Yea that’s insane – with the pace up front, he could be a deadly addition. Too bad he can’t defend as well as Carvajal, our defense is thin at the moment.
How does he play against low blocks?
No, no we don’t. Rudi, Mili and Carva are all capable of these kinds of passes/assists from the back. And Vini showed us 2 years ago why not, TAA is slow AF when it comes to tracking back and defending fast and skillfull wingers.
We are ok in defencw need a cb but that’s ok
We need a stable midfield
No we don’t. No la liga team will left space like this for Mbappe or Vini. As someone from Finland, this is just really poor defence so don’t let that fool you
People mentioning his defending is weird as hell. Like did people just forget Marcelo’s defending back in the day? Marcelo’s defensive work wasn’t the greatest either but back then fans would let it pass because of his insane offensive contributions. Plus he had Ramos on the left sided CB which covers most of Marcelo’s defensive responsibility, subsequently increasing Marcelo’s offensive threats and contributions. This is an [article](https://www.managingmadrid.com/2015/5/3/8539437/marcelo-real-madrid-2015-stats) 9 years ago about his defensive issues.
I wouldn’t say Trent had no defensive issues but this narrative “he can’t defend” is so exaggerated to the point that people would “nah he can’t defend” just for the sake of saying it.
But I doubt Madrid would buy an offensive type player right now. Because the defenders are 1 long term injury away to having another makeshift defense like last season.
He’s a good passer/attacker overall, but not the best at the defense.
Watch Vini’s goal against Liverpool in the UCL final and you’ll change your mind.
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I get the point but expect 0 defence at the back
Yea that’s insane – with the pace up front, he could be a deadly addition. Too bad he can’t defend as well as Carvajal, our defense is thin at the moment.
How does he play against low blocks?
No, no we don’t. Rudi, Mili and Carva are all capable of these kinds of passes/assists from the back. And Vini showed us 2 years ago why not, TAA is slow AF when it comes to tracking back and defending fast and skillfull wingers.
We are ok in defencw need a cb but that’s ok
We need a stable midfield
No we don’t. No la liga team will left space like this for Mbappe or Vini. As someone from Finland, this is just really poor defence so don’t let that fool you
People mentioning his defending is weird as hell. Like did people just forget Marcelo’s defending back in the day? Marcelo’s defensive work wasn’t the greatest either but back then fans would let it pass because of his insane offensive contributions. Plus he had Ramos on the left sided CB which covers most of Marcelo’s defensive responsibility, subsequently increasing Marcelo’s offensive threats and contributions. This is an [article](https://www.managingmadrid.com/2015/5/3/8539437/marcelo-real-madrid-2015-stats) 9 years ago about his defensive issues.
I wouldn’t say Trent had no defensive issues but this narrative “he can’t defend” is so exaggerated to the point that people would “nah he can’t defend” just for the sake of saying it.
But I doubt Madrid would buy an offensive type player right now. Because the defenders are 1 long term injury away to having another makeshift defense like last season.
He’s a good passer/attacker overall, but not the best at the defense.
Watch Vini’s goal against Liverpool in the UCL final and you’ll change your mind.
[Here’s the link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFMNLeZJqIk)