There is some who are adamant he won't be our RB next year.and they never specify just who is that magical right back that never makes mistakes currently on the market they think we should target instead!
I still don't get the Khusanov for RB calls. We already struggle to play out of the back. Now many want to add our wordt possession player to the RB position.He’s proved as a full back he can tackle, he has pace. Given Nico G often needs help tackling and recovering I’d love to see him given a game in midfield and Khusanov at RB
Well pardon me for having an opinion. Khusanov can defend and tbf he’s played 2 and a half games this season and that’s not a lot to form an opinion but based on that he has defended excellently and passed ok. Our biggest issue has been the lack of a midfield tackler and tracker back alongside Nico G - you saw Leeds second half, Fulham second half, spurs home the whole match and so on. Our biggest issue has been defensive midfield, I just posed the question. It might even be something we could consider doing for the last half hour of a game where we are getting swamped in midfield. Fuck me passing from a makeshift full back is now the only issue in a football teamI still don't get the Khusanov for RB calls. We already struggle to play out of the back. Now many want to add our wordt possession player to the RB position.
This will make us significantly worse in possession
I agree that Nunes in midfield seems like something worth considering right now. He has the attributes we desperately need in there but this was never his issue with getting a game in midfield. peps gone on public record saying its his brain that's stopping him playing midfield.He’s proved as a full back he can tackle, he has pace. Given Nico G often needs help tackling and recovering I’d love to see him given a game in midfield and Khusanov at RB
I still don't get the Khusanov for RB calls. We already struggle to play out of the back. Now many want to add our wordt possession player to the RB position.
This will make us significantly worse in possession
But this is the trouble - always being more concerned about what a defender does in possession than whether he can actually defend. This is why we are so vulnerable and other coaches know that if they bide their time, they are bound to have at least a couple of chances to score.I still don't get the Khusanov for RB calls. We already struggle to play out of the back. Now many want to add our wordt possession player to the RB position.
This will make us significantly worse in possession
Apples and oranges.We played for 10 years with Kyle Walker being our worst player in possession at RB...went OK.
Actually, it has little to do with non full backs and everything to do with good tactical football.But this is the trouble - always being more concerned about what a defender does in possession than whether he can actually defend. This is why we are so vulnerable and other coaches know that if they bide their time, they are bound to have at least a couple of chances to score.
Get rid of that soft underbelly and we'd be a completely different team again.
In the Real Madrid pre-match thread I posted a short YouTube clip showing Khus against them last year.
Whenever Vinicius had the ball, Khusanov would engage him at the very first opportunity - none of this ridiculous back-pedaling for 30/40 yards and only approaching the ball once you cross into the penalty area. This behaviour is typical of non full-backs in full-back positions. A, natural defensive instinct can't be taught.
NOR is doing really well, but no substitute for a natural.
Well pardon me for having an opinion. Khusanov can defend and tbf he’s played 2 and a half games this season and that’s not a lot to form an opinion but based on that he has defended excellently and passed ok. Our biggest issue has been the lack of a midfield tackler and tracker back alongside Nico G - you saw Leeds second half, Fulham second half, spurs home the whole match and so on. Our biggest issue has been defensive midfield, I just posed the question. It might even be something we could consider doing for the last half hour of a game where we are getting swamped in midfield. Fuck me passing from a makeshift full back is now the only issue in a football team
For me the main difference is definitely how they are used.Apples and oranges.
1. We were significantly better in possession everywhere else all over the field possession wise. So it was far easier to hide one poor possession player. Eddy, Stones, David, Aguero, Mahrrz Zinchy, Rodri, Gundo, etc were far better possession players than the current crop.
2. Far fewer teams used the pressed 5-10 years ago. Klopp and Pep with their GenGen press and 5 second retrieval press, popularized high pressing and now most team do it. So its even far more difficult to hide a technically deficient defender on a team that wants to possess the ball.
3. As technically vanilla as Kyle Walker was, he was actually a confident and willing participant in possession. Even if his technical ability limited his range. AK45 is an unwilling participant. He wants as little involvement in possession as he can manage.
These are not comparable situations. Can we survive? Sure. Is it better than playing a possession fullback in Nunes? Absolutely not!