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Tariq Lamptey

Scott Harris said:
Surely it's the opposite now. In the past, it was hard to make it as a footballer if you were short, but these days the best players on the planet are short. They aren't as short as Lamptey, but they are still pretty short.
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Exactly. Focusing on physical attributes is overrated. Get good players and put them on the pitch.

One example: focusing solely on physical attributes is a huge reason why the USMNT has been severely limited in its success historically.

 
I think he deserves a chance, I agree it is better to have taller defenders though not everyone needs to be tall just most.

 
Graeme Le Saux wasn't tall & I remember him doing a good job playing defense

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Lahm made it to the very top despite being short for the game and in the era where size mattered.

I'm not saying the kid can make it but atm he doesn't pass the eyeball test

 
Scott Harris said:
Surely it's the opposite now. In the past, it was hard to make it as a footballer if you were short, but these days the best players on the planet are short. They aren't as short as Lamptey, but they are still pretty short.
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Any examples of defenders playing at the top level at 5'4" ? Lahm was 5'7"

TheChelseaBlues said:
Theoretically he should be the one stopping those crosses not heading them away.

I'm sure someone knocked Messi for his height at one point. 'Yea, he'll never be able to beat people in the air'. 
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yes he should stop crosses from the right but teams can target him with deeper crosses from the left and winger/runners from the midfield .

Just to be clear i am not trying to knock down a young player who had a fantastic debut just expressing an obvious concern..

 
RickUK said:
He did well but lets not get carried away after one game.  He isn't going to be in the senior side often this year.  Will head on loan most likely

It's great to see them do well when used but some of our fans want them playing week in week out if they simply pass a ball 5 yards with a backheel
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Very well said.

Some on here already claimed CHO can be 10x better thank Hazard. Such blasphemy. 

 
The height topic is interesting, sure he's small but not every fullback has to compete in the air, Ashley Cole is average height and didn't win headers.

Because he's so small he's like Kante and has less weight to shift around and probably has great stamina like he does. I didn't pay much attention to his defending but he attacked pretty well, maybe he can develop into a modern fullback like Robertson/TAA.

 
This has gone largely unnoticed in assesment of Lamptey's performance, had that gone past him PEA was clean through which with him would mean 99% likely a goal.

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Le Saux was 5'10, Wise 5'6 and Morris 5'5. I also imagine he might grow a bit over the next couple of years.

 
charierre said:
Out of contract in 6 mths. The club will have to make a decision soon, especially as he has now been in the shop window for clubs looking for a bargain.
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PSG have been interested in him for some time. It wouldn’t surprise me if he left on a free transfer this summer.  

 
Just been reading online that a number of clubs are in for him. I think the best thing that can happen for Lamptey is him seeing Azpi moved into CB/LB so that he can see the opportunity to play as back up to Reece James. Knowing that Reece James' recent injury record isn't the best he could fancy the challenge for the RB spot. Hopefully the club see his potential and Azpilicueta's decline (at least going forwards) and say all of the right things to keep him. He looks a very talented player.

 
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From the little I have seen of this lad, he looks to be the real deal. Not sure how we have got ourselves into a position where he can walk away on a pre-contract deal, presumably for nothing?

I would like to hear from the Club, just how hard we are trying to keep him.

 
coombsie said:
From the little I have seen of this lad, he looks to be the real deal. Not sure how we have got ourselves into a position where he can walk away on a pre-contract deal, presumably for nothing?

I would like to hear from the Club, just how hard we are trying to keep him.
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Not a lot we can. We cant offer under 18 players any more than 3 year deals, so it always leaves us in this position, where we have to make ourselves the most appealing place for a player between the age of 19 and 23. 

In this case, lamptey has the club captain, and arguably our biggest prospect ahead of him in the pecking order, so its a pretty hard sell to get him to stay.

It might be the case with a few others like anjorin, and gallagher. We cant keep them sll unfortunately. 

Im not convinved lamptey will go on and have a better career than james, so while it would be unfortunate to lose him for nothing, i wont be too worried about him coming back to haunt us.

 
A pre-contract deal has been agreed with Lille now. Looks like he is on his way sadly. Hopefully we have some sort of buy back clause in place.

 
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