When Chelsea signed Thiago Silva, the Brazilian, despite being at the veteran stage of his career, was seen as the defender who could bring some stability to the heart of a defence that had leaked so many goals the previous season.
Apart from a schoolboy mistake away to West Bromwich Albion, Thiago has looked confident in his role at the club, in the games he has played so far.
Barring injury or suspension, the Brazilian will, undoubtedly, be first-choice when it comes to being one of the centre-backs Frank Lampard opts for, but who will be his regular partner?
That was, more-or-less, the very subject of one of our recent polls which posed the pertinent question:
Who Would Be Your Preferred Defensive Partner for Thiago Silva?
We gave you four option to choose from and all four, post the transfer window slamming shut, remain at the club, with the quartet being, Andreas Christensen, Kurt Zouma, Fikayo Tomori and Antonio Rudiger.
The results were conclusive with 50% preferring to see Kurt Zouma alongside the legendary Brazilian, something I am perfectly happy to see.
As for the remainder of the votes cast, Antonio Rudiger took 24%, Fikayo Tomori took 14% and the remaining 12% went to Andreas Christensen.
For me, Zouma has settled back into the side well this season and a partnership with Thiago Silva appears to be the way forward.
But is that a view you concur with or do you have your own ideas?
Please feel free to air your views in the comment facility beneath this article.
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