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New rumours (or not) to start elsewhere.
Where’s Pearce going?
The Globe?
Any good?
No chance. That's the right price for an already established in the PL, quality young player.
I'd wait to see who we 'actually' buy.
There is nothing is there. James Pearce leaving the echo is the biggest LFC story of the summer.
Surprised he hasn't come out and denied the rumor yet
He's going to a new American online thing called The Athletic. Had an offer from ESPN too but didn't take it apparently.
I'm not trying to be a smartarse. He went to school with a mate of mine and they're still close mates.
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We all have in mind that image of Sergi Roberto down on the pitch, a shot with his right foot (he is a left-footed), his dancing steps, and his smile we’ve come to know from so many Latino players.
Hector Junior Firpo Andres – also known as Junior Firpo – is the left-back who every coach with issues on the left flank wants to bring into their team. This tactical analysis will use statistics to determine whether the current verdiblanco is an overrated player or not.
An atypical route
Before being the main target of Real Madrid and Manchester City to replace their current left-backs, Junior Firpo was a huge fan of baseball – like all Dominicans. Pedro Martinez, Manny Ramirez, and evidently Sammy Sosa were his idols. In a country where baseball is a religion, Junior Firpo dreamt of playing the sport when he was younger.
At six, he moved to Spain. His step-father sent him to a football academy to socialise with his classmates, and he was so bad at the beginning that he cried several times after the training.
With hard work, he rose the ranks of some small teams in Andalusia until the Betis’ scouts found him and brought him to the club at 18 years old.
In 2017, he became the fourth Dominican footballer to play in the La Liga after Heinz Barmetter (Valladolid, 2013), Tano Bonnin (Osasuna, 2016) and Marinao Diaz (Real Madrid, 2017). However, he is the first player actually born in Dominica to play in La Liga. An hour after his first game, all the island went crazy. He even received a call from the Dominican media, who told him of how proud his fellow countrymen were.
Hector Junior Firpo Andres: the 22-year old left-back that doesn’t have plenty of experience in La Liga. Last season, he played 14 games in La Liga (all starting) scoring twice and offering two assists. However, after being blighted by injury, Firpo was rendered out-of-action for a large portion of the 2018/18 season.
The current season
This season, he has completed 496 passes in 16 league games, tallying a passing accuracy of 82.1%. He has completed with six shots on the target (50 %) and has averaged 1.7 dribbles per game. Junior Firpo has also averaged 1.0 shots per game, while Real Madrid’s Marcelo and Barcelona’s Jordi Alba have managed 1.3 and 0.5 respectively.
Betis’ default organisation when in possession and while building up the attack. The wing-backs provide width. Like here, Junior Firpo at the bottom of the photo making a ball call.
He was matched up directly against Jesus Navas in the derby of Sevilla. After the game, Betis extended his contract to 2023 with a clause fixed at €50m.
Still, Firpo played his best football at the Camp Nou in a 4-3 win over Barcelona. He was the cause of three of four goals, he proved that he can be more than just a left-back. He has already played with the U21 Spanish team back in September, and it’s not a secret he wants to play for la Roja – like a certain Mariano Diaz. With him, Luis Enrique has an occasion to move apart Jordi Alba definitively.
Style of play
Betis this season have on average 60.9% of possession. They rely on a 3-5-2 system and a midfield with high technical potential. The Betis front line always provide forward passing options through their opponent’s midfield, as the seemingly evergreen Joaquin and Loren Moron maintained a central presence.
From here, wing-backs Cristian Tello and Junior Firpo support in wide areas, as the deeper midfielders – William Carvalho and Andres Guardado – can pick central passes to split the opponent midfield. In this system, the Dominican tallies 0.3 crosses per game, a rather poor number in my opinion. However, Quique Setien doesn’t ask his full-backs to cross as much as a side like Real Madrid.
His offensive contribution against AC Milan, on this action he will serve Lo Celso in very beautiful manner
After the consecutives failures of Fabio Coentrao and Theo Hernandez – along with Marcelo’s recent muscle strain – Real Madrid were forced to step into the market a bit earlier than they would have wished with the objective to replace their 30-year old left-back. Knowing that David Alaba is more complicated to hire and Raphael Guerreiro totally fits in at Borussia Dortmund, Los Blancos have reportedly chosen Junior Firpo as their main target.
Defensive contributions
Statistics prove that his defensive contributions are more important than big names such as Alba, Marcelo, Hernandez or Filipe Luis.
He can also handle himself accordingly in aerial duels. His 1.84m height has helped him average 1.5 successful aerial duels per game. Whereas Marcelo and Jordi Alba, both shorter than him, averaged less than one.
A perfect alignment with his defense partners, a spot that Marcelo often has trouble filling
Conclusion
Judging by his style of play, Junior Firpo seems like an adequate left-back to replace Marcelo. Fortunately, he has the characteristics similar to Roberto Carlos and Marcelo – on his good day. But it’s not enough to succeed in a big European team like Real Madrid. There is no comparison between starting a UEFA Champions league match and a Europa League game in Benito Villamarin: even if it’s against Milan.
Managed by Media Base, Pere Guardiola’s agency, the English newspapers have linked him to Manchester City. Out of City and Madrid – the latter seems more probable. Although, he has to be consistent with the Green & White in order to become one of the best at his post.
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Dated Jan 2019:
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We all have in mind that image of Sergi Roberto down on the pitch, a shot with his right foot (he is a left-footed), his dancing steps, and his smile we’ve come to know from so many Latino players.
Hector Junior Firpo Andres – also known as Junior Firpo – is the left-back who every coach with issues on the left flank wants to bring into their team. This tactical analysis will use statistics to determine whether the current verdiblanco is an overrated player or not.
An atypical route
Before being the main target of Real Madrid and Manchester City to replace their current left-backs, Junior Firpo was a huge fan of baseball – like all Dominicans. Pedro Martinez, Manny Ramirez, and evidently Sammy Sosa were his idols. In a country where baseball is a religion, Junior Firpo dreamt of playing the sport when he was younger.
At six, he moved to Spain. His step-father sent him to a football academy to socialise with his classmates, and he was so bad at the beginning that he cried several times after the training.
With hard work, he rose the ranks of some small teams in Andalusia until the Betis’ scouts found him and brought him to the club at 18 years old.
In 2017, he became the fourth Dominican footballer to play in the La Liga after Heinz Barmetter (Valladolid, 2013), Tano Bonnin (Osasuna, 2016) and Marinao Diaz (Real Madrid, 2017). However, he is the first player actually born in Dominica to play in La Liga. An hour after his first game, all the island went crazy. He even received a call from the Dominican media, who told him of how proud his fellow countrymen were.
Hector Junior Firpo Andres: the 22-year old left-back that doesn’t have plenty of experience in La Liga. Last season, he played 14 games in La Liga (all starting) scoring twice and offering two assists. However, after being blighted by injury, Firpo was rendered out-of-action for a large portion of the 2018/18 season.
The current season
This season, he has completed 496 passes in 16 league games, tallying a passing accuracy of 82.1%. He has completed with six shots on the target (50 %) and has averaged 1.7 dribbles per game. Junior Firpo has also averaged 1.0 shots per game, while Real Madrid’s Marcelo and Barcelona’s Jordi Alba have managed 1.3 and 0.5 respectively.
Betis’ default organisation when in possession and while building up the attack. The wing-backs provide width. Like here, Junior Firpo at the bottom of the photo making a ball call.
He was matched up directly against Jesus Navas in the derby of Sevilla. After the game, Betis extended his contract to 2023 with a clause fixed at €50m.
Still, Firpo played his best football at the Camp Nou in a 4-3 win over Barcelona. He was the cause of three of four goals, he proved that he can be more than just a left-back. He has already played with the U21 Spanish team back in September, and it’s not a secret he wants to play for la Roja – like a certain Mariano Diaz. With him, Luis Enrique has an occasion to move apart Jordi Alba definitively.
Style of play
Betis this season have on average 60.9% of possession. They rely on a 3-5-2 system and a midfield with high technical potential. The Betis front line always provide forward passing options through their opponent’s midfield, as the seemingly evergreen Joaquin and Loren Moron maintained a central presence.
From here, wing-backs Cristian Tello and Junior Firpo support in wide areas, as the deeper midfielders – William Carvalho and Andres Guardado – can pick central passes to split the opponent midfield. In this system, the Dominican tallies 0.3 crosses per game, a rather poor number in my opinion. However, Quique Setien doesn’t ask his full-backs to cross as much as a side like Real Madrid.
His offensive contribution against AC Milan, on this action he will serve Lo Celso in very beautiful manner
After the consecutives failures of Fabio Coentrao and Theo Hernandez – along with Marcelo’s recent muscle strain – Real Madrid were forced to step into the market a bit earlier than they would have wished with the objective to replace their 30-year old left-back. Knowing that David Alaba is more complicated to hire and Raphael Guerreiro totally fits in at Borussia Dortmund, Los Blancos have reportedly chosen Junior Firpo as their main target.
Defensive contributions
Statistics prove that his defensive contributions are more important than big names such as Alba, Marcelo, Hernandez or Filipe Luis.
He can also handle himself accordingly in aerial duels. His 1.84m height has helped him average 1.5 successful aerial duels per game. Whereas Marcelo and Jordi Alba, both shorter than him, averaged less than one.
A perfect alignment with his defense partners, a spot that Marcelo often has trouble filling
Conclusion
Judging by his style of play, Junior Firpo seems like an adequate left-back to replace Marcelo. Fortunately, he has the characteristics similar to Roberto Carlos and Marcelo – on his good day. But it’s not enough to succeed in a big European team like Real Madrid. There is no comparison between starting a UEFA Champions league match and a Europa League game in Benito Villamarin: even if it’s against Milan.
Managed by Media Base, Pere Guardiola’s agency, the English newspapers have linked him to Manchester City. Out of City and Madrid – the latter seems more probable. Although, he has to be consistent with the Green & White in order to become one of the best at his post.
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€50m for a back-up... no thanks. Tierney of Celtic's available for £20m
Though I would like to see new signings and would be happy if we got Ziyech, Van de Beek and Tierney. The money is there but buying 3 more very good players could have a negative impact on the moral of some members.
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watching him on youtube. he looks like a ready deputy/alternate for robbo.
his transfermarkt value is €25M. generally players are touted at double that. technically he is not overpriced. as a comparison, wan bissaka is €35M.
robbo value is €60M
compulsory youtube clip
My concern with him is that he plays mostly in a 3-5-2 system, which places much less defensive responsibility on a wing-back. Just taking an attacking wing-back and assuming he will be OK playing 4 at the back at the highest level is wrong; it's pretty much a different position and different skill-set. This is what makes true attacking full-backs like Robbo, Jordi Alba or Kimmich so valuable and difficult to replace.
I trust Klopp to make the right choice. There is no manager in world football who has a better eye for attacking full-backs and better understanding of the position than him, IMO.
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i won't argue with you who definitely have way more footie knowledge than me.
i'm just stating the fact that he is technically not overpriced and i like what i saw in the compilation.
i too, trust Klopp's judgement as he rarely make mistake on transfer to date and this could also be just another agent cooked up rumour.
Dont agree. It makes him the 32nd most expencive player in the history of football.
Paid well over the odds.
There is zero chance that Tierney joins us. He wants to fight for Scotlands LB spot. Having both scotlands Left Backs on our books is extremely unlikely.
Arsenal is the natural choice for him. Or even City if they decide Mendy is a perma crock. *shudders*
That club is consuming good, young players at an astonishing rate. Remember Zaha? Shaw? Martial? All came with the “... covered for a decade ...” tag.
I like him as well and think he is actually quite different from Robbo. When attacking, he has better dribbling skills vs Robbo’s supreme crossing skills.
I think he could be quite useful against a packed defense. I also suspect that he could provide useful cover on left wing.
The Daily Mail is reporting that de Ligt (him, again) is signing for Juventus for £62.5 million. I thought he was going to PSG. Or was it Barcelona?
That'll be Raiola getting his name out there again because it's been a few days.
The Daily Mail is reporting that de Ligt (him, again) is signing for Juventus for £62.5 million. I thought he was going to PSG. Or was it Barcelona?
Past caring long ago, together with Pogba and Neymar they should just get a room and wank themselves silly. Who does this kid thinks he is anyway whoring himself all over Europe? He should grow some balls and some ambition and stop letting his agent decide his future for him. Regardless of where he is going he's going to be filthy rich so just decide already and put us out of our misery.
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