Mate I was raving about this player five years ago. Sadly he is no longer what he was and I'm not sure physically up to Poch requires. Too late for Rodriguez and us. Still will look closely at him again in WC
Walker and Rose were the two best attacking wing backs we ever had !!!
I disagree, or maybe I don't...maybe they are the best attacking wing backs we ever had, that is depressing.
Oh well, if you count attacking with no teeth on the business end, then sure. Neither are consistent enough in delivering a killer ball.
Plus I think both are below average on the defensive side of the ball.
BL - I think we can do better.
BUT - I will caveat that I do think we need to keep a close eye on Rose and make sure he is getting all the help/support/treatment he needs.
You make a good observation there Muttley , if we get Aurier fit and can control his aggression into a positive way , and maybe keep Rose , or sell him and get a ready made replacement , we could go back to that situation .I know fans love to talk about Walker and Rose's final delivery. I don't disagree in any way. They also talk about their defending. I agree on that as well.
What I would say though is that my favourite full back combo was Cafu and Carlos. They played in a system for their clubs and countries that made them the undisputed full-backs. What they did best was neither specialist in defending or crossing. It was "owning" the entire left and right hand sides of the pitch. Their raw pace meant that teams doubled up on them and left holes in other parts of the pitch that were exploited.
The reason why I loved the Rose / Walker combo was that for a short time we had that. Amazing engines, raw pace, aggression, arrogance and opposition managers hated their names on the team sheet. They were nowhere near the natural ability of Cafu and Carlos but still put the fear into the opposition. They weren't even as good as Carr, Ziege, Hughton etc but they worked as a combo.
Ideally, we need to get back to that but don't see it next season with the current personnel.