Benjamin Mendy

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I wanted Alex Sandro too but this guy is 22 years old and nobody knew who Alex Sandro was when he was 22 years old so if Pep wants this guy then so be it.
 
karen7 said:
We need fullbacks that can defend as well for a change
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Don't blame me blame Pep ;) He can defend but he sometimes gets caught out positionally, think it's more a concentration thing with him, but he's still fairly young, and really is fantastic going forward. Wouldn't like to be a right back playing against him and Leroy.
 
top offensive fullback
was lacking a bit in the defensive approach but as Deschamps said he improved quite a lot there
physically a monster perfect for PL
new left back starter for france , 22 years old and almost a top ten left back world wide, with Guardiola no doubt he can be massive
on top of that fits perfectly in guardiola system so would be a massive purchase for you imo
 
matdusud said:
top offensive fullback
was lacking a bit in the defensive approach but as Deschamps said he improved quite a lot there
physically a monster perfect for PL
new left back starter for france , 22 years old and almost a top ten left back world wide, with Guardiola no doubt he can be massive
on top of that fits perfectly in guardiola system so would be a massive purchase for you imo
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That's because we're a massive club, if you didn't already know.
 
His injury record is concerning. 4 injuries in a year missing tons of games and one of them he did his cruciate ligament...I've read you're never really as fast or agile after that injury as you were before but he still looks quick. Hope he isn't a sick note. I also worry about his nasty streak.



He is apparently also notorious for going to training late all the time.
 
bluethai said:
Technically, Gaya at Valecia looks more of Pep's fullback to me.
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I look at Mendy and Walker and think both wouldn't usually - you would have thought - be Pep style fullbacks, however for me this is a sign of Guardiola adapting to the Premier League.

He will want lots of technical players but you also need a bit of brawn added to that technique with certain players in England, especially defensive players.

Mendy isn't technically awful though, neither is Walker, but both probably rely on their physical attributes more so than anything else.

Mendy's delivery into the box is outstanding.
 
He's technically great for a fullback. His touches are clean and he is a good dribbler. He will be very different from Clichy who would pass it back in a crossing position. This guy delivers a million crosses of various types per game and is not afraid to attack the box.
Okay so Gaya is more technical, but Gaya does not have his height, pace, power and aggression.
 
cadds92 said:
I look at Mendy and Walker and think both wouldn't usually - you would have thought - be Pep style fullbacks, however for me this is a sign of Guardiola adapting to the Premier League.

He will want lots of technical players but you also need a bit of brawn added to that technique with certain players in England, especially defensive players.

Mendy isn't technically awful though, neither is Walker, but both probably rely on their physical attributes more so than anything else.

Mendy's delivery into the box is outstanding.
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Agree! We seem to have ditched the inverted FBs. Both Walker & mendy are fast and physical. They will both get up & down. Makes you wonder about taking the space off someone like Sane. With B silva on the right he can cut in for walker to overlap. Not sure that is sane's game
 
TheKippaxM14Blue said:
Agree! We seem to have ditched the inverted FBs. Both Walker & mendy are fast and physical. They will both get up & down. Makes you wonder about taking the space off someone like Sane. With B silva on the right he can cut in for walker to overlap. Not sure that is sane's game
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Well that was Sane's game on the right before Pep honed in on his classic winger abilities because Sterling was poor on the left. And besides the full back can always overlap on the interior....nearly every game this season, the fullback has sometimes overlapped on the inside while the winger was in a wider position.
 
Jumanji said:
Well that was Sane's game on the right before Pep honed in on his classic winger abilities because Sterling was poor on the left. And besides the full back can always overlap on the interior....nearly every game this season, the fullback has sometimes overlapped on the inside while the winger was in a wider position.
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I'm sure Pep will bring both of them on in terms of positioning & runs inside. If we can get both deals done early. A full pre season would be immense
 
baggy said:
utd will struggle to finish in top 4 for the foreseeable future and won't qualify past the group stages of the champions league next season, regardless of who they buy in the summer.

moanrinho will leave them in the shit after the 3rd season. Nailed on.

Deep down thier fans don't know what the f@ck thier long term strategy/identity is anymore (but he's a tactical genius...) and if they tell you they are happy being served up the shite they are and will be given over the next two years then they are lying through thier back teeth.

Bring it on.
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This 100%
 
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