Another player that needs sorting out is Bogutsz. Still only 20yo and valued at £1.5m minimum. Bielsa decided to send him out on loan to Spain as an 18yo who was dominating U23 games here. His second spell in Spain had him scoring screamers and playing some magical stuff as an AM, then a knee injury cut last season short, he should be back in training now? He is now going into the last year of his contract
If Drameh can play anywhere in defence then why not try him at left back. Surely a similar type of skills, positioning and mindset is required?
Watched him at LB for the 23s season before last, and watched him partnering Cresswell at CB too. Capable but usually used at RWB with Summerville ahead of him and it was great. Never understood why the club didnt have a LWB and we used a winger/ AM there. That guy has just been sold and the clubs only LWB is injured. Just seems crazy. At the moment we have Struijk or Hjelde filling in but maybe Drameh is being looked at?
Get that Struijk and Hjelde are being looked at there but as a natural fullback you’d think his skills would be the easiest to transfer to that position?
You know the position but you tackle with your wrong leg, there are few players like Dallas, that seem to be able to play both sides but as with him, you still have limited ability from one side to the other, different for wingers, as it's the tackling aspect that's alien.
So show him inside so you tackle with your right leg (if you’re good enough). Though that does explain Struijk an Hjelde more as left footers, Carragher once said that fullbacks are basically failed centre backs.
I'm still not sold on Drameh, I don't know what it is. The same on Summerville. Great in the U23s, but a bit lost looking with the first team. But hey what do I know.
I have a strange feeling that Drameh and Summerville will be gone soon. Cody will be picked up by a Championship club and work his way in to the Premier League. Summerville I don't know but we've been linked with a raft of wingers this summer so he just might get sold on. Tbh with Gelhart, Greenwood and Gray making the step up I think the academy has done a fairly good job there. Klich and Rodrigo I'm putting in the same camp as Forshaw, Ayling, Cooper and Dallas. Their age worries me if I'm being honest. They can't carry on for the next 10 years at this level they need to leave for a less competitive league or drop down the divisions. We need to bring in younger players and preferably a couple of them being young English talent who have had first team football. On to the LB and ST positions from what I've read on Twitter the guy at Atlas is a done deal all they need to do is cross the Ts and dot the Is. Granted I've had to use Google Translate to make sense of said Tweets as they all seem to come from Mexico. Poveda, Costa and Kiko seem to be leaving from what I understand they're not in Jesse's plan but the problem is that we could need another RM to be signed as we only have James in that position. Hopefully with Kiko desperate to go to Esanyol we should be getting Ben Foster in
[QUOTE="Leedsoflondon, post: 16012138, member: 1030610"]So show him inside so you tackle with your right leg (if you’re good enough). Though that does explain Struijk an Hjelde more as left footers, Carragher once said that fullbacks are basically failed centre backs.[/QUOTE] If only it was that easy
Interesting that Burnley have a new left back this season. Ian Maatsen a 20 year old dutch player on a one year loan from Chelsea made his debut last night and scored the only goal of the game. Their previous left back a certain Charlie Taylor played left side centre half and it would seem his days as a marauding full back are now over.
Yeah I noticed that last night. Overall I was really impressed with Burnley Kompany has got them playing simple but good football Obviously that's one game in
I just used to stick the boot in [/QUOTE] Man after my own heart My father in law used to say, "you're not the best footballer but you know how to stop the one's that are".
Agree on the Burnley thing. Watched some of it and there was no comparison in the rubbish Dyche had them playing
