That's exactly my concern. Call me old-fashioned but, surely, the first responsibility of a defender is to defend. I'm really not convinced that Frimpong has the suitable attributes to fill that right back role as a regular pick. Yes, great potentially going forward but seriously lacking in defensive qualities. His stats for the past year would appear to bear that out.
Right back surely?
Oh bollocks! I meant to say right back! Now corrected.
Best if these kids got off their Xbox/PlayStation, stopped posting pointless stats, which have as much relevance to football as windspeed to a Submarine......watched real football, and see the obvious, which is Rico Lewis is a far better player, and we already have him ;)
Rico's had a massive upsurge over the summer, even fitter and stronger and getting better by the game, a special talent, in fact unique.
You've seen what every top scout in Europe has seen. No shame on the lad, he just isn't good enough to go to the next level.
He’s young and has a brilliant manager at Leverkusen. If he came to City it would be an investment and Pep would have a lot of work to do to see if he could do it, but he’s the best ever at that. Frimpong could make it here if given the chance.
Because he's of the academy? To me that is a moot point in this situation.
He's just so lightweight. He's probably the same height or slightly taller than Rico, for example, but Rico has thick legs and a strong center of gravity which makes it tough to bully. Frimpong seemed so easy to nudge/push off the ball. Also while he's rapid going forward, he didn't seem to have the same desire to get back with that pace.
also Rico can roundhouse kick an a opponent if needed
had one, expired now