Mats Hummels

[Barcilliant]

Hummels is class. He is certainly a class above Pique. He is better then Pique in every respect. Dortmund only shipped 2 goals today. How many did Barca let in. He is similar to Pique but much better. I'd sell mr shakira and buy Hummels or Subotic. Get Inigo Martinez as his partner

 

[fcbdna]

There are cheaper defenders that are way better than him. . . . Kompany, Howedes, Subotic, Kolscieny, Sakho just to name a few.

 

[ceefoo]

Gone right off him, after that CL Final performance.

Makes too many mistakes, and his decision making is questionable.

I think his technical skills and distribution is lacking, to play for Barca

I'd go for Vertonghen.

 

[Catorce]

Me too, as I said numerous times Vertonghen

I'd rather have a real stopper, rough CB. But if we would go for a more footballing CB, Vertonghen > Hummels always.

 

[ceefoo]

Me too, as I said numerous times Vertonghen

I'd rather have a real stopper, rough CB. But if we would go for a more footballing CB, Vertonghen > Hummels always.

Vertonghen has all the tools to play for Barca. In some respects he is the PERFECT Barca defender. Excellent technical ability, great passer, plays the ball on the ground, can play a killer pass, composure in possession, left footed, and he happens to be 6ft 2" tall.

What are you waiting for Zubi? Sign him up.

 

[Irish_Cules]

I think Hummels is one of those silky defenders who on his day is impenetrable and world class but is prone to lapses in concentration on other days. Although he is more solid than current Pique, I really do think they are too similar.

 

[Piqué]

Vertonghen has all the tools to play for Barca. In some respects he is the PERFECT Barca defender. Excellent technical ability, great passer, plays the ball on the ground, can play a killer pass, composure in possession, left footed, and he happens to be 6ft 2" tall.

What are you waiting for Zubi? Sign him up.

Vertonghen is a great player, but for me he just lacks that extra ability to play for Barcelona. He has the skills you mention, but to succeed at Barcelona, you need something more for me. One of his weaknesses is his speed, which for me is a necessity in the Barça system as a defender, especially next to Piqué who doesn't have elite speed either.

The only 3 Belgian players who have the Barcelona level at the moment are Kompany, Hazard & Courtois.

 

[Puyol the wall]

Vertonghen is a great player, but for me he just lacks that extra ability to play for Barcelona. He has the skills you mention, but to succeed at Barcelona, you need something more for me. One of his weaknesses is his speed, which for me is a necessity in the Barça system as a defender, especially next to Piqué who doesn't have elite speed either.

The only 3 Belgian players who have the Barcelona level at the moment are Kompany, Hazard & Courtois.

Hazard rofl

 

[ceefoo]

Vertonghen is a great player, but for me he just lacks that extra ability to play for Barcelona. He has the skills you mention, but to succeed at Barcelona, you need something more for me. One of his weaknesses is his speed, which for me is a necessity in the Barça system as a defender, especially next to Piqué who doesn't have elite speed either.

I agree that Vertonghen is not the quickest, but he reads the game exceptionally well, and as we full well know, 'the first yard, is in your head'.

Kompany's distribution is not up to mark imo and he is also is prone to lapses in concentration. And I wouldn't have that jumped-up little Hazard at Camp Nou, if HE paid us.

 

[FiReFTW]

Hazard rofl

??

 

[ammarfcb]

Kompany is the man we need.

 

[MrXavi_The_Midfield_King]

All the centre back in the world these days all have some serious concentration flaws with the exception of Thiago Silva

 

[Mr Hulot]

All the centre back in the world these days all have some serious concentration flaws with the exception of Thiago Silva

Subotic, Hummels' defense partner, doesn't have them. At least not so often. Against Real Madrid Hummels gifted them a goal. His performance against Italy last year in Euro semi-finals showed exactly the same lapses of concentration. He can occasionally put a flawless performance, but what we need is a reliable defender, because we already have Pique.

 

[DonAndres]

&Man City's Matija Nastasic?

Good shout actually I forgot about him haha, he'd be one of the better ones on that list too.

 

[AnfieldEd]

Style but no substance.