Centre back options

Just calling it as I see it.

Imo he currently makes too many positional mistakes & lacks the awareness of danger, to be reled upon against quality opposition, which causes problems for his team mates. Tbf both those things were also true of Otamendi, in the recent friendlies, but he has experience Tosin doesn't.

May seem harsh but I don't see much potential in tosin. He needs to go out loan rather than play the odd game, which I doubt he will even get that.
 
If Kompany is injured again this season can we not just strap him on to the back of Tosin?
 
We seriously need to sign some quality back up for this position. Vinnie cannot be relied upon all season due to injuries and we are wafer thin considering the fact that we will be using 3 - 5 - 2 at a number of games in the season. Pep likes to have 2 for every position so I would be looking at a Kimmich rather than say a Van Dijk who can cover at DM and RB. The way Pep works his player fatigue will set as well as injuries and this season will be all about the quality of the squad not just the first 11. We all know that this was something that we lacked last year along with an aging squad. This problem needs resolving now to avoid the panic buying.
 
May seem harsh but I don't see much potential in tosin. He needs to go out loan rather than play the odd game, which I doubt he will even get that.

I see plenty of potential in him but a real lack of game understanding. Which isn't surprising.

Whether he can get that as a bit part player I'm not sure. I would imagine a year on loan would be perfect, but then he would have to play. And there lies the problem.
 
Barca are activity trying to sell vermaelan, hernarndez will most likely be used as a full back as will azpilecuta if everyone is fit. No club has 4 out and out CBS bar maybe Bayern but I think Martinez will move to cm. If we sign a CB he will have to be able to cover another position.

I agree mate. I don't think the player we sign will be an out and out CB but we need at least 4 senior players with the ability to play CB. I don't think Toure can cover CB. At a push Danilo could but that would leave us short in full backs. We need another body in the defence.
 
Fair enough. I don't think we are dependent on Kompany at all. Sure, he may be the best of the 3 CBS, but the other 2 are comfortably quality in their own rights.

I'm going to go ahead and predict we will finish #1 on defense with or without Kompany. This is not a slight on Komps, he is great in his own right. But energetic fullbacks and improves play at goalie is why we'll be good on defense.

Even now with Kompany playing we are Stil getting beat every now and then. But Ederson is doing his part. Last year we had full backs who couldn't keep possession and a keeper who was badly in a funk.

Agreed, but we do probably need a 4th senior CB as cover especially if we're going to play with three at the back more this season. An experienced, left-footed defender like Vermaelen would be good...
 

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