Diego Carlos

[chrisw1]

'bout time this fella got off his arse and got himself fit I think.  Come on Diego, pull your finger out.

[villadelph]

'bout time this fella got off his arse and got himself fit I think.  Come on Diego, pull your finger out.

Is this serious?

[eamonn]

What do you think?

But the guy has had a lot of free time while recovering from injury so I hope if he was quizzed on Brum History & Culture, he'd have learned enough anout his new home in 6 months to hit the 50% pass rate.

[pauliewalnuts]

'bout time this fella got off his arse and got himself fit I think.  Come on Diego, pull your finger out.

Is this serious?

Christ.

Do you really think he's being serious?

[pauliewalnuts]

I think I read in the Mail  (I just had a quick look in the shop)

*subscriber alert*

[adrenachrome]

I think I read in the Mail  (I just had a quick look in the shop)

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Yeah, that's what we used to say about "Men Only" back in the day.

No one's buying it, but many are having a crafty peek in W.H. Smiths.

[Percy McCarthy]

I think I read in the Mail  (I just had a quick look in the shop)

*subscriber alert*

Yeah, that's what we used to say about "Men Only" back in the day.

No one's buying it, but many are having a crafty peek in W.H. Smiths.

Haha, very good chaps. It beats trying to read their awful website anyway, although Asda security have been clamping down on it recently.

[Footy-Vill]

Tim Vickery:
"Terry Butcher played three World Cups without any mistakes. He was much better than people gave him credit for; Diego Carlos has those moments where he is the king of the hill, but I worry about the mistakes.
It was a couple of years ago that a Brazilian journalist, based in Spain, brought my attention to Diego Carlos and said ‘I think this is the best Brazilian centre-back in Spain, have a look at him’
My conclusion, and he won the Olympic gold medal as well, is that we may be dealing with a centre-back who may look better than he is.
I worry about Diego Carlos. There are moments when he looks classy, but there are lots of mistakes and wild man things.”
I think he alternates when he’s classy and imperious, with howlers when he is reckless – he’s really proactive and may well pick up cards,”

Sounds not to dissimilar to Mings in being classy but a mistake in him as well as the cards.

[OCD]

Sevilla had a pretty decent defensive record last year for someone who has a mistake in them.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Sevilla had a pretty decent defensive record last year for someone who has a mistake in them.

They had two quality central defenders; the one Diego played alongside, Kounde is top quality and went to Barca for 50m in the summer.

[Footy-Vill]

Sevilla had a pretty decent defensive record last year for someone who has a mistake in them.

They had two quality central defenders; the one Diego played alongside, Kounde is top quality and went to Barca for 50m in the summer.

I see Kounde make heaps of mistakes now.  When it was Sevilla it was always Carlos as a loose cannon.

[eamonn]

Carlos and Mings are very similar in age - sounds like they are quite similar in style?

I'd consider selling Konsa in the summer (hard to say how much he would fetch. He's only 25 with a ton of PL experience now - £20m?) and bring in a centre-back in a good age bracket (22-27) who is comfortable on the ball as well as off it. Not sure who that is but presumably he will cost north of £50m.

[Footy-Vill]

Carlos and Mings are very similar in age - sounds like they are quite similar in style?

I'd consider selling Konsa in the summer (hard to say how much he would fetch. He's only 25 with a ton of PL experience now - £20m?) and bring in a centre-back in a good age bracket (22-27) who is comfortable on the ball as well as off it. Not sure who that is but presumably he will cost north of £50m.

The scouting clearly had a remit to statistically move for a similar player who had a higher pedigree. That being played in Chamipons League, played and won for Brazil. Worried now it was too basic.
But is he going to be better than Mings?
Lets have him and Mings together to see how that works. I'm sure Carlos can play both sides of defence and will do more good than harm.

[Dante Lavelli]

But is he going to be better than Mings?

Carlos needs to be better than Konsa first, as he has been the poorest of the two CBs this season.  Like other shave said, it might be time to sell one and buy an upgrade in the £50m bracket.

[Footy-Vill]

But is he going to be better than Mings?

Carlos needs to be better than Konsa first, as he has been the poorest of the two CBs this season.  Like other shave said, it might be time to sell one and buy an upgrade in the £50m bracket.

When playing  in France Carlos once in error tripped over a ref and was sent off. Was eventually rescinded and ref was actually banned for 6 months as he kicked out at Carlos after.

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