Aymeric Laporte

[abu13]

Maybe Pep may be thinking of something completely different and going with 3 centre halves.

3 at the back in possession and playing out from the back through Stones, when defending Stones drops
into the back 4.

If this was the case we would need at least 5 centre halves, can't see it but it would be a laugh.

----------------------------------------------HART-----------------------------------------------

-----------LAPORTE----------------------KOMPANY----------------MANGALA----------------

---------------------------------------------STONES---------------------------------------------

-----------------------GUNDONGON-----------------------?????????????????--------------------

----?????????---------------------------------KDB-------------------------------STERLING-----

-------------------------------------------AGUERO----------------------------------------------

 

[2sheikhs]

That's a strange one.
How long should a full backs back be?

 

[Fat Chance]

That's a strange one.
How long should a full backs back be?

Never go rallying in a stretch limo...long fullbacks are rare for a reason...nowt strange about it.

 

[Steve68]

Another 40 million centre back great

Third one's a charm don't they say? Or is it the fourth? Or fifth?

And injured to boot.

 

[the_game_161]

We really going to be signing two defenders worth 90 million combine? Really?

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Never go rallying in a stretch limo...long fullbacks are rare for a reason...nowt strange about it.

Got run over by a Limo once....took for fuckin ages.

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Maybe Pep may be thinking of something completely different and going with 3 centre halves.

3 at the back in possession and playing out from the back through Stones, when defending Stones drops
into the back 4.

If this was the case we would need at least 5 centre halves, can't see it but it would be a laugh.

----------------------------------------------HART-----------------------------------------------

-----------LAPORTE----------------------KOMPANY----------------MANGALA----------------

---------------------------------------------STONES---------------------------------------------

-----------------------GUNDONGON-----------------------?????????????????--------------------

----?????????---------------------------------KDB-------------------------------STERLING-----

-------------------------------------------AGUERO----------------------------------------------

Not bad,but to be honest,there's too many question marks in that team.

 

[Dax777]

I didn't realise subotic had declined.
What I was getting at was that it isn't a position to take a gamble on. Of course you can uncover a rough diamond and end up with a world beater.

See your point now.

 

[Eslam elcity]

only in the last 3 years - if this is true news - :
- mangala = 54 mIl
- ota = 45 mil
- laporte = 50 mil
- stones = 55 mil
= 204 mil on central defenders only in 3 years
shit sporring director ?!

 

[Dax777]

Having 4 senior CB's and a young one in Denayer who really should be playing seems like absolute madness to me, it's far too much. We fuck about with chopping and changing too much already and we never get a settled partnership, so fuck knows how often we'd line up with the same pairing if we had 4 CB's all expecting to play. I'd hope we are only bringing in one, otherwise we really need to be getting rid of two from Kompany, Otamendi and Mangala, otherwise we're just vastly overstocked and will go back to a different pairing every bloody week and the shit that that brings.

In fairness, injuries is what causes the changes at CB. This season, it was always gonna be Kompany and Ota. But injuries meant Mangala played some games, and whwn he too got injured, Demi got some too.

Under Pep, there will be a preferred 2. It might take a bit to decide, but once decided, the others get cup games and in between Champions league games. They will be backups. And the starters will be starters.