Left Back Debacle

[KaiserEFC]

Classic Everton only doing half the job. No doubt the club will be bigging up the fact we signed a striker but all will be silent on the left back we’ve needed for 3 years.

All the successful clubs only do 50% of what they need to don’t they.

 

[riddick]

There is so much wrong with everything in that article. What the hell does Walsh do if he is "struggling" to identify a left back for absolute fecks sake?!?

 

[ultra]

Clearly what we need is someone at the club who can identify and recruit players we need in advance...

Shame we don't have an ACTUAL left-back playing for the U23s, too

 

[danny=)]

no sign of the player yet but I found his shoes at least ...

 

[toffeeblue9]

Can we please not start with this STCC [Poor language removed] again? Barely gotten over my headache from when esk was bleating on about it

Fair enough

I promise only to mention it when I see "sell to buy" comments or the like

 

[roydo]

For those who have feelings about Bristol City's left back/left side, they are playing Derby this evening.

 

[Seathestars]

I was just thinking we can’t let this window close without signing a LB. I mean we’ve known for at least 2 years that we need one, and then I remembered Lakaku.

 

[Stanley Parker]

Stoke City have confirmed the loan signing of FC Augsburg left-back Kostas Stafylidis until the end of the season.

The Greece international is Paul Lambert's first signing after being appointed as Stoke manager on Monday.

 

[chrismpw]

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I was just thinking we can’t let this window close without signing a LB. I mean we’ve known for at least 2 years that we need one, and then I remembered Lakaku.

Better start lining up Pickford's replacement.

He's only got 15 years left, tops.

 

[ganistuk]

Stoke City have confirmed the loan signing of FC Augsburg left-back Kostas Stafylidis until the end of the season.

The Greece international is Paul Lambert's first signing after being appointed as Stoke manager on Monday.

And he is such a good player that Augsburg have played him for a total 31 minutes, as a substitute in two games, and have allowed him to leave on loan... no thanks. In need - but not that desperate.

 

[Stanley Parker]

I don't know him, but BBC Sport says;

"Stafylidis, 24, joined the Bundesliga side in 2015 following a short loan spell at Fulham.

"He scored five goals in 40 appearances for the German outfit but has fallen out of favour with manager Manuel Baum."

He might even be left-footed.

 

[ijjysmith]

 

[Stanley Parker]

Any of the squad would look out of place at left back. Cuco is simply doing as he has been told.

Blame the former management for the shape of our squad.

Cuco and Pickford are the only ever-presents since BFS arrived.

 

[Berenger]

I think we know that there exist left-footed left-backs in the world that we could sign. The problem is quality. It would be far too short-termist to set the criteria to be 'left-footed and better than Martina at left-back'.

 

[the golden visionary]

I think we know that there exist left-footed left-backs in the world that we could sign. The problem is quality. It would be far too short-termist to set the criteria to be 'left-footed and better than Martina at left-back'.

It'd do for now tho.