Inigo Martinez

[KCblue]

If we sign up at least we can go to town on Princess Bride references.

It would be quite the Silva lining

 

[dachoosen1]

Seems a low fee in today's mental market I just don't think we need him with kompany stones and otamendi all expecting to start and tosin there as cover.

 

[Wolfkin]

Not sure Tosin will be here come the end of the window.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

If we're going to sign another CB then let's sign a solid defender that reads the game well rather than another ball-playing CB.

Ideally a centerback signing would have both of those attributes, no use in getting someone who only has one of those.

 

[Hungarian blue]

Don't know whether he is good enough, but we have a lack of left footed defenders now (only Mendy), so if he is good, then it would make sense. :)

 

[Shads]

Don't know whether he is good enough, but we have a lack of left footed defenders now (only Mendy), so if he is good, then it would make sense. :)

Mangala is left footed and Danilo is genuinely two footed.

 

[St.Pauli support]

Mangala is left footed and Danilo is genuinely two footed.

I also tend to welcome a physical player like Mangala in PL. But it seems Pep has a different view. He would have someone like Hummels maybe.
Which is fine as well as that means we will soon have a new left CB better than Mangala.

 

[blueparrot]

I also tend to welcome a physical player like Mangala in PL. But it seems Pep has a different view. He would have someone like Hummels maybe.
Which is fine as well as that means we will soon have a new left CB better than Mangala.

I tend not to remember goals against us so genuine question. Did we concede many goals last season from being bullied in the box or from headers ? My overriding impression was getting done for pace on breakaways. I think the fullbacks will solve a lot of our defensive problems.

 

[pavelsrnicek]

I tend not to remember goals against us so genuine question. Did we concede many goals last season from being bullied in the box or from headers ? My overriding impression was getting done for pace on breakaways. I think the fullbacks will solve a lot of our defensive problems.

Our defence was bullied by both Lukaku and Costa last season off the top of my head, though they weren't headers more holding off defenders.

 

[St.Pauli support]

I tend not to remember goals against us so genuine question. Did we concede many goals last season from being bullied in the box or from headers ? My overriding impression was getting done for pace on breakaways. I think the fullbacks will solve a lot of our defensive problems.

You might be right regarding fullbacks.
I was heading to Kompany being a risk (hopefully not!), Kola gone and Ota/Stones not being comfortable as a left CB
and thus not the best option of a pairing.
We will see soon if Pep is happy with our left CB options or not.