Martin Demichelis (continued)

[herrock]

I am beginning to think that we don't need to be held to ransom in buying mangala or benatia. With the signing of Fernando, the centre halves should be less exposed to quick counter attacks. With Nasty hopefully back to form, a good pre season for Boyata and Rekik, we might be ok.

 

[City_Sean]

Dont care what anyone days, he's brilliant.

 

[Wilf Wild 1937]

I am beginning to think that we don't need to be held to ransom in buying mangala or benatia. With the signing of Fernando, the centre halves should be less exposed to quick counter attacks. With Nasty hopefully back to form, a good pre season for Boyata and Rekik, we might be ok.

Unless we play a high line then Kompany, MDM, Nasty & Rekik with Sagna & Boyata as cover if necessary is certainly good enough for the PL.
For the CL I think we need better but given next year's squad restrictions how realistic is the CL anyway? Put the £30m plus Yaya's
transfer fee to reshaping the team to play without Yaya and prioritise the PL.

 

[St Helens Blue (Exiled)]

Didn't manage to watch the game,how did he do?

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

I am beginning to think that we don't need to be held to ransom in buying mangala or benatia. With the signing of Fernando, the centre halves should be less exposed to quick counter attacks. With Nasty hopefully back to form, a good pre season for Boyata and Rekik, we might be ok.

hmmm.... lets not get carried away.

 

[Wilf Wild 1937]

Didn't manage to watch the game,how did he do?

He played well. In the commentary both him & Garay were rarely mentioned. I always think if CHs are rarely noticed it means
that they are having a crackin game! Holding midfielders are the same, at his best Gareth Barry went largely unnoticed.

 

[Kippaxgirl]

Have to say I didn't recognize Demichelis right away because of his new haircut. I was looking for the player with flowing locks, not short back and side. (I actually like the new look). Anyway, I thought he was brilliant during the game and the right side of the D was totally strong with both Zaba and Demichelis. In a way I hope they get the Netherlands in the semi so they can school that arrogant prick Robben. What a dick!

 

[bennyboy]

Didn't manage to watch the game,how did he do?

Played well bar one shocker of a pass straight to the opposition.Luckily his luck has changed, pre Barcelona that would have led to a goal.

 

[Wilf Wild 1937]

Didn't manage to watch the game,how did he do?

Played well bar one shocker of a pass straight to the opposition.Luckily his luck has changed, pre Barcelona that would have led to a goal.

LOL. Very true. The fickle hand of fortune and all that.

 

[BigOscar]

Formed a good partnership with Garay, both know how to hold a good line and were more than comfortable dealing with the aimless long balls that Belgium lobbed up. Both bullied Origi in the first half, not letting him control it and turn. Nearly threw away all his good work in injury time though, after reacting slowly to a Lukaku run, then compounding it with a poor recovery tackle that gave Lukaku a great chance of leveling the game. Much better than Fernandez though, so should start the semi

 

[Corky]

Did a lot better than Kompany to be fair, who was fouling him at a corner.

 

[sir baconface]

Did a lot better than Kompany to be fair, who was fouling him at a corner.

Dirty bastard.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Well done Martin. Only saw the second half but he looked solid and calm on the ball.

Good news for us that we are helping to re-launch players international careers like Fern and Demichelis

 

[Mr HJ]

Well done Martin. Only saw the second half but he looked solid and calm on the ball.

Good news for us that we are helping to re-launch players international careers like Fern and Demichelis

Excellent post - It will help as apparently we are also ruining the careers of young English players!!! Martin is a class act who will give us the ability to let our captain and new CB rest - too many times we have had to play players through injuries - so for such a small investment we have a man who is still international quality and can easily play 20 games this coming season.

 

[sir baconface]

We should get one more season at the top out of him.

That would allow a successor to be eased in or even delayed if there was a pressing reason.

Not seen Mangala but - from all accounts - someone like him might benefit from being the understudy for a few months.

 

[eastmanc]

He is a very good player. We'll done Martin you deserved your chance and took it. Could be we might have three World Cup winners in our team come the start of the new season.

 

[TommoCTID]

Well done Martin. Only saw the second half but he looked solid and calm on the ball.

Good news for us that we are helping to re-launch players international careers like Fern and Demichelis

+1 A really likeable character and a perfect example of how to change previous negatives into positives, really happy for him, well done Martin.

 

[SWP's back]

He is a very good player. We'll done Martin you deserved your chance and took it. Could be we might have three World Cup winners in our team come the start of the new season.

Four surely.

 

[Ric]

He is a very good player. We'll done Martin you deserved your chance and took it. Could be we might have three World Cup winners in our team come the start of the new season.

Four surely.

Five surely?

 

[SWP's back]

He is a very good player. We'll done Martin you deserved your chance and took it. Could be we might have three World Cup winners in our team come the start of the new season.

Four surely.

Five surely?

You got me, Navas?