He strikes me as a player who needs time to settle in. Being thrown into the fire on day one was never a good idea.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 26
- Clean sheets
- 8
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 6
He strikes me as a player who needs time to settle in. Being thrown into the fire on day one was never a good idea.
He certainly wasn't too bad today. Ridiculous to say it was a nailed on pen when he got the ball, though it was certainly risky.
Still, we didn't concede with him on the pitch.
Has that Jones rashness leading to injury though - injured himself with a wild lunging challenge into no one.
Still, we didn't concede with him on the pitch.
Has that Jones rashness leading to injury though - injured himself with a wild lunging challenge into no one.
He's like all our other current senior defenders moulded into one.
Yup, denied a chance by getting the ball..
We are cursed. Fergie went to the cross roads and made a deal.
Never a penalty IMO. I thought he did well today, hope his injury is not too serious.
How long does a dislocation mean he's out for? Guess it depends on any ligament damage yes?
I can't shake the feeling that he's just a bit crap. He just looks like somebody who will never be good enough to play for us regularly. Also his hair is crap too.
Annoying to lose him to injury as well. All things considered, he hasn't done too bad. Consider just how badly our defence has been decimated since the start of the season. We're also in the process of bedding in new players and understanding a different system of play. It would be a big challenge for even the most experienced defenders to slot in seamlessly. We have to give him a fair amount of time to adjust to the league before we make judgements. He has got ability but that reckless streak needs a bit more coaching out of him. He's got a tendency to lunge at the ball or pass it out carelessly from the back.
Lots of passion, but an absolute car crash of a defender. The challenge in which he got injured was just utter wreckless.
Certainly not a calming influence.
I have the exact same feeling. His passing is a bit erratic, he looks prone to a rash challenge, and his lack of confidence with his right foot is a major concern.
You know what it is... he just doesn't look like a centre-back. I mean visually... it just doesn't look right. Whether its his build, height, hair or whatever... there's something not quite right.
He needs to be bald.
He needs to be bald.
Hope he isn't out for too long with the dislocated shoulder. No surgery required on that injury at least?
He certainly never was that for Sporting. It's about his playing style. He is always too aggressive in the disputes. Our previous manager tried to calm him a bit but he said in an interview that it's part of his argentinian blood.One of the worst defenders to play for us. In fact, he doesn't look a defender at all. Can't position himself, can't tackle, can't head, let Yaya run ahead of him without any effort, is a terrible passer of the ball. Doesn't have one reedeming quality.
I thought he did decent and nullified Aguero for the most part. There were two times however Kun got away from him and De Gea saved him. But other than that, he looked decent. I think hes getting better with each game as a CB and its a shame he dislocated his shoulder. His own fault for being rash in that.
6 if we are extremely lucky.
Could be talking between 10 - 14 weeks to let that injury properly heal
Some extremely harsh posts on him. If you see him as a future squad player, providing backup to the LCB and LB position.. he will still be a cult figure at this club. I just don't think he's starter quality at CB for a club this size, but he is not that bad to the point he's not good enough. More signings are needed so that he can learn his craft at a slower pace.
Jury is still out, but I understand he's adapting to a new league.
Came in way to late like a shit brickhouse... He and Smalling have to be the biggest accidents waiting to happen of any CB pairing in top flight football. He and Smalling out for next game might be a blessing...
I thought he played quite well today, he keep Augero quiet for large parts of the game. Saying that he could easily have been sent off today.
He definitely should have been sent off, he was okay, bit hit and miss to be honest, like most of his performances.
Yeah, if Rojo is the answer we are in trouble.
He doesn't seem to have a brain.
That's too harsh and wrong too.
Sure he could have been better till now but that's completely OTT.
Personally get the feeling he'd be doing a lot better with a solid CB beded in beside him, he's new to the PL and has had 3-4 different players partnering him.
Granted he should have been sent off today with a penalty but just personally don't think he's quite as untalented as some are writing.
Granted he should have been sent off today with a penalty but just personally don't think he's quite as untalented as some are writing.
Just looking more and more unlikely to ever make it here, I'd have him for depth at the most but he's never a starting player for a title challenging side.
He looks like a good player to me
Man, based on performances so far, I stand by each and every word of that. I haven't seen anything from him that a decent defender should do. McNair instantly looked better than him, inspite of committing a couple of errors himself.
I don't get that defender vibe from him. Is he a natural defender? Or one of those converts?
I actually thought he did okay today 
yet another different CB partner and more often than not got the better of Aguero and Jovetic. Rash way to get himself an injury mind.
yet another different CB partner and more often than not got the better of Aguero and Jovetic. Rash way to get himself an injury mind.Same as Smaling and Jones then
How on earth have you come to that conclusion? So far he has looked like a complete train wreck.
The thing to cling to is he might adapt to the league. So far he looks well out of his depth.
Same here, decent at least and still young.
I thought so too. He doesn't seem to make the game saving tackles that get on the highlight reels but by and large he gets the job done. Just checked out whoscored for his stats too, and while it doesn't tell the whole story, he does clock in some decent figures for aerial duels, tackles and interceptions. Probably not the next Vidic/Rio but I do think there's a bit more quality in him than we realise.I actually thought he did okay today
Even if he got the ball first?
Again, people seeing what they want to see. He did alright today in impossible circumstances.
I havent gone through the rules with a fine tooth comb, but I can remember a couple of seasons ago they clamped down on all tackles from behind and all of them were supposed to be punished whether they got the ball or not.
You may be right, but it just seems there have been many tackles lauded as great where the defender, from behind, wrapped his foot around the attacker, nicking the ball first. I seem to remember Heinze executing one of these in his first season for us.