Martin Montoya

[FCBarca]

The last few times Montoya has played, he's been sloppy and part of it may indeed stem from the erratic use of him over the past year...but part of it might also reflect he already has one boot out the door, mentally

 

[Stric]

It's been 30 minutes and IMHO Montoya is looking more efficient and useful than Alves.

 

[jamrock]

he's been the montoya i love so far

 

[DinhoR10]

Yes he's been getting back but also providing good overlapping runs

 

[neo_wolf]

He's playing a good game so far, the entire defense is.

 

[evilhita666]

He was alright... Could have done better in attack, but not complaining really...

 

[DennyCrane]

Solid in defense, offense was not his forte today. Needs consistent playing time to improve on that.

 

[Cule4life]

Ppl are overreacting regarding Montoya. He was miles better than alves in defense. He can improve in his offense by more playing time.
We dropped points due to cesc especially and the rest of the team. Blaming Montoya alone is stupid. If we play today's defense against Madrid we have the highest probability of a clean sheet

 

[Indignado]

If we play today's defense against Madrid we can expect a clean sheet

Ohoo hold your horses mister

 

[Cule4life]

Ohoo hold your horses mister

I mean today's defense is our best this season. Sorry I went overboard. Post edited

 

[Flavia]

He was great in defense, but attacking he was good sometimes, and poor in others. Overall, a good game.

 

[serghei]

I don't think Montoya is a player that can unlock a game by doing something special. He's just a player that does his job overall, nothing out of the ordinary and lots of passes backwards or sideways from him. Alves takes a lot more resposabilities than Montoya and was a big part in Barca's success over the last 5 years precisely because of the risks he take with his passing. Montoya is a pretty one-dimensional player unfortunately.

I'd rather have a player that makes 5 or 6 great plays out of 10 attempts than one that almost never tries anything. When you don't try to make a difference, you don't make many mistakes. That doesn't mean you're great. It just means you're afraid to try something other than a plain, basic back pass.

Being a ghost in a match is not a good thing. Sure, you don't screw up, but you're there to count, not to be invisible.

 

[Indignado]

I don't think Montoya is a player that can unlock a game by doing something special. He's just a player that does his job overall, nothing out of the ordinary and lots of passes backwards or sideways from him. Alves takes a lot more resposabilities than Montoya.

You're right, Alves makes 20 crosses per game into nowhere while Montoya keeps possession

 

[serghei]

You're right, Alves makes 20 crosses per game into nowhere while Montoya keeps possession

Don't start again. Valladolid, perfect cross, Alexis misses his hattrick, Celtic, great cross, Neymar misses the target by an inch, Sociedad, awesome cross, Alexis hits the post.

 

[abual3bed1]

Could of done better in a couple of situations. Neymar did put him in good positions yet he kept taking the wrong decision. Passing when he should take a shot or the other way around.