Full Backs?

[City_Sean]

Ghoulam, Gaya or Grimaldo for LB with Hysaj, Fabinho or Sidibe for RB.

 

[Sleeping_Easy]

Zabs and Sagna did fine for their low cost.

Kolorov wasn't cheap. The mistake we made with him was extending his contract instead of cutting our losses and letting him go.

Widening it out to defenders - Mangala and Otty weren't cheap and it's hard to say either have been value for money.

I'm hoping Stones will be.

I was thinking of Maicon, Clichy and Sagna. They all had the feeling of being a stop gap rather than someone who'd go straight into the starting 11 and own the spot for the next 5 years. They've each had varying degree's of success.

If you think of the money we've spent on centre backs we've not really spent on full backs. Since the takeover the only big spending I can think of at full back is Kolarov. Now its got to the point where we have 4 full backs over the age of 30 on decent money and not one of the four has really had claimed the spot for their own.

 

[Lkzerinho]

Ghoulam, Gaya or Grimaldo for LB with Hysaj, Fabinho or Sidibe for RB.

Gaya's Level seem's to have dropped the last season or two, Grimaldo from what I have seen looks to be quite decent but still in Portugal the style is very different, so whether it transfers to England is a different question.. I haven't seen enough of Ghoulam, but he would be off at AFCON every two years. Personally at right back I feel Maffeo deserves a chance, he has passed every test we have given him, and I think he should have been starting here this year. But Hysaj and Sidibe would be good options.

 

[MarsLlama]

DIsappointed we missed out on Vrsjalko and Peres. Don't want to see us buying from the EPL. Better a hidden gem.

 

[The Riot Club]

Ghoulam, Gaya or Grimaldo for LB with Hysaj, Fabinho or Sidibe for RB.

Never heard of any of these people!

Surely it's better to sign players with either proven experience in this league, and/or established top class internationals from big CL teams? We'd be guaranteed improvement and quality then. Wouldn't we?

I actually thought Clichy was a good signing when we got him, he just seems to have become progressively worse every season, bar the odd performance.

 

[Easy]

I'd rather we just told the rest of the football world to go fuck themselves and signed Alaba as left back and Bellerin as right back for whatever it costs. Full back positions then sorted for the next 5 or even 10 years.

Exactly, they would be worth it what ever the cost IMO. Just one of the two would also be absolutely amazing. Alaba is maybe the best LB in the world and Bellerin could be the best RB soon.

 

[Dax777]

Never heard of any of these people!

Surely it's better to sign players with either proven experience in this league, and/or established top class internationals from big CL teams? We'd be guaranteed improvement and quality then. Wouldn't we?

I actually thought Clichy was a good signing when we got him, he just seems to have become progressively worse every season, bar the odd performance.

Not necessarily. We can simply deduce from the fact that if most CL caliber teams bought our fullbacks (who clearly have "experience in this league" and "from a big CL team," they wouldn't necessarily improve.

So best our scouts just find good players where and whoever they are.

 

[Dax777]

Grimaldo and Pereira will cost crazy money along with Semedo.

Bernat is rubbish from what I've seen, the archetypal Spanish fullback who is really just a winger who can't score goals.

Pep's system requires fullbacks who aren't only good players, they must be good athletes capable of running down the wing for the entire game. not sure how Veltman would fit in... if we played 3 at the back, he would be perfect for it as a ball playing centreback, just like Azpi who plays there now.

Agreed on Grimaldo and Semedo. Not so sure Perreirra is as rated though, we should find out.

 

[The Riot Club]

Not necessarily. We can simply deduce from the fact that if most CL caliber teams bought our fullbacks (who clearly have "experience in this league" and "from a big CL team," they wouldn't necessarily improve.

So best our scouts just find good players where and whoever they are.

I think most other big CL teams or others in the top 3 or 4 of our league have at least one better full back each than us, so signing a couple of them would most certainly improve us.

 

[dublinblue12]

Reckon Bernat will be our number 1 target.

Theres not many decent established fbs out there likely to be sold.

Whoever we go for will probably be under 25 and a prospect going off recent signings.

Alaba would be a dream signing but never going to happen.

 

[Edwin Edwin]

The best LB & RBs in the world are at RM..Marcelo & Dani Carvajal..RM would
never sell.This Alaba hype should have died already..It's not
2013 anymore..Even Rose is ahead of him now.Bellerin is a disaster,lacks a football brain.
R.Rodriguez,Lol rather play our U18s LB.
Hysaj is the dream,has a 50 M € Clause.
Atleti's(Alaves')Theo Hernandez at LB,has a 25 M € Clause.(Pay his bro Lucas' clause while at it ).

 

[Dax777]

I think most other big CL teams or others in the top 3 or 4 of our league have at least one better full back each than us, so signing a couple of them would most certainly improve us.

But none of these team's went to other top teams to recruit their fullbacks. Well, maybe that's not entirely true, Liverpool recruited it's fullback from us :)

Anyway, my point is we need to go recruit the next up and coming fullback for fair value.
While Bellerin and Alaba might be good, what would be theses clubs incentive for selling them?

 

[The Riot Club]

But none of these team's went to other top teams to recruit their fullbacks. Well, maybe that's not entirely true, Liverpool recruited it's fullback from us :)

Anyway, my point is we need to go recruit the next up and coming fullback for fair value.
While Bellerin and Alaba might be good, what would be theses clubs incentive for selling them?

Absolutely huge volumes of cash greasing the palms of their chairmen and agents!

 

[IWasHere]

Isn't the general consensus on Rodriguez is he is Kolarov 2.0 but just younger and slightly faster.

I hope we look at Sidibe/Pereira/Semedo for RB and then Grimaldo/Karsdorp/Ghoulam/Wendell/Sandro(Stretch).

Those would be my pick...throw in henrichs from bayer leverkusen too

 

[IWasHere]

The best LB & RBs in the world are at RM..Marcelo & Dani Carvajal..RM would
never sell.This Alaba hype should have died already..It's not
2013 anymore..Even Rose is ahead of him now.Bellerin is a disaster,lacks a football brain.
R.Rodriguez,Lol rather play our U18s LB.
Hysaj is the dream,has a 50 M € Clause.
Atleti's(Alaves')Theo Hernandez at LB,has a 25 M € Clause.(Pay his bro Lucas' clause while at it ).

Jesus Christ!

 

[BlueisCity]

Those would be my pick...throw in henrichs from bayer leverkusen too

Henrichs intrigues me since he's a converted midfielder to fullback and that just sparkles in Peps eyes. Peps going to want 2 fullbacks that are very similar to what he's had in the past with Abidal/Adriano + Alves and Alaba/Bernat + Lahm/Kimmich. I like Sidibe since he seems like a defender that can also transition from RB to CB in game as Pep changes the structure on the team as the game goes on. Wendell + Henrichs from Leverkusen would be intriguing too. Grimaldo if he can get over his injuries would be massive for us.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Keep seeing Ryan sessegons name popping up. Only 16 though so a bit to young.

 

[Dax777]

The best LB & RBs in the world are at RM..Marcelo & Dani Carvajal..RM would
never sell.This Alaba hype should have died already..It's not
2013 anymore..Even Rose is ahead of him now.Bellerin is a disaster,lacks a football brain.
R.Rodriguez,Lol rather play our U18s LB.
Hysaj is the dream,has a 50 M € Clause.
Atleti's(Alaves')Theo Hernandez at LB,has a 25 M € Clause.(Pay his bro Lucas' clause while at it ).

I'm absolutely in agreement that Marcelo is by some distance the Best LB in the world right now. And Carvahal is arguable for best right back.
I also agree Alaba and Rodriguez are more hype than talent. Been saying that for years.
Hysaj I think looks better for playing in the Italian league. No one puts pressure there, and the game is slower.
Haven't seen enough of the Atletico boys.
If money is no issue: it's RB Semado, Perreirra, Karsdorp, Heinrich, and LB Grimaldo, Sandro, Sinkgraven.

 

[Dax777]

Henrichs intrigues me since he's a converted midfielder to fullback and that just sparkles in Peps eyes. Peps going to want 2 fullbacks that are very similar to what he's had in the past with Abidal/Adriano + Alves and Alaba/Bernat + Lahm/Kimmich. I like Sidibe since he seems like a defender that can also transition from RB to CB in game as Pep changes the structure on the team as the game goes on. Wendell + Henrichs from Leverkusen would be intriguing too. Grimaldo if he can get over his injuries would be massive for us.

Immediately I'm a fan :)

 

[BlueCityfan]

Immediately I'm a fan :)

Same. Only 19 too, seems promising. Henrichs + Grimaldo perhaps? Although, Grimaldo's injury record worries me. Not sure if that would solve our FB problems straight away.