Sparklehorse wrote:dazby wrote:I've probably mentioned this before but he and Laporte look so balanced. They never look like they are extending themselves. Everything looks comfortable.
Except when Bangyang left him standing at Wembley.
Hopefully he will learn a lot from that !!
He has a couple of shortfalls to get over, namely height and pace, but he does look a top defender in the making.
Young CBs make mistakes, it happens and its going to happen again, not being critical, its just natural.
Going by recent games its looks very like Pep is going to start him against RM, which, even given the advantage we have with the 2 away goals, is still a big enough call to make. I dont think he has ever played a champions league game before. And as Fern/otter/stones have not played much since lock-down, hard to see Pep changing now, but you never know whats flying through that bald head..........