Summer 2024 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[Dave]

The same would probably have been said about Moreno when we brought him in. Emery likes to play with one full-back that's more like a winger.

Frimpong would be great as the attacking fullback but that arguably moves the problem to LB where either Mings or Pau would having fulfil the Konsa role.

Isn't that a solution rather than a problem? It means that the preferred way of playing can be adjusted depending on the circumstances.

[Dante Lavelli]

I suppose it depends how confident you are that Mings/Pau can move seamlessly from CB to LB.

[Aldridge Villa]

With the best will in the world I can’t envisage Mings as a full back.

[coreyfeldman]

And with so much of our play building through pau, there's no way he's going to full back

[Dogtanian]

Yeah, I think Mings makes a better centre back.

[KevinGage]

With the best will in the world I can’t envisage Mings as a full back.

Played there for most of his early career.  Bournemouth signed him as one.

[edgysatsuma89]

I suppose it depends how confident you are that Mings/Pau can move seamlessly from CB to LB.

Wasn't we trying this in pre season? I was expecting it to be tested in the prem until the injury so I wouldn't be surprised if we flip what we do with Konsa. Not that I'd agree with it and hopefully enough has changed.

[KevinGage]

I suppose it depends how confident you are that Mings/Pau can move seamlessly from CB to LB.

There were a number of games pre season when Torres either come on and played wide left, or switched to wide left.

[Dogtanian]

I suppose it depends how confident you are that Mings/Pau can move seamlessly from CB to LB.

There were a number of games pre season when Torres either come on and played wide left, or switched to wide left.

Thinking back, wasn't it terrible?

[KevinGage]

Not especially, no.

He wasn't bombing to the line and getting crosses in. He was still lining up essentially as one of our centre backs - almost in a back three - and pinging passes from there.

[TelfordVilla]

With the best will in the world I can’t envisage Mings as a full back.

He was a left back before Deano moved him to CB I tjink

[Dave]

I suppose it depends how confident you are that Mings/Pau can move seamlessly from CB to LB.

They wouldn't be moving there to do the job that a typical left-back like Digne or Moreno does, they'd be in effect doing the job of a centre-back, allowing an attacking right-back to be used.

Inverting how Moreno / Konsa work at the moment.

No, I don't think Mings will be skinning full-backs and whipping crosses in from the touchline. But playing on the left-side of Konsa - Torres - Mings, or Konsa - Carlos - Torres, with a hot attacking right-back on the other side of Konsa, and a great left-winger in front of them who doesn't need to worry so much about defending anymore because they haven't got Moreno overlapping them?

Sure, why not.

[Demitri_C]

I suppose it depends how confident you are that Mings/Pau can move seamlessly from CB to LB.

Wasn't we trying this in pre season? I was expecting it to be tested in the prem until the injury so I wouldn't be surprised if we flip what we do with Konsa. Not that I'd agree with it and hopefully enough has changed.

Yeah i think pau play left back in pre season if i wasnt mistaken.  Wasnt very good there from what i remember

[Dante Lavelli]

Their centre back Yoro is highly rated if anyone fancies some scouting. Haven’t tested him much so far.

[SamTheMouse]

Their centre back Yoro is highly rated if anyone fancies some scouting. Haven’t tested him much so far.

He'll be off to Madrid or Bayern, I think. Very highly rated.