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Matt Targett set to miss remainder of season with hamstring injury (Howe)


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On 10/06/2022 at 08:50, nbthree3 said:

It's a good job we managed to get him as we tried before. I don't remember Rafa trying to get him but it happened 

 


Tried getting him both summers he was with us in the Premier League.

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1 hour ago, Groundhog63 said:

Couldn't possibly graft his way into the World Cup, surely? I'm struggling to come up with another left back without googling and we're, currently, playing a right back there.

Nope.

 

I think Trippier & Saka will need to both get injured before Targett is in. Chilwell should be going

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World cup squad will be announced ~20th October, around 30 days before it starts. I doubt there are enough games before then for Targett to play his way into the squad with him never having been capped before.

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2 minutes ago, Conjo said:

World cup squad will be announced ~20th October, around 30 days before it starts. I doubt there are enough games before then for Targett to play his way into the squad with him never having been capped before.

 

Can't believe he wasn't called up for these recent games that have just been played, and they've been playing Trippier on the left. 

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30 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

Nope.

 

I think Trippier & Saka will need to both get injured before Targett is in. Chilwell should be going

 

8 minutes ago, KaKa said:

 

Can't believe he wasn't called up for these recent games that have just been played, and they've been playing Trippier on the left. 

Forgot about Chilwell. 

Must be a kick in the bollox for left backs seeing a right back playing there ahead of them even if he is God

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36 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

Nope.

 

I think Trippier & Saka will need to both get injured before Targett is in. Chilwell should be going

 

Saka has been too good further forward to be played at left back anymore.

 

No chance they lose Saks's effectiveness further forward and drop him back there ahead of taking Targett.

 

As for Chilwell, I think he might have it tough because he's been injured for ages, and even before then Tuchel was mucking him about and didn't seem to fancy him over Alonso.

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He has to have a chance if he’s the best performing English LB in the league for the first half of the season. 
 

Depends on how comfortable Southgate is with playing Trippier there I suppose. And if Chilwell makes any kind of comeback. 

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2 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

He has to have a chance if he’s the best performing English LB in the league for the first half of the season. 
 

Depends on how comfortable Southgate is with playing Trippier there I suppose. And if Chilwell makes any kind of comeback. 

 

The weird thing about playing Trippier there is that I genuinely think it weakens both sides. 

 

Reece James is good, but going forward he is not as effective. He tends to not be as good getting crosses into the box or playing forward passes either, as he passes the ball backwards way too much, and when on the left Trippier, while still useful, just isn't as dangerous having to check back onto his right all the time.

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34 minutes ago, KaKa said:

 

Saka has been too good further forward to be played at left back anymore.

 

No chance they lose Saks's effectiveness further forward and drop him back there ahead of taking Targett.

 

As for Chilwell, I think he might have it tough because he's been injured for ages, and even before then Tuchel was mucking him about and didn't seem to fancy him over Alonso.

I think Saka plays left back for England before Targett does. There's better options at RW than at LB.

 

Not true re Chilwell. Chilwell played the last game of the season, he'll have a full pre-season and be fit enough for the WC unless he has setbacks. Chilwell was definite first choice at Chelsea before he got injured. He started the season poorly but was absolutely flying before he got injured.

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36 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

I think Saka plays left back for England before Targett does. There's better options at RW than at LB.

 

Not true re Chilwell. Chilwell played the last game of the season, he'll have a full pre-season and be fit enough for the WC unless he has setbacks. Chilwell was definite first choice at Chelsea before he got injured. He started the season poorly but was absolutely flying before he got injured.

 

Wrong on both counts.

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1 hour ago, KaKa said:

 

The weird thing about playing Trippier there is that I genuinely think it weakens both sides. 

 

Reece James is good, but going forward he is not as effective. He tends to not be as good getting crosses into the box or playing forward passes either, as he passes the ball backwards way too much, and when on the left Trippier, while still useful, just isn't as dangerous having to check back onto his right all the time.

 

What? Are you talking about in general or just for England? He's certainly not like that for Chelsea.

 

James is England's best right back by an absolute country mile.

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Just now, Shearergol said:

 

What? Are you talking about in general or just for England? He's certainly not like that for Chelsea.

 

James is England's best right back by an absolute country mile.

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4 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

 

Mate I love Trippier, think he saved our season, but he's nowhere near as good as James.

 

TAA is great going forward but suspect at the back.

 

Walker is done imo.

 

Walker is not done, he's perfect as a right sided CB in a back 3. Especially for tournament football, his recovery pace bails England out so so often. 

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Yeah Rheece James is more complete than all of them. It's not a country mile.

 

He's a better defender than Trippier & TAA and he's better going forward than Walker. 18GA last season, more than ASM.

 

He's the most complete fullback. He even looked good a few times in central midfield last season. And RCB.

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1 minute ago, The College Dropout said:

Aye Walker is not done. I think he plays with James in a back 5.

 

It's a tough one, I'd personally be happy with either that or James right CB and Trent right wing back in a back 5. 

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14 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

 

What? Are you talking about in general or just for England? He's certainly not like that for Chelsea.

 

James is England's best right back by an absolute country mile.

 

I just don't see it. I think he's quite limited going forward, if the defender he is going up against is in position. He doesn't really take them on dribbling with the ball, and also goes backwards with the ball way too often IMO.

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6 minutes ago, Joey47 said:

 

It's a tough one, I'd personally be happy with either that or James right CB and Trent right wing back in a back 5. 

Walker is a better RCB than Trent. TAA just doesn't look good for England and is genuinely a defensive liability.

 

4 minutes ago, KaKa said:

 

I just don't see it. I think he's quite limited going forward, if the defender he is going up against is in position. He doesn't really take them on dribbling with the ball, and also goes backwards with the ball way too often IMO.

Rheece James in the PL = 5 goals & 9 assists from 22 starts 

 

Nonsense from Kaka again

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