Would anyone take Kieran Tierney? Still only 27 and he’s a free agent in the summer.
Appreciate injuries etc but as a squad player?
Appreciate injuries etc but as a squad player?
The left-back market…
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No chance...Shawberto is more reliable.
I’m not necessarily thinking as first choice but we need to build
Mate, all we would be building would be our injuries list.
I was a fan when he was at Celtic and thought he would be a hit in England but whereas some that have had a lot of injuries at some stage they have had some form of consistency he has never even done that and I can see him heading north of the border once he is a free agent again.
Maybe you’re right. Shame really as think he’s a good footballer and that he’d be good in our system.
Whoever it is needs to be rapid and run all day as we're the most one paced team in the league. Needs to help us pin other teams back and be able to cross with his left foot. Ideally should also be reasonable in the air to help us defend set pieces.
Kerkez is quick and seems physically up to the task but I have not seen enough to gauge if he has the skillset or intelligence to play in that role for us.
It is all well and good to say he is better than what we have (Shawberto excluded) but we know he won't be cheap and we don't want to spend big on a player that simply is not up to it long term.
Yeah he seems interesting and I like Robinson at Fulham but don't think either would be cheap as you alluded to. A bit of a red flag was someone on here said Kerkez was the worst header of a ball they'd ever seen. We have far too many weak players aerially/midgets that this would be a concern
This position has to be a priority for January. Dalot isn't working there at all, Shaw is never fit and Malacia simply isn't good enough for the PL.
I really like the look of Robinson personally. Tierney is actually an interesting punt too if we can get him cheap. Injury free Tierney is perfect, but yeah you always have that issue on fitness.
Davies has kind of plateaued after his 2020 season, but I'd still go for him if possible.
He’s free in the summer
Yeah I'd look at him. He's perfectly suited just has the issue with injury.
It really is a specific role and plays heavily into what Ruben wants to implement.
I am sure Ruben would have a player in mind that he would like to try in that role and maybe that will be addressed in January.
We have so many options on the right and they are adaptable on the left but apart from Amad none have the attacking threat.
I think as a squad option he’d be great
Deja vu all over again
I would just hope we stay away from Dorgu. Seen a few shouts for him but from the individual highlights I’ve seen, he would be another Zirkzee mistake in terms of not being fit for the premier league
Kerkez would be my choice.
Tierney's been one of the most overrated players on here for years. He never plays and even if he did, he wouldn't be suited to play the wing back role anyway.
He's very well suited to it in my opinion - he's an overlapping fullback that was surplus to requirements once Arteta decided to use inverted defenders. He'll be a free agent so I'd definitely consider a punt for squad depth if nothing else.
You need players who are incredibly fit and durable to play the wing back role and Tierney is neither. When Arteta played a back 3/5 at the start of his time at Arsenal, Tierney was almost exclusively used left of a back 3, that's not a coincidence. Same reason why Shaw reverted to the LCB role under Amorim, except his ability as a player is far higher than Tierney's has ever been.
Squad depth is only worthwhile if the player is available to play, otherwise we're setting ourselves up for another situation like we've had with Shaw and Malacia for the last 2 years. We need to sign fit players to play that position otherwise we might as well forget about it entirely.
That's a fair point - I don't know if his body can handle going up and down relentlessly given his injury record. He's a technically sound player though and very capable in those areas of the pitch when he feels like accelerating and servicing the strikers, which is the sad thing.
Fabrice Hawkins is claiming we've made an offer for Nuno Mendes at PSG and the player wants to leave.
Would be an excellent signing. Young/technical and has played for Amorim before.
Would be an excellent signing. Young/technical and has played for Amorim before.
Linked with bidding for Nuno Mendes on twitter
Yeah he’d be great and ticks multiple boxes for what we need. Haven’t seen tonnes of him live recently myself but he’s someone I wanted us to sign when PSG did.
I’d be very happy with either Nuno or Miguel Gutierrez personally.
Dont we have that exact position already filled? Someone suited for the position of left (wing) back and has issue with injury? Sounds like Luke Shaw to me.
Interesting about Nuno. I wouldn't be surprised if INEOS are pursuing multiple options to see which players they can get to an offer.
Good to hear things at the start of the window.
Good to hear things at the start of the window.
I read about this too. So far I can not find any sites that I trust that writes about this. But it would be a great signing.
Would be an awesome signing. Instantly transforms our attack.
Nuno Mendes would be fantastic. Imagine him doing actual LWB stuff instead of the brainfecks that Dalot does.
Flippin heck, there's very few players MORE injury prone than Shaw but you've found one!
Tierney and Chilwell are two players that are mentioned way too often in this thread.
For me, I want us to add a player with top physical traits as our LWB. We need pace and power so desperately in our squad. I actually believe we need that on both sides and hope we can get Quenda for that RWB role.
For LWB, I like Mendes, albeit I am worried about his injury history. But I do not want Gutierrez as I don’t think he brings what Amorim is looking for.
Once we can raise the physical floor of our side, it will make us much harder to face.
For LWB, I like Mendes, albeit I am worried about his injury history. But I do not want Gutierrez as I don’t think he brings what Amorim is looking for.
Once we can raise the physical floor of our side, it will make us much harder to face.
Tierney I wanted when he was at Celtic.
He wouldn’t play wingback for us, he’d be at LCB like how he plays with Scotland when fit.
Hes never fit though. I think he likely ends up back at Celtic in the summer.
He wouldn’t play wingback for us, he’d be at LCB like how he plays with Scotland when fit.
Hes never fit though. I think he likely ends up back at Celtic in the summer.
Shaw doesn't have the legs for LWB anymore, he can barely play LCB without getting injured. Also Chilwell is better than Shaw as a LWB.You lost me at better than Shaw
Absolutely crazy idea. If we need a short term fix just to cover our sick notes then we might as well try and bring in Reguilon again. Don’t believe he is getting that much playing time for spurs and he’s better than Chillwell, probably cheaper and less injury prone I believe.
Sorry but I’m genuinely shocked that people would even suggest Chilwell.
I did consider Reguillon but thought he was still on loan at Brentford -> if not then definitely someone worth a look for LWB.
Sorry but it's ridiculously naiive to suggest we just keep on with Shaw and Malacia and we might have a zero budget in January.
Left backs we perhaps could sign in January, if we have money enough:
Alvaro Fernandez (Benfica)
Patrick Dorgu (Lecce)
Alphonso Davies (Bayern)
Theo Hernández (Milan)
Nuno Mendes (PSG)
Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth)
Fernandez Gutiérrez (Girona)
Isn’t Kerkez Hungarian?Left backs we perhaps could sign in January, if we have money enough:
Alvaro Fernandez (Benfica)
Patrick Dorgu (Lecce)
Alphonso Davies (Bayern)
Theo Hernández (Milan)
Nuno Mendes (PSG)
Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth)
Fernandez Gutiérrez (Girona)
I think he has dual citizenship, but I am not sure. He is born in Serbia, but plays for Hungary.
Your suggestion is Chilwell who isn’t as good as Shaw and is also a sicknote( anyone who thinks otherwise is not worth debating with)
Why are we trying to replace one sicknote with another. Chillwell also earns 190k a week at Chelsea whilst Shaw is 150k. I’d imagine Chelsea would want us to pick up all if not the majority of those wages. It is just a non starter and in my opinion not even a discussion worth having. Rather just let Amass have a go at it, anyway, Thank you and goodnight.
You cannot buy Davies in January.Left backs we perhaps could sign in January, if we have money enough:
Alvaro Fernandez (Benfica)
Patrick Dorgu (Lecce)
Alphonso Davies (Bayern)
Theo Hernández (Milan)
Nuno Mendes (PSG)
Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth)
Fernandez Gutiérrez (Girona)