Frankly I still think that was a reasonable attitude at the time. Firstly, we have yet to see Mazraoui play RWB, so it may not be entirely outlandish to wonder if he has the offensive dynamism that Amorim seems to be looking for in that position. I did not seriously consider the possibility that he might work as a CB, for the simple reason that as far as I knew he had never played that position. Happily, I was wrong. If you thought otherwise at the time and had reason for doing so I congratulate you on your knowledge and foresight.
Wing-back prospects
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Frankly I still think that was a reasonable attitude at the time. Firstly, we have yet to see Mazraoui play RWB, so it may not be entirely outlandish to wonder if he has the offensive dynamism that Amorim seems to be looking for in that position. I did not seriously consider the possibility that he might work as a CB, for the simple reason that as far as I knew he had never played that position. Happily, I was wrong. If you thought otherwise at the time and had reason for doing so I congratulate you on your knowledge and foresight.
I haven’t watched him at all basically apart from clips but Gittens looks like he could be an option for the left side. He’s got pace, is able to go inside and shoot or go outside and cross with his left which seems decent aswell.
Statisticslly he completes a good amount of tackles which I assume would suggest he could contribute enough defensively.
Dortmund are a pain to deal with though and besides the amount of clubs he’s been linked to I also believe that I’ve read that he doesn’t want to leave just yet.
Statisticslly he completes a good amount of tackles which I assume would suggest he could contribute enough defensively.
Dortmund are a pain to deal with though and besides the amount of clubs he’s been linked to I also believe that I’ve read that he doesn’t want to leave just yet.
I haven't seen much of Wolves this season, but Ait Nouri looked like he was developing into a really interesting player. Kerkez looks more of a FB than a WB when I've seen him.
I don't really have any standouts coming to mind for RWB at this moment in time. I think Amad needs to be closer to goal, and Mazraoui is more suited to a RB / RCB. Not sure he has enough going forward for WB. Maybe we could tempt Porro from Spurs?
I don't really have any standouts coming to mind for RWB at this moment in time. I think Amad needs to be closer to goal, and Mazraoui is more suited to a RB / RCB. Not sure he has enough going forward for WB. Maybe we could tempt Porro from Spurs?
Kerkez normally plays well against the big teams and is average against the rest, but I'd still prefer Dango Ouattara who kept him out of the team and played half his matches at leftback (taking Kerkez place) last season if its a wingback role. He has 1 goal and 1 assist in 415 mins this season playing as a winger. Fast, powerful, and goes past players. When he played leftback he won the ball a lot too and he's played on both wings so he can play either side.
A game from last season at leftback
Scored the winner and set up the equalizer today against Ipswich after coming off the bench to play left wing for 27 mins
I’m not too sure the hype of Kerkez. I think he’s more a full back than wingback. Everytime I watched him, I’m not too sure he’s a kind of wingback who can beat his man. I think we better to have wingback who can beat man. Ait Nouri is good shout. He has played in the wingback role, has the ability to beat his man, high technical, has end product, and PL proven for years.