MCC
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Sleep easy lads. Martin is practicing his off side trap in his sleep.
Ray78 said:He will be here for two season. The only thing that will end his stay earlier is if Manuel Pellegrini leaves at the end of this season (which is highly unlikely imho) or both the player or our current manager judges that he can no longer handle the physical demands of playing at a high level.
Puppet Master Silva said:It's hard not to love him with the criticism he's taken and how he's bounced back. The way some imbecilic pundits were talking about him was as if was a terrible defender and didn't ever have the ability to make it in the Prem, before you write someone off completely you need to actually look at a players career because everywhere he's gone he's been a success. And now I'm absolutely chuffed for him to be turning it around at such a crucial time for us. His positioning in terms of playing a strong defensive line and catching people offside is second to none.
He's the player we would have had had we been able to afford Van Buyten.lasereyes said:Puppet Master Silva said:It's hard not to love him with the criticism he's taken and how he's bounced back. The way some imbecilic pundits were talking about him was as if was a terrible defender and didn't ever have the ability to make it in the Prem, before you write someone off completely you need to actually look at a players career because everywhere he's gone he's been a success. And now I'm absolutely chuffed for him to be turning it around at such a crucial time for us. His positioning in terms of playing a strong defensive line and catching people offside is second to none.
A lot of "pundits" still call him a weak link - clearly haven't watched his last dozen games+. Nothing but admiration for the way he has been able to rebound. And agree 100% with your comment on the offside trap. He knows how to organize a defence.