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Cristian Romero

ricky2tricky4city said:
His marking at corners is up there with Kane's free kicks.
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This is the worry for me, we were expecting there to be mistakes made due to him being an aggressive defender ie rushing out and looking to intercept early + strong challenges. You play the percentages..

However, marking from set pieces should be his bread and butter for a commanding CB.

All i’ll say on the Maguire incident is that Karma’s a bitch rather than go full on character assassination at this stage.
 
spurspinter1 said:
However, marking from set pieces should be his bread and butter for a commanding CB.
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Is he meant to be a commanding CB though? Dier is an inch or two taller and broader build - if either is better placed to be a commanding CB, its Dier. Either way, we lack that commanding CB
 
AdamB said:
Is he meant to be a commanding CB though? Dier is an inch or two taller and broader build - if either is better placed to be a commanding CB, its Dier. Either way, we lack that commanding CB
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Dier was marking maguire
I’d argue kane could do a better job than Romero at that role on set pieces but he was in the front post for some reason (and Kane is exceptional at defending corners)
But Ronaldo is the master of heading. Better than any player in my lifetime for sure
 
DeanoAustin said:
On the first, Ronaldo has dropped off Dier. He's the one that can see what's happened, he's in a back 3/5 so if anyone should go, it's got to be him. I wouldn't be too harsh on him, 99/100, the ball ends up in the stand or as a comfortable save for Hugo but if I was looking for a spacegoat, Dier would be it.
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And the ball moved in the air off the strike
 
harr1984 said:
There are certain players that get slaughtered on here for the smallest of things, yet this guy never gets mentioned and any mistakes he makes are swept under the carpet. He’s often erratic and has made plenty of mistakes already. He has great potential but some talk on here as if he is top class, he has a hell of a lot to learn before he gets to that level…..
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He needs to learn to be more disciplined and not rush out all the time. It looks great when it works but it doesn't too often and leaves big gaps in the defence.
Also needs to work on his concentration especially at set pieces.
 
harr1984 said:
There are certain players that get slaughtered on here for the smallest of things, yet this guy never gets mentioned and any mistakes he makes are swept under the carpet. He’s often erratic and has made plenty of mistakes already. He has great potential but some talk on here as if he is top class, he has a hell of a lot to learn before he gets to that level…..
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Said this myself, he is no where near being world class like some on here think.
 
I've said before, I don't think he's any better than Sanchez at the minute, I'd favour the Colombian for his pace.
 
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Haven’t seen the goal but from what seems to have happened - fine maybe if there had been some ongoing beef between him and Maguire before that point but otherwise unnecessary and hugely tempting fate.
 
Baleforce said:
I've said before, I don't think he's any better than Sanchez at the minute, I'd favour the Colombian for his pace at the minute.
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He leaves gaping holes when pushing forward, someone should be dropping in when he does that, like the right back or the holding midfielder but he does it at the wrong times, usually when the other team have won possession and our full backs are still attacking. Such a naive mindset, you only have to look at where he was when Boro scored their goal, absolutely ridiculous.

I’ll give him a full pre season with the manager and a full season but if there is no improvement next season i would be happy to see him leave.
 
Bedfordspurs said:
Dier was marking maguire
I’d argue kane could do a better job than Romero at that role on set pieces but he was in the front post for some reason (and Kane is exceptional at defending corners)
But Ronaldo is the master of heading. Better than any player in my lifetime for sure
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My comment was a general one about Romero, not about the Ronaldo header

Neither Romero nor Dier are commanding CBs. We've conceded 8 goals from set pieces this year, which is middle of the pack. Maybe just getting a new LCB who is similar 6 foot 2 to Dier and Romero would be sufficient to cut out a couple set piece goals. I think we'll struggle to find a commanding LCB who is also good on the ball etc
 
Yiddo said:
He leaves gaping holes when pushing forward, someone should be dropping in when he does that, like the right back or the holding midfielder but he does it at the wrong times, usually when the other team have won possession and our full backs are still attacking. Such a naive mindset, you only have to look at where he was when Boro scored their goal, absolutely ridiculous.

I’ll give him a full pre season with the manager and a full season but if there is no improvement next season i would be happy to see him leave.
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I agree, he's reckless.
 
AdamB said:
My comment was a general one about Romero, not about the Ronaldo header

Neither Romero nor Dier are commanding CBs. We've conceded 8 goals from set pieces this year, which is middle of the pack. Maybe just getting a new LCB who is similar 6 foot 2 to Dier and Romero would be sufficient to cut out a couple set piece goals. I think we'll struggle to find a commanding LCB who is also good on the ball etc
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Ben Davies has been better than Romero this season IMO
 
Jesus christ how quick do some fans turn on our players, 23 years of age playing in a different country/game and after a dozen or so games we turn on him. I despair. :(
 
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