I know not everyone on here shares my affection for those classy, elegant CB types that seems to quietly hover above the ground, elegantly removing the ball from opponents feet at will, precisely pinging the ball short and long and also very capable of running with the ball at their feet. They certainly also should be paired with someone more Carra-like for the right balance (Matip might well fit that bill).
Either way, here's one we should be all over this coming transfer window that fits the above description as good as anyone I've seen since the days of Hansen (and too some extent Beckenbauer). Comparisons with a young Agger are both sane and inevitable but I think he's very likely to become even better than his compatriot (and far less injured)
Andreas Christensen, 19, B'Mönchen Gladbach (owned by Chelsea)
He has been covered slightly in the Bundesliga thread but I think he warrants his own thread now as I believe he could not only lift the hair after some of our most classy, elegant defenders (Hansen, Sami, who was elegant in his own effective way, Agger) and is also most likely on the move this Summer.
After his two latest Int. games for Denmark their new manager Åge Hareide said about him that he could be playing in a suit - because of his awareness, elegance and first class positioning on the field.
He is so ridiculously calm on the ball, deceptively fast (only seen Aubemeyang leave him stranded so far in that perspective), athletic build, strong in man to man duels and all round just a very good, intelligent footballer, I am quite sure most of you would appreciate to watch week in week out.
He's also a leader one who's not afraid of going forward, and as a type one we really lack in the squad in my opinion.
For Denmark he played the 3rd central defender in a 3-5-2 formation, not unlike what we have seen from Klopp I believe - with license to go forward and help in midfield. In Germany he's mostly used in central defense but a few times also as the anchor on the defensive midfield (he's won their player of the month twice this Season already and has scored three goals in the making).
He'd need to add to his physique in the Premiership and he's certainly not the finished article, but with his age in mind he's probably one of the biggest talents in the world of football in his position.
Finally, his price. He'd be extremely expensive I reckon and we'd need to wrestle him away from Chelsea as well (which City managed with De Bruyne so it's perhaps possible) - but he'd still be worth the punt because talents like him are rare. His value ranges somewhere between £25 - £30M is my uneducated guess.
PS He even look like a young Alan Hansen doesn't he, so I guess we can call this a no-brainer..
To the geeks like myself, just a lot of defensive actions against mainly Juve and City:
.. and his latest goal v Schalke (and Matip)
Either way, here's one we should be all over this coming transfer window that fits the above description as good as anyone I've seen since the days of Hansen (and too some extent Beckenbauer). Comparisons with a young Agger are both sane and inevitable but I think he's very likely to become even better than his compatriot (and far less injured)
Andreas Christensen, 19, B'Mönchen Gladbach (owned by Chelsea)
He has been covered slightly in the Bundesliga thread but I think he warrants his own thread now as I believe he could not only lift the hair after some of our most classy, elegant defenders (Hansen, Sami, who was elegant in his own effective way, Agger) and is also most likely on the move this Summer.
After his two latest Int. games for Denmark their new manager Åge Hareide said about him that he could be playing in a suit - because of his awareness, elegance and first class positioning on the field.
He is so ridiculously calm on the ball, deceptively fast (only seen Aubemeyang leave him stranded so far in that perspective), athletic build, strong in man to man duels and all round just a very good, intelligent footballer, I am quite sure most of you would appreciate to watch week in week out.
He's also a leader one who's not afraid of going forward, and as a type one we really lack in the squad in my opinion.
For Denmark he played the 3rd central defender in a 3-5-2 formation, not unlike what we have seen from Klopp I believe - with license to go forward and help in midfield. In Germany he's mostly used in central defense but a few times also as the anchor on the defensive midfield (he's won their player of the month twice this Season already and has scored three goals in the making).
He'd need to add to his physique in the Premiership and he's certainly not the finished article, but with his age in mind he's probably one of the biggest talents in the world of football in his position.
Finally, his price. He'd be extremely expensive I reckon and we'd need to wrestle him away from Chelsea as well (which City managed with De Bruyne so it's perhaps possible) - but he'd still be worth the punt because talents like him are rare. His value ranges somewhere between £25 - £30M is my uneducated guess.
PS He even look like a young Alan Hansen doesn't he, so I guess we can call this a no-brainer..
To the geeks like myself, just a lot of defensive actions against mainly Juve and City:
.. and his latest goal v Schalke (and Matip)
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