Otamendi

[TonyM]

If anything, I would expect us to keep and further develop Managala. To make way, I could see Martin taking a back seat. Irrespective of injuries, there are more than enough games in the season to keep everyone happy.

You are a very sensible and intelligent poster to write such good sense. Long way of saying ...I agree. :-)

 

[TonyM]

Don't know if its true but MDM is apparently staying in a hotel, seems strange if true. Maybe has plans to move on.

If he was sleeping in his car it might be more likely.

 

[jay_mcfc]

MDM has been a good player for us but I'd be more than happy for him to go and us replace him with Otamendi. Three quality centre backs and a youngster are not too many to have and all will have plenty of games as the season progresses. Otamendi is a very good play, by far the best at Valencia. Their fans will be gutted to see him leave.

 

[Calv_from_the_frog]

As it stands, if we sign Otamendi it'll be particularly with an eye on the CL knockout stages, to play 3-5-2 (or 5-3-2, however you wish to view it) :



...................................Hart

..................Kompany...Mangala...Otamendi

...Zabaleta............................................. Kolarov

....................Toure..........Fernandinho

...Silva...................................................Sterling

.................................Aguero



Considerably lessens the defensive duties (and so negates the risk) attached if we choose to / have to play Kolarov.........

 

[Matty]

MDM has been a good player for us but I'd be more than happy for him to go and us replace him with Otamendi. Three quality centre backs and a youngster are not too many to have and all will have plenty of games as the season progresses. Otamendi is a very good play, by far the best at Valencia. Their fans will be gutted to see him leave.

Yeah, regardless of how well Demichelis has played over the last 18 months there's no escaping the fact he'll be 35 at some stage during this season. He's clearly got a very short shelf life as a City centre half and if it's possible to replace him with someone as good as Otamendi, who is entering his prime years as a centre half and is a regular Argentinian international, then we'd been foolish to let it slide. If it ends up scuppering United's chances of improving greatly at centre half into the bargain then all the better for it.

 

[kupest]

Set to be left out of the playoff against Monaco
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892...from-champions-league-clash-amid?ICID=HP_BN_2

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Tolmie has said there is something with this guy.

After Tolmie's post.....wonder how long before this Anonymous fella tweets summat?

 

[Stephenhakin]

After Tolmie's post.....wonder how long before this Anonymous fella tweets summat?

You're probably right mate though for some reason either stupidity or desperation I actually think he know's something.

 

[BlueDejong]

Otamendi output is very close. We see it now in

 

[kaz7]

They in an hour yesterday lol

 

[domalino]

Tolmie said that there is something to this, and that Mangala is mooted for a possible move the other way.

I know this would be an unpopular view, but it is conceivable that Txiki thinks that Otamendi is a better player than Mangala. The other relevant issue is the age of Demichelis, and Vinny's tendency to break down with injuries.

So it me I can see the sense to this, and if it meant Mangala going the other way then I personally wouldn't have a problem with that. I am stil not convinced that Mangala is the right player for our European adventures this season.

If anything, I would expect us to keep and further develop Managala. To make way, I could see Martin taking a back seat. Irrespective of injuries, there are more than enough games in the season to keep everyone happy.

Tolmie didn't say Mangala was going the other way.

He said he'd heard the Otamendi stuff had substance from his source.

Then he said it was quite interesting that Mangala, another Mendes client was mooted for the switch. He wasn't suggesting that came from his source, that was just a passing observation.

Demi is the obvious person to leave.

And while I'm happy with our current 4, there's no denying that Vinny, Otamendi, Mangala, Denayer would be as strong as anything out there and with their ages 29, 27, 24, 20 - we'd be all set at CB for the forseeable future.

 

[Stephenhakin]

They in an hour yesterday lol

In English? ;-)

 

[CitizenTID]

As it stands, if we sign Otamendi it'll be particularly with an eye on the CL knockout stages, to play 3-5-2 (or 5-3-2, however you wish to view it) :



...................................Hart

..................Kompany...Mangala...Otamendi

...Zabaleta............................................. Kolarov

....................Toure..........Fernandinho

...Silva...................................................Sterling

.................................Aguero



Considerably lessens the defensive duties (and so negates the risk) attached if we choose to / have to play Kolarov.........

I like it.

 

[Salfordian Blue]

I like it.

It's my preferred Fifa formation, so I like it too.

Disclaimer: I'm shit at Fifa.

 

[LittleEgg]

MDM making his mover to river plate early then...if not now january?

 

[bojinov29]

 

[Jacob Smith]

No thanks

 

[Gundogan's Moustache]

Gut feeling is he's coming now and Mangala will go the other way

We can't have one of

Our skipper
The most expensive defender in English football
The second most expensive defender In English football

Sitting on the bench every other week

 

[BlueDejong]

MANGALA: is the name that is on the table to get loan when the transaction finally closed VCF-MCFC

Loan.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

No thanks

could be a goer if it is a loan gives dennayer game time and improves mangala for game time.