Superblue 6,372 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, DDA said: He should only be playing LWB... nowhere else. Playing him at CB is just crazy when we have Colwill who is actually a proper CB. That 50m could be used towards a serious attacking option. Or if the back 3 formation is truly here to stay then having genuine quality depth in both wing back roles becomes just as critical as the depth in the 2 or 3 roles in attack, because it becomes probably the key position in the formation. The drop off in quality last year when James and Chilwell went down was alarming and definitely one of the bigger issues that seemed to derail our momentum mid season. Despite the number of players at left back/wing back in the squad, Alonso is still the best choice as backup to Chilwell and we can't expect nor assume Chilwell is just going to walk straight back into the team and carry on where he left off after his injury. It'll likely take some time and he's not played a huge number of minutes in pre season. Bringing someone like Cucurella in makes a lot of sense to have two genuine quality options in that left wing back role. And unlike Chilwell and Alonso, Cucurella does have some experience playing in a back 3 last season at Brighton to a very good standard. As @Tomo pointed out having more of a full back option as one of the three centre backs can be beneficial a lot of the time because they become the spare player from deep in an attack. If they have the quality they should have, they should be able to present an option sometimes to cross the ball in from a deeper position or send a ball over the top of a defence. Azpilicueta got a lot of assists playing in such a way, especially with Morata in the early days before he hit his struggles. It's a similar reason as to why Reece James can also thrive in the back 3 as his delivery is exceptional and that shouldn't matter where on the pitch he is. If anything in the back 3 he'll get more time and opportunity usually to deliver compared to as a wing back. I think having that as an option to Tuchel on both sides of the back 3 adds to the variations and options he can look to utilise in games where we'll dominate the ball. manpe, Tomo, dimmas and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea_4_eva 1,182 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 If we are going to include Colwill, I hope that there is a buy back clause in a couple of years ala Livramento. Not that matching fee clause like Guehi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren 41 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Cucurella looks like a really good signing if it happens! Wonder why City pulled out though as they seemed to have this in the bag only a few days ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,618 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 why would we send colwill if we met their asking price? only logic is a one year loan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Bren said: Cucurella looks like a really good signing if it happens! Wonder why City pulled out though as they seemed to have this in the bag only a few days ago? Bren 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,277 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Sure I remember people on here kicking off a few weeks ago because we wasn't in for him..... now we are your kicking off again lmao. Some of you fuckers haven't a clue what you want clearly. Wfisheruk, King Kante, Sovieticus and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,383 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 11 minutes ago, We Hate Scouse said: Seems strange as we have Chilwell there. Could we be looking to play Chilwell further forward perhaps? That's how I see it if they were to play together in some matches. Mendy Koulibaly Silva Jorginho Kante Cucurella James Chilwell Mount Sterling Havertz Mind boggling those against this. Our season went to the toilet for our lack of wingback depth. Boycie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren 41 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Not sure on playing Cucurella at LCB though. From what I've seen of him, his work rate and energy will give a massive boost at LB/LWB over Alonso and maybe even Chilwell. dimmas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Moving fast this now, Brighton now on the search for a replacement. Not getting excited, probably end up at Barca Vytis33 and Maravel21 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,383 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Romano claiming personal terms not an issue. Player wants to join. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulvhedin 526 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Maybe there are some serious concerns about Chilwell fully recovering from his injury? Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,383 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Just now, ulvhedin said: Maybe there are some serious concerns about Chilwell fully recovering from his injury? We wanted Hakimi. Remember that. I think people are forgetting just how important and demanding these wingback positions are. We need quality in depth. The fact these players are also versatile makes it a huge bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Sounds like City have pissed Brighton off with their offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,618 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 13 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said: Mind boggling those against this. Our season went to the toilet for our lack of wingback depth. its not than anyone is against cucurella, its that we have bigger holes to fill in the squad,. DDA, Strike, bigbluewillie and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 2,716 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Cucurella actually looks a nice option on the wing too. Very tidy on the ball and great passing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Romano just said we were back in touch with Leipzig on Sunday to discuss swap deals. TB ready to let Werner go and we asked for Gvardiol again top of the list alongside Fofana, Leipzig insist they want to keep him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alabama 1,992 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Fofana and Cucurella in would be insane.. bigbluewillie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,443 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 28 minutes ago, Kong said: Sure I remember people on here kicking off a few weeks ago because we wasn't in for him..... now we are your kicking off again lmao. Some of you fuckers haven't a clue what you want clearly. Don't think anyone is against Cucurella. Just hoping this doesn't mean we're ignoring CB cover while letting Colwill go the other way. And keeping Saar instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Nah it will be Cucurella and one of Gvardiol or Fofana Blue Armour 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maravel21 36 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 if We get cucurella and fofana or gvardiol then realistically we have the best defence Of PL . After these signings let’s buy some attackers please bigbluewillie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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