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When and where did he play as a DM? He's a box to box CM. He doesn't look to have the positional sense or discipline to play as DM. I agree he needs to play alongside a creative midfielder to excel in midfield.He's a DM, best suited to seating deep in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Ehh...for most of his career so far he's played primarily as a DM, besides DMs can play box to box too. Yes he's positional sense has been poor (but that shall improve with experience) but he's whole games been poor, apart from some good driving runs from deep. He's yet to have a good game as a CM in our three man midfield.When and where did he play as a DM? He's a box to box CM. He doesn't look to have the positional sense or discipline to play as DM. I agree he needs to play alongside a creative midfielder to excel in midfield.
In Sevilla he played alongside Medel and at Monaco alongside Toulalan. When was he ever a DM?Ehh...for most of his career so far he's played primarily as a DM, besides DMs can play box to box too. Yes he's positional sense has been poor (but that shall improve with experience) but he's whole games been poor, apart from some good driving runs from deep. He's yet to have a good game as a CM in our three man midfield.
Always thought DM was a position not a role, and there are different ways to be a DM - Destroyer, B2B and DLP no? I thought where you were positionally on the pitch i.e. further back the field what determined if you were a DM and if someone didn't have the defensive capabilities to be that far back they were considered CM
I'd like to see him as AM if we ever have the chance. He has a good vision and his passing isn't bad either, though it does need some more work.
he did so quite a lot with monaco and sevilla. not clean tackles but the ball was one fairly. Anticipation was on point. Its his positioning that was a problem.Kondogbia is far from being a defensive midfielder. One thing that characterizes a defensive midfielder is his capability of dispossessing a player with the ball, be it with a tackle or good anticipation.
I haven't seen this from Kdog in a single match till now in Inter.
his ball control isn't god enough, he'll get crowded out and dispossessed too easily. You need a quick, sharp player like D Silva to be effective in an AMF role these days.I'd like to see him as AM if we ever have the chance. He has a good vision and his passing isn't bad either, though it does need some more work.
There is one thing that I don't understand. Why do people call him as new Vieira? I don't think they have similarities besides they both have long legs and play as midfielder. Kondogbia is just too soft compared with Vieiraa and does not have strong presence in the midfield.
When and where did he play as a DM? He's a box to box CM. He doesn't look to have the positional sense or discipline to play as DM. I agree he needs to play alongside a creative midfielder to excel in midfield.
Kondogbia is far from being a defensive midfielder. One thing that characterizes a defensive midfielder is his capability of dispossessing a player with the ball, be it with a tackle or good anticipation.
I haven't seen this from Kdog in a single match till now in Inter. He has helped in defense putting pressure to the opposition and dispossessing sometimes but it is FAR from being one of his main qualities.
What I have seen till now is that he is a potential box to box midfielder and I say potential, because he still lacks stamina (he jogs a lot during matches). However, he has a LOT of potential character going forward and running past opponents, he has a good shooting technique, and knows how to pass when he has smart passers alongside him. So IMO, he has all the qualities (bar stamina) to be a great box to box midfielder.
Player | Tackles | Tackling Success % | Interceptions | Blocks |
Kondogbia | 3,34 | 71,72% | 2,68 | 1,84 |
Medel | 2,38 | 59,40% | 3,01 | 1,41 |
Possibly, but was Viera the same player we know when he was 22?
I'm just saying that even the beast Viera was not very beastly at the age of 22 and it seems odd to compare a player's peak time with another player who's still developing.