I agree that somewhere inside Stones there is a great centre back but clearly his head is messed up.People are presuming its Stones that will move on -they are probably right but remember there have been links about Garcia to Barca.
For me as good as Garcia is on the ball he is far too slow to play in a high line even though he reads the game very well. This was exposed in the semi final in a foot race against Aubamayang most recently and would be by other teams as well.
The bigger quesion if this was true however is could Pep and the coaches get Stones back on track? We know there is an excellent footbaling centre half in there somewhere. His head has gone (for whatever reason) and the injuries have really set him back but with the injuries i think he can overcome them. He looks like he is one of those players that has a good level of natural fitness even though he has picked up injuries (or have they been an excuse for something else?)
He is a young player with great potential however already in his brief cameo’s the way he gets caught out of the line and lack of awareness of his link to the other centre half tells me he has quite a way to go.In all fairness to Garcia he was perfectly positioned to play Aubamayang offside if I remember correctly, Mendy who could see straight across the line dropped too deep playing him onside. Hardly Garcia's fault.
In all fairness to Garcia he was perfectly positioned to play Aubamayang offside if I remember correctly, Mendy who could see straight across the line dropped too deep playing him onside. Hardly Garcia's fault.
He is a young player with great potential however already in his brief cameo’s the way he gets caught out of the line and lack of awareness of his link to the other centre half tells me he has quite a way to go.
Not sure I agree with this
He does not play left back in the same way at least as Zinchenko does Zinchenko could play CDM as he does for Ukraine Ake could not Zincheko started out further forward as like CAM Ake could not do that They have completely different abilities.
Unless we change formation I do not think Ake will play left back like Zincheko does
Absolutely, but people have lost their heads because Ake plays for Bournemouth.Ake and Koulibaly would be a definite upgrade on Stones and Ota.
we don’t need to sell them for a decent price, we just need to sell them.
Otamendi has been value for us, now he’s 32 and won’t fetch a good fee. The time to sell him was after the centurion season, we didn’t so I wouldn’t mind letting him go for free given his high wages.
Stones hasn’t been value but at least he’s younger and homegrown. We should be able to get £20m+.
Otamendi either to Napoli, or more likely Valencia, and Stones to Arsenal, IMO.
Ake is an obvious signing to make. I wonder why it didn't happen 12 months ago?
Yeah idk Napoli just spent like 80 mil on a player I think. Pretty sure they can scrounge up some euros for Otamendi.Both broke. As a part exchange though, possibly to sweeten a deal for their players we are after.
I beg to differ. Laporte being the exception, all our other defenders; Walker, Stones and Mendy are equally if not more guilty than Garcia of that. Arsenal was the perfect example; Walker at fault for the first and Mendy for the second.He is a young player with great potential however already in his brief cameo’s the way he gets caught out of the line and lack of awareness of his link to the other centre half tells me he has quite a way to go.
You don't if the defence holds its line properly or you take up a good starting position. Prevention is better than cure.You need to be able to out run the attacker to be in our defence.
Both broke. As a part exchange though, possibly to sweeten a deal for their players we are after.
Say it as often as you like, it still doesn't necessarily mean you're correctNot good enough for City but would walk into a rag team, said it before, too much of a poser.
Otamendi may yet have sale value, if included as part of a Torres team. I'd also think an italian team would go for him too.