Jamie
Carragher and Graeme Souness agree that David Luiz will not be a
first-choice centre-back at Chelsea.
Jordan Henderson scored a goal-of-the-season contender as Liverpool beat
Chelsea 2-1 on Friday Night Football at Stamford Bridge in what was Luiz's
second debut for the club.
The Brazil international joined Chelsea on Deadline Day from Paris
Saint-Germain for £30million and was brought into the fold against the Reds
as a replacement for John Terry, who suffered ankle ligament damage against
Swansea.
The Chelsea defence went to sleep for the opening goal when Dejan Lovren was
given far too much room at the back post before firing his team in front.
Although Luiz wasn't directly at fault for the first goal, Souness and
Carragher agreed that Chelsea would have defended the cross with more
authority if Terry had been playing.
"If John Terry played tonight, Chelsea wouldn't have conceded that first
goal," Souness said. "Someone who can organise would have stopped that goal.
"David Luiz did nothing wrong but the most important thing for central
defenders is stopping efforts on your goal."
Carragher went on to add that Luiz will struggle to break in to the Chelsea
first-team if both Gary Cahill and Terry are fit, and suggested the former
PSG defender's expansive style doesn't mark him out as an Antonio Conte
player.
"It will be Terry and Gary Cahill - it's tried and trusted," said Carragher.
"Chelsea are a type of club where the club actually sign players - the
manager gets changed so often it's almost like a European model.
"If Antonio Conte had wanted David Luiz he would've got him much earlier.
He's not a Conte centre-back. He's had out and out defenders at Italy and
Juventus - their main job is to defend and Luiz isn't that type of player."
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