Player Topic: Nicolas Otamendi (2015/16)

[without a dream]

Hate to say it but him vs. Bolasie this weekend has got red card written all over it.

I agree, I'd go for Maffeo. Palace have so many quick tricky players that you can't be throwing yourself into tackles.

 

[middleton___blue]

Have a feeling that he will fill in for Sagna at weekend. Playing away to palace in their current form isn't the best place to make your debut, though.

 

[BillyShears]

I agree, I'd go for Maffeo. Palace have so many quick tricky players that you can't be throwing yourself into tackles.

I wouldn't. Maffeo would be an even more disastrous a selection as he's just a young kid. Away at Palace isn't where you throw a kid in because if it doesn't go well, which it has the potential to up against someone like Bolasie, you risk ruining his confidence far too early in his PL career.

 

[IanBishopsHaircut]

I wouldn't. Maffeo would be an even more disastrous a selection as he's just a young kid. Away at Palace isn't where you throw a kid in because if it doesn't go well, which it has the potential to up against someone like Bolasie, you risk ruining his confidence far too early in his PL career.

Totally Agree..As if Pellers will play Maffeo at the weekend when he already has options...Wouldn't surprise me if Mangala was pushed out wide and Nik comes into the central role

Elaquim certainly has the pace for the RB position

 

[City_Sean]

Imo he has another problem too, in that if you were to show the only decent highlight of last night's match, it's when he won two tackles in succession, but as on quite a few fanboy vids, the second tackle was technically two footed in a kind of stamping motion. Not dangerous at all & gets the ball cleanly, but do that to Rooney or Diego Costa, & you are likely to end up with a red card as they chuck themselves over.

Not sure he will get away with it at all & it's one of his favourite tackles.

To be fair I've noticed that, and in this league with the likes of Rooney, they'll ref the game and ensure he gets sent off. Needs to try and stamp that out.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Yep, I clocked that, particularly in one of his games vs Barca. He does that in a big game and he's gone, I don't think you could complain too much either as even if he's not endangering a player as soon as you take both feet off the ground the refs looking to punish you.

I suppose there will be a point when he does it & then we will find out, if refs are going to allow it or not. He seemed to get away with it quite a lot in Spain.

I just can't see Clattenburg etc letting it go. But if one does, then the rest might follow. I don't think there is any malice in it at all, but it leaves him open to the whims of a ref.

 

[Rolee]

Totally Agree..As if Pellers will play Maffeo at the weekend when he already has options...Wouldn't surprise me if Mangala was pushed out wide and Nik comes into the central role

Elaquim certainly has the pace for the RB position

A left footed centre back at right full? Genius!

 

[Neville Kneville]

I just hope Sagna is fit.

None of these options is any good at all. Safest one is Maffeo imo, but that's still a huge gamble. The rest though are truly terrifying.

 

[IanBishopsHaircut]

A left footed centre back at right full? Genius!

I don't think it generally matters these days...plenty of wrong footed players fill in positions all over the pitch...if you're a good footballer you adapt

 

[without a dream]

I wouldn't. Maffeo would be an even more disastrous a selection as he's just a young kid. Away at Palace isn't where you throw a kid in because if it doesn't go well, which it has the potential to up against someone like Bolasie, you risk ruining his confidence far too early in his PL career.

It would be far from an ideal debut but the kid has balls. I think he'd do ok but if he didn't he'd only be inspired to work harder imo. It's not going to happen anyway not a chance Pellers take the gamble on a youngster.