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rurikbird

rurikbird

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Looks like Trent is off to Madrid in the summer. Bradley is good, but unproven over the course of the season. Who should we target to replace Trent? Other than Frimpong, which RBs around Europe stand out to you?
 
Livramento’s very good and can fill in at LB too, but wary of the injury problems.

To tell the truth there aren’t that many that stand out besides Hakimi and Frimpong.

Time we shopped in South America.
 
binomial said:
Livramento’s very good and can fill in at LB too, but wary of the injury problems.

To tell the truth there aren’t that many that stand out besides Hakimi and Frimpong.

Time we shopped in South America.
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Who was the Brazilian right-back whose name sounded like Henderson?

UPD: Oh, this kid:

View: https://youtu.be/jBzYJojRh9o?si=t89MTamIHLxX7Zjn

Vanderson doesn’t really fit the mould for a Brazilian full-back. Unlike the greats, Cafu and Roberto Carlos most notably, he is not particularly attack-minded. What he is is a well-balanced player, competent in both phases of play, without being spectacular in either. Perhaps that is why his consistent, few thrills, few spills performances have seemed to float under the radar this year.

It is a year in which, thanks to his consistency, Vanderson has fought his way back into the Brazil squad. Last season, even despite the arrival of Wilfried Singo, the Brazilian featured prominently. With Singo now featuring more often at CB, Vanderson has really consolidated his position as first-pick at right-back, especially with Jordan Teze’s difficult start to life at Monaco.

Teze’s arrival felt pre-emptive at the time with Tottenham Hotspur showing interest late in the summer transfer window. Ultimately Vanderson remained and he has continued on his gradual upward trajectory. He really burst onto the scene when he arrived in January 2022. Touted as a player for the future, he instead cemented himself as a key player, arguably Les Monégasques’ best in the second half of the 2021/22 season.

Delivery Vanderson’s point for progression​

That progress, in part halted by injury, has slowed. But there has been progress nonetheless, notably in attacking phases. A very competent defender, who can rely on his good positioning, intense pressing and strong tackling, his attacking has often left a lot to be desired. With his pace, he is adept at getting to the byline, but once he gets there, his final ball is often lacking. This remains the case and there is very much a hit-and-hope approach to his crosses, which is reflected in his statistics. But he is now more adept at coming inside and finding progressive passes in central areas, this is a facet of his game where there are clear signs of notable improvement.

With three assists and two goals in his 19 appearances for Les Monégasques this season, Vanderson is in what he has described as a “very special moment”. If he can turn this “moment” of attacking efficiency into a more long-term trend, he will come back on everyone’s radars. He might never be as attacking as the likes of his compatriots Cafu or Roberto Carlos, but that isn’t necessarily his game, but that doesn’t mean that he can’t soon make the next step in his career either as a right-back, or even perhaps following the path of another Monégasque, Fabinho, and re-converting as a midfielder.
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Seems a radically different profile to Trent, to be fair.
 
rurikbird said:
Who was the Brazilian full-back whose name sounded like Henderson?
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Vanderson?

He actually looked ok against Arsenal and Barca.

We’ll probably go for someone cheap and unknown like Sildillia or renew old interest in someone like Rensch.

We either need a bruising powerhouse (Maicon/Dumfries) style or an energetic mini dribbling wizard like (Frimpong/Lamptey)
 
Give Trent what he wants. Go through the options and tell me otherwise. Bradley's functional, not exceptional. Why put ourselves in this position when we know what's coming LB?
 
LarryHagman said:
Give Trent what he wants. Go through the options and tell me otherwise. Bradley's functional, not exceptional. Why put ourselves in this position when we know what's coming LB?
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Is he really worth it? I'm not that convinced. Yes good passing when he's not giving the ball away cheaply. But average defensively. He was more valuable under klopp than slot. I don't think slot is fussed by him at all.
 
If we wanted to replace Trent with a like-for-like, that Kimmich lad in Munich could be a good shout 😉
 
Look at the replacement options put forward in this thread. And then remember that Real Madrid, Barcelona, PSG, Bayern, every big team in Europe would sign our RB.
Once Trent's gone and we have a new LB nothing like prime Robbo, we'll be gutted. But, it's coming. I'm not sure we've appreciated these halcyon full-back days.
 
Dreambeliever said:
Joe Gomez.
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LarryHagman said:
Look at the replacement options put forward in this thread. And then remember that Real Madrid, Barcelona, PSG, Bayern, every big team in Europe would sign our RB.
Once Trent's gone and we have a new LB nothing like prime Robbo, we'll be gutted. But, it's coming. I'm not sure we've appreciated these halcyon full-back days.
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Great days but if he wants to go and have a bromance with Jude and fuck a lot of pregnant Spainish women good luck to him. No point dwelling on any player who doesn’t want to be here any longer.
 
rurikbird said:
Unless we’re willing to change out shirt colours to white, move Anfield to Madrid and sign Mbappe and Bellingham, it would be rather difficult to pull off.
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He'll have a collection of splinters in his arse from every bench of every La Liga club by the end of his first two years.

If he goes there he's no local hero anymore and he'll be seen the way he is - a defensively average fullback with passing abilities.

We'll be better off without him and his massive ego and attitude.
 
Holle said:
He'll have a collection of splinters in his arse from every bench of every La Liga club by the end of his first two years.

If he goes there he's no local hero anymore and he'll be seen the way he is - a defensively average fullback with passing abilities.

We'll be better off without him and his massive ego and attitude.
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I think he will do very well there. Madrid have a workman like midfield who can shield him and he can focus on pinging passes from deep.
 
RB is Conor's, question is can Calvin cover, or is he still growing? If Trent does go, he will add to the toxicity with his no tracking back and he isn't the only Mr Hollywood there.
 
LarryHagman said:
Give Trent what he wants. Go through the options and tell me otherwise. Bradley's functional, not exceptional. Why put ourselves in this position when we know what's coming LB?
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I think he wants Madrid. Unfortunately we can't offer that
 
As Rurik pointed out in another thread. The Badger can play there. We've also got Gomez.

So long as the investment went elsewhere in the squad, and badger returned, then i wouldnt be unhappy not replacing Trent.
 
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