Nicolas Otamendi - 2016/17 performances

[bluemike]

Well I don't know about you, but I missed this guy today.

Really?
That is one name I dread seeing on the team sheet.

 

[ojeme]

I think from Pep's POV our defense is complete shit and there isn't anything he can do to 'sort it out' so he's fine with Otamendi's hyper aggressive/high variance style. We missed him out there today. If we going to play three at the back vs a deadly counter attacking team you need nico out there to make those wild/hyper aggressive/last ditch effort tackles IMO. Nico gets more stick than Stones and AK but he's easily the most valuable. Call me crazy but I think he's the most important player on
the squad. We've picked up 3 points in
the 5 matches he's missed and we were lucky to get 3 points v sunderland.

Couldn't agree more. If Otto had made a tiny fraction of Stones' defensive errors/sloppiness yesterday, he'd be slated without end on BM. Yes we can always say Stones is still learning but surely at some point we've got to ask ourselves the hard question: are we really signing the right players? We talk about potential and we continue to hope that Stones, Sane, Sterling (to an extent) come good. I know this issue for another thread but at some point, we surely need
to be pragmatic and less sentimental about our buys.

 

[ADegenerate]

Really?
That is one name I dread seeing on the team sheet.

It shouldn't be. Dating back to last year with him out.. L L D W D D L. Seems important to me.

 

[ojeme]

Really?
That is one name I dread seeing on the team sheet.

Matey, I think he's the better option amongst the lot and I make no bones about that.

 

[bluemike]

I just dont rate him as a player at all.
(The shit beard doesn't help either)

 

[Neville Kneville]

Totally agree. He was sorley missed yesterday and would have at least attemted to thwart their play as opposed to the non tackling Stones and Kolarov.

He would probably have prevented the first goal, but so would John OShea or Shawcross, or Steve Howey, or (whisper it) Mangala.

Doesn't make any of them any good. Just shows how badly the 3 given the job performed.

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

I just dont rate him as a player at all.
(The shit beard doesn't help either)

I think yesterday highlighted that he's our best defender, as scary as that might be to some people.

Less of the personal insults please ;-)

 

[mosssideblue]

Really?
That is one name I dread seeing on the team sheet.

Surprised to here that as he is currently the only real defender we have

He would probably have prevented the first goal, but so would John OShea or Shawcross, or Steve Howey, or (whisper it) Mangala.

Doesn't make any of them any good. Just shows how badly the 3 given the job performed.

I just couldn,t believe Ko.larov didn,t take him out before he got in the box(or even attemt to)

 

[sir baconface]

Less of the personal insults please ;-)

Get yer tats out fer the lads.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Really?
That is one name I dread seeing on the team sheet.

Wow you've narrowed it down to just one !