Honestly, he'd do pretty great there. All the overractions aside, Ogbonna is a decent player for a mid-table side, just not someone you'd want at a big club. For the rumored fee, West Ham would certainly overpay a bit, but they'd also be getting a quality defender for their standards (and I seriously don't mean that derogitary in any way).
After reading all the recent press about us being in for Juve's centreback Angelo Ogbonna I thought I'd take a look at the Juve forums to see what they think of him.
Blimey!
You have to look hard to find anyone that rates him.:-
His defending if abysmal but even if you take that out the equation he contributes negatively to every move he is involved in going forward e.g. we get the ball down the right drag their team out to our right then pass it left. Ogbonna has the full pitch in front of him and decides to stand still, wait and pass sideways/backwards, ruining the space we have just created and back to square one. So so frustrating to watch.
He is a fast guy when he runs but he does almost everything at walking speed.
He may be what 27? But the guys got some pace and would easily deal with EPL strikers. Shame his going all I can say is west Ham better cough up because this guy's most wanted serie A defender who was going to be next chielini and that says enough as it is.
Ogbonna has the anticipation of Baresi, the positioning of Nesta, the tackling of Gentile, the sophistication of Scirea, the physique of Thuram, the ball playing technique of Beckenbauer, the heading ability of Cannavaro and the versatility of Maldini.
Ogbonna has the anticipation of Baresi, the positioning of Nesta, the tackling of Gentile, the sophistication of Scirea, the physique of Thuram, the ball playing technique of Beckenbauer, the heading ability of Cannavaro and the versatility of Maldini.
See I'm not sure about the technique but yeah bang on such an underrated player. Ogbonnas made the second most tackles per game in serie A. We're selling him too cheap.
Ogbonna has the anticipation of Baresi, the positioning of Nesta, the tackling of Gentile, the sophistication of Scirea, the physique of Thuram, the ball playing technique of Beckenbauer, the heading ability of Cannavaro and the versatility of Maldini.
The EPL is filled with the exact type of striker that Ogbonna pockets. And the up and down pace requires no tactical awareness. He'll probably end up on Liverpool after next year for 40M.
The EPL is filled with the exact type of striker that Ogbonna pockets. And the up and down pace requires no tactical awareness. He'll probably end up on Liverpool after next year for 40M.
Definitely. Just because he did'nt click with us, doesn't mean he's a bad defender. Remember he was one of the most sought after serie a players just 2 years ago.