Left Back

Who should we sign at left back?

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BlueMoonie said:
I don't get the flapping, do we need a left back? Yes. Are we in a significantly worse position that last year if we don't get one? No.

Walker and Cancelo are comfortable playing RB and LB respectively. We have basically swapped Zinchenko for JWE. He is not as proved and a completely different type of player being pacey and at a guess nowhere near as comfortable or experienced on the ball as Zin was. He will give us a different dimension overlapping out wide and having pace. If we go into this season as we are our cover is a bit less experienced and a bit lighter than it was last season our starting 11 is stronger.

With Ake as experienced cover too if we need it I think we will be fine
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Sosa is carrying a knock not expected back till next week, doubt will here anything on that till he can complete a medical
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
My original post, in the wrong thread:

Just a thought. Is there any precedent whatsoever for Phillips playing in the full back position (on either side)? Pep’s crazy enough to have this in the back of his mind – he did it with Fern, after all, albeit not convincingly – and it might explain why he and the club are being so cool about all of this.
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How are they being cool about it? They tried to sign a LB and Pep said that they have time until the end of the month. He's never been the type to publicly off moves, or lack thereof, in the market, but it has been reported he's not happy with the current balance in the squad re a LB.

He might end up having to work magic again, but it's not desirable or something they want to happen.
 
BlueMoonie said:
I don't get the flapping, do we need a left back? Yes. Are we in a significantly worse position that last year if we don't get one? No.

Walker and Cancelo are comfortable playing RB and LB respectively. We have basically swapped Zinchenko for JWE. He is not as proved and a completely different type of player being pacey and at a guess nowhere near as comfortable or experienced on the ball as Zin was. He will give us a different dimension overlapping out wide and having pace. If we go into this season as we are our cover is a bit less experienced and a bit lighter than it was last season our starting 11 is stronger.

With Ake as experienced cover too if we need it I think we will be fine
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JWE made how many appearances for us last season? And you expect that he'll be able to walk into Zinchenko's position as number 2 LB? If Cancelo gets a major injury, you're comfortable with JWE who's never started a PL game being our first choice LB?

There's no problem with integrating a youth player but that's not integrating, that's bad planning and basically throwing a kid into the deep end.
 
Legal Alien said:
I know it would mean dealing with Levy but apparently Sergio Reguilon wants out of spurs. I thought he looked decent whenever i've seen him.
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I wonder how much Levy is going to ask for Reguilon seeing what Cucurella has just gone for.
 
Is Pavard linked at all? Always seems a tidy player to me.

Obv a right back option to cover walker so Cancelo can be left alone a lb
 
Pavard has started for Bayern so I doubt they are going to sell now. Gaya is a good option but the question is he on the club's shortlist. The other question is the club going to stick to what we have got
 
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Club must be planning something. Would be nuts to leave it as is. Certainly want 4 full backs at the very least.
 
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