20 Jul 2015 08:55:55
See in a few of the papers Ronnie is desperate for a left back! I'll be a happy man if this is true by the way! Izzy is a total liability back there honestly! Decent going forward but over the last 2 seasons especially,his defending has been woeful! Think we need a good solid defender in there if we want to make the CL
20 Jul 2015 14:12:33
Hes that bad at the minute that i'd take charlie mulgrew doing left back over him
20 Jul 2015 14:27:21
RD must have noticed he can't go into the next couple of rounds of CL qualifying with him at lb! It's askin for trouble! Like I said,he's a decent player going forward! But we need somebody more solid and reliable in there! It's no coincidence that every team we play targets that area! Just hope the reports are right and we get someone in! U heard anything ED?
{Ed007's Note - Maybe another try for Marcus Halstenberg is on the cards, he was RD's first choice to come in.}
20 Jul 2015 15:34:03
I'm not really convinced that Emilio is more of a liability than our center-backs in recent European competition, and he really brings something to the team on the left. We're a bit short of options on that side. His work-rate is phenomenal.
Still, we could be improved in every position and if there's something cooking I'll keep an open mind.
20 Jul 2015 16:24:09
Agree he's got got tremendous work rate mate,but his positional sense is shocking! If uve watched a game over the past 2 seasons especially then u must have noticed that every team targets that area! And that's were they get most of there joy from! Can't fault the guy for effort and he's been a great servant to us,but if want to progress in Europe then getting another left back is a must! To be fair to him,it's probably not helped knowing he'll be in the team every week because there's nobody there to push him.
20 Jul 2015 20:47:12
Izzy has always been a far better attacking option than a defender and would be a far better option than Forrest as a consistent wide player with a genuine defending left back behind him. Izzaguire has a great engine and is one of our most skilful players one-on-one and loves the club.