Matthijs de Ligt

[Tevez City]

I like the player & will be happy if we sign him, but do we really needs him ?

How many CBs does any club need ?

We already have 5 when we only needs 4.

Fernandinho can cover there, and he always do well.

And we spent +30m on Danilo to cover RB, LB. He might be trained to be 5th/6th choice CB. ( Remember Kolarov and how well he played there)

 

[BusterPhillips]

I like the player & will be happy if we sign him, but do we really needs him ?

How many CBs does any club need ?

We already have 5 when we only needs 4.

Fernandinho can cover there, and he always do well.

And we spent +30m on Danilo to cover RB, LB. He might be trained to be 5th/6th choice CB. ( Remember Kolarov and how well he played there)

It's widely reported that Ota will leave in the summer and as yet Kompanys contract also expires this summer.. that would leave us with Stones, Laporte and Mangala...

 

[merz]

signing him would be a big statement. the born leader we are trying to find in john. his build and natural strength are very impressive.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

 

[Sergio<3]

Here we go!! Damn I've missed this

 

[pavelsrnicek]

So no De Ligt. Assumed he was off to Barca.

 

[domalino]

He fits the bill of replacing Stones or Laporte for me, not Kompany or Otamendi.

If either of those two go, we are looking for an occasional starter imo, maybe an older player not a young70 mil player.

I disagree with this. I think De Ligt is a natural leader, which means he can replace Otamendi or Kompany in the way that Stones, Laporte can't.

You watch the way he's carried that Ajax side and he's their talismanic leader, the Puyol/Kompany/Terry/Ramos figure. He organises and controls his teammates, he scores big goals (Spurs, Juventus, Feyenoord in the cup semi), he's calm when everyone else is panicking, he takes on responsibility to stop the oppositions big players - in the Juve game he was virtually tackling through his own players to stop Ronaldo at times.

I don't think he'll sign for us, but I think the difference between him and all the other big, young CB signings recently - Pavard, Kehrer, Stones, Laporte, Hernandez - none of them have been leaders like De Ligt is.

 

[BlueBrain]

Come on mate!!! Give us some more than that

 

[Neville Kneville]

I disagree with this. I think De Ligt is a natural leader, which means he can replace Otamendi or Kompany in the way that Stones, Laporte can't.

You watch the way he's carried that Ajax side and he's their talismanic leader, the Puyol/Kompany/Terry/Ramos figure. He organises and controls his teammates, he scores big goals (Spurs, Juventus, Feyenoord in the cup semi), he's calm when everyone else is panicking, he takes on responsibility to stop the oppositions big players - in the Juve game he was virtually tackling through his own players to stop Ronaldo at times.

I don't think he'll sign for us, but I think the difference between him and all the other big, young CB signings recently - Pavard, Kehrer, Stones, Laporte, Hernandez - none of them have been leaders like De Ligt is.

If he is a natural leader who can replace Kompany or Otamendi, then he is effectively replacing Stones or Laporte, as he will be the player picked, not the 3rd or 4th choice.

So we will spend 70 mil or more on a cb, to start.

Not our priority imo.

 

[domalino]

If he is a natural leader who can replace Kompany or Otamendi, then he is effectively replacing Stones or Laporte, as he will be the player picked, not the 3rd or 4th choice.

So we will spend 70 mil or more on a cb, to start.

Not our priority imo.

I think Pep's lost faith in Stones, personally.

3 years under Pep and he's still not established himself as a first choice player.