ADegenerate
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Would any of you swap Varane for Otters? Younger and huge upside.
Not me. It’s kind of a trick for swapping anyone because Nico has 19 months working under pep. This umtiti link is very interesting though....
Would any of you swap Varane for Otters? Younger and huge upside.
Puyol was exactly the comparison I was thinking of.In 'football manager world' I'd swap him for some younger and faster left-footed defender (say, Umtiti). But since we're in a real world and Pep has suddenly turned Otamendi into Carles Puyol with passing ability, no. He has proved his capacity to learn and will probably become even better next season.
What's interesting, Puyol had the same (though less drastic) transformation under Pep: from 'almost finished' rotation player in 08 to almost flawless in 10-12.
You're being ironic, I take it. His usual excellent self tonight. One of the best footballers in the EPL, as he was in La Liga. Lucky to have him, and a big part of why we're so good this year.Terrible performance against Bristol City
I'm a huge fan of Ota but thought he was a little rash at times today and went to ground more than of late
He’s been a bit rash for a few games now. He didn’t really do that much wrong today, but I have noticed his excellent form has dipped a bit.