Was zonal defending what he was doing.
He's definitely more of a low block defender, jose would love him.
But where other's complain and see an issue with him trying to pass the ball, i applaud him, It shows he's trying to improve the weak area of his game.
Martinez as been brilliant for a player that's only costing us 9m in wages, but he won't be here past next season, we should have signed him years ago.
For me cubarsi araujo is the medium term for the club.
We are too easy to contain in buildup when he plays. He is a situational player for this setup. I think if we receive 60m-70m we should sell and get a better ball-playing CB
Flick subbed him in for the obvious reason to win headers and contain Sorloth. Which he did.
Well done
100% man marking. Did you see where he followed Alvarez into Athletico's half and committed a foul late on? Did you also notice an instance where Inigo covered the right centre half position because Araujo followed Sorloth to the left when Atleti attacked?Was zonal defending what he was doing.