14 Jun 2024 17:10:52
First bit of business complete, not sure who this "Carrington" player is or where he plays but from what I've read it sounds like a much needed upgrade for £50m.
15 Jun 2024 08:52:49
More mobile than Branthwaite.
15 Jun 2024 11:40:12
BRD, silly comment. Branthwaite is very good at defending in the channels, he is 5th in Europe's top five leagues for both number of challenges and percentage of challenges won amongst all players 21 or under. While he's 19th for all CB's of any age.
Is he the complete player? No, but no one is. Every player has areas of weakness in their game.
Branthwaite is 21 with a lot of potential. We aren't buying the finished article, he will need to continue to develop and improve.
Common sense suggests that we should be mostly targeting player with potential rather than those who are at their peak. Realistically we are at least 2-3 years away from a serious title challenge. Any player we sign who is 26 or older will possibly need replacing before we have a team capable of seriously challenging.
15 Jun 2024 13:37:31
Putting Branthwaite in beside Martinez will help his development. Martinez is the type to make players around him better.
15 Jun 2024 16:34:06
I had hoped that when Martinez initially returned from injury that Kambwala would play alongside him. His experience and nous would have helped develop him Unfortunately that didn't happen. It's clear to see just how significant and integral that Martinez reall.