Can't really comment other than a few matches at the World Cup where Davinson Sanchez seemed to be doing most of the heavy lifting, but we need to sign a guaranteed starter at centre back. Mina doesn't appear to be that.
Yerry Mina - Everton Player
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I presume the negative posts about Barcelona are mostly about this game?
Barcelona lost 5-4 with Mina and Vermaelen starting at CB
I think it does show that hes not very fast, but how many 6 foot 3-4 CBs have the pace to keep up with speedy smaller attackers?
Smalling is one of very few.
Barcelona lost 5-4 with Mina and Vermaelen starting at CB
I think it does show that hes not very fast, but how many 6 foot 3-4 CBs have the pace to keep up with speedy smaller attackers?
Smalling is one of very few.
So its between Harry, Yerry and Toby?
Are people writing him off because he didnt immediately become a world beater at age 23 at a club like Barcelona?
That's how I'm reading it
I can only judge him from the WC and he looked decent to me.
Trying to start over Pique and Umtiti is a huge task for any defender, especially as an relatively unknown 23 year old player. Yes, he had some bad games, but he didnt really get a decent run to get going.
No one wants him which means he would probably be good for us 
He was the better of the 2 in my opinion, thought Sanchez looked no where near the player he was last year with Spurs
I won’t be able to take a player called Yerry seriously. It hurts my brain, every time I read it I want to call him Gerry instead.
If you guys had 2 choices, either sign Mina or no CB signings at all, what would you guys choose?
None, none at all. If we sign this guy I'm going to have a meltdown, I don't know about anyone else.
It's the equivalent of signing that Turkish nob Alpay back in 2003.
All we need now is to be linked with a Gary and we have the perfect sequel for a script for Only Fools and Horses.
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The problem with Mina is that he is exceptionally slow. It has shown in La Liga, which is played at about 30% of the pace of most PL games. He'd be slaughtered for pace. If he can somehow improve that, and his turning radius, then he'd actually be a decent signing. But I've never seen a player improve their speed over time.
Sit down
I don't know what I would answer, but why would you say No?
Nope, it's because he's shocking defender who's main priority is to crop people who are too quick for him, so that's basically everyone. We all saw him at the World Cup, he was poor and could have been sent off a number of times. It's safe to presume that if he's not good enough for Barcelona, he isn't good enough for us, and lets not forget they've got an ageing defence which is their weakest part of the team.
Maguire and Alderweireld arent fast either so its not like speed is something we're getting regardless of which CB we go for.
I'd bet 99% of us never knew him until the WC. No idea if he's good in general or not but very good aerially (purely from watching his salmon like leaps in the WC).
Personally think save the money and put it towards a RW
Personally think save the money and put it towards a RW
So he's Ramos?
He was competing with Pique and Umtiti, not as if they are dreadful lol
I like him, sign him up.
I think he could be Yerry good for us.
I'm not entitled to an opinion?
I don't see what he would offer apart from red cards and poor defending. If we're looking for a battler in defence, we can sign one without the need of sacrificing every other aspect of defending. We've already got Rojo who's as rash as it gets, I don't see what adding Mina to the squad would do apart from cost us injuries in training.
Not quite comparable to someone who's won every trophy going but I see your point.
And they play every minute, of every game, all season? He couldn't even force his way into the team. Barcelona would love us to take him off their hands for the prices being thrown around. They know he's not good enough.
He's not a ball playing CB, nor an upgrade over our CBs, Barca is very happy to sell him. Unless we're selling 1-2 CB, no point buying.
Dont be fooled by his performance in one tournament. Blind, Darmian, Rojo had "good WC",now we're offloading them. And he didn't even have good WC, people remember him for his 3 goals, defensively he wasn't anything special
Dont be fooled by his performance in one tournament. Blind, Darmian, Rojo had "good WC",now we're offloading them. And he didn't even have good WC, people remember him for his 3 goals, defensively he wasn't anything special
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So far in his career he has an average of yellow card every 5.21 games. 1 red card in 125 or so appearances, not exactly a hatchet man by the looks of it.
I came here to post the same thing - I thought Mina looked a bit better than Sanchez in the World Cup, and I mean at actual defending (nothing to do with his additional ability from set pieces). Considering how well Sanchez has done at Spurs it should also bode well for Mina.
Having said that, I've no idea why United would need him. I'm not quite sure why they need any more CBs tbh (unless both Rojo and Jones would be shipped).
None, he's no better than the 5 senior CB's we already have, it's just buying for the sake of it.
This, basically.
If we offload Jones and sign him for the same price I can agree to that, but just to make up numbers on the bench is pretty useless signing.
If he can stay fit for a full campaign then he’s already an upgrade on what we have. I honestly think stability at CB has been a huge issue for us for years.
I haven't seen enough of him to judge him on his pace. But yeah it's true, pace you cannot improve on dramatically. A few percent at best.
If he is good positionally & is actually a good defender and Mourinho approves this signing, then I wouldn't mind him and take the gamble but as long as we get rid of either Rojo/Smalling/Jones.
Some players are not suited to Barca style. It doesn't mean they are not good players in general.
I’d rather go into the season without a new centre back signing than sign Mina, the fact that Barca want to sell him after 6 months should tell everyone everything they need to know.
I have not seen enough of Mina to comment on him as a player. The World Cup is the only evidence I have to base my opinion on.
However, I've heard the Catalan paper Sport are saying he'd cost €40 million. Given that seems to be about the limit our board is willing to play for a defender you can see this happening.
However, I've heard the Catalan paper Sport are saying he'd cost €40 million. Given that seems to be about the limit our board is willing to play for a defender you can see this happening.
Apart from scoring a few useful goals now and then (which Smalling does for us anyway), can this guy defend well? Why are Barca willing to let him leave so soon?
If he is not that good, it just means we are stockpiling average defenders like collecting Hotwheels cars.
If he is not that good, it just means we are stockpiling average defenders like collecting Hotwheels cars.
'Columbian Smalling'...ffs!
He was a thug in the wc, could have been sent off in 2 of games i watched. Please no. Rather see lindelof have a good run
You're being hysterical. Just calm down.
They want to sell him... for 3 times what they paid for him
There are literally zero valid links to us, so I don't even know why it's being discussed
Plus, a tier 1 Barca source said no offer
Plus, a tier 1 Barca source said no offer
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