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Is Cahill our best ever centre back?

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Tom-the-eagle Flag Croydon 29 Feb 20 3.32pm

Grew up lucky enough to watch Cannon and Gilbert who I always considered to be our best ever centre halves.

Think I have to reconsider after this season.

Pretty much the complete player. Does the lot. Very composed, great in the air, brilliant positioning and excellent at marshalling defenders around him.

In my humble opinion I think he probably is.

What does everyone else think?

 


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View dave4343palace's Profile dave4343palace Flag Copthorne 29 Feb 20 3.45pm Send a Private Message to dave4343palace Add dave4343palace as a friend

Love him but you'll never beat Thorn and Young...

 


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View dynamicdick's Profile dynamicdick Flag Dormansland 29 Feb 20 3.53pm Send a Private Message to dynamicdick Add dynamicdick as a friend

Originally posted by dave4343palace

Love him but you'll never beat Thorn and Young...

Blyth and McCormick shouldn’t be overlooked along with Roger Hynd

 


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View doombear's Profile doombear Flag Too far from Selhurst Park 29 Feb 20 4.05pm Send a Private Message to doombear Add doombear as a friend

Cahill is very good - a great piece of business in the summer transfer window (as was Ayew).
The best ever? I only go back to the early days of Jim Cannon who was immense for us and still gets my vote.

 

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View palace chick's Profile palace chick Flag South Croydon 29 Feb 20 4.05pm Send a Private Message to palace chick Add palace chick as a friend

Don’t think any of the players mentioned above (I saw them all) are as good as Cahill who is still good enough to play for England. Cahill has played at the highest level and I would say he is the best I’ve seen in that position. How long he can last at 34 is another question? I would say if Sakho was fit they would be the best centre backs this club has had. I question if Sakho will ever play a full season alongside Cahill but Tompkins and then Dann and Kelly are top centre backs and slot in alongside Cahill well.

 

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Tom-the-eagle Flag Croydon 29 Feb 20 4.06pm

Originally posted by dave4343palace

Love him but you'll never beat Thorn and Young...

But that’s a partnership.

Cahill got over 60 England caps. Thorn was never capped for England and Young only got 20 odd caps for Wales.

I know this is subjective but personally I wouldn’t take Thorne or Young over Cahill.

 


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View Bexley Eagle's Profile Bexley Eagle Flag Bexley Kent 29 Feb 20 5.09pm Send a Private Message to Bexley Eagle Add Bexley Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by palace chick

Don’t think any of the players mentioned above (I saw them all) are as good as Cahill who is still good enough to play for England. Cahill has played at the highest level and I would say he is the best I’ve seen in that position. How long he can last at 34 is another question? I would say if Sakho was fit they would be the best centre backs this club has had. I question if Sakho will ever play a full season alongside Cahill but Tompkins and then Dann and Kelly are top centre backs and slot in alongside Cahill well.

We are undoubtedly blessed in this position.

 

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View Elpis's Profile Elpis Flag In a pub 29 Feb 20 5.23pm Send a Private Message to Elpis Add Elpis as a friend

A top draw CB at the end of his career and one the club did well to get the services of . Different eras bring different challenges and best ever contenders but yes hes up there with the best we have had .

 


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View Ouzo Dan's Profile Ouzo Dan 29 Feb 20 5.33pm Send a Private Message to Ouzo Dan Add Ouzo Dan as a friend

He is good but he is no Claude Davis

 


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View Casual's Profile Casual Flag Orpington 29 Feb 20 5.41pm Send a Private Message to Casual Add Casual as a friend

To think that Arsenal needed a proper ball winning Center back , looked at Chelsea and took David Luiz. Ha ha. What a joke.

Cahill is mustard, in a two horse race for POTY with the keeper for me.

 

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View PalazioVecchio's Profile PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 29 Feb 20 5.58pm Send a Private Message to PalazioVecchio Add PalazioVecchio as a friend

Originally posted by Casual

To think that Arsenal needed a proper ball winning Center back , looked at Chelsea and took David Luiz. Ha ha. What a joke.

Cahill is mustard, in a two horse race for POTY with the keeper for me.

i love David Luiz in an Arsenal shirt. A cross between Norman wisdom and Basil Fawlty.

Cahill is an Eagle.

 


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View ASCPFC's Profile ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 29 Feb 20 6.00pm Send a Private Message to ASCPFC Add ASCPFC as a friend

Originally posted by Ouzo Dan

He is good but he is no Claude Davis

No one ever will be.

 


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