Eric Garcia - 2019/20 Performances

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Tugay One Cup said:
Thankless task for him tonight.
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This. I'm really going out on a limb here but I'm thinking it might not be the best game to judge him on coming into a makeshift back three that we've barely played before, down a man, and defending in our own half for 45 minutes.

Will have been a decent learning experience though, and a solid vote of confidence from Pep.
 
Can anyone explain to me what's special about him? There is nothing there, he is slow, not strong, very short to be a CB . The only reason he plays at all is because he's not Otamendi . He will never be a high-level player
 
MCFC ISRAEL said:
Can anyone explain to me what's special about him? There is nothing there, he is slow, not strong, very short to be a CB . The only reason he plays at all is because he's not Otamendi . He will never be a high-level player
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Maybe you should go and tell Pep then. You’re surely more intelligent than him when it comes to football
 
I thought he did ok but the same thing worries me about him as our CBs. Not remotely commanding and given his size, highly unlikely to ever be so. We shouldn’t be in a situation (and it is happening every single game) where a 60 yard lump from the opposition ends up with us facing a one on one.
 
Delphinho said:
Maybe you should go and tell Pep then. You’re surely more intelligent than him when it comes to football
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Maybe not. But I'm probably more intelligent than you in general. Instead of answering me like this, tell me why you think he is a player to these levels. Give me one good performance, tell me that I'm wrong and you think he is tall ,strong or fast enough, even today they could score 2 goals on his head. I'm down for letting young players to play but I don't see anything special about him, maybe I don't understand football.
 
MCFC ISRAEL said:
Can anyone explain to me what's special about him? There is nothing there, he is slow, not strong, very short to be a CB . The only reason he plays at all is because he's not Otamendi . He will never be a high-level player
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Have you considered watching another sport? This one might not be for you...

The kid is going to be a top class CB. He's quick enough, tall enough and strong enough, and his reading of the game is absolutely spot on.

He's also clearly a born leader because he's making his first league start and was the person organising the 30+ year old defenders around him and bossing them around.
 
Has he signed a new deal yet? Hopefully starting him will be a step in the right direction
 
domalino said:
Have you considered watching another sport? This one might not be for you...
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Yes I probably do not understand football .. I just played all my life professional and make a living today from football. If you talk like that, you're not worth my time. Let's see where Garcia will be for in few years. (I would love to be wrong)
have a happy holiday
 
MCFC ISRAEL said:
Yes I probably do not understand football .. I just played all my life professional and make a living today from football. If you talk like that, you're not worth my time. Let's see where Garcia will be for in few years. (I would love to be wrong)
have a happy holiday
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That must be why you think you know better than Guardiola, the entire Manchester City scouting team and academy, Barcelona's academy and Spains national youth set up who have all decided he's the dogs bollocks, advanced him past his age group and made him captain of every side he's been in.
 
Thought he did a great job today against a very decent side. Reads the game well beyond his years and is a leader in the back four. Made a few errors, the near-miss header at the end and unknowingly playing a man onsides, but for a 19 year old on his full Premier League debut it was an extremely impressive performance. He absolutely deserves time over Otamendi going forward.

 
domalino said:
That must be why you think you know better than Guardiola, the entire Manchester City scouting team and academy, Barcelona's academy and Spains national youth set up who have all decided he's the dogs bollocks, advanced him past his age group and made him captain of every side he's been in.
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The only reason he plays is because Otamendi.He ia definitely not ready to play regularly in city. I can bring you dozens of examples of players who were in Barcelona or the u21 national team and considered the next thing and today they retired from football or play ln a second division. I don't understand why you all attack me, I think he doesn't have the physical qualities to be a CB in the Premier League .
Tell me I'm wrong
 
MCFC ISRAEL said:
But I'm probably more intelligent than you in general.
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What the fuck is that conclusion based on? Would really like to know. Anyway, let’s get back to the actual topic. If you can’t recognise that Eric is an incredible talent, then football might not be for you. We’re talking about an 18yo getting a start in one of the most cruical positions in a team that got 198 points over 2 seasons and broke pretty much every record. He’s taller than Puyol, Baresi and Cannavaro and they were pretty fucking amazing CBs. He won several aerial duels in both of his previous games and it hasn’t been a problem this season. The kid is 18, of course there’s room for improvement physically. Garcia is very intelligent, good on the ball and a fantastic passer already at 18. He was also telling Rodri where to position himself and has done that to Otamendi several times when they’ve been playing together in the cups. He’s an immense talent, end off
 
MCFC ISRAEL said:
The only reason he plays is because Otamendi.He ia definitely not ready to play regularly in city. I can bring you dozens of examples of players who were in Barcelona or the u21 national team and considered the next thing and today they retired from football or play ln a second division. I don't understand why you all attack me, I think he doesn't have the physical qualities to be a CB in the Premier League .
Tell me I'm wrong
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You’re wrong.
 
Great to know we have a solid option there who can rotate with Fern and Nico.
 
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