Lev Bronstein wrote:He'll need to adapt to his changing body and play with his head a bit more.
blues2win wrote:A provocative and completely fair question. He's been pretty poor this year and not because of the absence of Lescott! He and MDM played pretty decently at the end of last season otherwise we wouldn't have won the title. Today he had the excuse of rustiness but this isn't the first poor performance this season by a long shot. The worst of it is that we lose Vinny as a leader on the pitch when his own performance slumps. One can only hope that he and Mangala develop a partnership that brings back the old Vinny. Until then we'll struggle at the back. More goals conceded than the rags. A sobering thought.
Wooders wrote:He's in a slump of form probably due to his level of fitness - he is still a world class cb
South Stand Balti wrote:Vinny has been out for a long time. He is as good as it gets when fully fit and every big club in the world would be in for him if he went on the transfer list ffs. As for Mangsla being a better option.....ha ha ha. He is no better than Boyata. Boyata is physically much stronger than Mangala, who showed he does not have the pace to cope with Evertons front line last week. As for strength, Msngala makes Merlin look like the Incredible Hulk. Don't be blinded by the size of the transfer fee.
Ted Hughes wrote:Vince was world class regularly when playing next to Jolean Lescott. When paired with others his world class performances are less common. But even though some don't like to admit it; JL was the best of the two on numerous occasions they played together & Demichelis was sometimes the best of the two last season.
Demichelis was fucking awful today & Mangala would have been a big improvement possibly on either of them. But Vinny is still probably the best around, & a very good player in a world full of shit central defenders.
DoomMerchant wrote:South Stand Balti wrote:Vinny has been out for a long time. He is as good as it gets when fully fit and every big club in the world would be in for him if he went on the transfer list ffs. As for Mangsla being a better option.....ha ha ha. He is no better than Boyata. Boyata is physically much stronger than Mangala, who showed he does not have the pace to cope with Evertons front line last week. As for strength, Msngala makes Merlin look like the Incredible Hulk. Don't be blinded by the size of the transfer fee.
Today, Vinnie returning from injury and MDM having played a fair few next to Mangala, it's absolutely likely that they'd have paired better. Vincent and Martin were shit together.
Cheers
South Stand Balti wrote:DoomMerchant wrote:South Stand Balti wrote:Vinny has been out for a long time. He is as good as it gets when fully fit and every big club in the world would be in for him if he went on the transfer list ffs. As for Mangsla being a better option.....ha ha ha. He is no better than Boyata. Boyata is physically much stronger than Mangala, who showed he does not have the pace to cope with Evertons front line last week. As for strength, Msngala makes Merlin look like the Incredible Hulk. Don't be blinded by the size of the transfer fee.
Today, Vinnie returning from injury and MDM having played a fair few next to Mangala, it's absolutely likely that they'd have paired better. Vincent and Martin were shit together.
Cheers
Like they did against burnley and sunderland.
Ted Hughes wrote:South Stand Balti wrote:DoomMerchant wrote:South Stand Balti wrote:Vinny has been out for a long time. He is as good as it gets when fully fit and every big club in the world would be in for him if he went on the transfer list ffs. As for Mangsla being a better option.....ha ha ha. He is no better than Boyata. Boyata is physically much stronger than Mangala, who showed he does not have the pace to cope with Evertons front line last week. As for strength, Msngala makes Merlin look like the Incredible Hulk. Don't be blinded by the size of the transfer fee.
Today, Vinnie returning from injury and MDM having played a fair few next to Mangala, it's absolutely likely that they'd have paired better. Vincent and Martin were shit together.
Cheers
Like they did against burnley and sunderland.
How's Vinny's record v Sunderland ?
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