Player Topic: Nicolas Otamendi (2015/16)

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ninjamonkey said:
As i said, cracking header and didn't put a foot wrong all day defensively but i just didn't see it as a world class performance, mainly due to a lack of attacking threat from Norwich. He did what was necessary at the back just like Kompany Sagna and Kolarov did.

You make a very valid point with midfielders picking the ball up unnecessarily in deep positions when our centre halfs are perfectly capable of doing the same thing but i think that's more a team design and something the manger likes. You only have to look out wide when we get the ball forward, there's often 4/5 players within a 10-15 yard space looking for intricate passing triangles and nobody anywhere near the box. That's not something that's ever going to change whilst Pellegrini is in charge.
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If you seriously think that he was on a par with Kolarov from a defensive point of view today you mustn't have been watching our defending very carefully (or at all). I'm sorry but Kolarov was useless as ever at the back & Otamendi cleaned up for him each time someone walked past him, as he has for the last couple in the PL (especially United when Valencia strolled past Kolarov with ease each time).
 
stablemcfc said:
If you seriously think that he was on a par with Kolarov from a defensive point of view today you mustn't have been watching our defending very carefully (or at all). I'm sorry but Kolarov was useless as ever at the back & Otamendi cleaned up for him each time someone walked past him, as he has for the last couple in the PL (especially United when Valencia strolled past Kolarov with ease each time).
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You saw the same Kolorov as me then. I'm amazed more people didn't see this today. I think he gets away with it from some for the few crosses he puts in. Defensively he just isn't very good.
 
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