Offer him and Akanji to Palace for Guehi.
Obviously it's the wages issue that would be a problem.
This is why it's hard for the bigger Clubs to offload who they no longer need.
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Obviously it's the wages issue that would be a problem.
This is why it's hard for the bigger Clubs to offload who they no longer need.
NQCitizen
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A beanstalk grew out of the magic beans. I’m not sure where this analogy is going though.
Yes RWB in a back 5 is more attacking but you can still call him a defender, he's still a natural wide player at least, Rico is a natural midfielder and it doesn't matter how many games he's played at RB, he offers next to nothing there.
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You can call the bloke who's repeatedly played at RB for nearly all his career so far a defender too though, even if you don't rate him.
Yeah he's a natural midfielder playing an inverted role, Frimpong couldn't invert.
Rico isn't a wing back sure, but despite all the statements in this thread he can be thought of as a defender as that's where he tends to play.
Nunes - isn't a defender yet, clearly Pep wants to make him one.
Well the inverted thing is another problem but fair enough.
The stupid thing is that Frimpong and Couto have been through our academy. Porro at Spurs played for us too; along with Kyle Walker at Burnley who looked fine on Saturday. And we’re stuck with Nunes who I thought did a reasonable job last season but clearly needed to be replaced.
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For me Porro is the miss for sure, if he'd been available I'd have been all over him. Not sure Couto or Frimpong are even as good as Nunes defensively, at least he's pretty strong and sturdy.
NQCitizen
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Yeah fwiw I'd rather give inverting a miss until we've rebuilt a bit of defensive solidity, usually just leaves the 3 covering defenders spread too wide and then we get picked off by wingers as against Spurs and Brighton.
NQCitizen
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Doesn't that leave us an even bigger problem at RB though, who'd play there?
3 at the back ;-)
Out of what we have it's Rico for me. If the rest of the team is performing, a less quality right back shouldn't be an issue.
I think because we aren't playing well as a team people are looking at the right back as being the issue.
Yesterday apart from Rodri and maybe Bobb and Haaland, the outfield team did not play well or to their capabilities.
Brighton were pretty crap, but were able to beat us.
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Nunes be ok.
Rest of the team is also in a mess.
Start getting a stable team.
Injuries again tho?
Still more than enough to compete if the players run and fight.
Rodri sick of them already.
I was down but now back on the city wagon thanks Donna.
Come on pep, some small changes and bit of stability needed.
Rest of the team is also in a mess.
Start getting a stable team.
Injuries again tho?
Still more than enough to compete if the players run and fight.
Rodri sick of them already.
I was down but now back on the city wagon thanks Donna.
Come on pep, some small changes and bit of stability needed.
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That deal never made any sense. Out of every player we’ve signed him and Grealish are the only ones to get the longest contracts.
What was Txiki thinking
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They run so much and everyone can do extraordinary things.
Szbos crazy freekick.
VVD can run with the ball and dribble past defenders
Eze is silky
Everyone can run for miles and miles
So different from us
burning blue soul
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My spider senses are telling me there is a power struggle going on at the moment.
I believe viana wants to go one way and pep, the other.
But, peps leaving soon and viana is building for life after pep....
... or one of our 20 goalkeepers is gonna play right back like Roberto Carlos.
I believe viana wants to go one way and pep, the other.
But, peps leaving soon and viana is building for life after pep....
... or one of our 20 goalkeepers is gonna play right back like Roberto Carlos.
In that case, Joelinton will always be a centre forward.
Players have been moulded by coaches in to new positions since the dawn of time. It is also true that we simply do not play the traditional full back role at the club. It is not delusional to say that Lewis and Nunes are our right backs. It is truth. But it is true that many posters want a traditional RB and they don't believe that Nunes and Lewis can do that job.
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Impossible to judge him really as most signings need a 12 month run
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I'm far more concerned about Pep right now, not to mention what is the true nature of the relationship between our manager and our new DoF. Since when did Pep stop caring about a vigorous press and recovery after disposession? Or is he simply befuddled about all that? If he's being sabotaged by poor play/lack of effort by his players, what exactly is Hugo doing in the transfer market?
Another thing: Khusanov must start ahead of Dias and pace in the backline is of paramount importance, if we are going to stick with Pep's system, as it's been here. Look, I consider Pep to be the greatest manager possibly ever and I have no doubt that he has it within him to create a new monster squad, but I think he needs to make some significant tweaks to how we play. Maybe it's possible that Donna's acquisition today will be the key to unlock a brand new system for us...? If so,it will be riveting for supporters. Is it possible we glimpsed a preview of it in preseason?