Defenders are traditionally viewed as
warriors, not beautiful, but brave, and
fearless. When it is the strikers and
midfielders who steal the show, these
defenders are almost forgotten most of the
times. And then you will really have to praise
the kinds of Nesta, Maldini, Terry, Vidic,
Puyol, and many others who settled their
names into the minds of the viewers even
while playing from the defense. They
became symbols of ‘sacrifice’, ‘courage’, and
so on. Was there a ‘beautiful’ defender in the
history of football? Maybe Maicon and
Roberto Carlos, who played as wing backs,
but in the current Generation, there is still
hope! And yes, he too is a gifted Brazilian.
I am pretty sure that most of you might have
guessed whom I am very well gonna brag
about now, our very own Geezer, David Luiz.
Bought for 25m Euros + Nemanja Matic, in
the transfer window which was highlighted for
us purchasing Torres from Liverpool, it is
pretty amazing how David managed to
outshine many others even after being a
defender. I won’t lie that I was worried about
the hefty price we paid for him at first,
anyways, isn’t it rare for a team to shell out
more than 20m for a defender these days?
Little did I know how priceless it was going to
be to see the lad play for our club.
David made his debut against Liverpool, for a
few minutes, and already he had bullied
more than one Liverpool players off the ball.
In his first full debut, he conceded a penalty,
in an otherwise excellent display. And from
there on, there was little doubt over his
quality. He scored over Manchester United
with a beautiful volley which got thrills to
every Chelsea fan’s mind. And in his next full
season, he stood among our legendary five
of Cech, Terry, Lampsy, Ashley and Didier,
with his performances. He even rifled a
flawless penalty in the shootout against
Bayern Munich past Neuer. And it was said
that David Luiz played with an injury in the
finals, and refused to let Di Matteo substitute
him as he knew Chelsea had no other option
on the bench. That is a fine example of the
passion he has for the game, and the club.
David Luiz has won over the fans not only by
his displays on the field, but also through
social networking, through twitter. He has
never been shy to speak his mind out to his
fans, and we all love him for that.
What puts David Luiz a step ahead of most
defenders is not his defensive abilities, but
his ability to play offensive from the back,
though it is true that it often leaves us over
exposed at times. He has excellent vision to
pass, a flawless technique for long passes,
and also jaw dropping techniques to score
goals, either in open play or ‘that David Luiz’
technique, as it is commonly called these
days, for free kicks. While defending too, he
is offensive, he doesn’t like to stay back and
wait for the striker to make a move, instead
he rushes onto the sriker, forcing him to
make an error, or bully him off the ball.
These are not the normal characteristics of a
defender, which created doubts as to whether
he actually is more likely to end up being a
defensive midfielder sooner or later, a
position which he has handled superbly in
recent times.
As a human being, David Luiz is known well
for his childish behavior, yet caring and
pleasant. He has done his bit of charity,
spends time with his fans, and a smile, that
not only has won him fan girls, but also fan
boys. He didn’t shy off from openly
apologizing to Brentford youngster Jake
Reeves for his rather harsh tackle. And more
notably, he can be noted for accepting the
apology from rival striker Sergio Aguero for
his two footed lunge on Luiz, claiming that
he knows that it was just a few seconds of
rage by the usually timid Argentine.
All of these has made him a target for
Spanish giants Barcelona who looks upto him
as a long term replacement for an aging
Carles Puyol, and has offered upto 40m for
the defender,however I know that Chelsea
knows more than that, either ways, money
isn’t a big issue for our owner Roman
Abramovich, who is rather keen to make
David Luiz the captain of the club from the
next season onwards. And moreover, David
Luiz hismeslf is more interested in continuing
his Brazilian romance with Chelsea for longer
rather than moving onto anew club any time
sooner, and he showed this by signing a long
term contract recently.
Yes, ofcourse he is not yet perfect, his
personality isn’t, his technique isn’t, he can
be seen getting over physical with
oppositions, but whatever he does, he does
it with grace. Any other player seen laughing
after a kick by Rafael yesterday would be
called crazy, but when it is David Luiz, you
know that crazy just does not quite describe
him!

Your thread is pointless go get a life! And while you are at it. . . Get a job!

@Phreakabit.No doubt you are a Manure Disunited fan. Take heart, and no apology for your loss.