Sentences with phrase «luiz making»

My cynicism towards Chelsea's position in relation to the transfer window and deadline day were swiftly changed when rumors of David luiz making a sensational return began to look more and more likely.

Luiz made a big impression in Brazil last season, helping Vasco Da Gama to promotion to Brazil's Serie A in his debut season in the first team.

Not exact matches

Both Man United and Chelsea also have three, with Pogba, De Gea and Ibrahimovic making it for the Red Devils and Hazard, Kante and David Luiz for the Blues.

Other major English clubs have made big mistakes in letting world beaters go, Paul Pogba (Man United), Kevin De Bruyne (Chelsea) and Nemanja Matić (Chelsea) having to be bought back at # 21m after being part on the transfer to land David Luiz.

The young Brazil star was omitted from Luiz Felipe Scolari's World Cup squad this summer, and by the looks of it he made the wrong decision as the former Inter Milan ace dazzled the Danes with some exceptional moves and boosted his credentials ahead of the new campaign.

We saw clubs like Chelsea, yes Chelsea making big sales of the likes of Mata, De Bruyne and David Luiz in order to balance their books.

That will be music to the ears of Chelsea fans as with Gary Cahill and David Luiz on the wrong side of 30, Antonio Conte will arguably need to start thinking about rebuilding that part of his squad and he has previously been linked with making a # 53m bid for Koulibaly last summer, as per The Telegraph.

Meanwhile, Azpilicueta, Alderweireld, Luiz and Danny Rose make up Neville's backline while he's gone for Thibaut Courtois between the posts but Carragher has opted for David De Gea.

In turn, according to Diario Gol, as re-reported by The Express, Ramos wants to see the club act and that involves a three - man transfer shortlist which is made up of goalkeeper Kepa, Chelsea ace David Luiz and Inter striker Mauro Icardi.

As the Team of the Year was announced at the Ballon d'Or awards on Monday night, many fans, players and pundits alike were shocked to see PSG star David Luiz included despite achieving little else than making an inflated move to PSG from Chelsea.

In that 5 - 0 loss to Porto, Benfica made the audacious decision to start David Luiz at left back where he was absolutely eaten alive while playing out of position.

Luiz was a key part of Chelsea's title - winning squad last season, but the Blues have not looked as convincing at the back lately, prompting Conte to make a big change for the visit of United.

Lol even tho thwey sold David Luiz to fund some the transfers they made it does nt cover the hole in the foot, i would say maybe if it means winning the league but i still do nt think Chelsea will win it.

Marquinhos who was a major investment for PSG from AS ROMA back in 2013 has largely found himself stuck behind David Luiz and Thiago Silva at the French club, although he has managed to still make 75 league appearances over the course of 3 years.

David Luiz was dropped from the Chelsea squad for United's visit today and watched on from the stands as he failed to even make the bench despite not being injured.

That would make him a better player than Sterling, Douglas Luiz, Aleix Garcia, Moreno, Patrick Roberts, Sane and Gabriel Jesus (all 18 - 23).

These clubs just put release clause on players contracts just to make it difficult to buy them and suckers like Man City (over paying for Sterling and De Bryne) and PSG (overpaying for David Luiz) fall into this trap.

Say what you want but Mourinho is smarter than Wenger in the transfer market since he came they spent 222mil but recouped 168mil that's a net spend of 54mil, he moved Mata and Luiz fan favourites for hefty sums because sometimes as a manager you need to make tough decisions so the team as a whole can progress!

Chelsea made a huge amount from player sales last summer as they offloaded unwanted squad players in David Luiz and Romelu Lukaku for a combined # 78m, and Jose Mourinho looks set to work his magic again this summer.

The fact that Luiz can ply his trade at full back as well as in the centre of defence may make the Brazilian a player that Barcelona would pursue but it may prove difficult to persuade Andre Villas - Boas or Roman Abramovich to accept an offer from the Catalan club.

Chelsea legend Frank Lampard has made the claim that Antonio Conte only dropped David Luiz for recent games to make a statement to the rest of his squad.

Came off for Filipe Luiz on 77 minutes, and the Chelsea left - back made Brazil look instantly more secure.

As reported by The Sun, the total worth of the talent on show in the image below amounts to # 132m, with the group made up by Fabregas, Marcos Alonso, Pedro, Cesar Azpilicueta, Ola Aina, Nemanja Matic and David Luiz.

It remains to be seen whether or not Chelsea made the right decision in opting for Luiz over Abdennour, but the latter's comments do suggest that he may well have been the more expensive acquisition which in turn potentially forced their hand to go with Luiz.

if i will make a combine XI i think it will be courtouis azpelicueta luiz cahill hector kante bakoyoto alonso alexis hazard morata morata is way better then giroud he have the speed and the ability to dribble and have the physical ability today will be the demise of arsenal?

In the summer, David Luiz and Romelu Lukaku were sold for large sums of money which made the signings of Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas financially possible.

Versatile defender David Luiz is being rumoured as a potential make - weight in the deal, as the Spaniards deem Luiz's talents ideal for the Spanish style of football.

Similarly David Luiz found himself frozen out of first team affairs with Mourinho making veteran John Terry an ever present and then preferring to team the Chelsea captain with Gary Cahill and the Blues have managed just two clean sheets in the eight Premier League matches the Brazilian has figured in.

However, there is a space in the Blues squad following the departure of David Luiz, and Mourinho could be tempted into making a move.

To be fair though, even though I would much prefer it to be Luiz, the lack of pace that John Terry has could also make it a great day for the fast and mobile Arsenal attack, so will this be the year we start to put the recent Chelsea hoodoo behind us?

Bianchi was lined up as a Marussia driver very late in the day, in fact, it was the eve of the 2013 pre-season in which the decision was made to use his services rather than those of GP2 runner - up Luiz Razia.

A source close to Oscar on Tuesday told ESPN FC that the 25 - year - old was weighing up an offer from the Chinese Super League club that would make him Chelsea's record sale, eclipsing the # 50m received from Paris Saint - Germain for David Luiz in the summer of 2014.

Some Arsenal fans are confused by the rumours linking the Gunners with Chelsea defender David Luiz, but others are arguing that it makes sense.

In the 2012/13 Premier League season Cech made 118 saves - «far more than any other goalkeeper at a club pushing for a top - four spot - «as Chelsea's central defence revolved in front of him, with concerns over John Terry's fitness and David Luiz's fitness for purpose as a centre - back, while behind him the crowd took vocal exception to the interim manager.

Since neither Kanté nor Bakoyoko is a difference - making passer, Chelsea uses David Luiz and Azpilicueta to create with the ball at their feet.

David Luiz was at fault for fouling Lucas Hernandez in the box, and Antoine Griezmann made no mistake in converting the spot kick to make it 1 - 0 at half - time.

With Sam Cronin still working his way back from a concussion sustained in 2017, and loanee Luiz Fernando having only recently joined MNUFC's roster, Health's selection made sense.

However, in the case of David Luiz and Gary Cahill, he's made a mistake; a mistake that he will likely never have to address should Chelsea continue their success.

Amazingly, Cahill has not made a defensive error in his time on the pitch with Chelsea (a stretch of more than 14.5 full games), while Luiz has committed two such errors.

The former England international, who won the Premier League title with Blackburn Rovers in 1995, believes that the next few games will tell us more about the changes that Conte is making at Stamford Bridge and that David Luiz, who returned to Chelsea on Transfer Deadline Day, might be caught out against better teams than Hull.

The London side perhaps made a massive mistake by selling Nemanja Matic as a deal sweetener to lure Brazilian Luiz.

Similarly, Chelsea made a move for Abdennour on deadline day as their # 30million bid to re-sign David Luiz from Paris Saint - Germain went to the wire.

Luiz believes he could still have a future at the club, but with the World Cup in mind — he wants to make sure his game is at its best and so would be willing to move on loan.

David Luiz is suspended following his dismissal versus Arsenal last weekend whilst the only other absentee to Conte is Danny Drinkwater, but he hasn't made his Chelsea debut yet and isn't expected to be a regular anyway.

His former club Paris Saint Germain, Real Madrid and both Milan clubs — AC and Inter, have already made it known that they would be willing to take Luiz on loan, if Chelsea were looking for such a deal.

One week the Brazilian can be magnificent and light up a game, the next week distinctly average and make a horrendous howler and it is this inconsistency which has hindered Luiz for much of his career to date.

The defender is yet to make his professional debut for PSG but with Brazilians Thiago Silva, David Luiz and Marquinhos blocking the path to the first team, a move away might be the best way of getting regular senior football.

Chelsea initially signed Matić in 2009 but he only made two Premier League appearances for the club before being used as a makeweight in the 2011 deal which brought David Luiz to Stamford Bridge from Benfica.

Luiz may as well make way for Lampard to come back into the starting lineup.

It was Brazil team - mate David Luiz who opened the floodgates, telling The Independent that; «Coutinho made the choice to stay at Liverpool without Champions...