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When we were top we played with 2 defensive midfielders. Sissoko did a lot of covering for Aurier when he was out of position. Also the right sided player whether it was Moura or Bergwijn did their fair share of covering back. Its why Jose didn't play Bale because he felt Aurier needed extra help on that side.Quite. Think Aurier is getting undue stick and Royal probably too much hype. Very similar in lots of ways, just the latter is taller and younger. Concedes more fouls than Aurier, altho is an all round better defender tho for that he tempers his attacking
When we were top last year Aurier was one of our best players, easy to forget amidst his inconsistency that’s he occasionally brilliant
I can't speak for Emerson though. He may be similar but I really hope he doesn't need the amount of help from midfield that Aurier needed.