He is one of the worst defenders I've seen in ages.
I have never seen a CB spending so much time on the floor.
I have never seen a CB spending so much time on the floor.
Nicolas Otamendi 2016/17
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That 'challenge' on Costa for Hazard's goal was great. 
He's thick as pig shit. An awful defender we did very well to avoid.
Theres a good reason Rojo has more international caps than him
What a great 1:1 trade for Mangala they did.
It was blatantly obvious he'd turn out shite. You can't be that reckless and be a good centre back. He dives into everything.
Apparently he was a top 3 CB in La Liga during 14/15.
And Bravo a top 3 goalkeeper.
Being very aggressive is not akin to being a good defender.
What the feck was he doing for Chelsea's second goal? Allows Costa to completely skin him.
Stones and Otamendi as your CB pairing with Bravo in goal is a disaster waiting to happen.
I honestly believe if he didn't look like a hardnut then he wouldn't have been as rated as long as he has.
Rojo looks the better CB right now
Glad he is there. CB youngsters should watch his game closely and learn not how to do it. Today was a good day for that, with 3 CB clowns on the pitch.
Only cost them a combined £93M or something thereabouts.
So many wanted him at United because of his beard, tats and bad boy looks. We already have an Argentinian defender like that minus the beard.
Another player LvG wanted and could have made us even worse.
LVG did not want him.
It was only one season and it was unlikely that all his risky tackles were going to come off all the time in the future.
I remember the outrage on here when we didn't sign him
He makes Rojo look like Maldini. We dodged a bullet, he's shite.
I'll hold my hands up, I was one of those people.
I don't watch Otamendi at City that often, but when I do, I notice that most of his errors seem to be in relation to timing, overcommitment and positioning, all inherent risks of his playing style. For an aggressive ball-winner, I feel like he isn't physically imposing enough in duels to continue playing high block. I can see him doing better in a more defensively-oriented system than City's though.
Is Pep asking too much of his defenders?
Definitely. Kolarov is one of 3 CBs and he's got only Fernandinho in front of him, relying of defensive contributions from the likes of Aguero, Silva and Sane. He tried to make it a little bit better by putting Clichy on for Sane but then you're asking Clichy to be influential in attack.
Pep is thrusting his players into his tactics whilst Conte uses a tactic around his players.
In almost every game that City has won they've won it by dominating the first 30 minutes or so and going a goal or 2 up. The teams that they've thrashed are all teams that have had big problems with defending this season.
Hes a great defender whos out of form.
I love how bad games define a player. Nobody chooses to remembers the good. Rojo and Fellaini are big examples of this. They had a lot of excellent games in a United shirt. Everyone would rather remember the one time Rojo conceded a penalty when he was playing out of position at LB instead. Or Fellaini running the ball out of play against Bayern. Lets just ignore the fact that Fellaini's goals and performances largely contributed to our FA Cup win shall we? Any other club would have Marouane down as a hero if he did that for them.
We're too spoilt. Thats our problem. If a winger is not as good as Ronaldo, hes rubbish. Look at Nani. Great player but because he wasn't Cristiano, he got flack. If a CM is not Roy Keane version 2, hes also rubbish. Everyone is their own individual. Stop the comparisons.
I love how bad games define a player. Nobody chooses to remembers the good. Rojo and Fellaini are big examples of this. They had a lot of excellent games in a United shirt. Everyone would rather remember the one time Rojo conceded a penalty when he was playing out of position at LB instead. Or Fellaini running the ball out of play against Bayern. Lets just ignore the fact that Fellaini's goals and performances largely contributed to our FA Cup win shall we? Any other club would have Marouane down as a hero if he did that for them.
We're too spoilt. Thats our problem. If a winger is not as good as Ronaldo, hes rubbish. Look at Nani. Great player but because he wasn't Cristiano, he got flack. If a CM is not Roy Keane version 2, hes also rubbish. Everyone is their own individual. Stop the comparisons.
Glad we missed out on this one.
Mangala, Otamendi and Stones.
125m.
That is all.
125m.
That is all.
I'm not. We would be better if he was in the side. One goal doesn't change that.
He's been dogshit ever since he's signed. Calamitous defender. All our defenders are miles better than him even Rojo.
I think this is a little harsh.
Rojo has only ever looked poor at LB, he has impressed me at CB most times he has played there.. I think he, Blind and Jones (if he stays fit of course) should be competing for a spot alongside Bailly, Smalling is our worst CB imo.
This place is full of extremes, in fact probably all Football Forums are to be fair.
People aren't really comparing him to Rojo are they? Laughable.
It wasn't so laughable when Rojo was destroying your attack.
He's had plenty of shockers at CB as well. Car crash of a defender at the best of times. Smalling is far better than Rojo, it's not even close. But this is a thread for laughing at Otamendi. Let's keep it that way.
Yeah it was laughable then, and still is now. I've seen Cygan have good games before.
How many bad games have you seen Rojo have at CB? He's a God awful LB but a perfectly good CB.
I actually think he's a good CB.
He has been good for Argentina and was for Valencia, maybe Pep is having him play out of his comfort zone but he will learn to play in that system.
He has been good for Argentina and was for Valencia, maybe Pep is having him play out of his comfort zone but he will learn to play in that system.
He was linked to us, LVG didn't want him, half the Caf thought he'd be a Vida replacement. Very well dodged bullet....
Smalling our worst? Not sure how you can come to that conclusion. Last season he was one of the best in the league if not the best.