Or could you mean 'onions'?
Marcos Rojo, CB, Sporting Lisbon.
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Sweech
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So, why exactly do you dislike him so much that you can't bear to imagine us purchasing him?
Don't cry, just said he wasn't all that!
SandroClegane
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Question for you, how many times have you seen him play outside of the world cup? I guarantee you haven't. So no idea how you could come to the conclusion that you don't rate him as he was excellent in the world cup.
Sweech
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But then you flip-flopped to he was too good for us.
Thought it was odd to jump from one end to the other.
fecka
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Easy. I see him as a definite starter for us over Rose, Fryers and Vertonghen at Lb. I've never seen him at CB but apparently he's good there as well and could be a replacement for Kaboul.
Sweech
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I think he'd easily be the best LB on the squad if he joined us. Plus he's actually a very good CB as well to backup Vertonghen at LCB. He's a very good player and filling in two squad spots very well would be extremely useful.
The only player I see as comparable in the youth is Fryers and I think Rojo is currently a much better player than Fryers.
If you think he's a scrub I don't think there's a whole lot to discuss though. I could recommend an optometrist?
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The "tight defensive plan" was only in the last 2 games, and part of the one against Belgium in which he didn't play, so I think that's not a good argument.
He was the best defender in the group stage where Argentina attacked all the time. He was also he best defender against the swiss. He didn't play against Belgium, and he had good games against Netherlands and Germany in which he had to face Robben and Muller.
The weakest link in Argentina was Federico Fernandez that was later changed for Demichelis. Then the weakest link became Zabaleta
I used to think he was not very good, but this WC he was amazing. This was the feeling in almost all Argentina. He is now considered in Argentina as the 3rd best player of the cup after Mascherano and Messi
Ricardo Rodriguez was good going forward, but terrible defending. And Aurier is a right back
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spurs9
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Rodriguez wasn't terrible at defending in the WC.
Ossie85
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Well, maybe not terrible, but he certainly wasn't good. Specially against France
spurs9
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He was good in every other game IMO. Also, he was still the best defender Vs France, the problem was 1) the CB's were both awful and 2) Hitzfeld seemed to set his tactics out to play to France's strengths an Switzerland's weaknesses. It was truly bizzare.
LiamJM10
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Rodriguez impressed me more as well. But he's less attainable...
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Pocho played with attacking full backs at the saints. Rojo is not really an attacking full back. He is more of a defensive full back.
So either Pocho will change his philosophy and style of play to accommodate Rojo at LB or he uses Rojo at CB. Which means Verty will probably be sold.
So either Pocho will change his philosophy and style of play to accommodate Rojo at LB or he uses Rojo at CB. Which means Verty will probably be sold.
crokey
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I think what yo're trying to say is you had never heard of him so that means he's shite, right?
No my good friend is huge sporting fan and says rojo is not epl type of player he lack athleticism which we need in a normal fullback these days. Rojo is better fit in la liga or serie a because he makes it up for it with his good defensive awareness. Im just saying he isnt the right player we need to fill lb position.
