Right back options

WesthoughtonJohn said:
As far as I'm concerned - you turn up and play like prime David Silva every game you get to do whatever the fuck you want!!!!
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Exactly many a pisspots can have heavy sessions and be fit and able to do their job to the fullest, some sadly cannot.

But we have had a fair few plater who loved an ale or a fag who could tear up trees for us on a match day
 
Cobwebcat said:
Akanji?
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Would mean we have very little attacking threat on that side of the park (see Wembley), and his strength and physicality are often needed inside. If we’re going to be more mobile across the pitch, we need fullbacks capable of threatening overlaps/underlaps, and neither Akanji nor Khusanov possess that ability. Nunes has shown he can do it, but his defensive ability remains suspect. We might not sign someone, but if that’s the case, then it’ll either be because squad capacity doesn’t allow it, or because there is no one currently obtainable that fits our specific needs.

Despite all the furore about our spending, a peculiarity of Guardiola’s tenure is that he has almost never had a full deck of cards from which to choose. The left-back position dogged us for years, and it would be a great pity if that we’ve now resolved that side of the pitch only for the problem to arise on the right.
 
Gabriel said:
Would mean we have very little attacking threat on that side of the park (see Wembley), and his strength and physicality are often needed inside. If we’re going to be more mobile across the pitch, we need fullbacks capable of threatening overlaps/underlaps, and neither Akanji nor Khusanov possess that ability. Nunes has shown he can do it, but his defensive ability remains suspect. We might not sign someone, but if that’s the case, then it’ll either be because squad capacity doesn’t allow it, or because there is no one currently obtainable that fits our specific needs.

Despite all the furore about our spending, a peculiarity of Guardiola’s tenure is that he has almost never had a full deck of cards from which to choose. The left-back position dogged us for years, and it would be a great pity if that we’ve now resolved that side of the pitch only for the problem to arise on the right.
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Good points. I love O’Reilly and I think he can play anywhere including right back.
 
Cobwebcat said:
Good points. I love O’Reilly and I think he can play anywhere including right back.
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He’s certainly accomplished, but if he’s not a fullback on the left, he won’t be any better on the opposite side, where realistically he’d pose even less of a threat on the outside. He needs game time in the middle to build up his stamina and thus his concentration; young players naturally tire more quickly and that makes them prone to mistakes. He helped us out enormously last season, and the club evidently thinks highly of him, so I’m confident he’ll be given time to develop further.
 
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Gabriel said:
Would mean we have very little attacking threat on that side of the park (see Wembley), and his strength and physicality are often needed inside. If we’re going to be more mobile across the pitch, we need fullbacks capable of threatening overlaps/underlaps, and neither Akanji nor Khusanov possess that ability. Nunes has shown he can do it, but his defensive ability remains suspect. We might not sign someone, but if that’s the case, then it’ll either be because squad capacity doesn’t allow it, or because there is no one currently obtainable that fits our specific needs.

Despite all the furore about our spending, a peculiarity of Guardiola’s tenure is that he has almost never had a full deck of cards from which to choose. The left-back position dogged us for years, and it would be a great pity if that we’ve now resolved that side of the pitch only for the problem to arise on the right.
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would tend to agree for the most part but the right side would have a Cherki/Foden interchange going on with Akanji sitting into the 3? i could see it working. I do thnk they will nab a RB though
 
Gaz (FMwkdsoul) said:
would tend to agree for the most part but the right side would have a Cherki/Foden interchange going on with Akanji sitting into the 3? i could see it working. I do thnk they will nab a RB though
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Would still leave a large space on the outside right vacant, and the opposition would recognise we pose no threat from there and adapt accordingly. I sense the club wants a proper fullback on that side, but landing the right one might be easier said than done. Be a great pity if we are so close to completing the jigsaw but again find ourselves missing a piece.
 
Gabriel said:
Would still leave a large space on the outside right vacant, and the opposition would recognise we pose no threat from there and adapt accordingly. I sense the club wants a proper fullback on that side, but landing the right one might be easier said than done. Be a great pity if we are so close to completing the jigsaw but again find ourselves missing a piece.
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just depends on the setup, pep has leaned far more into a 325/3241 over a back 2-3 recently.
 
Gaz (FMwkdsoul) said:
just depends on the setup, pep has leaned far more into a 325/3241 over a back 2-3 recently.
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But seen from the opponent’s perspective, it makes it much easier to plan for and play against. Walker’s ability on the ball was never the greatest, but his willingness to run deep, even if not released, kept the opponent stretched and meant their midfielders/strikers exhausted themselves tracking him.

We’ve been a mess but are not messing around, so I’m confident that we’ll find someone.
 
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