Nicolas Otamendi - 2019/20 Performances

[big gaz]

Just for clarity, are you putting that loss purely on Ota?

Lots of wums popping up mate on this forum. Quite a few of the team needed a good look at themselves in the mirror this morning.

 

[kaz7]

say what you will about Mangala but he was always alert and would have never made the school boy error Ota made yesterday. Mangala's problem was that he was actually too eager to impress which led to him making some poorly timed overly aggressive decisions.

Wum

 

[kaz7]

Yes his mistake was costly, but we lost that game because the whole team were poor, blaming the loss on Ota is simply scapegoating imo

Come off it,in a close game an mistake like that decides the game

 

[NorthamptonBlue]

I hope he doesn’t play the next games.

The guy is a fucking idiot who wouldn’t even be 4th choice at United.

Steady on old chap. That’s a bit below the belt :)

 

[daztrueblue91]

Steady on old chap. That’s a bit below the belt :)

Upon reflection that was a bit harsh. He’s not a fucking idiot :)

Out of curiosity, where about in Northampton do you live? I currently live there and don’t see many blues around.

 

[Rolee]

Come off it,in a close game an mistake like that decides the game

True but it shouldn't have been a close game, the reason it was is because no one really performed, that's unacceptable. Pinning the result on one error is ignoring the bigger issue.

 

[kaz7]

True but it shouldn't have been a close game, the reason it was is because no one really performed, that's unacceptable. Pinning the result on one error is ignoring the bigger issue.

Oh don't get me wrong only rodders and maybe sergio came out of it with any credit but it was a tight game and one mistake swung it away from us,i'm a nico fan and wanted him to stay but he has to step up as the most senior defender as it stands,onwards we go,the tension of last season made me ill so i am trying to turn the page quicker and let it go,aiming for more zen than mad lol

 

[super_city_si]

He's too short for Premier league CB and always a target to beat easily on set piece defending.

Height isn’t a problem for him. He wins plenty in the air. For all his faults, height isn’t one of them.

 

[mosssideblue]

Come off it,in a close game an mistake like that decides the game

So does missing numerous chances. He made a howler and they profited, but we take the chances we create and the outcome is more likely to be in our favour. Anyway, we get up, dust ourselves down and start again on Wed

 

[Dax777]

So does missing numerous chances. He made a howler and they profited, but we take the chances we create and the outcome is more likely to be in our favour. Anyway, we get up, dust ourselves down and start again on Wed

The jet lag affected him a bit. That error was simply a tired mind.

He was good in Spurs though.

As a whole the defense had a lot of errors. But our chance creating before the desperate last 10 minutes was pedestrian.

The front wasn't particularly Sharp. Frankly the whole team wasn't. Even Rodri who was our best player was full of errors. He was just so much more talented than everyone around him that his errors weren't as glaring.

The whole team was poor. Ederson and Rodri on the corner goal, Walker keeping the Norrich squad inside on the 2bd John and Ota' on 2 separate occasions giving away goal causing balls. Walker adde one too for good measure.

David's thought processes were 1 step behind. Gundogan kept possession but lacked any dynamism. Rodri had great presence but even he gave up some dangerous balls, Zinchencko was blah.

Raheem got shut down by Byram and Lewis kept on top of Bernado. Aguero was meh!

All around a poor game. But we'll be better.