Footage of Thiago Silva’s Ridiculous Goal Line Clearance Draws Praise From Football Fans

• Chelsea stumbled to their second successive away defeat of the season when Thomas Tuchel's side threw away an early lead to lose 2-1 against Southampton
• Despite Chelsea's lacklustre performance against Southampton, Thiago Silva was singled out for praise
• He conjured an unorthodox goal-line clearance technique to save the blushes of goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, to avoid further disgrace

Thiago Silva pulled off a stunning yet nonchalant technique to deny Southampton a goal-bound effort during Chelsea's 2-1 loss against Southampton.

Silva was the stand-out performer in what was a disjointed display from Thomas Tuchel's charges, who suffered their second successive away defeat in the season.

But it was Raheem Sterling who drew first blood for the Blues - his third goal for Chelsea in as many games played - only for Tuchel's side to surrender the lead to a Romeo Lavia's strike.

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Shortly after, the Saints compounded the misery of the visitors with Adam Armstrong's first goal of the calendar year.

Chelsea could not muster an equalizer as the Saints took home the maximum three points at stake.

After the defeat, Tuchel and his charges have come under serious scrutiny but one of his stars, Thiago Silva has been exonerated from any form of criticism.

The Brazil international put in a masterclass performance despite Chelsea's loss, capping off his superlative outing with an outrageous goal-line clearance.

In a video posted on Twitter, seen by Sports Brief, Silva, who was standing by out-of-form goalkeeper Edouard Mendy denied a goal-bound effort from Mohammed Salisu.

The 37-year-old defender produced a nonchalant backheel clearance, with Mendy appearing well beaten by Salisu's header, which was zooming straight into the net.

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How Thiago Silva tried to lure Neymar to Chelsea this summer

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that it has now emerged that Thiago Silva is working secretly to convince Neymar to join Chelsea if he ends up leaving Paris Saint-Germain.

Reports have been circulating that PSG want to do away with Neymar and Chelsea and Juventus have been touted as possible destinations for the 30-year-old.

And now his long-time friend Thiago Silva wants Neymar to join him in London. Silva and Neymar have been teammates at PSG and shared the same dressing room at the national team level.