We don't play wingbacks, Chelsea do
Indeed. I doubt there's anything in this random, isolated report. The Evening Standard are hardly a reliable source for United or French football.
We don't play wingbacks, Chelsea do
Can't sign this guy cos he goes missing around Christmas, can't sign Neymar cos he goes missing in March (sister's birthday), can't sign Martinez cos he goes missing generally (so diminutive that it's easy to misplace him), most of our team went missing for the whole of last season... EtH has a tough gig here!Avoid. Tends to go missing around Christmas
There’s been rumours of playing a back 5 with Martinez as a DM / CB hybrid.@JPRouve summed it up really, he's not a RB, he's a RWB. I would be very surprised if we decided to sign such a specialist player at the age he is, when we don't play the formation that would allow him to flourish.
Maybe, but then we still have AWB and Dalot. One will have to leave before we bought Clauss, so we're probably very unlikely to hold a strong interest. Not sure what ETH thoughts are on Laird as well, few too many question marks.There’s been rumours of playing a back 5 with Martinez as a DM / CB hybrid.
This may strengthen that claim?
He is not going to displace Reece James.We should not hijack this, just let him go to Chelsea and then swoop for Reece James. If they still need a backup after selling Azpi they can have AWB.
He is not going to displace Reece James.
Me tooI should have added white text
Wouldn't be a bad addition for €8m...
No, but does deliver presents at Christmas.Does he have a release clausse?
No it’s ideal.
We may still want to see how Dalot/AWB/Laird develop so why totally block that pathway?
This won’t. perfect from the club.
But we have too many right backs already. Don’t want it to get too clausstrophobic in there.
James as RCB in back 5, instead of buying Kounde after buying Koulibally for LCB?Why do Chelsea want a RB?
No harm in bringing in a bit more experience in that area. He could be a good attacking outlet for right back as well.
But those two have had enough time and should be gotten rid of. Whether Laird is good enough is another question but he couldn't be much worse than those two have been.
A new RB would be dependent on us selling Wan Bissaka you would think.
Would be a better cover than AWB, that's for sure.