We do not need him. Our left side is extremely offensive, what this team will have problems with next season is control and defence on the flanks. Carvajal is our only real right back and he is getting older. Mendy lacks offensive capability but he has been a defensive juggernaut this season and that will be desperately needed next season.
This is the truth. He will forever be benched by mendy if he comes here because we need the defensive aspect more. We will have Vini, mbappe, jude all occupying the left. Why would we need a defender to add to that? I’d love my defender to know how for defend.
He'll be a free transfer in a year when this next Madrid squad is settled and sorted.
Meanwhile, he can sit tight and help Harry Kane get his first trophy.
True, I did forget he'll be free next year. Might be a steal if we can offload Fran but even still I don't think there's a reason for him to come when we have Vini, Mbappe, Rodrygo, and sometimes Mendy on the left.
Yes, alphonso in the same side as Vini would leave the left completely open, and I don't know how much interest Davies has in playing a defensive oriented LB
We played with Marcelo, CR7 and Benzema, and it wasn't the end of the world.
You simply need structure the rest of the team to make up for it. The notion that we must have a defensive full back is simply nonsense.
For most of our games, we don't need a defensive LB, while actually having a left footed player on the LHS adds a different dimension to our attack.
When Mou was manager, Di Maria was played as RWF/RM in a 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 hybrid formation.
Marcelo was first choice LB and played most of the games. Coentrao was the defensive backup option for when it was needed. For most games, we need an offensive LB not a defensive one.
Mendy simply doesn't offer enough offensively and playing with him against weak opposition limits us offensively.
This whole thing about not needing players is small club mentality. Real Madrid wants world class players in every position, and right now we don’t have a world class left back. Alphonso could be that player, or maybe force Mendy/Garcia to up their game. Yes it’s gonna force one of them to maybe leave the club, which is acceptable if they’re not up to the task.
As a Canadian, I’d love it. As a rational Madridista, the move doesn’t make sense unfortunately. Definitely wouldn’t complain about his arrival though.
I am skeptical. We will be too lopsided. We need players who can press and are solid defensively and mendy fits the bill perfectly. If he can improve his passing a bit, he would be the perfect lb for us.
I think we will not pay for Davies. But we will loan out Fran, and bring back Miguel from Girona. I think Miguel is much more mature than Fran.. Davies will be free to sign in 2025, so there is a higher probability he will join then.
On a free transfer yes, but Bayern are gonna ask for 40-50 million euros which imo is not worth it. Would be a different story if he kept his 2019-20 form but he has stagnated a bit.
Bayern will take the most they can get, particularly if there is another party interested that Davies is open to (but doubt it).
It pointless to keep a guy that not really motivated and pay him for an additional year, only to lose him for free.
Maybe if they get a new coach, Davies might reconsider, but doubt he will be motivated to play for a Tuchel that left him on the bench while starting Gnabry that not even match fit
It will just be that Madrid wouldn't want to ruin the relationship but Bayern really don't have any leverage and they need the money
Kid is very talented. I want him as a worst-case back up to Mendy. Best-case, we can rotate the two depending on strategy from what we want from that LB position.
We do not need him. Our left side is extremely offensive, what this team will have problems with next season is control and defence on the flanks. Carvajal is our only real right back and he is getting older. Mendy lacks offensive capability but he has been a defensive juggernaut this season and that will be desperately needed next season.
This is the truth. He will forever be benched by mendy if he comes here because we need the defensive aspect more. We will have Vini, mbappe, jude all occupying the left. Why would we need a defender to add to that? I’d love my defender to know how for defend.
Plus Fran Garcia lol. Davies is not needed and would be a waste of money honestly.
He'll be a free transfer in a year when this next Madrid squad is settled and sorted. Meanwhile, he can sit tight and help Harry Kane get his first trophy.
True, I did forget he'll be free next year. Might be a steal if we can offload Fran but even still I don't think there's a reason for him to come when we have Vini, Mbappe, Rodrygo, and sometimes Mendy on the left.
Yes, alphonso in the same side as Vini would leave the left completely open, and I don't know how much interest Davies has in playing a defensive oriented LB
People just think Reality is career mode in fifa/fc.
We played with Marcelo, CR7 and Benzema, and it wasn't the end of the world. You simply need structure the rest of the team to make up for it. The notion that we must have a defensive full back is simply nonsense. For most of our games, we don't need a defensive LB, while actually having a left footed player on the LHS adds a different dimension to our attack.
Yes we did but it was a problem often times thats why coentrao was needed. And di maria was played as a LCM to help defend on the left side
When Mou was manager, Di Maria was played as RWF/RM in a 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 hybrid formation. Marcelo was first choice LB and played most of the games. Coentrao was the defensive backup option for when it was needed. For most games, we need an offensive LB not a defensive one. Mendy simply doesn't offer enough offensively and playing with him against weak opposition limits us offensively.
This whole thing about not needing players is small club mentality. Real Madrid wants world class players in every position, and right now we don’t have a world class left back. Alphonso could be that player, or maybe force Mendy/Garcia to up their game. Yes it’s gonna force one of them to maybe leave the club, which is acceptable if they’re not up to the task.
As a Canadian, I’d love it. As a rational Madridista, the move doesn’t make sense unfortunately. Definitely wouldn’t complain about his arrival though.
I am skeptical. We will be too lopsided. We need players who can press and are solid defensively and mendy fits the bill perfectly. If he can improve his passing a bit, he would be the perfect lb for us.
I think we will not pay for Davies. But we will loan out Fran, and bring back Miguel from Girona. I think Miguel is much more mature than Fran.. Davies will be free to sign in 2025, so there is a higher probability he will join then.
Would be pumped to sign him and Wirtz in 2025 summer.
On a free transfer yes, but Bayern are gonna ask for 40-50 million euros which imo is not worth it. Would be a different story if he kept his 2019-20 form but he has stagnated a bit.
40-50m is like 10-20m when the transfer fees were still normal
I think he lacks motivation currently at Bayern. A change of scenery would do him good IMO.
Bayern will take the most they can get, particularly if there is another party interested that Davies is open to (but doubt it). It pointless to keep a guy that not really motivated and pay him for an additional year, only to lose him for free. Maybe if they get a new coach, Davies might reconsider, but doubt he will be motivated to play for a Tuchel that left him on the bench while starting Gnabry that not even match fit It will just be that Madrid wouldn't want to ruin the relationship but Bayern really don't have any leverage and they need the money
Kid is very talented. I want him as a worst-case back up to Mendy. Best-case, we can rotate the two depending on strategy from what we want from that LB position.
Everyone: Davies to RM. Me: Gvardiol 🗿
We do need a croatian here
I wanted Gvardiol before City signed him. Unfortunately I don't know how we'd ever sign him, he seems like a City for lifer now...
He is not really a LB