TRon Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 For me - you have to be an exceptional player to be a CB who is not very good in the air and be worth a damn. There are a lot of great centrebacks who are not excellent in the air and are still top class defenders. Mbemba has the physical side and makes a lot of great tackles. IMO he has a bright future. People tend to forget how shit our back 4 is and how much it has changed during this season. Exactly. I don't remember Liverpool's centre backs being huge when Rafa was there, and they are not giants now either. I think you do need one big stopper though and we've not had that for about 6 years. A decent midfield in front of the back four can make all the difference as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Didn't we buy this exact player a couple of years ago and then ship him off to Italy ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Didn't we buy this exact player a couple of years ago and then ship him off to Italy ? To a CL club wasn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Name me 5 top class centrbacks that have played in the PL that are good in the air. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Terry Woodgate Kompany Stam Adams Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty66 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Terry Woodgate Kompany Stam Adams Vidic Rio Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Name me 5 top class centrbacks that have played in the PL that are good in the air. Terry Staam Ferdinand Huth Woodgate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Wot point is Dropout trying to make? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmoset Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Pretty sure he meant not good in the air. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 If he stays, he should play right back next year. His attributes are more suited there imo. He'll fit right in with Pulis' preferred defensive lineup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootGol Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Pardewed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Lol sorry. PL centrebacks that are NOT good in the air. It's one of the most crucial aspects of a CB's game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Yes there have been good smaller centre half's but we are hardly in a position to have players with obvious flaws in their game. Mbemba, who I rate, has cost us alot of goals from crosses and corners this year. Of course, next year we are playing against poorer opposition but he will encounter the same problem (hopefully, just less of it). I'd like an experienced centre half who is dominant in the air to play along side Lascelles. Mind you, none of it makes a difference if we can't keep the ball or protect our defenders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Name these top PL centrebacks that aren't good in the air. Coloccini would probably crack the top 5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Name one shite boring poster who likes to have the same conversation every fucking day of every fucking week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 The College Dropout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 What do I win? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 What do I win? A free conversation about the merits of Vurnon Anita in comparison to Whack Colback. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 What do I win? A freshly polished gegen presser Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 shuttled to your door next day delivery for free Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 For me - you have to be an exceptional player to be a CB who is not very good in the air and be worth a damn. There are a lot of great centrebacks who are not excellent in the air and are still top class defenders. Mbemba has the physical side and makes a lot of great tackles. IMO he has a bright future. People tend to forget how shit our back 4 is and how much it has changed during this season. Exactly. I don't remember Liverpool's centre backs being huge when Rafa was there, and they are not giants now either. I think you do need one big stopper though and we've not had that for about 6 years. A decent midfield in front of the back four can make all the difference as well. We've not had a stopper type since Keegan got rid of Faye 8 years ago. We really have had a plethora of physically inept CBs since Bobby left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 That was a big mistake that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Skrtel, Sakho and Toure are definitely all massive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I don't know about massive but certainly Skrtel, Lovren and Sakho are good in the air. Sakho has a bit of a 50p head but he gets his head on things. Sergio Ramos is one of the best players in the air imo. Apparently he's the same height as Colo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Class tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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