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If it wasnt for Pavard injury we wouldnt see how this dude is good. Unfortunately Buchanan is not that lucky.
Skriniar isn't a defensive beast. P$G's defense got better when he got hurt this year. Just like ours got better when he got hurt last year. When we made it deep in the Europa with Conte, Skriniar was on the bench.Look at Skriniar and Pavard. Both of them are defensive beasts but they are regularly burnt in 1 vs 1.
Not trying to knock on his success, but young, fresh legs against tired players also helped. If he started the game he might not have played as good.Only good tging to come out of yesterdays game is that this dude proved that his reliable in big games
yeapm,Skriniar is fine in a 2 CB defense... He did get better in a 3 man defense, in that second Conte season, but never to the point that he's great... All of Bisseck, Pavard and Darmian are better for the system, as they can actually pass the ball. Skriniar used to pass rockets and I never felt comfortable with him going forward.Skriniar was very good in Spalletti system, and quite over hyped by Inter fans otherwise. I don't watch PSG matches very often, but from what I've seen, he is not world class as everyone here thought. Marotta was absolutely right to sell him for 50+ mln, but unfortunately it didn't go his way.
Those are fair comments. However I think Skriniar was just played in a position that didn’t suit him. I’d still rather have kept him as the center back in the middle of the 3 instead of De Vrij.
To bad we need to start rejuvenating our defence now, because let’s be honest Darmian and Acerbi have both now reached an age where their time is at an end. Both are at an age where we at best might get one decent season more out of them, but there is as big a chance they might turn to be Arna level next season.He needs someone like Acerbi on the side or some def commander next to him.
Quite obvious an open minded, learn fast, but a bit lack of grinding and focus, like the mind set of not letting the opponent get away easy, he works on that, a hell of a crazy defender.
Darmian turn 35 this year he won’t give him much more than one more season realisticallyHe need learn how to defend from Darmian .
In general I haven’t liked what I’ve seen from Bastoni when playing in the center of a back 3, granted it’s been quite a while. His passing range is good and he can read play well, but not being able to take off down the flank would be a huge penalty on him and us. The Dimarco Bastoni combo on the left just works. And we’ve also seen he’s slightly more prone to a brain fart than some of his colleagues; which is NOT what you want from your central-most defender.now, with Acerbi's injury, i would try a defense with Bisseck - Pavard - Bastoni, or Pavard - Bastoni - Bisseck.
this guy needs to be a starter, we need his height and phisicality.