I'm told he was at fault for their goal. I'll have to have a loof at that, but surely he and Demichelis totally bossed their forwards. An area beforehand where EFC might have had the edge.
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Post Match Thread: City vs Everton
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LadislavMplmx
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dead pleased a blatant dodgy decision went against them...was also refreshing to see the worlds greatest ever defender getting torn a new one the cocky bastard ha
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Mate, in the first half his defending was seriously poor. He was dragged out of position so many times at one point I thought he was playing full back. He was indisciplined and not just for the Everton goal. He has so many attributes including fantastic tackling ability but until he stops charging about like a lunatic, falling over and being physically bullied by forwards he will not be a top defender.Otamendi was perfect last night. Maybe the public humiliation he got on TV after West Ham benefited us last night. I know Aguero got mom but Otter was a contender
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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Wrong I'm afraid Marvin. He wasn't at his best at all.
Not at his best, but good enough. Lucky Luke ne'er got a sniff!
He does have a tendency to do that. 9 times out of 10 it works as well. There are some players who seem to love a tackleHe wasn't perfect by any means as his needless diving in before their goal opened up a huge space for Barkley. Still had a lot to do and others were culpable but Ota was utterly brainless committing himself 35 yards out when he was well in front of the rest of the back 4. And he kept going to ground throughout the game. Mostly it came off and it looks great when it did but 4 times out of 5 he has no need to do it.
And he kept going to ground throughout the game
That's his main fault, he can't stay on his feet. Looks great when he wins the ball, but when he doesn't he's either left in a heap on the floor and we are exposed or he gives away a free kick. I expected more for what we paid.
I'm told he was at fault for their goal. I'll have to have a loof at that, but surely he and Demichelis totally bossed their forwards. An area beforehand where EFC might have had the edge.
He actually slipped I think when trying to pressure Barkley but he didn't need to press too much as Barkley was only just inside our half. Poor defedning all round for the goal.
Yeah, he was by no means awful but he certainly wasn't motm material as Marvin was alluding to.Not at his best, but good enough. Lucky Luke ne'er got a sniff!
That's his main fault, he can't stay on his feet. Looks great when he wins the ball, but when he doesn't he's either left in a heap on the floor and we are exposed or he gives away a free kick. I expected more for what we paid.
I rate him more than Mangala and it's still his first season here and there's been very little continuity for him to work with. I think if he just uses abit of common sense from time to time he'll be ok. But I do love the slide tackles, he doesn't hold back!
Interesting. Thanks for the comments.Mate, in the first half his defending was seriously poor. He was dragged out of position so many times at one point I thought he was playing full back. He was indisciplined and not just for the Everton goal. He has so many attributes including fantastic tackling ability but until he stops charging about like a lunatic, falling over and being physically bullied by forwards he will not be a top defender.