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It's not about who is the better player? Vert is better at positioning so compliments the other CB. I like Fazio, but at the moment he's struggling a little. He needs to attack the ball more, not allow players space. When he does decide to attack the ball he gives away fouls. Maybe it's a confident thing or just getting used to the PL pace. Watch Burnlys goal, he stand off. He done this a few time in other games.To act like Vertonghen doesn't do the same thing is laughable though. Vertonghen has abit more pace but he to is prone to the odd mistake when put under pressure. I don't think on the evidence of this season and last you can say Vertonghen is the better centerback.
Really?Well Mick, as you're the expert on being slow, I'll defer to you mate.
Better, maybe, but not good. He backs off more than our other CB's.Vert is better at positioning
Totally agree, and that’s why imo Poch will get Hector Moreno in January because he doesn't act like every player has the Plague!Better, maybe, but not good. He backs off more than our other CB's.
You got the percentages arse about faceWell if that's what he's due a season at least he's done us the common courtesy of getting it all out of the way in the first half of the season. Even an extra red card for good measure.
Fazio does 97% of stuff well but the other 3% is terrifying.
What the fuck Mick - you'd lose by 10 yards. You can't compare yourself to professional athletes in their 20's? Like your style though.I might be slow at my age, but I reckon I could still do Fazio over 30 yards.
It's not about who is the better player? Vert is better at positioning so compliments the other CB. I like Fazio, but at the moment he's struggling a little. He needs to attack the ball more, not allow players space. When he does decide to attack the ball he gives away fouls. Maybe it's a confident thing or just getting used to the PL pace. Watch Burnlys goal, he stand off. He done this a few time in other games.
10 yards what was I thinkingWhat the fuck Mick - you'd lose by 10 yards. You can't compare yourself to professional athletes in their 20's? Like your style though.
He'll be gone by then.People who slate Fazio are the same people who no doubt slated Chadli.
Fazio is doing well for his first 6 months. Imagine him in another year.
How long for?On the whole Fazio debate, I quite like him but one big gripe with him is that he is nearly always totally unaware of where his man is, he gets turned so often because of it and he doesn't have the pace to recover his position. I would 100% stick with him because centre backs have to have consistency with regard to who they are playing next to. Chopping and changing centre halves is hugely disruptive and it is the most important partnership on the pitch.
one big gripe with him is that he is nearly always totally unaware of where his man is, he gets turned so often because of it and he doesn't have the pace to recover his position.
Less than 30 yards you chubby old cunt.How long for?
How long for?
yea but if it was as bad as sum are making out we wouldn't be on the nice little run we are on, he's not been perfect so far but he's been very solid
and attributing the first goal to him in anyway is crazy after the Burnley player cut thru about 3 of our midfielders like butter before unleashing the best shot he's ever hit in his entiring fucking life lol
Vertonghen (our best centre half by a distance) .
Technically we could be on a nice little run with Fazio being awful. He hasn't been awful but there are some serious flaws in his game, as I pointed out the biggest concern is the ease with which he loses his man. He constantly has strikers ghosting in behind him or on his blindside. He needs to become more aware of what is going on around him off the ball rather than just being constantly focused on the ball.
He is clearly a decent player but he needs a lot of work if he is to cut it a Premier League level, playing centre half in Spain is so different, partly because strikers tend to play a very different style of game over there.