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Feb 19Liked by Alex Windley

Thanks for this. BTW, how does Franco Escobar compare to Yedlin, is he better? Is he fast? I saw that he played as a Left-back in many games for Houston Dynamo. Is RB his natural position but can also play as LB if necessary? Can he play any other positions? It seems like half our players are like swiss army knives who can play everywhere LoL

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Hey Bassam! Always nice chatting with you here! And I'd say Escobar would be an upgrade. According to his stats of fbref, Escobar is better at, tackling, interceptions, aerial duels, take ons and getting into goal scoring position. You may lose the pace you get with Yedlin, but I think Escobar makes up for it in other ways. And yes, RB is his natural position!

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Feb 19·edited Feb 19Liked by Alex Windley

I'm no soccer insider, but I know the man has Messi's face tattooed on his leg, so I'm willing to bet he's going to bust a lung and do whatever it takes for 90' minutes while sharing the pitch with his idol.

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😭😭😂

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Feb 19Liked by Alex Windley

Killer line up. I might swap Busquets and Redondo since Fede could make up more ground defensively given he's a spring chicken compared to Busi. I think enough is enough and Miami wakes up and wins 3-1 over RSL. A Suarez brace and Robert Taylor banger. Messi with 2 assists, Gressel with the other.

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Hey Carlos! Thanks for reading! I think Redondo and Busquets can play together, but I do think adding Fede will be much needed for Busquets also! I agree that there will be some games where Busi can't play, and Redondo will be the option heading forward. There's also Yannick Bright, but I haven't heard anything regarding Miami signing him permanently.

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Feb 19Liked by Alex Windley

Ah my bad, I meant swapping positions on the field with Busi playing closer to the attack and Fede more in a deep-lying position as they share the field. Let's go Herons!

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Oh! I quite like that idea, haha.

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