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Well, don’t b surprised if Davies is initially more trusted than Bastoni by Conte. The former is coming into his prime and was very good since Conte arrival. He (Bastoni) won’t be thrown out there on the starting game of the season. But given sub appearances and mid week games, he will likely supplant Ben by November. Im just not expecting him to be thrown in from the off. Neither was Romero.Playing Davies over Bastoni would be like playing Friedel over Lloris.
Friedel was actually really solid for us and had a great season previously IIRC but that doesn't mean Lloris wasn't a massive upgrade and capable of a lot of things Fridel simply couldn't do.
Also, this is a tiny bit unfair on Davies. He really displayed maturity, poise, and heart ever since Conte slotted him in as LCB. We are extremely fortunate to now have two really good players in that role. One who has the potential to go from “really good” to “excellent “ over time. (Speaking about in relative terms to the PL)