It's an analogy. Not a direct comparison. Managers often bring in a player comfortable with the system. Always have and always will. He can't be worse than Lescott, so he'll have an impact immediately.Gaylord du Bois said:Yes I did. Are you really comparing him to Patrick Vieira? So we've bought him as a defensive coach firstly and a player second? Sorry but Im not buying that. If he's to make an impact within our set up it has to be on the pitch as a player otherwise the players won't have trust in him for starters,taconinja said:Did you just seriously ask that question? Training. Just like Patrick Vieira helped getting everyone on the same page with Mancini's system. Kompany already can play well in Pellegrini's system, and so can Nastasic. When one of them goes out, you need someone to step in and be on the same page.Gaylord du Bois said:If he's not a regular then how the feck is he going to help anyone get on page?