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Any of them catching your eye?I wonder who Saliba's long-term partner will be. I have hope that one of our academy defenders will finally step up!
Any of them catching your eye?I wonder who Saliba's long-term partner will be. I have hope that one of our academy defenders will finally step up!
At the moment, not really. There's 4 U23s - Danny Ballard, Harry Clarke, Zech Medley and Mark McGuinness. McGuinness is a very good, tall defender but he's been injured a lot, Ballard is the best natural defender of the bunch IMO, a proper English CB but just came back from a serious knee injury, and Harry Clarke is an excellent modern CB but he's not the tallest (5'10 I think). That leaves Zech Medley, who seems to be the closest to first team football and while he's very tall, left-footed and very good on the ball, I think he needs a LOT of work defensively.Any of them catching your eye?
Have to build on one of the outside but that’s ok, team’s filled with academy kids.At the moment, not really. There's 4 U23s - Danny Ballard, Harry Clarke, Zech Medley and Mark McGuinness. McGuinness is a very good, tall defender but he's been injured a lot, Ballard is the best natural defender of the bunch IMO, a proper English CB but just came back from a serious knee injury, and Harry Clarke is an excellent modern CB but he's not the tallest (5'10 I think). That leaves Zech Medley, who seems to be the closest to first team football and while he's very tall, left-footed and very good on the ball, I think he needs a LOT of work defensively.
Tough to pick one to build on. All have ability but timing, opportunity and profile are important.
Yeah, we've got some great individual CBs at U18 level but they're a really long way away.Have to build on one of the outside but that’s ok, team’s filled with academy kids.
On paper our last few transfer windows have at least attempted to address areas that needed addressing.Daddy Raul has done it again hasn’t he?
Can’t wait to be told next season how dreadful Raul’s first transfer window at the club was when we’ve got Saliba, Tierney and Pepe all doing bits on the pitch at the same time
I really don’t know them, for me if Arteta wants to play a back three I’d get Ake. Hope we unearth another gem perhaps in D this summer, we got Guendouzi 2 years ago, Saliba + Martinelli 1 year ago. Perhaps the club has one in their sights.Yeah, we've got some great individual CBs at U18 level but they're a really long way away.
I'd like us to bring in Ben White from Brighton if we go from outside, I think he's excellent. Great age (22), relatively good experience for Leeds, and just such a reliable performer. Problem is, Liverpool want him . I think if we're gonna sign a player from a relegated team, I'd look at Norwich and bring in Ben Godfrey aswell.
Nah, not Ake. Too on the nose (i.e. expensive) and he's not THAT good either.I really don’t know them, for me if Arteta wants to play a back three I’d get Ake. Hope we unearth another gem perhaps in D this summer, we got Guendouzi 2 years ago, Saliba + Martinelli 1 year ago. Perhaps the club has one in their sights.
I think he was talking about how Traore had him beat because he didnt stop a cross coming in once when Wolves were putting on serious pressure at the start of the second half. Id say Traore nearly got sick when he saw a fresh defender coming on. He had thrown everything he had in to trying to beat us in the first half and early in the second half and Tierney was flagging. Nules came on and and the odd sprint he managed after that was tracked and shown the inside of Niles' pocket. Shows that no matter how good your first 11 is a good backup is indispensable, Tierney is a class act but he will run himself into the ground which is what we need from every player, then we can rotate where needed.
Idk man, don’t judge him on the Bournemouth team, he is very talented and could do much better at a big club with a good coach.Nah, not Ake. Too on the nose (i.e. expensive) and he's not THAT good either.
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We've not produced many good ones to be fair. The focus seemed to be on technical development for a long time. It is only quite recently we're producing what I consider to be better defenders but a lot of them haven't been tested quite yet. The club likes Medley, mostly because of his profile, but I honestly think he has more to learn as a defender. The other 3 I mentioned are all better defenders IMO (Medley is better on the ball than all of them, Clarke probably closest). Ballard's only experience so far is a bit of League 2. They all need loans and at least one full season of football IMO.@MutableEarth why has any CB not broken through the academy to the first team in the past 20 years?
Possibly, from an experience standpoint I think he's not a bad option but I'd like us to be a bit more creative on that front, particularly if we're not flush. Regardless of what happens with Bournemouth, they'll want a good bit of cash for Ake. We can probably get better value for money elsewhere.Idk man, don’t judge him on the Bournemouth team, he is very talented and could do much better at a big club with a good coach.
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Haven't seen much of him, is he that good? Obviously it's tough to judge him given Norwich as a whole is struggling but the amount of goals conceded is concerning. Feels like it'd be difficult to judge him as a good defender given that.I think if we're gonna sign a player from a relegated team, I'd look at Norwich and bring in Ben Godfrey aswell.
You comparing with that average fullback? Tierney is far superior specially defensivelywhite Mendy.