Right-back: Soares, Cancelo, Mario Fernandes, Santiago Arias, Fabinho, Tete, A. Toure
Left-back: R. Pereira, Hector, Kongolo, Riedewald
Left-back: R. Pereira, Hector, Kongolo, Riedewald
Targettable Full backs
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Were just about to suggest Kongolo. His contract is up in 2017. He is young, versatile and appear to be quite a prospect.
I'd rather just buy a center back or two which we actually need even if everyone is fit. That would free up Blind to move to left back with CBJ as backup and Darmian to right back with Jones as backup and then when everyone is fit we don't have to try to fit in two possible first choice left and right backs.
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What about Debuchy? Seems desperate to get out of Arsenal and Arsenal probably don't think of us as competition right now anyway lol.
So, I think there are 3 options here for us:-
Stop gap left back so Shaw returns next season and this player leaves:
Evra
Cole
1st choice right back so Darmian plays LB this season and is back up for both full back positions long term:
Coleman
Fabinho
Buy a centre back for long term partner of Stones and play Blind at LB for the rest of the season and then assume Mr Versatile role:
Stones
Laporte
I'd personally go all out for John Stones - we'd have the England CB partnership for the next 10 years and he compliments Smalling very well (he can actually pass the ball!).
Stop gap left back so Shaw returns next season and this player leaves:
Evra
Cole
1st choice right back so Darmian plays LB this season and is back up for both full back positions long term:
Coleman
Fabinho
Buy a centre back for long term partner of Stones and play Blind at LB for the rest of the season and then assume Mr Versatile role:
Stones
Laporte
I'd personally go all out for John Stones - we'd have the England CB partnership for the next 10 years and he compliments Smalling very well (he can actually pass the ball!).
He's been horrendous.
Buy A CB now and move Blind to LB, Darmian to RB. It makes too much sense so it won't be done.
Manchester Evening News has managed it.
I'd sign both of them. Stones can play RCB and RB and Laporte LCB and LB. Jones can go and Smalling can takes his chances.
Agreed on option 3 but that's a summer transfer... option 1 is most realistic but I think we'll sign a versatile back up at full back
Omari Hutchinson is my ideal backup to Luke Shaw
Evra and Andy Robertson best shouts for left back. Fabinho best shout for right back.
Really given the state of play, with Darmian and Jones picking up injuries every other week, we should be bringing in both a right and left back.
Having Fabinho vs Darmian and Robertson vs Shaw next season would be a very good position to be in.
Really given the state of play, with Darmian and Jones picking up injuries every other week, we should be bringing in both a right and left back.
Having Fabinho vs Darmian and Robertson vs Shaw next season would be a very good position to be in.
When was the last season we didn't have an injury crisis in defence? Was it 5 or 6 years ago that we put out a back four with Carrick and Fletcher in it for a Champions League match? I feel like we've had one at least once a year since then.
That was like watching fifa highlights (except all the players are shorter)
Ben Chilwell, who is on loan at Huddersfield Town from Leicester... looks like a decent prospect
De Sciglio at milan is renowned for being able to play on either flank. perfect age range at 23, and milan dont have the muscle to turn down english currency. would add serious competition to both spots and when shaw is available he would likely battle it out with darmian for the rb place.
it's a tricky one, as you don't want to be buying someone that's too good on the left, as Shaw will hopefully be back good as new April onwards.
But you can't get someone too average, as using youth teamers would make more sense.
Awkward one.
Such an arse Valencia and Young both out! When is Valencia even back?!
But you can't get someone too average, as using youth teamers would make more sense.
Awkward one.
Such an arse Valencia and Young both out! When is Valencia even back?!
Is LvG making this a full back issue, rather than a CB issue to try and absolve himself of any blame with the squad planning?
Surely if we had bought the CB in the summer that everyone was screaming for then we wouldn't be so desperate now, Afterall Young was never really supposed to be a full back anyway, and CBJ is just a bonus, so he's had luck there already.
Simplest option would be Darmian RB, Blind LB, and a new CB, as it would have been since Shaw got injured.
Surely if we had bought the CB in the summer that everyone was screaming for then we wouldn't be so desperate now, Afterall Young was never really supposed to be a full back anyway, and CBJ is just a bonus, so he's had luck there already.
Simplest option would be Darmian RB, Blind LB, and a new CB, as it would have been since Shaw got injured.
Definitely need a new centreback because, given Carrick's declining fitness, we're an injury to Blind/Smalling away from seeing Fellaini there.
Think he's back at Leicester. I'm sure I seen him the other night against Spurs
Stones and put Blind and Darmain at either full back?
Fabinho....
When all fit, Darmian is a perfect rotation for both flanks
When all fit, Darmian is a perfect rotation for both flanks
Definitely:
1. Shaw is great
2. Blind's future is as a backup at LB, LCB and DM, being a more technically adept O'Shea/Phil Neville
3. We need an LCB to form a long-term partnership with Smalling
So, why not just pay a bit more and buy whoever it is we want at LCB, like Laporte or Stones or Marquinhos? The only reason I could see not to is if Guardiola is coming, since I think he'd see Schneiderlin as a CB considering what he's done with Javi Martinez and Mascherano and Schneiderlin being big, fast, technically a bit below average for a CM for a top 3 team in Europe but pretty good at hitting long, raking Boateng-esque balls.
But it's unlikely Guardiola is coming and even if he does and moves Schneiderlin back, we could just sell Jones or Rojo.
TLDR: Just sign the LCB and let Blind/CBJ play LB for the rest of the year.
Is Andy Robertson any better than CBJ?
In case we need a new right back, Fabinho could be a good option. To cover Shaw, we have Rojo, Blind, Darmian and CBJ (even Young).
There are good defenders to consider such as Stones, Laporte, Gimenez, Marquinhos, Mustafi, Hummels, etc. So our defense could be like this next season:
RB/Darmian - Smalling/Jones - CB/Blind - Shaw/Rojo
There are good defenders to consider such as Stones, Laporte, Gimenez, Marquinhos, Mustafi, Hummels, etc. So our defense could be like this next season:
RB/Darmian - Smalling/Jones - CB/Blind - Shaw/Rojo
Should've gone for Cashley for the rest of the season.
Would be easy to just Photoshop him next to the rest of the team in the team photo too.
Would be easy to just Photoshop him next to the rest of the team in the team photo too.
Dominic Iorfa is a great young English right back at Wolves who I think we should look at.
His performance on England U20s shirt in the Toulon tournament is one of the worse I've seen at that level.
He was good last season. And CBJ has only had one game so far where he wasn't poor although that was the last game so maybe he's just starting to find his (strangely running) feet.
I'm surprised none of the media have made a meal out of LvG saying he wants a full back this window. I thought it would have been a news headline.
They usually fall over themselves when we are looking to sign anyone
They usually fall over themselves when we are looking to sign anyone
Contraeo?
On loan at Monaco.
well buy him.
Jenkinson? West Ham signed that RB. Get him on loan or on the cheap for a short term solution
We were linked with Mendy of Marseille here and there but he signed a new deal alongside Michy Batshauyi couple weeks back. Bit of a bummer.
He's absolute wank.
agreedIt was against Fulham too in the league.
We got hammered 3-0.
We always need depth. Our defense is always plagued by injury.