This Lemar kid seems a bit more believable. Where would he play if we managed to get him?

est wrote:

This Lemar kid seems a bit more believable. Where would he play if we managed to get him?

hes a left sided midfielder, i believe. might be able to play wing back in our new system, assuming we stick with it

Cheers, Md.

Not seen much of him, watched a youtube compilation- he's got a great feel for a sidefoot-volley. Some of the first touch finesse finishes were reminiscent of Bobby Pires. Looks the kind of player that would improve a lot of teams, so we'll face a lot of competition if we go after him.

i've seen a bit of this LWB talk in relation to lemar - really? he doesn't seem like the type to have the engine to get up and down all game. he's more of a deft creator than a powerhouse. mendy or sidibe are the ones to look at if you're talking about wingbacks

Yeah I am not convinced Lemar is powerful enough for a LWB role, but that could be said of the same for Bellerin.

Lemar will be very good in one of the playmaker roles. He has the potential to be as good as Dembele at the very least.

Reports I'm seeing indicate that Mbappe is supposedly a replacement for Sanchez, and that Lacazette is being tracked as an alternative should the offer fall through.

We're also being 'linked' to Mahrez, Lemar & Forsberg.

So it looks like 1 forward & 1 AM playmaker who can play from wide, although Lemar has also played from AMC.

There's nothing about Forsberg in the Swedish papers for what it's worth. It doesn't have to mean anything in itself but I know that a couple of journalists have direct access to him and his agent. If he were on the move they'd know.

Clrnc wrote:

Yeah I am not convinced Lemar is powerful enough for a LWB role, but that could be said of the same for Bellerin.

Lemar will be very good in one of the playmaker roles. He has the potential to be as good as Dembele at the very least.

all ive seen from lemar is that he has a wicked left foot and is a good crosser. i dont think we will have traditional "wingbacks" in the system we play, obviously they will need to help defensively, but he seems strong enough to track back and cover space. according to whoscored, which isnt exact, he played the large majority (31 of 38) of his games at LM. he certainly isnt paolo maldini, but im sure he'd be okay in our system. since we're apparently also signing kolasinac, he will probably be the more defensive option if needed, though i also expect he might play some CB too.

Would be somewhat ironic if we finally saw AW do a madness and go for broke over the next 2 seasons.

Mbappé AND Lemar? The stuff of dreams.

You guys are really doing this to yourselves again?

Gazza M wrote:

i've seen a bit of this LWB talk in relation to lemar - really? he doesn't seem like the type to have the engine to get up and down all game. he's more of a deft creator than a powerhouse. mendy or sidibe are the ones to look at if you're talking about wingbacks

It depends what you're looking for in the player that plays in those wide positions. Personally, I absolutely loved watching Chamberlain progress the play with clever passing and loved it even more when he went at opponents like a steam train and got genuine quality crosses into the box. Okay he's not very clever defensively but he does try hard and has fantastic recovery pace. I prefer that to when Bellerin has played there, even though the Spaniard had been impressive too, he isn't half the threat Chamberlain is.

Lemar is obviously not the physical specimen Chambo is but he is fast and can run all day. He's also not got the same kind of threat running with the ball but his crossing is probably the best I've seen in the Champions League this season. He is small but he's also combative and hard working. Personally don't think he has the quality to be a top attacking midfielder/Number 10 at this point and I don't think he will ever have, but as a wingback in our team, I think he could be a revelation.

I also think one of the under appreciated benefits of playing with smart technical players in those two wingback positions is that it makes us less vulnerable to teams that press us aggressively. It gives us two more players in the team that have experience playing higher up the pitch and coping with the reduced time you get there, with the increased time and space you get deeper at wingback their touch and awareness really becomes a benefit.

Besides I've seen a lot of fullbacks in the Champions League this season, Mendy and Sidibe included, and the moment their team is under pressure they get roasted. They're both up there with the best around this season and yet they both can'take really defend for toffee. Think, for example, of the second leg against City when Sterling and Sane were crucifying them for 25 minutes in the second half. They must have let them in behind 10+ times between them. Whilst their threat going forward and delivery into the box don't come close to matching Lemar's or Chamberlain's.

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Imagine this

-------------Mbappe
---Insigne---Ozil-----Alexis

Oushh

Something easier to imagine...

-------- Welbeck ------
Ox -- Iwobi --- Walcott

I wonder which we will be closer to in August

Mbappé and Lemar would be insanely good business, I refuse to believe it though. Not going to happen and I won't be dragged in.