BBC journalist Garth Crooks has named Chelsea defender Thiago Silva in his Premier League team of the week for game week 28. The Brazilian was key in the Blues' 4-0 win against Burnley at Turf Moor. Contrary to the scoreline, the match was a much tighter affair in the e half.
The visitors could have easily gone into the half-time break trailing by a goal had it not been for Silva and Edouard Mendy's defensive heroics. Silva was on hand to make a goal-line clearance. Praising the Brazilian for his hard work, intelligence and awareness in the game, Crooks wrote :
"Aaron Lennon had done brilliantly to get to the byline and pull the ball back for Wout Weghorst, but the Burnley centre-forward's shot was kicked off the line by Thiago Silva."
he added "The defender's positioning on the goalline was absolutely perfect. Not only did he save Edouard Mendy, who looked like he had been caught out of position, but he enabled Chelsea to keep a clean sheet."
Crooks praised the Blues hierarchy for bringing in Silva as a free agent in the summer of 2020, saying:
"Whoever's idea it was to bring Silva to the club is a genius. The man is 37 years of age and looks like he could play in the Premier League until he's 40."
Silva, who is contracted with the Blues till next season, has scored thrice and assisted twice in 66 games across competitions. He has won the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup. Silva lost in the FA Cup final to Leicester City last season, and to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final a week ago.
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