Or gain the knowledge of how to put an opponent off without necessarily winning the header. Otamendi wins the battle to the ball and gets a nudge in or muscles ahead to win a header. Fernandinho wins plenty through his ability to time his jump and as others said he may still grow, I was about 5"10 at 18 and 6"1 by 21.
Have you seen him play as a dm at all, has he played there for us. ?
If they thought he could do it, he should be play g there for the under 21s.
I do believe, and have said so for a while that the height of top centre halfs will be less in the coming years. No need for a big centre half at the top level, apart from Mourinho the top coaches don't lump it in anymore.
Why shouldn't he learn to defend instead ?
Why do you think so about Ota ?Wow, you are really hopeful on Ota. He has 2 years at the most. But if I'm a betting man, I'll say next season is the General's last.
Same for Kompany. I
He's a liability,he lacks composure,and is always likely to make a game altering mistake.Why do you think so about Ota ?
He was our best defender last season. May be he's just missing a bit of continuity.He's a liability,he lacks composure,and is always likely to make a game altering mistake.
Already you can see Garcia has more ability on the ball and a greater calmness.
Sorry mate, but you don't make sense.
I responded because I thought you had some idea about youth progression, forget it.