parklane1
Vivian Woodward
His injury record is not what i was talking about, its the moans that he [ and the rest of the defense] get for mistakes when opposing players have far too much room due to our CM being porus.
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Cristian Romero
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His injury record is not what i was talking about, its the moans that he [ and the rest of the defense] get for mistakes when opposing players have far too much room due to our CM being porus.
Bedfordspurs
Graham Roberts
That can be an issue
But doesn’r excuse the majority of his errors last season
They were invariably him switching off or just leaving his man to someone else
parklane1
Vivian Woodward
I know you have been of that opinon all season, however i put a lot of ALL our defenders openess down to our weakness through CM. We shall see what happens if we do obtain a DM.
Bedfordspurs
Graham Roberts
I’d agree if it was openness
But walking away from the CF is him absconding his role (think lestah, Brighton twice and others)
Him having the ball and falling/stumbing under no pressure (like wolves away)
They are not because we are open
monkeybarry
Les Medley
And having full backs playing as inverted wingers
Tactics that leave 50% of your defenders up field and doesn't look to compensate in CM = hot sword through melted butter.
A dedication DM would be nice, but a half decent tactic will go a loooonnggg way to improvement
The system we played had something to do with it.
Also all the mid need to do their part. Not sure i want 1 pure defensive mid. Would like a roy keane/viera who can do that but can also attack. Along with a carrick who could intercept then ping.
Bedfordspurs
Graham Roberts
The system had nothing to do with his individual errors
When he did the same thing for Argentina is that the system … no
It’s a player making a mistake
Mistake happen but his have recurring themes
1 - literally leaving his man and expecting someone else to pick up his man
2 - thinking he has loads of time on the ball when he hasn’t
They are all on him
We should recognise players strengths but also see their issues even as fans
Grays_1890
Gary Stevens
And FBs who don't track runners at set play along with others who are back to do a job that don't. Johnson terrible for it. It all contributes to uncertainty and confusion on who to pick up. Not saying Romero wasn't at fault at times, he was, but there was a collective defensive failure last season
With the ball, I've literally seen every CB and GK make the same mistakes for sides that insist on playing out from the back without compromise.....Saliva who is considered thr best CB bar VVD was dreadful in the run in last season where Romero actually got massively stronger post injury
Bedfordspurs
Graham Roberts
But a DM would have no impact on his mistakes
His errors are nothing to do with pressure or numbers
Keane kr Viera would still expect their cb to mark his man or even more so, not fall over or give the balls away easily
Fair enough. But if the cb is less exposed there would be fewer mistakes.
alekaras
The ITK of IDK
He's clearly an elite defender entering his prime and a serial winner. So I can't help but wonder why the only club interested is Atleti. PSG is going for Zabarnyi, Bayern went for Tah, Real took Huijsen (understandable given he's young and was cheaper), there's no interest from Italy and that's pretty much it. Not even Saudi, not that he'd ever go there.
Bedfordspurs
Graham Roberts
He wasn’t exposed when he made the mistakes, that’s the issue
He stays with the man … no goal
He doesn’t give it away… no goal
Not about exposure, all about mentality for the job
Bedfordspurs
Graham Roberts
From what I can gather our fans along with his Argentinian team mate rate him higher than everyone else
Neutrals still think he is a red card every game
Italian clubs couldn't afford him.
Bedfordspurs
Graham Roberts
I’d like to keep him
Get him to get his head in the game and stay fit
And enjoy playing here
Bedfordspurs
Graham Roberts
Very very few teams can afford him
Bedfordspurs
Graham Roberts
Looking at athleticos lineup today you can see why they want a new CB
Grays_1890
Gary Stevens
Because there is no money bar the PL and the historical great sides are generally both crap and skint.....Ala AC Milan and Co.