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ADP1897

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But between Florenzi and Bellerin, I know I'll take Florenzi. Actually good at defending and going foward, smart, and super electic. Those electic player is the Juve backbone for these 7 years.. electic players and fluid changing formation.

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Hust

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you cant teach everyone how to defend, which is why not every footballer (or athletes in other sports where defending is required) is a WC defender
Don't need to be trained to be a WC defender..but it isn't hard to teach a predominately attacking player to track back, be a body in front of defense or close down passing lanes. Nothing crazy about asking an attacker/winger to put a bit more effort into their shift to track back. If they don't have the engine for that we have no business looking at them for a transfer.

Even higuain tracks back when the team needs him too.
 

zizinho

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Don't need to be trained to be a WC defender..but it isn't hard to teach a predominately attacking player to track back, be a body in front of defense or close down passing lanes. Nothing crazy about asking an attacker/winger to put a bit more effort into their shift to track back. If they don't have the engine for that we have no business looking at them for a transfer.

Even higuain tracks back when the team needs him too.
simply tracking back, aka doing your job, is different than defending though. there is a big difference between Cuads and Costa, or Mandzukic and Higuain, for example
 

Hust

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simply tracking back, aka doing your job, is different than defending though. there is a big difference between Cuads and Costa, or Mandzukic and Higuain, for example
Tracking back is part of the job, I listed other examples. And yes, tracking back is part of defending (not all of it obviously). There are some very basic elements of defending you can ask your attackers /wingers to do that make the world difference for your defense. Movements, understanding and intercepting passing lanes, understanding where the defenders are or will be moving so you know what space you need to occupy to support them.

And yes Mr. Obvious, there are glaring differences between the players you mentioned. What's your point? They collectively help out (some more than others) defensively when necessary.
 

zizinho

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Tracking back is part of the job, I listed other examples. And yes, tracking back is part of defending (not all of it obviously). There are some very basic elements of defending you can ask your attackers /wingers to do that make the world difference for your defense. Movements, understanding and intercepting passing lanes, understanding where the defenders are or will be moving so you know what space you need to occupy to support them.

And yes Mr. Obvious, there are glaring differences between the players you mentioned. What's your point? They collectively help out (some more than others) defensively when necessary.
putting a body infront of the play and tracking passing lanes is also part of a footballers job, there is few offensive players who dont have defensive duties but most teams defend with atleast 8 men. my point you ask? i already said it in the previous post, not everyone can be taught how to defend, and i listed Mandzu and Cuads as examples of 2 guys that know how to do it. they literally made our 4231 work last season with their insane workrate, you think it would have been the same with Costa-Pjaca instead?
 

JuveJay

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But between Florenzi and Bellerin, I know I'll take Florenzi. Actually good at defending and going foward, smart, and super electic. Those electic player is the Juve backbone for these 7 years.. electic players and fluid changing formation.

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Maybe if Roma were having a crap season but I'd imagine they will keep all their players after this season, especially a symbol like him. But for me, yes, he's the best right back we could theoretically sign.
 

Hust

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putting a body infront of the play and tracking passing lanes is also part of a footballers job, there is few offensive players who dont have defensive duties but most teams defend with atleast 8 men. my point you ask? i already said it in the previous post, not everyone can be taught how to defend, and i listed Mandzu and Cuads as examples of 2 guys that know how to do it. they literally made our 4231 work last season with their insane workrate, you think it would have been the same with Costa-Pjaca instead?
Like I said, if they can't be taught we have no business looking to buy them.
 

DAiDEViL

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Not even sure these people watch football with the posts I read past pages.



We call all EPL fans daft or ignorant when some tv pundit makes a silly outdated comment, but reading some of these posts it's like they don't keep themselves up to date in other leagues or its some of its stand out players. Aren't any different at all.


"Just fast, can't defend, headless chicken."



That's just nonsense stereotypical one liners.
Games like the one today won't help him put those stereotypes to bed though.
 
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