It’s not overkill Mukiele becomes a CB who can play RB rather than the other way round and geertruida is the right back cover who can also cover CB and midfield
I do, but spending a good amount on a lad in a position where we’ve got plenty isn’t gonna do much for us. We don’t need him to play midfield either. We balance the squad better with a player who primarily plays centre half. Better talent but inexperience centrally. Half these defenders won’t get past 800 mins this season.
Could be making Mukiele our RCB. Don’t bother with lucumi and then get this lad in for RB and save a load of money depending on this lads fee then go out and get a good attacker?
Doesn’t answer our centre half need though. We’d be going with Alderete and Mukiele backed up by Onien and Ballard. Wind that back a week on here and plenty were telling me that we couldn’t possibly go forward with so few options.
This part interests me, which ones are you classing as "these defenders", as in what's your first team list that you want the minutes shared between.
Well wed be going with alderete and Mukiele, backed up by geertruida, Ballard, O'Nien since geertruida can of course also play CB.
RB - Hume and Geertruida RCB - Mukiele and Ballard LCB - Alderete and Seelt and O’Nien LB - Reinildo and Masuaku I’m happy with that forgot about Cirkin mind. God knows what happens there
Tbf it does as Mukiele now becomes a CB and this lad can play RB and CB and a 6 It’s the same thing as signing Lucumi really but more versatility and cheaper
I know, but that’s not the outright strength in depth that was a must-have on this thread in recent weeks though. For me this just isn’t a great pivot. We wanted a true starting centre half and we’re now getting cover for a few positions that a few days ago everyone was super confident that we were perfectly well covered for two of. That doesn’t scream concrete planning to me. Fine if it’s a loan and we’re doing what we can do in the short time we’ve got left. But I’m not piping Ghisolfi off for this one just yet.
Thought Mukiele looked very much like a RB yesterday. He’s spent so little time at CB in a back four. Very different role being one of the outside CBs in a three.
That's entirely a 'que sera' situation for me ... ... absolutely no point even sparing a second worrying about things I've no say in. As I've said from before the window even opened, supporters will always want 'just one more'.
It isn’t close to being the same tbf. Lucumi was a starter that left Mukiele as first option for two positions. Sure, it’s a body, but it certainly wasn’t the plan.
He was linked to Liverpool in June '24 and played the majority of games at RB that season. I've just been checking into it. Here is a bit from that link: Liverpool.com says: When looking at the profile of the player, it is clear to see why Liverpool is interested. His versatility is one of his main strengths with his ability to play multiple positions. Liverpool was plagued by injuries throughout 2023/24 and with 75% of his appearances coming at right-back and the other 25% of them arriving elsewhere on the pitch, Geertruida offers crucial depth across multiple positions. https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool...-lutsharel-geertruida-wiki-liverpool-29337204