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Marcos Alonso

Sconnie Blue said:
Reckon we go into next season with 3 LBs/LWBs. 

Think Tuchel will have a full blown aneurism at the thought of having only Alonso if Chilwell gets injured again. 
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If we go to a back 4 in theory we could sell Alonso and have the full back positions covered without the need to spend:

James and Dave

Chilwell and Emerson

That leaves the CB positions where he so far has:

Silva, Sarr and Chalobah. Here is where we would be left short.

 
Alonso has got some stick over the years for some of his performances but we have had many players during his time be consistently worse. Yes he isn't up there with the greatest ever but as a footballer he is a model professional (albeit you might think twice about being in his passenger seat).

1. Never moans to the press

2. New contracts are not a drawn out ordeal.

3. No sulking when he is dropped even for long periods of time.

4. No onfield or off field tantrums.

5. Doesn't dress like a fanny and live his life through social media.

6. Isn't Welsh 

Everything you want in a squad player.

 
axman2526 said:
If we go to a back 4 in theory we could sell Alonso and have the full back positions covered without the need to spend:

James and Dave

Chilwell and Emerson

That leaves the CB positions where he so far has:

Silva, Sarr and Chalobah. Here is where we would be left short.
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Emerson's contact is up this summer and Alonso has a year remaining and on 100kpw. Can't see us selling him. 

Chilwell/Alonso/Maatsen

 
Sconnie Blue said:
Emerson's contact is up this summer and Alonso has a year remaining and on 100kpw. Can't see us selling him. 

Chilwell/Alonso/Maatsen
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Emerson has one more year after this summer, he signed the one year extention before going on loan. Lyon can buy him but sounds like they won't.

 
axman2526 said:
Emerson has one more year after this summer, he signed the one year extention before going on loan. Lyon can buy him but sounds like they won't.
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Cheers didn't know that. 65kpw I'm seeing and based on his performance at Lyon this season we may find some suitors for him to sell this summer. 

Or Tuchel may end up using him. 

 
loz said:
Alonso has got some stick over the years for some of his performances but we have had many players during his time be consistently worse. Yes he isn't up there with the greatest ever but as a footballer he is a model professional (albeit you might think twice about being in his passenger seat).

1. Never moans to the press

2. New contracts are not a drawn out ordeal.

3. No sulking when he is dropped even for long periods of time.

4. No onfield or off field tantrums.

5. Doesn't dress like a fanny and live his life through social media.

6. Isn't Welsh 

Everything you want in a squad player.
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Apart from his little paddy when Lampard subbed him and he sat on the team coach instead of on the bench. Always one exception to the rule. 

 
loz said:
Alonso has got some stick over the years for some of his performances but we have had many players during his time be consistently worse. Yes he isn't up there with the greatest ever but as a footballer he is a model professional (albeit you might think twice about being in his passenger seat).

1. Never moans to the press

2. New contracts are not a drawn out ordeal.

3. No sulking when he is dropped even for long periods of time.

4. No onfield or off field tantrums.

5. Doesn't dress like a fanny and live his life through social media.

6. Isn't Welsh 

Everything you want in a squad player.
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He likes a bit of Bonnie Tyler on his car stereo, I heard 

 
axman2526 said:
If we go to a back 4 in theory we could sell Alonso and have the full back positions covered without the need to spend:

James and Dave

Chilwell and Emerson

That leaves the CB positions where he so far has:

Silva, Sarr and Chalobah. Here is where we would be left short.
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If we move to back 4 there will be big questions on all of our cb ability to play in back 4 including Silva. 

Plus we will have midfield problem. I don't like our team in back 4 without Kante n we all know we can't expect kants to be fit all season. 

 
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loz said:
Alonso has got some stick over the years for some of his performances but we have had many players during his time be consistently worse. Yes he isn't up there with the greatest ever but as a footballer he is a model professional (albeit you might think twice about being in his passenger seat).

1. Never moans to the press

2. New contracts are not a drawn out ordeal.

3. No sulking when he is dropped even for long periods of time.

4. No onfield or off field tantrums.

5. Doesn't dress like a fanny and live his life through social media.

6. Isn't Welsh 

Everything you want in a squad player.
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He does look like Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy. Slightly unsure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. 

 
nonotnowjim said:
Best finisher in the club. Also one of the best controlling the ball....Play him up top!
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Not a big fan of alonso’s defensive work damn near awful at times but the idea of converting him to a striker has been mooted on a few forums of late. I think he would do a good job up there if our strikers are struggling.

 
He’s definitely no striker and we’ve played well recently when both Alonso and Reese are pinging the balls in…. We just need someone capable to get on the end of them!

 
Honestly whoever trained him from a young age and told him to be a left back robbed the world of potentially one of the best strikers of his generation, such a good natural finisher

 
Another well taken goal.  The man is clinical and loaded with technique.  Nice goal Marcos!

 
I like Alonso, scores great goals and when others are struggling to finish chances gives them an example of how it should be done and is good for the team.

No doubt defensively he is weaker as he is too often caught out of position.

Yet a known quantity for the manager to handle.

 
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