Kyle Walker

[taleofbluehalves]

I think so too. Quick, aggressive. Good going forward. I think he is the best right back in the Premiership and he made the PFA team of the year at right back so the players think likewise. When you consider that we have tried Sagna, Zabaleta, Navas and Fernandinho at right back, it's surprising anyone would argue about this potential signing. It would be a big upgrade. Must be a major priority of this transfer window

Yes plus the options of width, allowing us to be playing Jesus right side but cutting in. There are huge plusses for me.

 

[doobyedoobye]

I'm not sure many teams have ever attempted such a dramatic and potentially disruptive summer of transfers ever..so buying players that can hit the ground running is key hence why it looks like we are most advanced with Sanchez and also Walker. We can't surely induct 8 players into the first team at once with zero prem experience between them....

 

[Goater=Legend]

Just think Walker is a terrific athlete, he's still a bit brain dead defensively and I'm not sure he'll be able to cut into midfield bike Pep loves from his fullbacks.

He's a twat as well but if he's signed I'll be happy if he proves me wrong.

 

[Neville Kneville]

I'm not sure many teams have ever attempted such a dramatic and potentially disruptive summer of transfers ever..so buying players that can hit the ground running is key hence why it looks like we are most advanced with Sanchez and also Walker. We can't surely induct 8 players into the first team at once with zero prem experience between them....

Pep may have decided that his attempts to coach the ones who are leaving, into doing what he wants, was so far off the mark that it makes no difference.

 

[jimharri]

Just think Walker is a terrific athlete, he's still a bit brain dead defensively and I'm not sure he'll be able to cut into midfield bike Pep loves from his fullbacks.

He's a twat as well but if he's signed I'll be happy if he proves me wrong.

Pretty much sums up Walker for me. He's rapid, but he has to be as his positional sense and awareness of danger/reading of the game are ropey. Therefore he relies on his pace to get him out of trouble. And I remember him coming out with the "where were the city fans when they were shite" type comment. So yeah; he is a bit of a twat.

 

[doobyedoobye]

Pep may have decided that his attempts to coach the ones who are leaving, into doing what he wants, was so far off the mark that it makes no difference.

Potentially but most young players need time to adapt to a new home and league as we saw with Sane and I just don't think Pep will risk having all our newcomers coming from different leagues in one summer

 

[twosips]

Walker is a young, successful, BLACK, athlete in Britain. So it goes without saying that his character and intelligence will be called into question. :/

Stop bringing race into this re Walker. It's incredibly offensive to the posters on this forum to suggest that that has anything to do with our opinion of him if we don't rate him that highly. I highly doubt anyone is thinking of his skin colour, let alone City fans. Vinnie, Yaya, Fernandinho, Sterling too...some of the most tactically astute players in our team. No one gives a shit whether he's black or white. He's always just been a bit of a headless runner up and down the wing. He has improved though.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Potentially but most young players need time to adapt to a new home and league as we saw with Sane and I just don't think Pep will risk having all our newcomers coming from different leagues in one summer

It could be argued that he droped a bollock by not replacing everybody last summer.

 

[doobyedoobye]

It could be argued that he droped a bollock by not replacing everybody last summer.

In hindsight the club definitely did and it would be very interesting to know why they decided to start the season with such inappropriate fullbacks...

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Walker is a young, successful, BLACK, athlete in Britain. So it goes without saying that his character and intelligence will be called into question. :/

Nah, he's English. Now if he played for England but wasn't born in England, then he'd be treated like Raheem. Walker doesn't fit the "johnny foreigner taking our job" narrative that Raheem does.

 

[twosips]

I won't be apologising for that post mate. I've said what I think. And if you think that Yaya and Sterling don't get the same lazy racists stereotypes attached to them then you're not looking very closely.

Fine, but to imply that that's why anyone would dislike him is totally and utterly arrogant.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Just think Walker is a terrific athlete, he's still a bit brain dead defensively and I'm not sure he'll be able to cut into midfield bike Pep loves from his fullbacks.

He's a twat as well but if he's signed I'll be happy if he proves me wrong.

In what way is he a twat? Apart from playing for Spurs who are a twat CLUB I can't see a problem with him? Don't blame him for Spurs fans attitudes

 

[Goater=Legend]

In what way is he a twat? Apart from playing for Spurs who are a twat CLUB I can't see a problem with him? Don't blame him for Spurs fans attitudes

His comments about our fans for a start.

 

[BringBackSwales]

His comments about our fans for a start.

What did he say?

 

[Goater=Legend]

He called us all glory fans when we beat them at the Etihad with Balotellis last min pen.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

What did he say?

Basically "where were you when you were shit?" on Twitter (probably after taking stick on there after we beat them) and then later apologised that same evening.

 

[twosips]

I think he's a dumb fuck who is mainly an athlete but unfortunately as good as what's available & yet I think Jesus is a potential fucking genius.

I'm confused.

It's cos he's not English though Nev. So you're being xenophobic towards your own people now, you horrible man.

 

[Akiva]

The "not good enough for us" brigade out in full force today. Beggars belief that some wouldn't take the best RB in the PL as a replacement for Jesus fucking Navas at the position, even if said RB is a bit of a knob.

That said, it's obvious nobody is being racist/xenophobic here, just overly opinionated.

 

[domalino]

The "not good enough for us" brigade out in full force today. Beggars belief that some wouldn't take the best RB in the PL as a replacement for Jesus fucking Navas at the position, even if said RB is a bit of a knob.

That said, it's obvious nobody is being racist/xenophobic here, just overly opinionated.

You're arguing with a crowd that doesn't exist

Beggars belief that some wouldn't take the best RB in the PL as a replacement for Jesus fucking Navas

This is an entirely fictional group of people. No one in this thread has said that.

All people have said is that they'd prefer other options like Semedo or Bellerin ahead of Walker. I don't agree with them but it's a perfectly valid opinion to have.

No one, and I really do mean no one has said they'd rather have Jesus Navas play RB than Walker, Or that they'd not take Walker if he was the one we end up with, so stop pretending they have.

 

[twosips]

The "not good enough for us" brigade out in full force today. Beggars belief that some wouldn't take the best RB in the PL as a replacement for Jesus fucking Navas at the position, even if said RB is a bit of a knob.

That said, it's obvious nobody is being racist/xenophobic here, just overly opinionated.

I think Walker is a good fullback, an improvement by a long way on what we've got...But still miles behind the likes of, Marcelo, Alba, Alaba, Sandro, Alves, Lahm level and so on. I think Rose is a much better FB too. I don't mind Walker coming in at all but I can't pretend I think he's an elite level fullback, especially considering what we'll pay for him. It is what it is though and I think he'll be effective at least. Just not really enthused by him personally.