Let's be honest, if we are playing Barcelona tommorow, will you be comfortable playing Mangala, I bet most people would have been happy if this deal was done 3 weeks ago when we were losing to Madrid and Stuttgart. We are signing a defender that had 2 good games against Messi last season and in the Spanish team of the year. Name a better defender available in the market. It's no surprise that Madrid are after him. I saw him at Copa America earlier, he was fantastic with Demichelis. Yes Mangala has started well but we are signing an upgrade. Better for him to go on loan and get more experience than rot on the bench. Looks a good deal in my opinion.
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Otamendi
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RichardDunneOwnGoal
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Probably because you seem so pissed off with both Otamendi & the club for having the audacity to do the deal.
The frustration is in the lack of faith being shown to Mangala, what kind of message does this send to him?
He's hitting form, looking settled after a difficult year, looking to be forming a solid partnership with Vinnie - and now we want to exchange him for the latest 'must have' centre half?
Look at that from his perspective, it must be baffling.
Otamendi is a lad he played alongside at Porto, both were available in 2014, we pipped for Mangala at more than 30 mil, and Valencia took in Otamendi for £8m.
Now after Mangala had one difficult year, and Otamendi a good one, we're more or less making an admission we signed the wrong player.
How can that not be puzzling?
That's not to even mention that there's no guarantee Otamendi would settle in immediately. Could you imagine if he had a year like Mangala's last season adapting here, and Mangala continued his recent form in Spain and had a breakthrough season?
We'd look foolish in the extreme, and we'd be weaker for it. There'd be no guarantee we wouldn't have upset Mangala as well, and he wouldn't look for a move.
I see the benefits to signing Otamendi, as others have pointed out, but I can't escape the negatives to it, potential and otherwise, they're absolutely glarling.
zeven
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I cannot comprehend the magnitude of stupidity this is. sending Mangala on loan not only unsettle the squad, the partnership with Kompany. im upset very upset.
That's Mangala staying thenGuillaume Ballague tweeting Mangala is going the other way, ffs.
tolmie's hairdoo
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Mangala staying though tolm?
I was told the other day that Mendes was proposing this but nobody I spoke to today seemed to know about Mangala leaving.
Lopes would seem plausible and much more acceptable in my opinion.
Gundogan's Moustache
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Anything on KDB?It's been a good day. Costing us about £4m when all cheques and balances are paid.
Valencia seem to be having issues with FFP.
yeah whatever !!
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Ok then, we send him on loan for a year...then what!! we bring him back to do what excactly??Let's be honest, if we are playing Barcelona tommorow, will you be comfortable playing Mangala, I bet most people would have been happy if this deal was done 3 weeks ago when we were losing to Madrid and Stuttgart. We are signing a defender that had 2 good games against Messi last season and in the Spanish team of the year. Name a better defender available in the market. It's no surprise that Madrid are after him. I saw him at Copa America earlier, he was fantastic with Demichelis. Yes Mangala has started well but we are signing an upgrade. Better for him to go on loan and get more experience than rot on the bench. Looks a good deal in my opinion.
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