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Who do u want to see start in the FB positions?

Victor Von Doom
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  1. 1. Who do u want to see start in the FB positions?

    • Ivanovic RB / Azpilucueta LB
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    • Ivanovic RB / Luis LB
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    • Azpilucueta RB / Luis LB
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The Chels

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No, but Iva is not in the team for that reason. He's there for his aerial ability, his stamina to keep going up and down the flank, but mostly because of his physical strength. Jose like to keep a "physical balance" in the team. He's said so a couple of times in interviews. I think he wants at least 5 physically strong players out of the 10 outfielders. So when we have people like Cesc and Schurrle and Hazard and a small LB like Azpi, he'd have a strong physical RB like Iva. I don't necessarily agree with it, but managers know things that don't necessarily show on the stats sheet. Maybe if we had someone like Moses on the right wing or a tall muscular CM next to Matic, he'd start both Azpi and Luis. But with the way the team is built right now, I don't see Jose changing it unless he is forced by injury or something.

So he can basically make as many mistakes as he wants but won't be dropped because he's big physically? A tall CM next to Matic - we were very close to getting one of those in the summer (Tiago). Shame it didn't go through because a Matic-Tiago pivot would have everything and I think that would have enabled Cesc to be pushed further up in big games. And like you say perhaps it'd have encouraged Jose to select our more defensively solid FBs!

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Baffles me why people want to drop Ivanovic, He is one of Mou's Fav player...he will always play!

He is solid! and good going forward, Luis is a back up, He is not a good enough defender for Mou!

You're underrating Luis. Extremely. Luis is probably one of the best defenders playing right now!

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Love how so many people are experts on Luis....... Did you watch every single Athletico game last season? he was good at Madrid, as madrid are constantly crossing the ball, we don't.

Well you clearly aren't an expert since you don't even know what team he used to play for! And no he wasn't widely considered one of their best players just because he crossed a lot :lol:

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Well you clearly aren't an expert since you don't even know what team he used to play for! And no he wasn't widely considered one of their best players because he crossed a lot :lol:

Oh I see you mean I don't know what team he plays for because I didn't spell it the Spanish way?

Bravo....

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What do you mean we don't cross the ball? We obvoiusly don't cross much from the left because of Azpi but Brana is always putting in crosses, and why not when we have Costa in the box??

Comparable to other teams...we don't cross the ball....and I agree....just saying the last few seasons we haven't been the biggest crossers

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That said, Azpi didnt play single game in CL yet (this season)!

It will be interesting when we enter final stages, who will Jose prefer; Azpi or Luis...

I think this is very difficult decision, because all three are quality FBs and each has its own advantages, as well disadvantages.

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People who pick Luis can't be going on current form since he hasn't come close to winning the job from Azpi... He's a good insurance policy should be lose one of Cahill, Terry, Ivanovic or Azpi but he hasn't been good enough to disrupt that back 4 end of....

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Has anyone stopped to think that maybe, just maybe Azpi's best position is where he's currently playing? I never recalled him being this good when he was playing at RB. It happens quite often in football when managers make discoveries by chance/experiment/accident. Look at Di maria for e.g he had his best ever season playing as a central midfielder and there are many more examples throughout history.

Instead of trying to destabilise what's working so perfectly at LB why nor just buy another RB to replace the weak link, Ivanovic?

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