A centre back
I agree with you.. but we didn’t buy one.. hence my pop at our defensive recruitment or lack of it.
We went into the season Ill prepared and it’s backfired big time. End of discussion.
A centre back
Take it up with Franco mateWhile there's more to defending than tackling, everyone in football never shuts up about the number of tackles VvD tends to win (albeit he's dipped this season). So, positional play apart, is VvD making all these tackles because he's 'already made a mistake' ? I don't think so - albeit it pains me to say so.
We went into the season with 3 senior centre backs and Eric Garcia, who's very highly rated.I agree with you.. but we didn’t buy one.. hence my pop at our defensive recruitment or lack of it.
We went into the season Ill prepared and it’s backfired big time. End of discussion.
Take it up with Franco mate
It was Maldini - and he meant a tackle as in recovery defending.
Mendy Amazing bwhaaaaaaaaaaHe has never been amazing but anyhow we can’t rely on one player to make our defence that is not good planning. Our attack is fine we will need a new centre forward at some point. When I watched the Leicester game(we played very well) that first goal was so obvious so glaring in our weakness that it was laughable that pep doesn’t even try to negate it. He has basically gone the mascherano route and we will stick with it to the death. Stubbornness pure and simple.
We have spunked a lot of money on defence and we have a decent keeper and a great centre half. For a top squad that is very poor.
We went into the season with 3 senior centre backs and Eric Garcia, who's very highly rated.
Laporte got hurt. Stones went mard and Guardiola won't play Garcia with Otamendi.
You can't prepare for losing one of the best centre halves in the world. It just cant be done