- May 8, 2005
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The only games Rose and Aurier are fit for right now in my opinion are the ones that require Trips and Davies to be rested.Maybe but if we're honest, all 4 of them are flawed in some way. Trippier isn't getting any faster or much stronger and he also doesn't tend to go past his man or even try to. Aurier is a bit raw from a footballing perspective but he has all the other attributes to be the better right back and with Poch's coaching he can become as good on the footballing side, if a bit different, e.g. he'll unlikey ever cross as well as Trippier.
Rose was clearly the better LB over Davies but his injury has knocked him back significantly. Davies has also improved massively but he will always lack agility and speed and that is important both in our system and against speedy wingers like Sterling and Sane.
I fully agree that Trippier and Davies are the number 1's right now but it wasn't that long ago that they were both the backups and Poch has proven he can coach players up.
I believe Aurier and Rose are the better fit for this particular game but Poch knows far more than I do so whatever picks will most likely be correct.
If Aurier meets his potential and Rose gets back to his best, I can see them winning those spots, but as it stands, anyone picking them for this game is doing so with very rose tinted glasses.