Ferland Mendy
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messi2140
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Real Madrid and Benfica have reached an agreement over the transfer of the Raul de Tomas to the Portuguese club, with the move expected to be completed imminently. The Lisbon club are set to pay a sum of over 20 million euros for the forward even though Los Blancos began negotiations with a 35-million-euro asking price.The deal is only missing the final agreement between Benfica and De Tomas, which is not considered to hold any complication.
Meanwhile the clowns over at Barca are trying to go for a straight swap between Jasper and Neto.
El Gato
Villarato!
In all seriousness about yesterday's match, I liked him at LCB. His physique makes him really versatile as a defensive player, could probably play him at DM and he wouldn't look too out of place if you don't ask too much of him.
I think he may be designed as LCB for 3-man defense. He's a weapon with the ball at his feet when he can quickly get into space and doesn't need to play meaningless one twos to play out of tight areas. He's strong enough to beat people 1 on 1 and get to the box whichever way he wants, but he'll near always be stopped when there's sufficient cover for his marker.
I hope we see him at LCB this month in 3-5-2/3-4-3 again due to injuries or otherwise. He brings a lot of good and actually makes the Marcelo positional horror seem bearable particularly when has Casemiro to help too. We all know Zidane loves 4-3-3 and will not have it long term, which is a fucking shame, but he may be convinced to play it more often when he sees how much better our stability is when we don't need to worry as much about CKM midfield being caught out and 3 CBs are capable as a unit at snuffing out danger.
Would love to see the following at some point again
------Eder/Nacho----Rafa----Mendy-------
Carva--------------------------------Marcelo
------Modrić/Fede--------Kroos/Case-------
------------------Marco/Eden---------------
-----Marco/KB/Mariano-----KB/Eden/Vini---
I think he may be designed as LCB for 3-man defense. He's a weapon with the ball at his feet when he can quickly get into space and doesn't need to play meaningless one twos to play out of tight areas. He's strong enough to beat people 1 on 1 and get to the box whichever way he wants, but he'll near always be stopped when there's sufficient cover for his marker.
I hope we see him at LCB this month in 3-5-2/3-4-3 again due to injuries or otherwise. He brings a lot of good and actually makes the Marcelo positional horror seem bearable particularly when has Casemiro to help too. We all know Zidane loves 4-3-3 and will not have it long term, which is a fucking shame, but he may be convinced to play it more often when he sees how much better our stability is when we don't need to worry as much about CKM midfield being caught out and 3 CBs are capable as a unit at snuffing out danger.
Would love to see the following at some point again
------Eder/Nacho----Rafa----Mendy-------
Carva--------------------------------Marcelo
------Modrić/Fede--------Kroos/Case-------
------------------Marco/Eden---------------
-----Marco/KB/Mariano-----KB/Eden/Vini---
Not really possible, but i heard here was a LB at Milan that is pretty decent.
Vilarrubi
New member
Haven’t seen enough of Theo. Decent defensively and going forward?
Yes, perhaps he would he could be useful here.....
Fati_Future_BallonDor
Well-known member
Didnt see many matches from him but a friend (Milan fan) said he has been great this season.
El Gato
Villarato!
Theo is a goner, no point even thinking. Just got to make sure we don't lose Reguilon too and live to regret it with no better offensive alternative to Mendy if we are to ultimately play 4-man system
Marcelo hasn't even been good enough offensively, but talent is obviously there so maybe if given a stretch of games with appropriate cover, we could benefit. Except we need people on the receiving end of whatever it is Marcelo creates.
Lots to go wrong, but doing something at this point 3-4-3, 3-5-2 is better than doing nothing
Marcelo hasn't even been good enough offensively, but talent is obviously there so maybe if given a stretch of games with appropriate cover, we could benefit. Except we need people on the receiving end of whatever it is Marcelo creates.
Lots to go wrong, but doing something at this point 3-4-3, 3-5-2 is better than doing nothing
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JamDav1982
Senior Member
Regulion has been decent for Spurs but not sure Real should be so quick to pay 45m odd to take him back.
Granted his first season but not even sure has been in the top 10 LBs in the league.
Granted his first season but not even sure has been in the top 10 LBs in the league.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Obviously wouldnt be a bad signing and better going forward than Mendy but hasnt stood out all that much at Spurs and not in comparison to other LBs.
Although to be fair it is his first season and some other FBs get more attacking roles in team than he would each week.
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