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Pablo Mari: Dream signing or NightMari?
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Breezy
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“But but but but Brazilian football is Isthmian League level.”
Godwin1
Very well-known
Looks a tidy player, good passing seems fairly composed. Shouldn't write a player off before seeing him for a few games at least.
BigPoppaPump
Reeling from Laca & Kos nightmares
I campaigned against him all summer but tbf to me never saw him play really. Looks decent but I’ll wait and see.
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TakeChillPill
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Massive upgrade on luiz
He looks very calm on the ball and assured in his play. Decent playing out from the back and you barely notice him. He did make a very good tackle in the box in the first half of ET. So far, so good.
Country: Canada
Pepe was unlucky there as well imo. Clark made a fantastic block. That was going in the back of the net.
Maybe
You're wrong, no?
Will have to remove him from my deadwood list. Decent squaddie this guy
Pop Tart
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He has been nothing short of excellent. We see how the season pans out for him but he is looking composed and some nice passing.
Country: England
Another match where he really wasn’t tested?
Maybe he’s making the back line more assured and just snuffing stuff early and so I’m not seeing it. It’s not like Newcastle came to play tonight though did they.
I like his heading ability. His passing whilst he got a couple wrong today is very good.
Maybe he’s making the back line more assured and just snuffing stuff early and so I’m not seeing it. It’s not like Newcastle came to play tonight though did they.
I like his heading ability. His passing whilst he got a couple wrong today is very good.
Pop Tart
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He may not of been tested much since his return but he is still playing well. Can only beat what's in front of you. He could so easily be playing crap passes , ball watching. Not tracking back etc . He is doing everything right.
Country: England
Oh agreed I like what I see I’m just still not sure.
I had never called him crap in the first place tbf - I’ve actually mostly heard good things.
Pop Tart
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Yes it is early days, be foolish to call him the next tony Adam's. I had no real opinion of him when coming back few games ago as I had not seen him play for us the couple of times last season and him being a unknown really. I do remember people calling him slow same recently. Hopefully he can keep it up
Ciscoo
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Very happy to have him against the bottom 12-14 PL teams.
Seems good in the air and he can definitely play. Those are the main things you need in those types of games.
Seems good in the air and he can definitely play. Those are the main things you need in those types of games.
Rasmi
Negative Nancy
Country: England
He reminds me of my backup players in fm who I only play in cup games or easy league games and they end up having better stats than starters. At best he is an ok players. Lacks pace and athleticism
Sweet'n'Soulful
Yet another banned account of Jury
If anyone was sure after a handful of starts from some guy from Brazil, I’d take their opinion with a pinch of salt. He’s doing well, that’s all you can say so far.
People are going way overboard on this guy. He had comfortable games against Jahanbash, Callum Robertson and Andy Carroll... Whenever he's come up against decent opposition he's looked out of his depth.
It's not really that much of an issue though, he's a clear back up to Gabriel who rarely gets injured.
It's not really that much of an issue though, he's a clear back up to Gabriel who rarely gets injured.
I was someone who was telling people to let the guy play before making a judgement, and now many have and are slightly overreacting about him (as well as not seeing a large enough sample size anyway). It looks like the world is black or white 
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Against Chelsea it may have been due to tired legs as it was his first game in the PL for a while, but he gave away a penalty which could have been the difference between a win and draw. Against West Brom he was at fault for their only clear cut chance. We have played a poor Chelsea and three bottom 6 sides, the sample size isn't large enough on Mari. He hasn't proven how he deals with pace and top class players yet (yes thats a dig at Werner who has been pants recently).
Saying all that he looks like he could easily be a competent backup for Gabriel, and who knows maybe he really surprises us and deals with most challenges well. I'm gonna give more time before casting judgement.
.Against Chelsea it may have been due to tired legs as it was his first game in the PL for a while, but he gave away a penalty which could have been the difference between a win and draw. Against West Brom he was at fault for their only clear cut chance. We have played a poor Chelsea and three bottom 6 sides, the sample size isn't large enough on Mari. He hasn't proven how he deals with pace and top class players yet (yes thats a dig at Werner who has been pants recently).
Saying all that he looks like he could easily be a competent backup for Gabriel, and who knows maybe he really surprises us and deals with most challenges well. I'm gonna give more time before casting judgement.
SingmeasongSong
Right Sometimes
He really deserves the credit for his performances.
But there's nothing wrong with being cautious for driving the hype up too far, what's commonly happening on here and then the same people post the exact opposite a few months later.
He still needs to convince me that he is capable of doing a job Gabriel can cope with, against teams like City, with super fast wingers and constant pressure.
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