Diego novaretti

[jauganaut]

He obviously is a technical defender.
And for free, thats great.
His recklessness worries me along with his card accumulation. Kompany makes some really rash tackles sometimes and we dont need 2 of those.
I suspect however that this will be made clear to him, hopefully its not too late to change at 27.
He seems like a big (no pun intended) character though and it could be good for the squad

 

[Hamann Pineapple]

He's coming to finish Van persie

Ooooh Novaretti
He defender
tall as fuck

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

Well if he is free fairly worth a punt

 

[Ragnarok]

Kolo/Lescott ( or both ) going then

 

[Akira]

The most impressive thing about Mancini is his ability to turn decent defenders into good ones so hopefully this fella is half decent and we've got ourselves some solid back up for free.

Really? I dont share that opinion.

Mancini outer, I suppose?

Zaba turned from "fringe player" to "vice-captain".
Clichy played better than he ever did for Arsenal, Gooners can confirm.
Kompany turned into arguably, one of the league's best defender.
Kolo/Lescott looked shite before Mancini arrived.

I don't know about attackers or what not, but when it comes to defenders and defensive play, our manager knows his stuff.



I only pray that this Novaretti don't turn out to be a Mertesacker, cuz he surely looks the sort.

 

[bluemathlady]

The most impressive thing about Mancini is his ability to turn decent defenders into good ones so hopefully this fella is half decent and we've got ourselves some solid back up for free.

Really? I dont share that opinion.

Mancini outer, I suppose?

Zaba turned from "fringe player" to "vice-captain".
Clichy played better than he ever did for Arsenal, Gooners can confirm.
Kompany turned into arguably, one of the league's best defender.
Kolo/Lescott looked shite before Mancini arrived.

I don't know about attackers or what not, but when it comes to defenders and defensive play, our manager knows his stuff.



I only pray that this Novaretti don't turn out to be a Mertesacker, cuz he surely looks the sort.

Only deez

 

[sam-caddick]

The most impressive thing about Mancini is his ability to turn decent defenders into good ones so hopefully this fella is half decent and we've got ourselves some solid back up for free.

Really? I dont share that opinion.

Mancini outer, I suppose?

Zaba turned from "fringe player" to "vice-captain".
Clichy played better than he ever did for Arsenal, Gooners can confirm.
Kompany turned into arguably, one of the league's best defender.
Kolo/Lescott looked shite before Mancini arrived.

I don't know about attackers or what not, but when it comes to defenders and defensive play, our manager knows his stuff.



I only pray that this Novaretti don't turn out to be a Mertesacker, cuz he surely looks the sort.

This. Barry and Richards have looked very good under Mancini as well, not forgetting turning Yaya from a very good defensive midfielder/ defensive cover player to arguably the best box to box midfielder in Europe.

 

[kun]

The most impressive thing about Mancini is his ability to turn decent defenders into good ones so hopefully this fella is half decent and we've got ourselves some solid back up for free.

Really? I dont share that opinion.

What??
Lescott - was poor under Hughes, turned into first team league winning centre-back
Kompany - Good player, but Mancini has turned him into one of (if not the) best defender in Europe
Zabaleta - Under Hughes he was a decent player at best, now in PFA team of the season
Richards - Improved significantly as a right-back
Clichy - had a very poor season for him at Arsenal before he joined, now is one of the best ever at City
Hart - Decent keeper out on loan, brought back and Mancini put faith in him and now he's England's no. 1 and possibly the best in the league
Yaya - A defensive midfielder struggling to get in the Barca team, now one of the most feared players in Europe
Barry - Improved due to his strengthened relationship with Yaya

Even Kolarov and Kolo have improve, but not by very much.
Nastasic is sure to become world-class and has been improving all season.

 

[zeven]

I Just want to add one tiny little thing.
Mancini have made our defense the best in the league second season running.
But thats down ot our players being good right? oh wait.

 

[ell]

The most impressive thing about Mancini is his ability to turn decent defenders into good ones so hopefully this fella is half decent and we've got ourselves some solid back up for free.

Really? I dont share that opinion.

Mancini outer, I suppose?

Zaba turned from "fringe player" to "vice-captain".
Clichy played better than he ever did for Arsenal, Gooners can confirm.
Kompany turned into arguably, one of the league's best defender.
Kolo/Lescott looked shite before Mancini arrived.

I don't know about attackers or what not, but when it comes to defenders and defensive play, our manager knows his stuff.



I only pray that this Novaretti don't turn out to be a Mertesacker, cuz he surely looks the sort.

Arguabley one of the best defenders in Europe would be a more suitable statement. I wouldnt swap Vinny for any other PL centre half

 

[Love_Each_Day]

I only pray that this Novaretti don't turn out to be a Mertesacker, cuz he surely looks the sort.

That's who I thought of along with that Coates we were interested in at one stage, hope he's more suited to the premier league than those 2 if he does sign.

 

[I'm no cynic but...]

The most impressive thing about Mancini is his ability to turn decent defenders into good ones so hopefully this fella is half decent and we've got ourselves some solid back up for free.

Really? I dont share that opinion.

I do. Pab Zab and Kompany have improved since he arrived.

And this guy looks worth a punt if a free...or nominal cost.

Unless there is a sudden collapse in our final four league games, we will end the season with the best defensive record...again! That should answer your point.

 

[LoveCity]

Mancini is a great defensive coach. Only Kolarov, who is beyond help, and Savic, who was thrown in the deep end when not ready, haven't improved in some way. For me, Mancini's weakness is more on the attacking side and creating the right balance to his team, we don't have many problems defensively though compared to most teams (look at Barcelona's shambles of a defence).

 

[Joehannes]

Mancini is a great defensive coach. Only Kolarov, who is beyond help, and Savic, who was thrown in the deep end when not ready, haven't improved in some way. For me, Mancini's weakness is more on the attacking side and creating the right balance to his team, we don't have many problems defensively though compared to most teams (look at Barcelona's shambles of a defence).

Very fair.

 

[Kijin]

No caps for his national side huh? That can't be a good sign. Considering Albiceleste don't have that many Good CB's at their disposal (Maybe Garay and Campagnaro).

Hope for the best!

 

[I'm no cynic but...]

No caps for his national side huh? That can't be a good sign. Considering Albiceleste don't have that many Good CB's at their disposal (Maybe Garay and Campagnaro).

Hope for the best!

It might have something to do with his troubled transfer from Belgrano. Tax exile comes to mind.

 

[ped]

The most impressive thing about Mancini is his ability to turn decent defenders into good ones so hopefully this fella is half decent and we've got ourselves some solid back up for free.

Can you give us some 3 examples please ?

kompany ,nasti ,zabba, clichy,richards,lescot ,

 

[Jack Wills]

No caps for his national side huh? That can't be a good sign. Considering Albiceleste don't have that many Good CB's at their disposal (Maybe Garay and Campagnaro).

Hope for the best!

That doesn't sound too promising does it. If we lose Kolo and Lescott and get this guy that seems like a big backward step to me. Of course, I haven't seen him play, never heard of him, but surely we should be looking at players good enough to have a fair few international caps! I thought we were meant to be after that Greek centre-back from Schalke?

 

[I'm no cynic but...]

To add to the conspiracy theory that runs amok on here, is this signing a Pellegrini one with them both being South American?

 

[zeven]

To add to the conspiracy theory that runs amok on here, is this signing a Pellegrini one with them both being South American?

haha good one, but no. We have been monitoring him for over a year. we supposedly told him a year ago he needed to calm down less cards if he wanted to sign for city and thats exactly what he has done.