worst defenses in the league last season and horrific, calamitous organization on set plays/corners I think adding Thiago Silva can only improve things.
The pace of the Premiere League will catch him out?
We will see, I’m yet to be convinced by him at all.
Will play quite a bit given the hectic schedule I think, has different skill set to Werner and Abraham, less pace but better as a target and bringing others in to play and still a big goal threat. Really came through end of last season scoring important goals so we finished 4th. Despite shiny new signings he is very important player for our attack still.
Will definitely get game time. This isn’t a regular season. Squad rotation will be paramount to success and on a tactical level there will be games where Frank will want a target and runners coming off him which is what Giroud excels at. Could even have Werner on the left of Giroud.
When has that ever happened though? I’d pretty confidently say they won’t win the title next season.
Yeah, I know, but I said they should go for it, not that they should win it. Also, the last time Chelsea shopped with any intention they won the league.
Steady on now
The premier league hardly has a list of top cbs outside van dijk and laporte.
Right and? Doesn't mean your shiny new toy gets in by default
When hes one of the top performing cbs in the world he does.
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I agree with you! I certainly wouldn't expect any of our players to hit their full potential initially no matter how long they've been training. I guess my point is just that I'd expect the learning curve to be a bit shallower - yes they'll have to learn to cope with the physicality of the league and style of play, but at least they won't also have to be learning the idiosyncrasies of their teammates as well.
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I hope stats like this is not used as an excuse if lampard underperforms. Also,how come pulisic is not added to any of the transfer stats. It seems people forget but he was bought for £60m.
Pulisic was accounted for on the 18/19 books. The summary covers only players sold or acquired during the 19/20 season. Morata is included because he left in 18/19 on loan with an obligation to buy last summer, so the fee was only received this year.
He's been one of the best CB's in the world over the past decade and has only lost a bit of pace. Still excellent both as a defender and on the ball.
And see what losing a 'bit' of pace did to younger (and better) CB's than Silva in the PL
Which CBs better than Silva have joined the PL and flopped?
No idea you tell me? That wasn't what I said
John Terry was 35 and slow as a snail and was the rock in our title winning side just a few years ago. Silva is far more mobile and athletic than JT.
He limited bayern and lewa in particular to 1 goal and half chances being by far the best defender on the pitch in a cl final. A bayern team that was scoring goals galore no less. Thats my logic added to the fact that theres less than a handfull of top cbs in the league.
PSG has a better defence than Liverpool last season, I guess by your logic he's better than VVD then?
I'm not arguing anything, I just said steady on before saying he'll instantly be one of the best CB's in the league and then surprisingly to no-one a third of the Chelsea fanbase on this forum leapt in because how dare anyone say anything remotely negative
Ok, so which CBs better than Thiago Silva lost a bit of pace and became worthless? Especially after being among the best players in the CL the previous season?
What a stupid comment this is.
PSG has a better defence than Liverpool last season, I guess by your logic he's better than VVD then?
Your logic is based in one game? Christ it's worse than I thought
So you cant use a full season nor a cl final to judge him. What can you use considering in your opinion hes not one of the top cbs in the league ?
I mean, what we're saying is that it's not exactly hyperbole to suggest he's one of the best in the league. VVD is the only elite CB in the PL. After him who is better than Silva? Maguire? Soyuncu? Laporte? For me he's better than all of those.
Where would rate Silva in the list of PL CB's? And behind who?
Nope you're right a 36 year old CB who's never played in the PL is of course one of the best CB's in the league, in fact considering what you guys are saying about your attacking players + this now one of the best CB's in the league then surely you'll be competing for the title? I mean surely nothing less than that can be acceptable given how good all your new players are right?
So when 36 year old Zlatan arrived in the PL, you didn't rate him as one of the best strikers in the league?
Nah it is, it's daft to say that about any new signing regardless of their age tbf. Look at Di Maria for example, no one would have thought it was much of a stretch to say he'd come into the league and instantly be one of its best players and look how that turned out. You don't know until you see how they settle etc
36 year old zlatan never played in england either and finished with 20 plus goals.
