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Andrew Beasley's avatar

I found it fascinating that the right-back version of Frimpong was essentially Bradley according to the data. But does this make a deal more likely or less likely?!

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Marc Reichardt's avatar

I broadly agree. It's similar to the situation with Ryan, whom everyone had pegged as an 8 who COULDN'T POSSIBLY play the 6... I'm more interested in those physical attributes of Frimpong that you cite and, even if he does play more as a wingback, who says that Arne can't adapt to that system if he thinks it really works? The only hang-up in that respect is that he's clearly told Mo that he's largely without defensive responsibilities and we can't have two guys on the right side in that mode. We already had one before, which was usually Trent, as Hendo was there to cover for him when he moved forward (and which contributes to the "Trent can't defend-!" memes) but two is non-functional. I don't want to detract from Mo's newfound freedom so there would have to be something else involved unless, as you say, Frimpong switches back to playing a more traditional fullback role.

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