super_city_si
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Kolarov as full back definitely. When he was paired with kolarov in cb they were good. Kolarov at left back leaves way too much space behind.
Nicolas Otamendi - 2016/17 performances
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super_city_si
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Hahahaha I thought exactly the same againstbthe rags the other night when he was chasing rashford. Heed right the way back.Reminds me of Eric Liddell running in Chariots of Fire:
Slow motion shots.
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In the same way Yaya who is over 6ft tall yet manages to jump 5ft, Otamendi has this knack of actually going backwards whilst being at full speed.
Look not every player has pace to burn and many of the best defenders ever have not been the quickest but you then have to have the brains and positional sense to compensate and sadly he doesnt.
Look not every player has pace to burn and many of the best defenders ever have not been the quickest but you then have to have the brains and positional sense to compensate and sadly he doesnt.
PannickAtTheDisco
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he's really slow. I do like him a lot, but he's desperately slow.
Yes, he is slow. Painfully so. Strangely he looks faster running with the ball than he does chasing someone.
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He will be playing elsewhere next season hopefully.
Your love for Otamendi has clearly blinded you. What 5 stellar performances are you talking about?
Vs United- Rashford toasted him on several occasions, wouldn't exactly call his performance stellar. At Wembley vs Arsenal- Average and had a terrible howler where we were lucky not to concede but you probably forgot about that. He was great at Southampton though.
Otamendi is not good enough. I don't care what the stats say and if he is the best header of the ball in the league or whatever. He is just too inconsistent. Has had some truly shocking performances this season as well as great ones. You will realize he's not good enough next season when you see him either sold or given a back up role.
I'm too tired to point out every fallacy. I don't love Otamendi. Think he is fine. My railings here is not in support of Otamendi, rather its against the biased nature of perceiving one player vis a vis the others.
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Exactly this. For those expecting Otamendi to be sold and/or have a major role reduction next year then I think you'll be disappointed. Pep seems to see things that you don't and likes his skill set. He even recently praised him by stating how much he loves his passing. If the rumors of Sandro/Walker are true then that's ~90m with ~200m to spend...good luck getting another CB in. Personally, I don't see it. I don't think Vinnie is going anywhere either.
I think he said he was happy with how much his passing had improved, and it has, but it's still not incredible.
The problem is that I was just starting to think he'd turned a corner, seemed to be playing with his head, and then he goes and has a shitter against Boro, the most limited attacking team in the country. And it makes you wonder if he'll ever be reliable enough to trust, or if the next clanger is just around the corner. At 29 years old that's something you'd expect him to be long past by now.
Don't think he'll be sold, do think he'll be used less and less if Kompany stays fit or a replacement is found.
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