Why did the board go out and buy a third RWB?
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Again I have to point to the board, if Spence is so great why buy a 3rd RWB?
Cos Conte demanded one presumably... You said as much yourself in the Conte thread.
So then they agreed that Spence wasn't good enough.
We won't know how good spence is unless he gets a shot in the team for a few games. Obviously one of the RB's has to go on loan or permanently but the new manager will have to see which ones he likes.
No; not necessarily.
Your missing the point. Gil was refused a loan by Conte and finally loaned out as was Spence these robbed both of developmental playing time. As has been pointed out he did not give enough minutes in cups and he was openly dismisve, he talked up white and never played him. As for the we were going for top four, he never believed we would pull that off and couldn't engineer an exit quick enough.
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Given how he's doing with Roma, it backs up my view that we screwed him too. I genuinely believe we were one real CB (even Romero) away from getting top 4 in his final season.
He was a twat in some ways, I wanted him out long before the cup final. However, in hindsight, he did much more with much less. We bought Joe Rondon when our back line consisted of an aging Jan and Toby, and a hapless Sanchez. Fucking ridiculous.
They've had developmental playing time imo more than if they stayed with us. They play in the cups or the league and we lose then he gets shit for that too. It was the board that decided to replace him with his assistant so they are the ones who wrote off top four. I'm happy to be a club that gives young players a chance in the first 11 an tries to develop them but I'm pretty sure that means not making the CL for now and the board and most fans won't except that.
By the time he had his tantrum; it was over.
And play wingers at RWB ahead of him.
Said it before, he was 5th choice RWB at a club with only 3 RWBs.
Porro was a good signing regardless of Spence.
Have to remember that the club was still expecting Paratici to choose the next manager at that time so continuing with the same squad construction still made sense.
The good thing for Spence is that he played well in a back 4 in France so should come back a better prospect for whatever the new coach wants to do and Mason helped out big time by looking at Porro further forward.
With Royal looking great as a RCB/RB hybrid thing, an area of the squad that looked like a hot mess, now looks like an area of strength.
Have to remember that the club was still expecting Paratici to choose the next manager at that time so continuing with the same squad construction still made sense.
The good thing for Spence is that he played well in a back 4 in France so should come back a better prospect for whatever the new coach wants to do and Mason helped out big time by looking at Porro further forward.
With Royal looking great as a RCB/RB hybrid thing, an area of the squad that looked like a hot mess, now looks like an area of strength.
Got a feeling we’ll sell him this summer.
I'd be loaning him out to Forrest or another PL club, figure Royal will be moved on the following summer and then you have a good hg option in Spence. Would be mad to sell him, could be a top player when he gets a few seasons under his belt.
I agree. But I just think we might need to raise funds. Although if Porro is used as a winger going forward then we do need another right back.
I'd hazard he has exactly the same flaws as Porro; only perhaps more positionally ill-dsciplined.
........I still remember his cameo this season (Forest in the cup?) where he sent our shape (Kulu in particular) into a complete tailspin.
Nah, he can defend. Apparently pocketed Mbappe in France because he had him covered for pace and absolutely shut down Martinelli.
Was very decent defensively against us. Just a bit young and loses focus on positioning sometimes.
1v1 and for Pace, he's like Kyle Walker was at that age.
Porro moving forward means Spence can play both further up or as the RB if we play a 4.
Tbh RB/RCB/RWB/RW is looking OK.
Hmmmmm.... I to assume Porro & Spence at the same time would just get in each others way.....
I'm not convinced Porro is the answer as a genuine Wfwd (maybe he 'explodes' into being one next season; tough to predict)... What works right now is the false FB thing we have going on with Emerson..... A straight back 4 may wreck that.
There's a lot to like about Porro, but he (in his current form) leaves us playing 'square pegs'.