finnan - and the full back positions

[floyd the barber]

thought he got skinned 2nd half...first time ive seen that in...ummm well cant remember the last time, with arbeloa doing a quality job at left bk and likely to stay there if we dont get a new left bk in...........is it time for Rafa to possibly bring in a stop-gap squadie to "challenge" finnan....we all know who ever takes on the battle shall lose...Hello Josemi, hello krompkamp...

 

Finnan seems to be a player that thrives on competition and suffers when hes the last man standing for the position....

 

OR will rafa blood the thrilling youngster Insua slowly over the season with Arbeloa being the man to challenge finnan?....Either way...................we need another full back and Rafa obviously knows it, lets hope he can bring someone in before the deadline....be it Heinze or whoever, its definetly a slight weakness for us.......and im talking competition for places.

[Gary Gekkaloys]

thought he got skinned 2nd half...first time ive seen that in...ummm well cant remember the last time, with arbeloa doing a quality job at left bk and likely to stay there if we dont get a new left bk in...........is it time for Rafa to possibly bring in a stop-gap squadie to "challenge" finnan....we all know who ever takes on the battle shall lose...Hello Josemi, hello krompkamp...

 

 

Think you answered your own question there. Occasionally attackers will get the better of defenders - it happens.

Arbeloa is primarily a right back so he will also provide competition for Finnan this season. We've plenty of competition for places in the fullback positions - we should only bring in someone if they're potentially better than Finnan or Riise - no more options, please.

[Stevie H]

steve finnan is arguably the best rightback in europe and yes he got skinned by quick as f*** ashley young today but he won't be the last. i've never seen a winger owni finnan, he's the b******s. so shut up.

[floyd the barber]

errrrrrrrr im actually one of finnans biggest fans and wouldnt swap him for anyone, including alves......just saying hes a player that seems to thrive on competition.

[bonna7]

Think you answered your own question there. Occasionally attackers will get the better of defenders - it happens.

Arbeloa is primarily a right back so he will also provide competition for Finnan this season. We've plenty of competition for places in the fullback positions - we should only bring in someone if they're potentially better than Finnan or Riise - no more options, please.

 

Arbeloa is not primarily a full back! He is primarily a center back, who played occasionally on the right in Spain...

[Cooldude]

Give some credit to Ashley Young, was very very good.

 

Finnan is the least of our worries, he'll be absolutely fine

[Woodsyla]

errrrrrrrr im actually one of finnans biggest fans and wouldnt swap him for anyone, including alves......just saying hes a player that seems to thrive on competition.

 

 

He has Arbeloa (who by the way looked great today) for competition.

 

Ashley Young is some player he will skin many many right backs this season.

[Benitez]

Finnan will be just fine, no one is perfect, but he's been near perfect for 2 and a half seasons! He'll be first choice right back for a good while yet.

 

The way Arbeloa plays at left back, I'd be more than happy to see JAR being the one getting a run for him money competition wise! Cos he needs it more than Finnan does.

 

Impressed with Arbeloa, he's fitted in nicely in this team with little fuss.

[bazz]

ffs

 

1st game in - people looking for someone to get at.

 

We won ffs, enjoy it, instead of looking for a negative moment for our most consistent performer.

[Gary Gekkaloys]

Arbeloa is not primarily a full back! He is primarily a center back, who played occasionally on the right in Spain...

 

I thought it was the other way around. Rafa signed him to play as a fullback and to provide competition for Finnan. He's played most of his games for us as a fullback hasn't he?

[Benitez]

I thought it was the other way around. Rafa signed him to play as a fullback and to provide competition for Finnan. He's played most of his games for us as a fullback hasn't he?

 

 

he was a central defender originally, thats the position he played for Castilla and when he went to Depor. But ended up playing full back. But I agree with yer - that he was signed primerally as a fullback, but it's kinda handy to have a defender that can play all along the back four!

[Earl Hafler]

he was a central defender originally, thats the position he played for Castilla and when he went to Depor. But ended up playing full back. But I agree with yer - that he was signed primerally as a fullback, but it's kinda handy to have a defender that can play all along the back four!

 

We like them at Anfield.

[_00_deathscar]

Didn't Agger play left back once last season or did I just dream that?

 

but it's kinda handy to have a defender that can play all along the back four!

 

Aye, and play well!

[Maldini]

No he played left side of a 3 but it took the commentators 45 minutes to notice, they then said we'd changed formation at half-time.

[RedHarvest]

ffs

 

1st game in - people looking for someone to get at.

 

We won ffs, enjoy it, instead of looking for a negative moment for our most consistent performer.

Yeah! get on Pennants back like everyone else

[_00_deathscar]

No he played left side of a 3 but it took the commentators 45 minutes to notice, they then said we'd changed formation at half-time.

 

Aye, but I seem to remember him pushing up a lot though, as if he were a full back - was it against Fulham?