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It would be an advantage to have a CB with real pace, but a lot of teams who've played a high line successfully had had players at the back who aren't that quick. Pique, Puyol, Mascherano, Hummels, Subatic for instance, none of them are fleet of foot. It's more important to have good players who are positionally aware and to press effectively as a team.Seems as slow as Fazio from what I've seen. If we're going to play a high line we need quick defenders. He isn't quick.
It would be an advantage to have a CB with real pace, but a lot of teams who've played a high line successfully had had players at the back who aren't that quick. Pique, Puyol, Mascherano, Hummels, Subatic for instance, none of them are fleet of foot. It's more important to have good players who are positionally aware and to press effectively as a team.
I agree, if we're not pressing effectively, let's not play it. Even if we had Varane or Thiago Silva it still would be a mess if the pressing was poor.In spite of that, I still think lack of pace is a big liability when we play the high line and press game as badly as we do.
It would be an advantage to have a CB with real pace, but a lot of teams who've played a high line successfully had had players at the back who aren't that quick. Pique, Puyol, Mascherano, Hummels, Subatic for instance, none of them are fleet of foot. It's more important to have good players who are positionally aware and to press effectively as a team.
Crazy name, crazy guy.I tweeted Kristof Terreur last month and he said there is interest from our end.
Pretty sure we had ITK last summer stating that we weren't looking at Alderweireld because he was too slow. Don't know what has changed. He has been quite acceptable for the Saints, but ours is quite a different defence, and requires different attributes to succeed.
Are we signing Schneiderlin?Saints fan here-not sure where you lot got the idea that he's 'slow' from. He's quick, very quick in fact.
Saints fan here-not sure where you lot got the idea that he's 'slow' from. He's quick, very quick in fact.
Saints fan here-not sure where you lot got the idea that he's 'slow' from. He's quick, very quick in fact.