Edited for accuracy.
Lake = Denayer.You leave David White alone. I love him.
So have we actually agreed a fee?
Brennan saying that Valencia coach said they will announce when everything's agreed. . .
You leave David White alone. I love him.
See my response to twosips. I simply don't buy into the premise of playing youngsters out of position as being anything other than a mistake. Sure, there's the potential for it to be a positive move, but there's a great deal of risk involved, and the positive that could be gained isn't sufficient enough for it to be worth the risk.
Otamendi is 27 years old!!! If he's learning on the job (any more than ANY player develops on the job) then he's nowhere near the level we need! Mangala was a closer comparison, albeit one with more experience, and look how he struggled last season.
This.
Load of bollocks that it will harm Denayer to play another position. It will just get him used to the pace of the league, same as with Kompany. He may be too good to be a cb long term anyway.
We need five centre backs then with that knee.Lake = Denayer.
I can't believe people watch football & talk bollocks like this. If he takes to the Premier League instantly I will be delighted but he will be one of the only defenders ever to do so.
Because I don't believe Pellegrini will do it. Or try him at fullback apart from maybe in the League Cup. I think he'll get Boyata's job. That's what I'm afraid of.Ok, different tack, if you believe Denayer can play in defensive midfield then what's the big deal with us signing Otamend? Just play him there instead. Problem solved.
Seeing him on Sunday there's a lot of him for you to love!You leave David White alone. I love him.
Nacho only played 800 mins for Real across all comps last year and he's 4th choice.
Martinez and Badstuber are versatile. If you class those as CBs, you can class Sagna as a CB for us meaning we have 6. Also, Martinez has huge injury problems
Mattheiu also plays LB for Barca
Harrassing? Come off it.
As ric just said in the KDB thread, it's an amazing time to be a blue.
Signed the best English player and best under 20 in Europe.
Signing the best player in Germany.
Signing the best defender in Spain.
And yet some people are unhappy because a 20 year old lad may need to have another season on loan.
Ok, I've tried to discuss this issue politely and logically with you, but the point where you dismiss my views as ill informed and say I'm talking bollocks is where I bow out. Congratulations, you win, Denayer will be the defensive version of Messi.
Some people on here are grade A fucking bellends.
I can't believe people watch football & talk bollocks like this. If he takes to the Premier League instantly I will be delighted but he will be one of the only defenders ever to do so.
That would propably be you then seeing as you are the one dishing out the insults. But your suggestion that because Otamendi is 27 he will automatically adapt to the Prem with a liad of exclaimation marks is a right load of bollocks. He might do, he might not. Most don't & need time, including Demichelis who was older than 27 & took half a season of comedy to get used to it.
Occasionally a player takes to it straight away, like Staam. Usually it takes a season or two. Hopefully Otamendi will be an exception.
Matic didn't do badly, if he counts. All our 'ics turned to shit .
Harrassing? Come off it.
As ric just said in the KDB thread, it's an amazing time to be a blue.
Signed the best English player and best under 20 in Europe.
Signing the best player in Germany.
Signing the best defender in Spain.
And yet some people are unhappy because a 20 year old lad may need to have another season on loan.