A Chelsea legend has asked to see the birth certificate of one of the current crop.
Chelsea played out a draw against Arsenal on Saturday afternoon and as always, this particular Blues legend cast his eyes over the game.
Pat Nevin believes that defender Thiago Silva was the best player on the pitch, and Nevin cannot believe that Silva is still doing this at the top level in the Premier League at his current age. And not only doing it, but still being one of the best players in the league.
Silva looks calm and composed whenever he is on the ball, and he still looks like a player who is perhaps reaching his 30s, and certainly not a player who will soon be reaching his 40s!
How does he do it? Well, Nevin wants to see proof of his age, in his latest comments as picked up on below, and you can understand why he makes such a joke!
Pat Nevin: “Thiago Silva was probably the best player on the field [against Arsenal]. Is someone going to check that guy’s birth certificate at some point? I had two new metal hips by his age after what football did to me!” pic.twitter.com/5TD8aogyau
— Simon Phillips (@siphillipssport) October 25, 2023