guv111 wrote:He's always got mistakes in him. He's also slow and can make Lescott look sure footed. The fact, though, is that neither are good enough. We need two good centre backs bringing in in the summer: then we can give the captain the sort of rest he deserves from time to time.
kennyboy wrote:I think he is a friend of Pellegrini, he is nowhere good enough and today cost us a place in CL.
A shame we didn't buy a real quality CB in the Jan market.
tc6828 wrote:kennyboy wrote:I think he is a friend of Pellegrini, he is nowhere good enough and today cost us a place in CL.
A shame we didn't buy a real quality CB in the Jan market.
That is so naive to say he lost us the tie - Bolloocks.
He is one of eleven players who contribute to form a unit. By your reckoning, the other ten had nothing to do with it. Don't see any comments saying the beast lost us the game because he didn't sink his chance, David lost us the tie because he shot straight to the keeper, or Vinny lost us the game because he played messi onside, or Navas lost us the game coz he never got the free kick. etc etc.
I bet down to every man in the team, they are not blaminh him, and nor should we.
Get off his back. He did his best and I cannot think of any defender in any league who would not have made a tackle when he did
Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:tc6828 wrote:kennyboy wrote:I think he is a friend of Pellegrini, he is nowhere good enough and today cost us a place in CL.
A shame we didn't buy a real quality CB in the Jan market.
That is so naive to say he lost us the tie - Bolloocks.
He is one of eleven players who contribute to form a unit. By your reckoning, the other ten had nothing to do with it. Don't see any comments saying the beast lost us the game because he didn't sink his chance, David lost us the tie because he shot straight to the keeper, or Vinny lost us the game because he played messi onside, or Navas lost us the game coz he never got the free kick. etc etc.
I bet down to every man in the team, they are not blaminh him, and nor should we.
Get off his back. He did his best and I cannot think of any defender in any league who would not have made a tackle when he did
Eh?
He made reckless challenge after losing his man that left us with 10 men and gave them penalty. All this when game was still 0-0 against probably second best team in the world. Now no one knows how it would've ended had it not happened but that was that and we'll never know thanks to Demichelis.
Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:tc6828 wrote:kennyboy wrote:I think he is a friend of Pellegrini, he is nowhere good enough and today cost us a place in CL.
A shame we didn't buy a real quality CB in the Jan market.
That is so naive to say he lost us the tie - Bolloocks.
He is one of eleven players who contribute to form a unit. By your reckoning, the other ten had nothing to do with it. Don't see any comments saying the beast lost us the game because he didn't sink his chance, David lost us the tie because he shot straight to the keeper, or Vinny lost us the game because he played messi onside, or Navas lost us the game coz he never got the free kick. etc etc.
I bet down to every man in the team, they are not blaminh him, and nor should we.
Get off his back. He did his best and I cannot think of any defender in any league who would not have made a tackle when he did
Eh?
He made reckless challenge after losing his man that left us with 10 men and gave them penalty. All this when game was still 0-0 against probably second best team in the world. Now no one knows how it would've ended had it not happened but that was that and we'll never know thanks to Demichelis.
Jon London wrote:I still have on sky plus the failed header by Demichelis for Malaga against Dortmund that let them back into the game in the CL quarter final -- he was sh1t last year too when he was a year younger. Even my 6 year old complains about him.
Wooders wrote:Not that I'm a big Demi fan but to say he was shit last season is bollocks
Wooders wrote:Jon London wrote:I still have on sky plus the failed header by Demichelis for Malaga against Dortmund that let them back into the game in the CL quarter final -- he was sh1t last year too when he was a year younger. Even my 6 year old complains about him.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22680405
Many disagree with you
Beefymcfc wrote:Wooders wrote:Not that I'm a big Demi fan but to say he was shit last season is bollocks
He wasn't shit last night mate and was asked to do a job. The problem for me is that he is being played out of position in favour of somebody I believe could do a far better job. He continually gave the ball away because he wanted it on his right and the boss must tell him to try and nick the ball at every opportunity but he just hasn't got the pace for that.
I have no complaints about Demi himself, I just think he's being asked far too much of him.
Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:
Eh?
He made reckless challenge after losing his man that left us with 10 men and gave them penalty. All this when game was still 0-0 against probably second best team in the world. Now no one knows how it would've ended had it not happened but that was that and we'll never know thanks to Demichelis.
what with Lescott announcing he's going at the end of the season? More likely Nastasic and Demi will be second choice to VK and a.n.other.Niall Quinns Discopants wrote: Demichelis was always, ALWAYS, bit reckless with his tackling. Problem is he is only marginally faster turning around than Richard Dunne and what little pace he ever had is wearing off so against top class opposition he can't get away with it anymore. It's funny, I experienced the same at some stage myself. Your brain thinks you are that inch or two in different position that you actually are and this is the outcome. And I try not to be too harsh on him. He simply isn't anymore, if he ever was, in world level and is only in line up out of necessity. I beliwve lesson has been learned by everyone and we'll have new starting CB in summer with Lescott as primary back up.
Dunnylad wrote:what with Lescott announcing he's going at the end of the season? More likely Nastasic and Demi will be second choice to VK and a.n.other.Niall Quinns Discopants wrote: Demichelis was always, ALWAYS, bit reckless with his tackling. Problem is he is only marginally faster turning around than Richard Dunne and what little pace he ever had is wearing off so against top class opposition he can't get away with it anymore. It's funny, I experienced the same at some stage myself. Your brain thinks you are that inch or two in different position that you actually are and this is the outcome. And I try not to be too harsh on him. He simply isn't anymore, if he ever was, in world level and is only in line up out of necessity. I beliwve lesson has been learned by everyone and we'll have new starting CB in summer with Lescott as primary back up.
Demichelis is an odd one up until the sending off he'd been quick to read the game, took the ball a couple of times but then made a hash of his distribution. We might well have improved at 10men but that may have been more due to the other personnel changes as Kolarov was possibly the worst player on the pitch before he came off - need a Navas type player on the left IMHO
Manchester City defender Martin Demichelis has taken the blame for his red card against Barcelona in the Champions League and does not blame the referee for sending him off.
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