Pep's fullback fetish: 5 reasons why spending so much on fullbacks could backfire

Modified Aug 06, 2017 06:12 GMT

Pepâ€™s fullback fetish could come back to haunt him in the years to come — Pep’s fullback fetish could come back to haunt him in the years to come

#2 Revamping an entire defence all at once is not a good idea

Everton v Manchester City - Premier League — City goalkeepers have struggled with the constant changes in back four

Manchester City’s goalkeeper struggles should have taught them another important lesson by now – no goalkeeper in the world is good enough until he has a settled defence ahead of him. Had the personnel covering them been chopped and changed every 12 months, even the likes of Buffon and Neuer would have struggled.

In the back four, it is a much more recommended practice to integrate one new player at a time. With the diverse nationalities of his new recruits (Walker- English, Mendy- French, Danilo and Ederson- Brazilian) communication could prove to be an issue as well.

Newcomer Brazilian Goalkeeper, Newcomer English Right Back, Captain Belgian Centre Back, Partner Argentinian Centre Back, Newcomer French Left Back. A great story to illustrate the global brand of the English first division – but not so much a formidable Premier League defence.

Edited by Sankalp Srivastava