Otamendi

[Tricky Dickys Right Foot Shot]

Didn't mean to be quite so negative about this deal earlier just a bit gutted Denayer won't get a chance and looks like he will be leaving as I rate him massively. No need for the insults though.

Anyway, no doubting Otamendi is one of a few genuinely class CBs and the battle between him and Mangala will be fascinating.

I certainly hope Otamendi has to fight for his place and Mangala Isnt dropped as that would be a kick in the teeth for him.

Denayer will get his chance if they think he's good enough, if they didn't think he was good enough they would have shipped him off along with Rekik.

Let's be honest Boyata got his fair share of chances, one was more than enough!

 

[Neville Kneville]

No professional player worth his sal;t wants to be on the bench, but with squad rotation it has to be. Many have said there are enough games to go round, the extra competition will no doubt get the best out of all the centre backs. If you are on the pitch and not performing there will be someone to take your place, maybe this was missing to some extent last year.

Unless Pellegrini is going to rotate, one of Kompany, Otamendi or Mangala would have to go in the next year or so. I presume he is going to try & juggle all 3.

 

[hgblue]

I think this view is somewhat outdated.

To compete to win in 4 competitions, we need proper cover for each and every player on the park.

I expect each of Kompany/Mangala/Otamendi to get lots of playing time during the course of the next 9 months, and either DeMichelis or Denayer to be there as a back up option if needed.

I agree. I really think City fans need to stop writing down their first choice starting eleven and then thinking everyone else is on the scrapheap. This is a squad game now more than ever and players and fans need to understand this. I can well remember the panic on here when Kompany picked up an injury in training last season before the Liverpool game, well now there's no need to panic. Plenty of games to go around, there'll be injuries, there'll be suspensions and there'll be clever rest and rotation so our centre backs will remain fresh. Cracking signing this.

 

[ojeme]

It's quiet ironic we've actually stated Mangala is not being replaced..

Nobody has said Mangs is being replaced. Otamendi would have to prove himself to earn a place ahead of Mangs. Valencia would have prefered Mangs going the other way which we didn't seem to agree to and this tells me something - mangala is very much important at the club

 

[TonyM]

Well, you say none of us, but there's plenty of rags lurking around here, so if any of you lot are reading this, would you like us to lend you some rope?

Even those poor feckers. Lets just have a nice quiet night.

 

[mosssideblue]

Looking at his stats it seems he has been a late developer. His international career only really taking off over the last year.

From the City angle having spent 32 mill on a CB last year we weren't expecting to shell out the same amount a year later. Admission that Mangala has been a failure?

Are you on the WU?

 

[SWP's back]

Don't know why you think having Mangala on the bench is somehow funny.

No-one can blame Txiki or City for wanting to sort the defence out after last year, so buying Otamendi makes sense.

But the Mangala experiment has failed. You don't spend that much on a defender only to buy a replacement a year later.

I think you're funny.

You are meant to be joking aren't you?

 

[Rammyblues]

Unless Pellegrini is going to rotate, one of Kompany, Otamendi or Mangala would have to go in the next year or so. I presume he is going to try & juggle all 3.

Pellers is paid plenty to solve those problems. Of course as alluded to should at some stage feel it appropriate to have three centre backs that might change things slightly.

 

[vonksbignose]

I agree. I really think City fans need to stop writing down their first choice starting eleven and then thinking everyone else is on the scrapheap. This is a squad game now more than ever and players and fans need to understand this. I can well remember the panic on here when Kompany picked up an injury in training last season before the Liverpool game, well now there's no need to panic. Plenty of games to go around, there'll be injuries, there'll be suspensions and there'll be clever rest and rotation so our centre backs will remain fresh. Cracking signing this.

It must be a Cheadle thing hgblue!

I'm just up the road from you in Cheadle Hulme, so we've obviously got our heads screwed on in this neck of the woods!

 

[SWP's back]

'No oxygen'. Hilarious, Stony. Fucking hell. Why not tell me to kill myself, since we're being immature and everything?

I'm guessing you react to everything badly fella?

He was taking the piss.