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Originally Posted by zlatanov
As for why Chelski want Dida, true, they do have a young and very good keeper like Cech but his condition leaves a lot of unknowns about his future ... in fact, there are question marks regarding whether he will ever return to playing professional football and if he does, how would this injury have affected him.
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That's pretty scary...I'd heard somewhere that he would be out for only as much as three months. He's so young as well; I really hope something like this won't wind up ending his career.
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Originally Posted by zlatanov
Also, Dida is indeed one of the top 3-4 keeprs in the European football - last season put aside - and players like that don't become available every day on a free contract, you know.
So, in case Cech returns a different man than he was before that injury, if he returns that is, Dida on a free contract is basically the next best thing that could happen to Chelski after getting Buffon for free.
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Heh.
Seriously, I guess my biggest concern is that when Cech comes back, will Dida wind up as just another guy in a Chelski uniform who's collecting butt splinters on the bench? Plus, he's aware that he doesn't have many years left in European football, and at this stage probably wouldn't be high on becoming a backup.
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Originally Posted by zlatanov
Provided that Cech comes back in his good old shape, Chelski can always keep Dida as star back up or just plain sell him to another team and keep Cudicini as a back-up keeper ... remember, they would be getting Dida on a free contract, so it's not like they have much to lose here, do they?
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From what I've heard, he likely wants to go back to Brazil should Milan not re-sign him, and if he were to go to Chelski, there's the added difficulty of adapting to a new country and all the trappings that go with it.
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Originally Posted by zlatanov
One other reason why Chelski may very well be Dida's new club is ... well, when was the last time Chelski had to be in need of a player to go after him. Those guys have bought pretty much every star player out there, available or not, and have packed their team with expensive players so densely that they have players like J. Cole, Robben, Wright-Phillips rotting on the bench ... why should it be any different when it comes to getting a new great keeper like Dida?
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Pardon my naivete, but I'm not sure about the point you're trying to make there.
Anyway, great post.