Konstantinos Mavropanos: Our New BFG

[squallman]

Strong and with great attitude. A young centre-back who is scared when he first emerges might or might not improve but one starts off confident prepared to mix it with the big boys - he was unfazed by Fellaini et al - stands a great chance of making it.

God knows we need him to if rumours of Kroenke cost cutting are true. We're going to have to hope that Mav, Smith-Rowe-Nelson, AMN, Saka and a few others become our version of the class of 92 even if they only reach half of the level that those guys did.

 

[Manberg]

He can’t be a BFG he’s not German though.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

He can’t be a BFG he’s not German though.

He is from Greece.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

He's our only hope.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

He's our only hope.

Don't count out the tea lady yet. No way she will do worse than Mustafi and Sokratis. :rofl:

 

[Beast Incarnate]

He's our only hope.

Sad, but true.

I really can't see us spending on a CB any time soon. Especially with what they seem to cost in the current market. Our best hope is that those 2-3 games where he looked good last season were more than a flash in the pan and were glimpses of raw talent waiting to be nurtured.

 

[TheBoyBeatty]

Very high hopes as if this man will single handedly recreate Greece's EURO 2004 triumph in EURO 2020

 

[Wiltord's left boot]

Hopefully this guy becomes what we need.

When was the last time we actually had a top centre back that we all loved and wasn't crocked?

 

[pigge]

Hopefully this guy becomes what we need.

When was the last time we actually had a top centre back that we all loved and wasn't crocked?

Kos

 

[HBL]

Finally. Will be interesting to see what sort of a role he plays when he is fully fit.

 

[Maybe]

Finally. Will be interesting to see what sort of a role he plays when he is fully fit.

Holding injury is a huge opportunity for him.

Was that ESR close to him?

 

[HBL]

Holding injury is a huge opportunity for him.

Was that ESR close to him?

Yeah I think so, he was back in training today.

 

[truth_hurts]

Really liked the look of him last season. Should be good to go in a defensive 3? Hope he gets a chance this season.

 

[Impact]

Been a long time since we have had such an imposing athlete at CB, hope he fulfills his massive potential.

 

[<<reed>>]

Is he any good?

 

[Wiltord's left boot]

Kos

I make that one centre back in about 12 years. Maybe Vermaelen for a while was decent too. Am I being too harsh?

We have a terrible record with defenders!

 

[razörist]

Finally. Will be interesting to see what sort of a role he plays when he is fully fit.

That’s a great strike and all but can he clear the ball out of danger??!

 

[HBL]

That’s a great strike and all but can he clear the ball out of danger??!

I don't know, I was just referencing that he was back in training after 5 months out. That just so happened to be in the tweet as well.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Is he any good?

Did brilliantly under zero pressure. The first time he was actually tested it was against Leicester and he got red card.

So nobody really knows yet.

 

[ptrcopp]

Sad, but true.

I really can't see us spending on a CB any time soon. Especially with what they seem to cost in the current market. Our best hope is that those 2-3 games where he looked good last season were more than a flash in the pan and were glimpses of raw talent waiting to be nurtured.

To be fair to him and the two I am about to mention... Chambers and Holding have both shown glimpses.

And again, tbf to them all, I don’t think that’s a bad threesome to have as next in line.

Particularly with our current pile of