Right back options

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Certainly hope not. Why do Palace players always seem to be the dogs bollocks?

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

English centre back and English right back maybe a raid on palace.

who's the right back?

 

[bluemoon32]

Lots and lots of talk about Pep signalling the end of KDB's career, and of choosing to sell 8 first-team players. It sounds like nonsense to me, but it does signal the end of one era and the beginning of another.

Are we going to ship out 8 players in the summer?
No but do we need to, probably

 

[Tevez City]

Lets hope somehow Pep will use Nunes again and he will prove that he can do well at this position.

 

[Zenmanc]

Lets hope somehow Pep will use Nunes again and he will prove that he can do well at this position.

7th time lucky I guess.

 

[Dereck Jeffries 3 wd]

Maffeo is a no from me, not good enough.

Not good enough in your opinion! What do we know?

Yes it’s all about opinions, what I do know it’s handy if we play players in their best positions?

 

[WallyA]

Tevez did a statistical comparison with Vanderson and he was very competitive.

I can kind of see the comparison.

Maffeo's passing %, and volume are very low for a fullback, but he has a decent xAG for a fullback, perhaps meaning when he gets the ball, he doesn't play neat, and tries things often (hence higher xAG but lower success).

I also checked, and Mallorca have 46% possession, and Monaco have 56% possession, so that contributes a bit to lower volume for Maffeo.

Regardless, I think Pep would prefer Vanderson more, who has a higher % rate (with fairly close shot creating actions, but lower xAG), and better defensively.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

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I can kind of see the comparison.

Maffeo's passing %, and volume are very low for a fullback, but he has a decent xAG for a fullback, perhaps meaning when he gets the ball, he doesn't play neat, and tries things often (hence higher xAG but lower success).

I also checked, and Mallorca have 46% possession, and Monaco have 56% possession, so that contributes a bit to lower volume for Maffeo.

Regardless, I think Pep would prefer Vanderson more, who has a higher % rate (with fairly close shot creating actions, but lower xAG), and better defensively.

Way younger options about as well, Maffeo is 28 this summer.

 

[Keeper!]

Certainly hope not. Why do Palace players always seem to be the dogs bollocks?

Great academy, and because of their finances and size they have to go with their young players and they get soe absolute pearls every few years.

Personally I think we should have gone for Olise, class act and looks so comfortable with the step up at Munich.

 

[Mon Autre]

You`ve also got to remember we only have 4 "free" slots for club-trained players and 4 for association-trained players. If you assume that Foden, Lewis, Bobb and O'Reilly (or someone like Mukasa/Mfuni/McAidoo instead) will all stay here long-term, you would have already filled your 4 club-trained slots, which means Frimpong would effectively be taking an HG spot. It`s similar to the current situation, where we have Carson, Walker, Stones, Ake and Grealish, 5 players for 4 association-trained spots, which means one of the 5 has effectively been registered as a non-HG player.

If you were to sign any HG players, it would make more sense with an association-trained player rather than bringing back a club-trained academy graduate like Frimpong, Delap, Rogers, Palmer etc. as those 4 spots are likely to be filled already. In terms of association-trained players, you would probably be looking at the likes of Livramento, Aina, Gordon, Branthwaite, Wharton, Elliot Anderson etc

Does it actually matter whether they're HG or association trained etc so long as they're good enough? Like, can he not just take a non HG spot?

 

[Bobby the blue]

Great academy, and because of their finances and size they have to go with their young players and they get soe absolute pearls every few years.

Personally I think we should have gone for Olise, class act and looks so comfortable with the step up at Munich.

Palace,Charlton and Wimbledon (of old) had the best youth set ups and teams back in the 90s when I played. Good coaches and decent pathway to the reserves at that time who played in the reserves leagues with young pros and seniors that were coming back from injury.

 

[bondsman]

I realise he may be a wrong in but Hakimi is very good. He’s the level we need imho

 

[117 M34]

Does it actually matter whether they're HG or association trained etc so long as they're good enough? Like, can he not just take a non HG spot?

They can if we have a spare one

 

[Gabriel]

I realise he may be a wrong in but Hakimi is very good. He’s the level we need imho

Just extended in Paris two weeks ago.

 

[bondsman]

Just extended in Paris two weeks ago.

shame.

 

[kingn6]

Could we not go for Arnau Martinez now?

 

[Delphinho]

Could we not go for Arnau Martinez now?

Can’t do any deal with Girona before the January window next year

 

[Legal Alien]

I'd see if we could get Porro, he'd fit right in with us.

I know it'll be tough dealing with that prick Levy, but if we could get a deal for Grealish at the same time, maybe we could get it done?

 

[WallyA]

Can’t do any deal with Girona before the January window next year

But what if Girona sell him to another club and we then buy from that club?

*taps head*

 

[Bluewonder]

I'd see if we could get Porro, he'd fit right in with us.

I know it'll be tough dealing with that prick Levy, but if we could get a deal for Grealish at the same time, maybe we could get it done?

Porro is absolutely crap. He makes Lewis look like a good defender.