Player Topic: Vincent Kompany (2015/16)

[lasereyes]

Why does/has our defence fallen apart so often without one player in it?? We have gone from five clean sheets in a row to looking like we are going to concede every time the opposition attack.This is in spite of a centre back pairing costing around 50-60 million pounds! They even played together I believe before they came to City which is even more incredible.It is indeed pathetic.

In Kompany's case his injuries are getting more frequent and lengthy and as he is not getting any younger I do not see this improving.The club probably realising this have shelled out a fortune on two players who at the moment are failing miserably.Considering Kompany only cost us 6 million or thereabouts maybe the club need to look at some home grown decent prospects in the lower leagues and get them in.

Maybe because none of the other 3 are in the same league as Kompany?

Also, we have a home grown player who cost us <6 million, who unfortunately happens to be out on loan.

 

[mancunial]

Stop playing an high line then their wouldn't be a problem without vinney

 

[lasereyes]

Stop playing an high line then their wouldn't be a problem without vinney

So you're blaming high line for Mangala getting out-run, out-positioned and out-muscled by Gomis? And for Otamendi missing multiple tackles against Stoke, Borussia and Swansea?

 

[Eccles Blue]

he was there mate

Phew, thank you. Does he look as if he has lost quite a bit of weight though? Or is it the angle of the photo. Thank you for this though. :-)

 

[kaz7]

Phew, thank you. Does he look as if he has lost quite a bit of weight though? Or is it the angle of the photo. Thank you for this though. :-)

He does look like he has lost the upper muscle he put on in the summer,just hope he is back soon

 

[mancunial]

So you're blaming high line for Mangala getting out-run, out-positioned and out-muscled by Gomis? And for Otamendi missing multiple tackles against Stoke, Borussia and Swansea?

Yea

 

[jamesha]

Would buying Stones be a good idea? - it would really p*ss off Denayer but is he realistically in the same league? Guess we will not know until he plays regularly in the Premier league. I do think that our high line system does make our defenders lives difficult. Would be interesting to see what Mancini could do with the current squad - I do not think we would look as vulnerable as we do atm.

I do think we have missed out on some defenders that wold have been cheaper than Otamendi and Mangala and maybe just as good - Toby Alderweireld and Virgil van Dijk spring to mind.

 

[City_Sean]

We should use Vinny the way Spurs used Ledley King.

 

[come-on-barney]

Interesting comments by Joe this morning. Basically the 4000 games and age have taken its toll and basically the days of expecting a full season or anywhere near are gone.

 

[Phil1]

Interesting comments by Joe this morning. Basically the 4000 games and age have taken its toll and basically the days of expecting a full season or anywhere near are gone.

Which is fine by me. I'm sure the club are thinking along those lines as well and are more than happy to keep him knowing that getting 25/30 games a season is better than selling him off. The presence he has around the club and the inspiration to our youngsters is undervalued by a lot of our fans who would rather paint him as somebody who couldn't give a fuck about anyone but Belgium.
He's our best CB right now. Buying another top quality CB next season and replacing Mangala would leave us with Kompany, Denayer Otomendi and new player. That for me should be more than good enough to push for silverware on all fronts.