[FireSting81]

FS81--

A bit more on Vincent.

Big kid, solidly built, so not lightning fast, but difficult to body off the ball and a great shielder.  Good man marker; he shut down (to the extent that opposing coaches moved them to attack Stanford's right back) several of the best offensive players in the country through the last four rounds of the NCAAs this year.  Defensive captain on a really solid defense this year.

HEAVY left foot, and good left-footed service from the halfline on in.  Not great at cutting back onto his right.  Solid in the air.

Given the choice, you'd probably want to pair him with a faster attacking right back.

His USMNT call up will be interesting, given all of the NT's problems at left back over the years.  Could definitely be a more defensively minded alternative to Yedlin.

VG

Thanks for the observations! So we essentially swap a VERY good attacking, international left back for a more physical young prospect. Sounds a lot like our right back. Either Paunovic won't ask for a lot of overlapping runs from our outside defenders, or we will upgrade at RB, and pick him up via the international market.

[FireSting81]

FS81--

A bit more on Vincent.

Big kid, solidly built, so not lightning fast, but difficult to body off the ball and a great shielder.  Good man marker; he shut down (to the extent that opposing coaches moved them to attack Stanford's right back) several of the best offensive players in the country through the last four rounds of the NCAAs this year.  Defensive captain on a really solid defense this year.

HEAVY left foot, and good left-footed service from the halfline on in.  Not great at cutting back onto his right.  Solid in the air.

Given the choice, you'd probably want to pair him with a faster attacking right back.

His USMNT call up will be interesting, given all of the NT's problems at left back over the years.  Could definitely be a more defensively minded alternative to Yedlin.

VG

Thanks for the observations! So we essentially swap a VERY good attacking, international left back for a more physical young prospect. Sounds a lot like our right back. Either Paunovic won't ask for a lot of overlapping runs from our outside defenders, or we will upgrade at RB, and pick him up via the international market.