Thaksinssoldier
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Bony next then Kane, along with Lukaku these are the perfect opponents for him tbh! It's the Defoe's of the prem will give him issues, not the bigger, slower guys.
Good post, once he came on he was better than any united defender all night.Pep played a blinder and again it was overlooked. Kompany for Gundogan to get more passing in our ranks to create the chances to go 2-1 up then remove Jesus for Mangala to cope with aerial bombardment and get Silva more forward where the ball would stick with him.
Mangala was class. Won everything aerially and had the pace to cope too. Starting to look better as he is getting a run in the side. He was a big reason why we won 3 points yesterday. Credit to him as he could have thrown the towel in long ago.
Don’t be surprised if Fernandinho plays CB against Spurs, as they don’t have any big men up front, and Gundogan can sit in front of him. Spurs game is all about midfield supremacy and which defence kills the through ball before it gets in behind.He'll probably struggle v spurs but wed he'll be fine,it suits us for teams with big strikers,just need to protect him a bit v the other teams
john said jan before he is back so the big man will just have to do his best,thats all we can ask
Harry Kane is 6ft 2 inches, hardly small.Don’t be surprised if Fernandinho plays CB against Spurs, as they don’t have any big men up front
He is not a big strong “CF with a header in him,” he lives on the through ball. And, tbh, I’m surprised, because in 6’2” and I’ve always seen him as about 5’11”-6’0”.Harry Kane is 6ft 2 inches, hardly small.
Posted this back in 2016, still true to this day.Mangala has been fine if he is up against a big, strong and static striker.
He has the attributes to gobble up other strikers as well but we have all seen how he struggles against a Defoe or Shane Long. Somebody who will run the channels, make runs behind and get the ball and spin and face him up.
His pace, power and brute strength should as we have seen with Kompany be enough to deal with any striker but he seemingly doesn't seem to have the intelligence or faith in himself to do it.
Well he's 6'2", yes he doesn't play on his height, but we shouldn't ignore it.And, tbh, I’m surprised, because in 6’2” and I’ve always seen him as about 5’11”-6’0”.