Appreciate the fleshed out response MetalLegNZ, especially as I did go too far with the genuine morons call. I agree with parts of what you say but I think you are neglecting to mention he was caught out a long way upfield several times and also got dribbled through remarkably easy more than a few times, and as a result it required almost superhuman intervention by the CBs to save the day on a number of occasions.
He is a monster defensively and offensively at set pieces and is pretty good in possession but I think he simply cannot defend very well in open play at all. Both Portland and Charlotte recognise this, and this is why he has spent only a handful of months (if that) as a regular starter in his entire MLS career (and that was as part of a back 3 at Portland). And that isn't even taking into account his indisputable current lack of athleticism.
I would be terrified if the Nix wanted him as a CB in a back 4 system. The upsides in his game simply could not make up for the goals we would concede.
He is a monster defensively and offensively at set pieces and is pretty good in possession but I think he simply cannot defend very well in open play at all. Both Portland and Charlotte recognise this, and this is why he has spent only a handful of months (if that) as a regular starter in his entire MLS career (and that was as part of a back 3 at Portland). And that isn't even taking into account his indisputable current lack of athleticism.
I would be terrified if the Nix wanted him as a CB in a back 4 system. The upsides in his game simply could not make up for the goals we would concede.