Otamendi

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.A. said:
The closest thing to Cannavaro I've seen.

It is conceivable that this time next summer we will have realised that none of our current 4 central defenders are good enough for an elite club; Demichelis will be closer to 40 than 30, Kompany can't afford another mediocre season, Mangala is seemingly too chaotic to be relied on, and Denayer has never had to defend against quality opposition regularly, so it could be that he isn't quite up to it and he may prove to be a better right back/midfielder anchor.

If we can get this fella for £10-£15m with the rest of his value neutralised by the money owed on Negredo, we should because as it stands we lack a player who loves the simple art of defending, ala Terry and Vidic.

If we sort the defence out, we win the title back, and probably advance Europe; the fact Joe Hart has consistently been our MOTM in the Champions League over the past 4 years shows that we have just simply aren't good enough at the back.

Even VK at his peak cost us games at that level; ducking under Ronaldo's last minute shot against Real away, then losing Messi so Demichelis had to bring him down against Barca at home in 2013/14 prove that he isn't quite top draw. Looking at Pique against us last year, widely regarded as overrated defensively, yet he looked a class above Kompany in every regard.

We need something different moving forward, and Otamendi would be a good place to start.
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Bit harsh that
 
domalino said:
People say this but I wonder how much you actually watched them?

Also since Otamendi has since gone on to be recognised as an incredible CB and put in MOTM performances shutting out Messi and Real Madrid while Manga has struggled, perhaps it was Otamendi who made Mangala look good by mopping up all his mistakes.

Not to mention Mangala was 21/22 - so there was a lot of hype just because of his young age.
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He tackled Messi a few times, very well, but was too short of pace to get in a block in when Barca scored. Bilbao's cb tackled Messi quite a lot the other night.

As for shutting out Real Madrid, he was left floundering when they got a pen (which they missed) & was bitched by Pepe in the air for the corner which they scored from.

I don't know who started these stories, but there have been exaggerations made re his performances in Spain. He has clearly done well there, but not as outstanding as some suggest, & it is not the Premier League.

Hopefuly he can adapt, but it is by no means certain he will be as effective here.
 
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