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Gbspurs

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I'm glad the ITK is uninspiring, more chance of it being true and if it means we address our problems that's great.

We have a pretty good squad that had a really bad year. We only need a few decent players.

If we only signed a starting LB I would probably be happy assuming Poch can have an impact on the rest. Anything else is a bonus.
 

Twizzle

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Milos Veljkovic could be our 5th CB.

I cant see Verts going anywhere based on his WC form, he's struggling to get a run with Belgium on the big stage. He's only played left FB so far.
 

HoltbiusMac

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Milos Veljkovic could be our 5th CB.

I cant see Verts going anywhere based on his WC form, he's struggling to get a run with Belgium on the big stage. He's only played left FB so far.

Think that's pretty normal for him for the national team to be fair. The getting dropped bit not so much but he usually plays left-back.
 

Dirty Ewok

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Milos Veljkovic could be our 5th CB.

I cant see Verts going anywhere based on his WC form, he's struggling to get a run with Belgium on the big stage. He's only played left FB so far.

Jan regularly plays FB for Belgium (same as Toby Alderweireld), it has less to do with being below standard at CB and more to do with the fact that for all it's talent recently Belgium has absolute shit at FB. They actually rate Jan and Alderweireld playing out of position as a better fit than anyone else they can put at FB and they have enough depth at CB that their 3rd/4th/5th CB (depending on how you see it) is still good enough to start and give them a stronger squad than if they put their 2nd/3rd CB in the middle with their top pure FBs.
 

loaderspurs

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Milos Veljkovic could be our 5th CB.

I cant see Verts going anywhere based on his WC form, he's struggling to get a run with Belgium on the big stage. He's only played left FB so far.
Veljkovic isn't really a cb any more, for the last 18 months - 2 years he's been playing as a dm. I think he was deemed too small to be a cb?
 

DaSpurs

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Veljkovic isn't really a cb any more, for the last 18 months - 2 years he's been playing as a dm. I think he was deemed too small to be a cb?

This is correct. Read somewhere the coaches were concerned with his physicality, but he could pick out a good pass so they moved him to CDM. He is definitely too small to be a CB in the Premier League next season.
 

markieboy

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Veljkovic isn't really a cb any more, for the last 18 months - 2 years he's been playing as a dm. I think he was deemed too small to be a cb?

I think if Vlad Chiriches wants to stay here then he needs to move into the DM role too....too small and not strong enough to play CB............ but good on the ball and can tackle.
 

Gbspurs

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I think if Vlad Chiriches wants to stay here then he needs to move into the DM role too....too small and not strong enough to play CB............ but good on the ball and can tackle.

Don't want to rate this WTF as its a harsh rating but it warrants it really. He is 6ft. Is that short? Is Ramos at Madrid too short?

You realise that folk like you are the reason England are shit. "Not massive or fast? Sorry not interested."
 

Nocando

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Don't want to rate this WTF as its a harsh rating but it warrants it really. He is 6ft. Is that short? Is Ramos at Madrid too short?

You realise that folk like you are the reason England are shit. "Not massive or fast? Sorry not interested."

Off the top of my head Baresi, Puyol and Chris Perry were short arses and look at what they achieved!
 

THFCSPURS19

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I think if Vlad Chiriches wants to stay here then he needs to move into the DM role too....too small and not strong enough to play CB............ but good on the ball and can tackle.
Thiago Silva, the best Centre Back in the world, is the same height as Vlad Chiriches.

Is he "too small" as well?
 

Barry Mead

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I wonder if we are in for 2 CB's if Poch wants the option to play 3 CB's
I can't recall him playing three at Soton but then I don't watch as much PL as some
 
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