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| Thursday, 10 February 2011 18:53 |
Chelsea’s Bosingwa praises David Luiz signingDefender happy to be playing again After a year out of the game, Portugal defender Jose Bosingwa is still getting himself back up to speed with English champions Chelsea, and says he has almost returned to his peak physical condition.
Bosingwa spent 12 months on the sidelines with a serious knee injury, returning to first-team action in late October having missed the Blues double-winning end to the 2009/10 season. Now, after starting eleven Premier League matches since then, the former Porto man feels he is nearing his best after a testing period. “It was difficult when I came back to play because I'd lost my performance, I'd lost too many games and I needed time to come back to my best performance - but now I feel better. I think my body is stronger and in the games now I did well,” he said. “Every day after the training I go to the gym and for 40 to 45 minutes I do my exercises and if I am not 100 per cent now, I am near. “At the end of last season I was happy because the team won two trophies but I was sad because I didn't help my team, I didn't play, I didn't do my job and it was difficult because of this. “Now I do what I love. Football is my life and I am happy now.” Competition for a place in Carlo Ancelotti’s defence increased during the transfer window when Chelsea signed Brazilian David Luiz from Benfica. Bosingwa expects the new arrival to do well at Stamford Bridge, following in the footsteps of Ramires, who made the same move from Lisbon to London last summer. “Every time I can watch, I do watch the games in Portugal so I have seen David Luiz play many times, and he is a good player,” Bosingwa said. “I think he will do well for Chelsea and he will bring something different to the team. It is a good transfer for us. He is a fast player, and he is a strong player as well. "Ramires is also a good player and now he plays very well. He is still a new player for us and sometimes he has been playing on the right of the midfield. If he plays near me, it is good because we speak in the same language and our communication is better. It is easy for him and for me because I can speak with him.” Follow PortuGOAL on Twitter and Facebook |
Ivanovic just extended his deal so you can expect him to move into that slot.
Chelsea is trying to get their wage bill down (Fair Play Financial Rules), so you can expect either Anelka or Drogba to be gone after this season as well. A midfielder might also have to go.
Keep in mind that Boswinga is making a lot, and Ivanovic is cheaper.
Boswinga is great at his position and that includes defending and going forward. I have been pleasently surprised by Pereira's play. As long as Chelsea's Pereira isn't on the field, Portugal will be fine at the right back position.
By the way, Chelsea is at negative 89 million or so for the season. The purchase of Torres and Luis put them at a loss. Keep in mind that Chelsea had 255.9 million euros in revenue. Yet, dut to their wages and player transfers, they are coming in around at a negative 89 mil.
As for Luis, he'll fit in perfectly at Chelsea. Terry's play has been slipping badly and he needs a strong presence next to him. They will be Ivanovic - Luis - Terry- Cole next season, although Luis and Terry should switch spots. The problem is that Terry would cry and start trouble. I also think that Alex should actually play ahead of Tery if he's healthy.
His slow, his crossing isnt great, i see nothing that special about him except for the fact he can tackle. Therefore he should be at centreback.
Long term I think the ideal back 4 will be Cole-Luiz-Terry-Ivanovic so Bosingwa will have to fight hard for his place.
He is a good attacking option though for easy home games or to come off the bench in games Chelsea are losing as he brings some much needed width to the side, but his crossing still needs a lot of improving.
Against liverpool bosingwa had a great game yet he was still the scapegoat for a forward. Drives me nuts.
Btw, You think Carvalho is playing for fun? He has already stated that his aim is to reach Brazil 2014 before retiring. At the very least I'm sure he'll be in our Euro 2012 squad. Its too early to be concerned.
Benfica is also ahead on having a 400 million euro debt SLB..
Anyways glad Bosingwa is nearly back to 100% and can't wait to see my former Benfica hero get more games under his belt with Chelski. He had a nice little cameo against Liverpool. BTW I loved how Paulo Ferreira was doing the translating for Ancelotti when he was about to put now DL4 in the game.
what i was stating had nothing to do with club levels, use ur small mind to see past clubs, its people like you that no one supports our Seleccao, instead you people support the few players on the team.
i had a valid point...portugals subs if you look at it, we are screwed... silvio is the only guy i can see replacing bosingwa or pereira and we wont lose skill value. if all of them are hurt, who will play RB or LB, can you think of anyone good enough? i didnt think so!
same goes for our CBs, carvalho will retire soon, and pepe who knows, then we got rolando and alves, what if both get injured? can you think of any great replacements? none at the moment!
you can argue the odds of it happenning are slim, but no one saw bosingwa or nani missing the world cup did they?
and once again, look past porto, because the national team doesn't revolve around any club! Its made up of people from PORTUGAL!
What does your precious benfica bring to our national team? Carlos martins? the piece of crap who can't keep possession or send in good crosses from set pieces. Coentrao is usually good but he gave up such a silly penalty