Auston Trusty

He's not the worst CB we've had in recent years, but he's far from what we expected at his price point (Idah the same).

He 100% suffers from being mentally bullied in games domestically.
He needs to sort that out and it will all come good for him.

Happy to have him next season, but we need someone as an equal to CVV with Trusty as the 3rd choice.
Even 4th alongside Nawrocki if we get someone else in.

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Doesnt look like a great fit for us. Hes not very good on the ball, which isnt great when domestically our centre backs see a lot of possession.

Hes not the best physically in duels either, which is a vulnerability in the league we play in where teams tend to play direct at us and carry most of their threats from set pieces and direct balls forward or into the box.

Think he looks better in Europe, where the team in general is more collectively alert defensively and less likely to leave defenders exposed. And opposition teams do not play as direct or target 1 v 1 physical match ups.

He hasnt been able to dislodge Scales properly which I guess was why we signed him. So signs so far point to him struggling here.

 

I think your analysis is spot on.

We would be best to try and offload for what we can get for him, and get another quality CB in, this summer transfer window.

 

Should be one of the first guys out the door in the summer, just cannot see him improving any, he cannot keep dining out on a few decent Champions League performances.