Chelsea’s Marc Cucuella has sent huge praise to Chelsea teammate Thiago Silva on social media.
Thiago Silva, who turns 39 next month, continues to shock everyone by delivering top-class performances at the Premier League level on a weekly basis.
The Brazilian defender has played every minute of Chelsea’s opening three Premier League games this sason, providing a composed and strong presence in the heart of a back three.
It’s remarkable to see the experienced centre-back continue to shine in Mauricio Pochettino’s line-up, which is stacked with young players across the pitch. In fact, he’s the only player in the current starting XI above the age of 30.
Blues left-back Marc Cucurella, 25, messaged Chelsea’s veteran centre-half a great five-word message over the weekend.
Silva posted on Instagram in the aftermath of Friday night’s 3-0 Premier League win at home to Luton Town.
“You’re so good old man,” Cucurella replied in the comment section.
Silva looks timeless right now and we wouldn’t like to predict when he could be phased out of the side.
The £110,000-a-week star (Spotrac) can still bring a real assurance to the Chelsea backline when he’s defending.
Meanwhile, the club’s various young defenders must be like a sponge around him on and off the pitch. Blues centre-back Levi Colwill recently described Silva as a “joke” after working with him since the start of the summere, via CaughtOffside.
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