Is David Luiz destined to be a pillar of the defence and a leader of men for club and country? With
their latest Brazilian acquisition, have Chelsea signed the new Lucio?
There are clear similarities, not all of them complementary.
Luiz, already in Portugal with Benfica, first appeared on the radar screen of the average Brazilian
fan during a disastrous World Youth Cup campaign in Canada in 2007, mixing up some slipshod
defending with disciplinary problems.
Having players and coaches around you that you can trust is critical for a team's success. Ben
Olsen is working on putting together a winning formula with DC United in Major League Soccer, and a
key piece in that equation is Josh Wolff.
Josh Wolff and Ben Olsen had been teammates on the youth
national scene, at the 2000 Olympics and 2006 World Cup.
