Thank you.
Benjamin Pavard
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If we can get him for €25-30m he’s a no brainer.
And we have a fantastic first CB pairing in Varane and Martinez. He'd be a great "option" to have, for both RB and CB. Those 2 young defenders we are linked to aren't going to displace Varane nor Martinez either way.
27 years old so in his prime, low fee, played 40+ games for Bayern last season, WC winner, can play 2 positions. All for it!
Cheers. Not everyone has to be lightening quick, but slow fullbacks can be a recipe for disaster. Then again, is he slower than Trippier? He's done OK. As a centre back, you do get into foot races from time to time, so Maguire slow is best avoided.
If true we should be all over this. Our options at the back would be pretty strong
CB : Varane, Martinez, Lindelof, Pavard, Shaw
RB : Pavard, AWB, Dalot
LB : Shaw, Malacia, Dalot
CDM : Casemiro, Amrabat
Varane doesn't rely on athleticism and never had. He can outrun most players and he can also outmuscle most of them but his game has almost exclusively been based on reading and anticipating actions.
Fair enough in that case could be a really good signing then as I feel we need a new starting RB personally, and he can then cover CB. Although maybe he won't want to play RB...
@croadyman good call; you’ve been going on and on about Pavard, seems the manager is in agreement.
Pavard would be a really great addition. Looks like we are doing some smart and rational business for once this transfer window.
That must be the most Michael Owen thing i ever heard
Come one, there's a big difference between being quick and fast. You can be relatively fast but not quick, and the other way around. Martinez is more quick than fast, and Varane is definitely fast but not all that quick. Quick and nimble.
Agree with this. When he wants to, he's rapid, but he's a brilliant reader of the game. He's matured and not that different from Rio. How often did we actually see Rio going at full throttle? Varane does it slightly more often, but not often at all. Maguire has to run around a lot more than Varane - a damning sight, for sure!
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He’s played 109 games at CB.
44 of those at Bayern.
17 of those this season just past.
In the champions league last season he played against Barcelona, PSG and Inter Milan and kept clean sheets as a CB in those games.
This would be great. It gives us a very good option at right-back and allows us to manage Varane game time better. Surprised he hasn't moved already at the quoted price. He would Improve Liverpool's defence, maybe he wants Champions League football though.
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Sorry haha text is hard to interpret sarcasm and on the football forums there are plenty of awful takes!
Should be good cover
Ah yes, remember that now.
Sorry haha text is hard to interpret sarcasm and on the football forums there are plenty of awful takes!
Fair enough mate
I'm already too invested in the Todibo dream, but Pavard's good
Signing from Bayern - has anyone commented on his injury issues :-having said that , excited about this.
From Dalot-Maguire-Lindelof-Shaw to
Pavard-Varane-Licha-Shaw in season and a half is a great turnaround
From Dalot-Maguire-Lindelof-Shaw to
Pavard-Varane-Licha-Shaw in season and a half is a great turnaround
Want Todibo now after getting linked with him. Pavard backup option
Is he long term starter for CB for us, or just a cheap CB/RB cover?
He’s a starting RB and instant cover at CB.
isn’t one of the reasons he’s leaving because he doesn’t want to play RB?
The problem is that he thinks he can do this every game and for every screamer there are ~20 balls straight into the stands.
My 2 cents regarding Pavard:
- As a CB he isn't better than your existing options
- As a RB he is a defensively good option, but not good enough going forward for most top teams (it was okay in the last years for us to balance Davies)
- He commits a lot of silly fouls
- As a character he seems a bit difficult, he used to tell the media every other week that he wants to play as CB when he war a starter for us as RB. There were also some rumors about alcohol problems
I'm not too worried if he leaves although Mazraoui is better not getting injured if we sell Pavard without a replacement.
These editors really work ultra fast nowadays. More c(h)on(g)tent for the likes of me
Blimey he is more clinical than Wout Weghorst.
He’s a brilliant player and younger than I thought, so why not if the price is good. All aboard.
I bet he’d pick that over being a benchwarmer.
What kind of fullback is he ?
In my mind I have him down as Gary Neville -esq.
In my mind I have him down as Gary Neville -esq.
I'm starting to think French players are a bit high maintenance in general. Seems examples of that are aplenty.
Ivanovic would be my best comparison.
Hey what can I say just imagine Hojlund getting on the end of that Pavard delivery for a winner at Emirates on his debut
This plus Mainoo at cdm when he's back fit!
We'll be title contenders in my opinion if we can get Pavard plus Amrabat. The only concern will be scoring goals but based on our attack vs. Lens plus Hojlund I think we'll be fine there.
He is better at his job than McTominay. How much are you asking for him?
I like this a lot. Really like it. That's a title winning defence, in my opinion.
Next season or the one after, we also need to be on the lookout for a long-term replacement for Varane. It's not just about this season, but about getting back to that 'conveyor belt of talent' that we seemed to have under Sir Alex.
This transfer would be exactly why all my midfielder chips aren’t all on Amrabat. Another surprise wouldn’t shock me
Watched 30 seconds of a compilation, and he's better than Dalot.
Free transfer.
Yeah and I am confident we are still looking for a long term replacement,remember guys like Todibo & Tapsoba are still relatively young. Either of them have plenty of time to play for this club.
Seems like quite a cunning plan given he is more than decent at RB as well as CB.