Dated take….okay.
Name me some professional CBs that are 5’7….correct me - Go!
Lisandro Martinez is 5’9, but 1 thing is he’s always played CB professionally, second thing is he’s really really great in the air and has a great vertical, and lastly his recovery speed is great. (I hate man utd)
All of those things isn’t Piette, so yes you’re right that statement could be outdated, but when you look at the player and his abilities it’s accurate in my opinion.
I would rather give you know Derek, Scott, Dominik, Joel, Lukas any natural CB that opportunity before “trying” Piette there.