Defensive pairing against Real?

[Dipsis_LTU_MC]

Who would you go with as a CB pair?

 

[kaz7]

Vinny with nico as he has played against them a lot in spain

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

Kompany and Mangala.

 

[adrianr]

I think we should stick with Ota and Mangala till the end of the season. Hope that them building some sort of partnership will outweigh them both being a bit unpredictable. Chopping and changing has gotten us nowhere.

 

[Tarzan41]

Kompany and Mangala.

This. Although with that username it's a tad surprising.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

I think we should stick with Ota and Mangala till the end of the season. Hope that them building some sort of partnership will outweigh them both being a bit unpredictable. Chopping and changing has gotten us nowhere.

No thanks. If kompany is fit, he plays.

 

[Inter Me Nan]

All three.

 

[jamesha]

Komps and Otamendi assuming all three are fit. Ota can show us why he was voted the best defender in La Liga last season

 

[domalino]

Mangala should play every game until the end of the season.

He's no worse than Otamendi, they are pretty much on a par for losing concentration, and both improve a lot next to Kompany. But Mangala has got the potential to be much better if he can fix his concentration issues and reign in the ball hunting.

It seems he's possibly getting sold for a massive loss, so we might as well give him every single opportunity to "come good" or convince Guardiola to keep him before that point.

Also, we've never looked more defensively secure that we did with Mangala-Kompany. Kompany can keep him disciplined and Mangala's physical attributes will be very useful against a very fast Real Madrid front 3.


Also the one constant in his City career is that he's looked better the more games he's played in a row.

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

This. Although with that username it's a tad surprising.

Indeed. I like Otamendi but Mangala is looking a more dependable option right now.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

What about MDM?

 

[Manchester_lalala]

What about MDM?

Is that a youth player?

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Komps and Otamendi assuming all three are fit. Ota can show us why he was voted the best defender in La Liga last season

He can't though..

 

[cucumberman]

Archaic formation. A Mangamendi pair with a Kompany sweeper

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Depends how they line up, much prefer mango and vinny v tranny and benzema...

Ota v those two doesn't fill me with much confidence!!

 

[Father Paul]

Who would you go with as a CB pair?

Vinny almost certainly will start if fully fit. His partner is an interesting one. I might be tempted to go with Mangala but Ottimendi with his La Liga experience could be given the nod.

 

[Richard]

I have more hope for Mangala than Otamendi, but I actually think Otamendi and Kompany would probably be the best pairing for Real Madrid.

Mangala struggles against runners from deep, something Madrid have a lot of. Against a physical target man and he's fine (Zlatan, Costa etc)...

 

[KingCarlito]

Kompany and Mangala.

And that's coming from an Otamendi fan.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Demichelis and Bony

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Can't see MDM having much trouble containing Bale.