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Why no right back this transfer window? (LOCKED)
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 mattteo  03 Feb 17 11.45am |
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What do you guys think? There was plenty of time to bring someone in, they knew even before the opening of the window that the position was not well covered. Are they right in trusting Ward and Kelly? Ward seems nothing special to me, I think there are many better right backs than him. And Kelly is no right back, he's a center back forced to play there.
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| Mad4palace 03 Feb 17 11.59am |
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Allardyce wanted Jenkinson, he obviously wants to play 3-5-2 or 3-4-3 and Ward is no wing-back really. It looks like Jenkinson's wage demands were too high in a position where we have ok cover right now. If we had got Jenkinson then I doubt we would have seen Sakho, we would have probably got Caceres instead. It's all about priority; the left side was a greater priority. Having seen McArthur essentially play left-wing on Tuesday, I wouldn't be surprised if he was also tried at RWB if Ward doesn't offer enough. What would you have preferred: Sakho on a non-committal loan deal or Caceres (injury prone) and Jenkinson on sizable contracts?
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| Deleted11 03 Feb 17 12.02pm | |
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RB wasn't a major priority imo. Ward and Kelly can do a job, although Ward, for me, is a better attacking full back than Kelly.
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| Midlands Eagle 03 Feb 17 12.15pm |
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Originally posted by mattteo
What do you guys think? There was plenty of time to bring someone in, they knew even before the opening of the window that the position was not well covered. Surely we got the players in order of priority with the left side shored up and the defensive midfielder that we have long been calling for.
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| Southampton_Eagle At the after party 03 Feb 17 12.36pm |
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Originally posted by mattteo
What do you guys think? There was plenty of time to bring someone in, they knew even before the opening of the window that the position was not well covered. Are they right in trusting Ward and Kelly? Ward seems nothing special to me, I think there are many better right backs than him. And Kelly is no right back, he's a center back forced to play there. The most troubled position was the left side, I'm not sure that buying a whole new first XI in one window is a good idea. Is that what they do in Italian football that you specialise in?
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| matthau South Croydon 03 Feb 17 3.50pm |
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we have three players that can play right back, Ward on his day is lower prem quality, if he can chirp up alongside the rest of the team, he'll be like a new fresh right back again, like the player he was 18 month back. Which was pretty darn good.
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| alaneagle1 Dunstable,Bedfordshire.England 03 Feb 17 4.12pm |
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Originally posted by matthau
we have three players that can play right back, Ward on his day is lower prem quality, if he can chirp up alongside the rest of the team, he'll be like a new fresh right back again, like the player he was 18 month back. Which was pretty darn good. You and your different qualities!!!
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| wonder Madrid 03 Feb 17 8.02pm |
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now ward and kelly don't have to worry about ever going left again, maybe they'll focus a little more on the basic responsibilities of a right back
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| Brinscall Eagle Brinscall Lancashire/ Villamartin ... 03 Feb 17 8.06pm |
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Maybe BFS is thinking he can use both Ward and Tomkins as he now has another centre half in the shape of Sakho
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| mattteo 03 Feb 17 8.07pm |
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Originally posted by wonder
now ward and kelly don't have to worry about ever going left again, maybe they'll focus a little more on the basic responsibilities of a right back But they're just not good enough. At least, Kelly isn't even one. That's why I don't understand how they didn't at least try to bring in other players after the Jenkinson deal failed. A right back was definitely more needed than a defensive midfielder. McArthur has been great this season. I don't see the point of Milivojevic. He's very technical, but slow too. How will he cut it in the pace of the Premier League? Yet, the club spends money on a defensive midfielder and not on a right back (!?) Edited by mattteo (03 Feb 2017 8.08pm)
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| Bangell Oxford 03 Feb 17 8.18pm |
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I would have preferred a right-back instead of Sakho.
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| Goldfiinger Just down the road 03 Feb 17 9.56pm |
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I'd a assume the management made a decision that Sakho is going to make the back four stronger than any of the available right backs they could have moved for. And that the cover we have a RB or better than the cover we have at DM. I'm more than happy with the window...
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