Lisandro "El Carnicero" Martinez

Originally Posted by Whip Hubley

Were the centre backs for these legendary teams world class or not?

good question. somewhat irrelevant, though.

Originally Posted by jem

the least important position on the pitch to have the best player in the world in that position. you just need someone basically competent (and a manager who is).

Be interesting to see a list of teams whose best player was a Centre half…..

Originally Posted by believe

Be interesting to see a list of teams whose best player was a Centre half…..

It wouldn't.

Originally Posted by dragflick

It wouldn't.

Correct. The list:

Originally Posted by believe

Be interesting to see a list of teams whose best player was a Centre half…..

England v Germany 1966

Bobby (up there with Bobby) and Der Kaiser

Originally Posted by believe

Correct. The list:

Why did you want to see that list?

Originally Posted by dragflick

Why did you want to see that list?

Originally Posted by NedKelly

Think it’s Larry’s second language.

Just bring back him and shaw will beat city

https://x.com/centredevils/status/1790340697238999193?s=46&t=46osAsCMaSbh7vgQsN2lEQ

What minute do we think he'll hobble off?

Any manager in the history of the game would have him nowhere near and just play him in the final.

Narrator: Ten hag didn't and he missed the cup final.

Originally Posted by believe

Any manager in the history of the game would have him nowhere near and just play him in the final.

Narrator: Ten hag didn't and he missed the cup final.

Yes , a player that hasn’t played in months. Hasn’t played all season, let’s not give him any opportunity to get some match mins and sharpness. Throw him into the cup final against city

Originally Posted by believe

Any manager in the history of the game would have him nowhere near and just play him in the final.

Narrator: Ten hag didn't and he missed the cup final.

He’ll be rusty as £#%&! if we do that though. He was all over the place at first when he came back earlier in the season. 2 little 20 minute cameos in the last two games.

Originally Posted by Dasilvatwins

Yes , a player that hasn’t played in months. Hasn’t played all season, let’s not give him any opportunity to get some match mins and sharpness. Throw him into the cup final against city

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

He’ll be rusty as £#%&! if we do that though. He was all over the place at first when he came back earlier in the season. 2 little 20 minute cameos in the last two games.

If he's fit to play tomorrow, he'll be fit to play in two weeks time. They do this amazing thing called training. Or put him in against two teams that will be desperate to beat us? I know what I'd do.

Originally Posted by believe

They do this amazing thing called training.

pure speculation.


in any case, you can't get match fit from training.

Originally Posted by jem

pure speculation.


in any case, you can't get match fit from training.

Yup.

He needs minutes before the final and game intensity can’t be replicated during training.

Common sense.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

https://x.com/centredevils/status/17...aSbh7vgQsN2lEQ

What minute do we think he'll hobble off?

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Originally Posted by AK14

Yup.

He needs minutes before the final and game intensity can’t be replicated during training.

Common sense.

In an ideal world of course. I just don't see the risk of two games that we're going to get pushed hard for no reward whatsoever. Put it this way, if he wasn't fit right up to the final he'd still play.

Originally Posted by AK14

Yup.

He needs minutes before the final and game intensity can’t be replicated during training.

Common sense.

Definitely. Can't go straight into a final against city ffs.