Best defender we have had since Ledley.
Better than Toby and Jan? Big call.
He needs to maintain this form for about 18-24 months before he’s earned that.Certainly equal to.
Better than Toby and Jan? Big call.
Better than Toby and Jan? Big call.
If he wasn’t so vitally important in the back 4, I think Romero would be a very decent stand in for Bissouma. Hes so calm on the ball, even under pressure, and has an eye for a pass.
I think the VAR took 23 of those replays to check whether Maddison had been fouled. And then didn't bother asking the ref what he thought when he went to the monitor.Why it needed 25 VAR replays is beyond me, though. It’s as if the referees don’t know the handball rules any more and were buying themselves time.
He can only really be fairly be compared to Toby, since they are the RCBs, but I think he is definitely already as good as Toby ever was and will easily surpass him. He's a consummate defender and can also play out of the back with a much wider range of passing than Toby. He shares the long diagonal, but can also play a much wider range of passes. And the way he waits and lures a pressing attacker in and then passes it through them is pure Ange's style of football.Better than Toby and Jan? Big call.
Agreed. Hitting the woodwork 5/6 times the 1-0 flattered Paraguay. Not to mention Gonzalez was Richarlisonesque in his finishing tonight.And he had another superb performance tonight for Argentina. They are so good. They actually played much better without Messi than with him.