David Luiz is only 23 years old this year. He is a rising supernova in the defense line. He is 189cm tall, weighs 85kg, and has a big afro similar to Fellaini's when he was young.

Of course, his afro is by no means an imitation of Fellaini. In fact, he came to Portugal from Brazil when he was in the youth team. The winter in continental Europe is much colder than in Brazil, so David Luiz kept a fluffy hair because it can keep warm.

David Luiz moved to Chelsea for £30 million in January this year.

His age and worth alone are enough to prove his level of ability.

David Luiz is a center back who is good with both feet, and he also has great speed and explosiveness. In addition, he is tall and strong, with excellent defensive ability. He can play as both a center back and a left back.

Moreover, David Luiz is also very good at reading the game and can initiate attacks from the defensive area, but because of his overconfidence, other defensive players on his team often do not have time to react and create loopholes. Therefore, he is also the most unreliable among the top defenders, and often puts the team into a passive position because of his sudden brainwaves.

This is also the reason why he, despite his excellent footwork, can never reach the level of the world's best defender.

If we have to pick a weakness in Chelsea's defense, then young David Luiz is it, but in fact, this weakness worth 30 million pounds is enough to fight against any level of striker in the Premier League.

Chelsea's starting goalkeeper is "Tank Soldier" Cech.

The common characteristic of Chelsea players in this era is iron-bloodedness. Lampard is the iron-blooded midfielder, Essien is the iron-blooded waist, Ivanovic is the iron-blooded full-back, Terry is the iron-blooded captain, and Cech is the iron-blooded goalkeeper.

What is iron blood?

Even if he was injured and bleeding, he would just simply bandage it or even not bandage it at all and continue to fight hard on the court.

Take the most famous iron-blooded man Terry for example. Terry has performed many heroic feats of sacrificing his life to block the ball.

In the last match of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, it had been more than two months since Terry was exposed for his friend's wife scandal and the negative impact was at its highest. However, in the game, Terry was able to continue to display his iron-blooded defensive spirit.

Terry had already fallen to the ground, and the Slovenian striker was raising his foot to prepare for a shot. Terry actually threw his body out like a sandbag and slammed his head into the ground to block his opponent's shot.

This really shocked everyone, because if they were not careful, the opponent's forward might kick Terry in the head. This kind of heavy kick with the strength of a shot could really cause death or disability if it hit a vital part, but Terry didn't care.

Fortunately, the kick did not hit Terry, and the football did not hit Terry on the head, but because of his completely reckless impact, Terry still fell heavily to the ground, while his eyes were always following the trajectory of the football.

How can such defense not make people stand in awe and get their blood boiling?

This is called passion, really the passion of risking one's life.

Terry's iron-bloodedness is not only on the court, but also off the court.

When Mourinho coached Chelsea for the second time, Terry was still the captain. Once Terry was injured during a game. According to the team doctor's advice, Terry should rest for two games. After the game, Mourinho walked into the locker room and greeted every player, even the substitutes, but ignored Terry.

So Terry secretly wondered in his heart, why didn't Jiao Sai talk to me? Did I do something wrong? Is it because I have to rest for two games? No, I can't rest, isn't it just a little bleeding? I'm not dead, I have to continue playing! Immediately, Terry took the initiative to find Mourinho and explained his request to continue playing.

This is the iron-blooded captain and the crazy head coach.

Chelsea during the Abramovich era took the word "iron and blood" to the extreme. Chelsea during the Abramovich era was the real Chelsea. Chelsea during the Abramovich era was the Blues with real soul.

Goalkeeper Cech is also a tough guy who refuses to leave the front line even when injured.

Cech's nickname is Tank Soldier, not because he used to be a tank soldier, but because he always wears a tank soldier hat during the game, which is also Cech's iconic feature.

This tank soldier's cap is not for sensationalism, but to protect Cech's head.

Cech suffered a serious head injury, and the doctor even concluded that Cech would never be able to play sports again in his life, especially professional football. But it only took Cech a few months to stand in front of Chelsea's goal line again.

Before Cech was injured, he was already a quasi-world-class goalkeeper. The Czech is 196cm tall and weighs 90kg. His charging ability, one-on-one ability, and hand-control ability are all top-notch. Moreover, he has an extremely stable mentality in major competitions. Although he does not make many fancy saves, he rarely fails.

Cech suffered a fractured skull when he was hit by an opposing attacker during a match against Reading on October 14, 2006.

At that time, Cech's first reaction was not to lie on the ground, but to desperately grab the ball, press it under his body, and then fall to the ground.

After being sent to the hospital, the doctor said that steel bars had to be inserted into his head and that the broken bone fragments would take many years to heal. During the entire healing process, he was not allowed to do any strenuous exercise.

However, less than three months later, Cech returned to the training ground with a head full of steel bars and skull fragments. The difference was that he had a protective hood on his head like a tank soldier's hat.

It was with this serious injury that Cech, wearing a protective headgear, helped Chelsea overcome all obstacles and eventually win the league championship, FA Cup and Champions League.

What is Iron Blood?

This is Iron Blood.

In this era, iron-blooded is synonymous with Chelsea. Chelsea is an awesome team composed of a group of iron-blooded men, and no one dares to disobey.

In general, Ancelotti didn't care about his reputation this time and sent out almost all the main players.

Some of Chelsea's superstars did not have the opportunity to participate in this game and could only watch from the bench or on the sidelines.

For example, the Warcraft Drogba, the "Stupid", "Lone Wolf", and "Great Immortal" Daniel Sturridge, and the "European Ronaldinho" Yuri Zhirkov.

...(End of this chapter)