Demichelis - A Liability?

[South Stand Balti]

Put it this way.. if Demi is a liability.. then so is Pellegrini for selecting him over and over again.

Yes. Also MP signed him too. Just not sure whether signing him or playing him is worse. The worst management I have ever seen.

[City64]

Fucking wank !

[nottsblue]

In a nutshell, yes. A big one

1 Has no pace
2 Turns like a tank
3 Dives in with interceptions leading to
4 Being caught out of position. A lot
5 Actually has piss poor distribution
6 Is no threat on set pieces
7 Gives away too many free kicks in dangerous places
8 He has shit hair


It's not all bad though.

1 His wife is fit

[South Stand Balti]

In a nutshell, yes. A big one 1 Has no pace 2 Turns like a tank 3 Dives in with interceptions leading to 4 Being caught out of position. A lot 5 Actually has piss poor distribution 6 Is no threat on set pieces 7 Gives away too many free kicks in dangerous places 8 He has shit hair It's not all bad though. 1 His wife is fit

Honestly, he has better hair than me.

[zabbadabbado]

We have an outside chance in Barcelona with Demichellis suspended.No doubt he will be back for Hull to put the Premier League all but mathematically out of our reach.

His constant inclusion in the side regardless off ever worsening degrees of shitness must be annoying one or two players.

[nottsblue]

Honestly, he has better hair than me.

Really. No hair at all would be an improvement. Shave whatever you have off mate

[South Stand Balti]

Really. No hair at all would be an improvement. Shave whatever you have off mate

Fryer Tuck....it's not a good look.

[nottsblue]

Fryer Tuck....it's not a good look.

At least its not a combover or the hideous barnet Swales sported

[kennyboy]

In a nutshell, yes. A big one

1 Has no pace
2 Turns like a tank
3 Dives in with interceptions leading to
4 Being caught out of position. A lot
5 Actually has piss poor distribution
6 Is no threat on set pieces
7 Gives away too many free kicks in dangerous places
8 He has shit hair


It's not all bad though.

1 His wife is fit

This is so spot on, especially no 2 is just what it looks like.
Not funny at all, deeply frustrating.

[Goaters 103]

Managers fave. Compare how many mistakes hes been permitted, to how Milner and Lescott have been treated.

Those two can play great and still then be omitted for weeks.

[AG7]

How long did we sign him for?

Surely just one season and he's off at end of season, end of contract, right?

[South Stand Balti]

How long did we sign him for? Surely just one season and he's off at end of season, end of contract, right?

Two year deal. That means another season of the Count's love child. The worst thing is the manager will pick him.

[dikdok]

There must be something seriously wrong with Pellegrini's perception if he thinks Dummycareless is a premier league player. I winced today everytime he threw himself into a tackle or strained to catch up with the sprinting Wigan forwards.

I am very annoyed with the team selection today.

[aaron bond]

It's already obvious (to everyone bar Pellegrini) that Demichelis is useless in his own right, but what makes it even worse is that he clearly makes the rest of the team uncomortable when he plays.

Kompany turns into a nervous wreck when he plays with Demichelis. He spends half the time worrying about what Demichelis will do.

Whilst team selection is the manager's responsibility, I firmly believe Kompany, in his role as captain, should address the issue with Pellegrini. Walking out onto the pitch each week with such a liability in the side is not acceptable for a side hoping to win the league.

[Ted Hughes]

It's already obvious (to everyone bar Pellegrini) that Demichelis is useless in his own right, but what makes it even worse is that he clearly makes the rest of the team uncomortable when he plays.

Kompany turns into a nervous wreck when he plays with Demichelis. He spends half the time worrying about what Demichelis will do.

Whilst team selection is the manager's responsibility, I firmly believe Kompany, in his role as captain, should address the issue with Pellegrini. Walking out onto the pitch each week with such a liability in the side is not acceptable for a side hoping to win the league.

The only player VK is comfortable playing next to, is Lescott. That has been the case since Mancini took over. Boateng, Kolo, Savic, Nastasic, Garcia & now Demichelis, have all been used in an attempt to get rid of Lescott, who was half of the best cb pairing in the Premier League & possibly even in Europe. If you put the pair of them in Barca or Bayern's teams, they would be better, not worse.

The destruction of that pairing by Mancini & now the Count applying the final death blows, is some of the most willfully stupid fucking management in the history of football.

Lescott isn't the kind of player you want v Barca & may struggle, but we haven't signed anyone else who can play that kind of game either, not in all the seasons since the takeover.

We should have a fast, covering defender who is great in 1v1s, to play alongside either VK or JL against the quick, tricky players, & a Lescott type player to play v centre forwards.

None of the defenders we have signed can do either job & none of them were/are especially good on the ball either.

Even if we had planned to keep Lescott, he is getting older & would get exposed in some games; we needed decent cb alternatives.

We got Boateng, Savic, Nastasic & Demichelis & worst of all, we played the fuckers in the team. Boateng almost cost us the FA Cup, Savic almost cost us the league, Nastasic (imo) did cost us the league, & Demichelis may cost us 3 competitions this season.

[aaron bond]

It's already obvious (to everyone bar Pellegrini) that Demichelis is useless in his own right, but what makes it even worse is that he clearly makes the rest of the team uncomortable when he plays.

Kompany turns into a nervous wreck when he plays with Demichelis. He spends half the time worrying about what Demichelis will do.

Whilst team selection is the manager's responsibility, I firmly believe Kompany, in his role as captain, should address the issue with Pellegrini. Walking out onto the pitch each week with such a liability in the side is not acceptable for a side hoping to win the league.

The only player VK is comfortable playing next to, is Lescott. That has been the case since Mancini took over. Boateng, Kolo, Savic, Nastasic, Garcia & now Demichelis, have all been used in an attempt to get rid of Lescott, who was half of the best cb pairing in the Premier League & possibly even in Europe. If you put the pair of them in Barca or Bayern's teams, they would be better, not worse.

The destruction of that pairing by Mancini & now the Count applying the final death blows, is some of the most willfully stupid fucking management in the history of football.

Lescott isn't the kind of player you want v Barca & may struggle, but we haven't signed anyone else who can play that kind of game either, not in all the seasons since the takeover.

We should have a fast, covering defender who is great in 1v1s, to play alongside either VK or JL against the quick, tricky players, & a Lescott type player to play v centre forwards.

None of the defenders we have signed can do either job & none of them were/are especially good on the ball either.

Even if we had planned to keep Lescott, he is getting older & would get exposed in some games; we needed decent cb alternatives.

We got Boateng, Savic, Nastasic & Demichelis & worst of all, we played the fuckers in the team. Boateng almost cost us the FA Cup, Savic almost cost us the league, Nastasic (imo) did cost us the league, & Demichelis may cost us 3 competitions this season.

I agree with everything you've written there. It is appalling how badly managed our defence has been in the last 2 seasons. We were rock solid at the back for so long, and it's all gone to waste.

Out of our centre backs, 2 are absolutely shite, and both will probably be with us next season. It's absolutely criminal that Demichelis and Nastasic take a wage from us.

[s1ty m]

Demichelis has certainly cost us 2 competitions so far. He is utter shit. Pellegrini picks him.

[Hazy2]

Past it, and would never get in the team if it was not for the manager, Pellers has his own Balo now. JL was carrying him. Stubborn managers do not last long..........

[Breks]

Two year deal. That means another season of the Count's love child. The worst thing is the manager will pick him.

We will sign Mangala in summer so Demi will be warming the bench.

[Hazy2]

Two year deal. That means another season of the Count's love child. The worst thing is the manager will pick him.

We will sign Mangala in summer so Demi will be warming the bench.

JL, gone he will be fuckup. sorry backup !