Fabian Johnson - USA

Come on Lad · June 23, 2014

Watched him closely last night and thought he was one of the most impressive full backs on show so far.

Plays for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga - excellent going forward, full of energy and looks like he'd go through a brick wall for you!

Would be a good signing for anyone in the Prem in my opinion. I'd have him at Goodison

Mikey_Fitzgerald · June 23, 2014

Come on Lad said:
Watched him closely last night and thought he was one of the most impressive full backs on show so far.

Plays for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga - excellent going forward, full of energy and looks like he'd go through a brick wall for you!

Would be a good signing for anyone in the Prem in my opinion. I'd have him at Goodison

Interesting

I sadly feel that most of our fanbase would reject him outright under the pretense that he doesn't play at a high enough level

Blue Cheese · June 23, 2014

we don't need any full backs we have the best 2 in the division already

Come on Lad · June 23, 2014

you need more than 2 full backs in a squad.

ijjysmith · June 23, 2014

Liked him too.

Come on Lad · June 23, 2014

ijjysmith said:
Liked him too.

I was just watching thinking - wish our Johnson who plays full back for England performed half as good as this lad.

Bungle · June 23, 2014

Come on Lad said:
Watched him closely last night and thought he was one of the most impressive full backs on show so far.

Plays for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga - excellent going forward, full of energy and looks like he'd go through a brick wall for you!

Would be a good signing for anyone in the Prem in my opinion. I'd have him at Goodison

Liverpool looking to sign him on these credentials alone I'm told.

Blue Cheese · June 23, 2014

Come on Lad said:
you need more than 2 full backs in a squad.

Oviedo...

If he's a RB then maybe, haven't seen him play. I'm not for jumping on the WC bandwagon, if he's that good maybe he has been watched already?

Billy Dean · June 23, 2014

Looked good yesterday fo sho. Can play in midfield too I think. Wouldn't be at all upset if he joined us.

HuddersfieldToffee · June 23, 2014

Looks like he struggles when the ball is going the other way from what I've seen.

pfim · June 23, 2014

HuddersfieldToffee said:
Looks like he struggles when the ball is going the other way from what I've seen.

Correct, defensively, he can be a bit of a mess.

Garrick · June 23, 2014

Blue Cheese said:
we don't need any full backs we have the best 2 in the division already

He'd be Hibbo's replacement, more or less. Get some Europa League and Cup games and step in if the worst happens to Coleman.

Billy Dean said:
Looked good yesterday fo sho. Can play in midfield too I think. Wouldn't be at all upset if he joined us.

Yep. Has done so for the US in the past. Can also play on the left and right.

Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
Interesting

I sadly feel that most of our fanbase would reject him outright under the pretense that he doesn't play at a high enough level

Which would be silly. He's been in the Bundesliga for years.

pfim said:
Correct, defensively, he can be a bit of a mess.

Aaaaaaaaaaand this.

ijjysmith · June 23, 2014

@Garrick - would he come to a team and not be first choice?

I liked him.

Mikey_Fitzgerald · June 23, 2014

Garrick said:
Which would be silly. He's been in the Bundesliga for years.

You know how some of our fans are mate

Garrick · June 23, 2014

ijjysmith said:
@Garrick - would he come to a team and not be first choice?

I liked him.

...Moenchengladbach just picked him up on a free? His contract expired and Hoffenheim apparently didn't want to renew. I'm not sure on the full details.

But anyway, yeah, he would. I don't think he's been a regular starting XI member since his days in 2. Bundesliga at 1860 Muenchen.