Thiago Silva

[DonAndres]

I bet some people are still going to say he's overrated and we need Marquinhos.

He's not overrated but a seriously un-wise transfer.

 

[fcbdna]

Forget him! Great defender, great tournament. . . But too old, too expensive, "too" injury prone. . . . I thought I'd never say this but we should go for David Luiz.

 

[ZenI]

Silva 2010/11 season: 43 games played - 1 yellow and 0 red cards. 09/10 44 games and 3 yellow and 0 red cards. 11/12 48 games 4 yellow and 0 red.
Some solid defending...

 

[oz187]

He's not an investment we can afford, it's too late to get Thiago Silva. As much as I wish it hasn't, that train has already passed.

The club is hitting half a billion in annual revenue, he is affordable.

 

[DonAndres]

The club is hitting half a billion in annual revenue, he is affordable.

I don't think we are profiting that much, we're still in like 300m debt aren't we?

 

[fcbdna]

Silva 2010/11 season: 43 games played - 1 yellow and 0 red cards. 09/10 44 games and 3 yellow and 0 red cards. 11/12 48 games 4 yellow and 0 red.
Some solid defending...

Notice how the yellows go up. . . . That's age taking its toll. We don't want to have another Puyol case (Best defender in the club being too old) all over again in some years.

 

[Puyol the wall]

Notice how the yellows go up. . . . That's age taking its toll. We don't want to have another Puyol case (Best defender in the club being too old) all over again in some years.

29 is too old for a defender? Paulo Maldini will be very proud

 

[Alik]

Silva 2010/11 season: 43 games played - 1 yellow and 0 red cards. 09/10 44 games and 3 yellow and 0 red cards. 11/12 48 games 4 yellow and 0 red.
Some solid defending...

That's a lot of games per season for an "injury-prone" player. How many did he play last season?

 

[Mr Hulot]

Pique 42 games played- 9 yellow cards 3 red cards.
I wonder what the number will be when he reaches Thiago Silva's age?

 

[ZenI]

Notice how the yellows go up. . . . That's age taking its toll. We don't want to have another Puyol case (Best defender in the club being too old) all over again in some years.

actually, he had less yellow in 10/11 season than 09/10 - and what I said is that he is solid. But going after him this season for +40M is madness, but dear oh dear he is sooo solid...

 

[ebieymjunior]

They could get him for a couple of seasons. That gap between Puyol and the youngsters could really hurt them, cause they still need to learn a lot. There should be one defender with the experience that he has.
Just like Xavi has to (be willing to) teach Thiago the things he knows.

 

[TornAndFrayed]

He played around 40-45 for PSG. His red card this season was an absolute farce. He blew my mind from the first game I saw him play for them. He's like Iniesta, in defense.
The rumors about the 15% cut are probably a bit off the mark. 25% would be more like it, probably 30%.

 

[Antimadridista1]

This man is the best in the world. If we get him and keep Thiago, we'll won the C1 during the next three years.

 

[ZenI]

He played around 40-45 for PSG. His red card this season was an absolute farce. He blew my mind from the first game I saw him play for them. He's like Iniesta, in defense.
The rumors about the 15% cut are probably a bit off the mark. 25% would be more like it, probably 30%.

The ref ran into Silva and than gave him a red card hahahaha, and than the ref looked like he was afraid of silva shaking while looking for the card.

 

[Stric]

This injury-prone talk is exaggerated. Excluding NT games, in his last 4 seasons he played 40, 42, 37 and 34 games, respectively. Also, he's a naturally strong and quick player. His age itself won't be a problem for at least 4 more years, and even afterwards he'll still be more than just usable. If you have to have an "old" player, the Thiago-Silva-type is the best option. An aging Pique is a much worse idea.