KonohasOrangeFlash said:
You forgot Oscar
------------Torres-------------
-Mata------Hazard-----Osar/Hulk--
Really excited about that lineup as a Chelsea fan. Makes me salivate sometimes. Also I find it a bit stupid to start judging our defence after our FIRST pre-season game and one that was not long after getting off the plane. I mean, really? Cahill is a very good defender and those who said he is a rubbish defender are hiding away somehwere now eating their words. Say what you want about Terry. Still a very good Defender as he showed in the Euros. he's 31, not 40. We're about to Sign a RB named Cesar Azpilicueta (Spanish RB from Marseille) and he will presumably be our starting RB wth Ivanovic ready for Cover at both RB and CB. Someone on here said Ivanovic was poor and our defence in general will "leak goals to every team in the league!" *facepalm* Clutching at Straws and in Denial I Suppose. Last season our defence was very good when we didn't play the high line (Before the parking of the bus). Ivanovic was also solid and great at RB. That won't change I suspect. De Bryune looked good but will probably go on loan which will be a good move.
Marin looked Sharp and quick. Only thing that worried me a bit was he seemed to cut in alot. I Suspect it was because he really wanted a goal to impress RDM. Hazard was great. Explosive, nimble and skillfull. We are getting exactly what we paid for. At least you guys can see he's a very good player unlike those ManUre idiots who are so deluded and butthurt they missed out on him that they continue to lie to thesmelves saying Kagawa is better (LOL). Scary to think he's only 21. I know it was just an MLS team but with Mata and Oscar slotting in there, Torres should be in heaven. Lampard is not finished by any means. He may have to play less but again, he is another Chelsea player who proved the doubters wrong in the 2nd half of the season. Our Defence, all in all willl become a lot more solid and structured than what it was against Seattle. We're looking a great side and let's hope we can push you and ManUre and challenge for the title.
As a Chelsea fan you SHOULD realise that your defence is just not good enough. 25 pts behind us and the Rags...you won't make that up by buying every CAM and winger on Earth. Lesser teams than them and us picked you apart last season. Liverpool made Terry and Ivanovic look like pub leaguers.
I agree with everything you have said about your attacking prowess (besides Lampard...he's about finished), but face it, your defence is shaky, leaky, unsettled, and at the end of the day, pretty shite.
Aging Cole, aging Terry, dm at best in Luiz, positionally and mentally weak Ivanovic, no set right back, Alex has gone, Bosingwa has gone (?), Bertrand is good but not good enough yet to be dominant (although I think he should start over Cole in the long run this season), and you are going after WHO????? Cahill is your future (maybe) and he needs someone other than Luis or Cunterry next to him.
Im not arguing with you mate, I just think you overestimate how decent your defence really is. I personally think your defence is average at best.
