Nicolas Otamendi 2015/16 performances

At times he's been an utter liability. He's incapable of staying on his feet and the sight of him floundering on his arse whilst a player skips past him has been an all too frequent one.
You forget the amount of times he's playing people onside to.
I agree, he's a goalkeepers nightmare as most attackers go through 1 on 1 or fill the gap he consistently leaves.

As for his passing out of defence and carrying it out, he's made loads of errors thinking he's Xavi on the ball, notably nearly costing us a goal against PSG.
It's awful to see. how many silly diagonal passes does he attempt? unfortunately I can see him staying. I can't see him improving much. he'll only ever look good a long side someone who can talk him through the game and for his age and supposed ability it's just not good enough.
 
You forget the amount of times he's playing people onside to.

It's awful to see. how many silly diagonal passes does he attempt? unfortunately I can see him staying. I can't see him improving much. he'll only ever look good a long side someone who can talk him through the game and for his age and supposed ability it's just not good enough.


It's obvious you don't like him, so if he is here next year its because the best manager in the world might differ
 
It's obvious you don't like him, so if he is here next year its because the best manager in the world might differ
yes, one of the only city players I've never had time for. 30+mil on a CB who can't get the fundamentals of defending right. could've spent that money on a cm and kept Denayer he couldn't have preformed any worse. If he stays I hope he proves me wrong.
 
yes, one of the only city players I've never had time for. 30+mil on a CB who can't get the fundamentals of defending right. could've spent that money on a cm and kept Denayer he couldn't have preformed any worse. If he stays I hope he proves me wrong.
gen question. Whats your view on Sterling ?
 
You forget the amount of times he's playing people onside to.

It's awful to see. how many silly diagonal passes does he attempt? unfortunately I can see him staying. I can't see him improving much. he'll only ever look good a long side someone who can talk him through the game and for his age and supposed ability it's just not good enough.

If he does stay, I doubt it will be a case of him playing all the time unless he improves so it's up to Pep either way.
 
yes, one of the only city players I've never had time for. 30+mil on a CB who can't get the fundamentals of defending right. could've spent that money on a cm and kept Denayer he couldn't have preformed any worse. If he stays I hope he proves me wrong.
Do you not think he has struggled because of the pathetic midfield this season,thought this was easy for anyone to see !
 
Because we never pressed with any thought (as in, there was no plan to when or who pressed at any time) he continually ran into midfield to cover for the player who decided to press on his own. This lead to a gap in defence and it made him look shite when in reality it was just through a sheer lack of leadership and a plan from the manager.

He's the best tackler I've ever seen. The way he reads the play and times some of those tackles is outstandingly good. He just needs proper guidance and a plan and he'll be a good defender.

He's not a good passer of the ball though. That needs to improve a lot!
 
Do you not think he has struggled because of the pathetic midfield this season,thought this was easy for anyone to see !
I would say that. But being on his arse half the game isn't the mids fault. He can't hold the line either. He's either playing people on side or leaving giant gaps in behind.
 
I would say that. But being on his arse half the game isn't the mids fault. He can't hold the line either. He's either playing people on side or leaving giant gaps in behind.
No but constant pressure on the defence is the midfields fault and that fuckin piss poor system the manager has been adopting .I guarantee you he will be here next season and a regular in the team.
 
Too small for a prem CB ( even Shane Long Beasted him) and too rash in the tackle .Was our best player in madrid tho , so maybe he should go back to spain . Not for me Beaky.
 
No but constant pressure on the defence is the midfields fault and that fuckin piss poor system the manager has been adopting .I guarantee you he will be here next season and a regular in the team.
I can agree with you on the system part caused the defence a lot problems. But he does play like a kid in his first ever game that's watched to many youtube highlights.
 

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