Rigga Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 1 minute ago, Mike Oxlong said: Wasn’t so long ago that we had about 5 right backs in our squad Times are obviously hard Like England you mean ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 54 minutes ago, peach0000 said: The problem is we have just sold at top left back and we are planning to replace him with a right back who can play left back. This right back also isn’t exactly crucial to Atalanta seeming he doesn’t even play every game. IF we are signing him as a utility player and also signing a left back then it’s a decent signing. IF we are signing him as a Chilwell replacement it’s a shocking piece of business. Would prefer to play Thomas. We have not sold a top left back. He was poor defensively and had virtually no end product going forward. I don’t see how having watched the guy for 5 years you can come to the conclusion you have. We have got rid of a vastly overrated English player for a ridiculous fee given his lack of attributes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALC Fox Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 13 minutes ago, UniFox21 said: Steal at £18mill, 24yr old international. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PocoFox Posted 31 August 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 31 August 2020 I know it seems a bit odd potentially signing a right-footed player to play left back but Denis Irwin, one of the best left backs of the 90s imo, was right-footed. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heymister2015 Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 Clubs skint but one of few clubs that paid players and staff in full unlike many others during the start of covid. Handed out big new contracts to players also. So I’m not seeing signs of the club being skint 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 4 minutes ago, Rigga said: I think he will be the LB and that’s business done...we’re skint folks... If we were skint we wouldn't be spending £20m on a new player and giving new contracts out to our current ones, would we? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigga Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 Wasn’t knocking the fact we paid the staff... was lcfc all over the fact we did during tough times...Credit to Top... 1 abysmal loan signing in 12 months and No activity less than 2 weeks before a new season would suggest we don’t have the money.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue ROI Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 7 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: Was about to post that. Broke into the Genk side around the same time as Wilf. That and playing with Youri and Dennis would definitely help settle him in. You'd hope that's the case. A word of warning though. Think back to the idea that Slimani was brought in to keep Mahrez happy. It didn't have the desired effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Fox Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 Paolo Maldini was also right footed, possibly the greatest left back the game has ever seen. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heymister2015 Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 2 minutes ago, Rigga said: Wasn’t knocking the fact we paid the staff... was lcfc all over the fact we did during tough times...Credit to Top... 1 abysmal loan signing in 12 months and No activity less than 2 weeks before a new season would suggest we don’t have the money.. Could be that we’re after quality players! Which are harder to get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 If we’re not careful it could also mean more of the stagnant left side that we saw a lot this season. If you’re playing Barnes with this lad, I.e two inverted type, they’re going to take up each other’s space. Ideally what you want is a pure left footed winger who’s going to hug the touch line while Castagne sits inside like an advanced left centre mid. That could be dangerous from an attacking point of view. Or we just get Barnes and this lad running into eachother’s space. That or Castagne getting up field, turning, passing back. Which won’t be much change from Chilwell tbh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Rigga said: Wasn’t knocking the fact we paid the staff... was lcfc all over the fact we did during tough times...Credit to Top... 1 abysmal loan signing in 12 months and No activity less than 2 weeks before a new season would suggest we don’t have the money.. Would strongly disagree with the bit in bold, it is not small minded to suggest we aren’t the most attractive club despite being in Europe, it just means we need to wait for perceived better options to be removed, then we become a viable option. Edited 31 August 2020 by Dahnsouff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechey Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 Just now, KFS said: If we’re not careful it could also mean more of the stagnant left side that we saw a lot this season. If you’re playing Barnes with this lad, I.e two inverted type, they’re going to take up each other’s space. Ideally what you want is a pure left footed winger who’s going to hug the touch line while Castagne sits inside like an advanced left centre mid. That could be dangerous from an attacking point of view. Or we just get Barnes and this lad running into eachother’s space. That or Castagne getting up field, turning, passing back. Which won’t be much change from Chilwell tbh. Maybe it's just me but I think Barnes prefers going on the outside of his man, rather than cutting in. It's why he was always getting in Chilwell's way. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 3 minutes ago, Blue ROI said: You'd hope that's the case. A word of warning though. Think back to the idea that Slimani was brought in to keep Mahrez happy. It didn't have the desired effect. Yeah that sort of backfired a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigga Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 Chilwell and Barnes didn’t link well that for sure.. always looked disjointed as a pair.. quakity players are harder to get correct...there price also goes up the closer to deadline as clubs will know we are desperate for players.. and even should we sign 2/3 players over the next month... when will they actually settle into the club/positions ? 10/15 games in , rather than preseason early on which non of these signings will get now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mawuli Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 2 minutes ago, Beechey said: Maybe it's just me but I think Barnes prefers going on the outside of his man, rather than cutting in. It's why he was always getting in Chilwell's way. Was just about to say something like this Even with a left footed lb they still got in each other's way, maybe an inverted lb will prove much beneficial for Barnes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeg67 Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 This is an excellent first step, but it has to be a precursor to signing a winger of first team caliber. All we've done here is sell Chilwell and replace him with a substantial talent and banked some 30-35 million - we haven't really made the starting 11 better. Some of that surplus has to go to buying the winger that can do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue ROI Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 Castagne might not be the obvious choice to fill in for Ben but he might just be better at delivering the final ball should he play left back (and possibly Barnes too for that matter) He might be a very good solid signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winteriscoming Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 Seeing as were signing the Belgian national side can’t wait for de bruyne to be announced........ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NotTheMarketLeader Posted 31 August 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 31 August 2020 2 minutes ago, Deeg67 said: This is an excellent first step, but it has to be a precursor to signing a winger of first team caliber. All we've done here is sell Chilwell and replace him with a substantial talent and banked some 30-35 million - we haven't really made the starting 11 better. Some of that surplus has to go to buying the winger that can do that. We don’t know he’s substandard to Chilwell (I have never thought it would be a problem replacing him), but I do agree buying ‘squad’ players rather than improving the ‘first 11’ is bonkers. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp packet Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 JJ looks more comfortable on the left ? Happy with this if it goes through. CB and a wide right forward please ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 55 minutes ago, Aus Fox said: How the **** do some peoples brains work? I think you overrate some... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach0000 Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 23 minutes ago, NotTheMarketLeader said: We have not sold a top left back. He was poor defensively and had virtually no end product going forward. I don’t see how having watched the guy for 5 years you can come to the conclusion you have. We have got rid of a vastly overrated English player for a ridiculous fee given his lack of attributes. We have, players don't sell for 50 millions without being top player. I guess you know more than the entire scouting team of Chelsea though. We'll see what a miss he is this season I can almost guarantee that. Him and Ricardo were two of our three most important players and and absolutely crucial to how we played. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerrrFox Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 (edited) Big vote of confidence in Luke Thomas from Brendan with this signing. Edited 31 August 2020 by GingerrrFox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 1 minute ago, peach0000 said: We have, players don't sell for 50 millions without being top player. I guess you know more than the entire scouting team of Chelsea though. We'll see what a miss he is this season I can almost guarantee that. Him and Ricardo were two of our three most important players and and absolutely crucial to how we played. Peachy - I get it, you rate Chilwell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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