[Albion] Assuming Steven Alzate speaks Spanish...

[Tiptoe through the NSC]

... and seeing as he is now playing right-back, when did we last take the field for a league game with a non-Spanish speaker in that position?

From memory, since 2009 we've had only Iñigo Calderón, Gonzalo Jara Reyes(loan), Bruno Saltor, Martin Montoya and Steven Alzate.

A decade? Surely not!

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Connor Goldson?

 

[Munkfish]

Liam ****ing Rosenoir!

 

[GT49er]

... and seeing as he is now playing right-back, when did we last take the field for a league game with a non-Spanish speaker in that position?

From memory, since 2009 we've had only Iñigo Calderón, Gonzalo Jara Reyes(loan), Bruno Saltor, Martin Montoya and Steven Alzate.

A decade? Surely not!

Being Argentinian/Italian, I guess Schelotto can probably get by in Spanish too. Webster finished the Arsenal match at RB didn't he?

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Liam ****ing Rosenoir!

This. Leastwise l can't think of anyone else off the top of my head, not on a regular basis anyway.

 

[A1X]

The Burnley game, neither Alzate nor Montoya played then

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49617984

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I think the answer is Webster from earlier this season (apologies to him if he can speak Spanish). I think our back four was Webster Duffy dunk burn. Off to check now

Edit. Yes, Burnley at home. March might have played lb but either way Webster was on right.

But good spot on our Spanish speaking right backs

 

[Ninja Elephant]

The Burnley game, neither Alzate nor Montoya played then

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49617984

Solly March was right wing back in that game until midway through the first half when we switched to 4 at the back, Webster played at right back.

 

[Wozza]

Liam ****ing Rosenoir!

Ro-señor!

Close enough for the purposes of this thread.

 

[Albion my Albion]

posición trasera derecha

 

[Albion my Albion]

Being Argentinian/Italian, I guess Schelotto can probably get by in Spanish too. Webster finished the Arsenal match at RB didn't he?

terzino destro

 

[Tiptoe through the NSC]

Liam ****ing Rosenoir!

Hmm. How embarrassing. That's the thing about memories...

I was even at the Reading game when his right-sided overlap was ended by that thug Kermorgant!

 

[Mellotron]

Hmm. How embarrassing. That's the thing about memories...

It's still an interesting stat, quite how high the number of Spanish-speaking RBs we've had.

Also feels symbolic that (as far as I remember,) Inigo - a right back - really was the first of a pretty big influx of Spanish-speaking players from 2010 to now.

 

[AmexRuislip]

https://youtu.be/4BP3CLOfHTE

Just found his father in this Simpson clip

 

[Megazone]

So since Andrew Whing we've only had one regular right back who couldn't speak Spanish?

 

[Albion my Albion]

I think the answer is Webster from earlier this season (apologies to him if he can speak Spanish). I think our back four was Webster Duffy dunk burn. Off to check now

Edit. Yes, Burnley at home. March might have played lb but either way Webster was on right.

But good spot on our Spanish speaking right backs

I've sent Webster a post with a Spanish phrase guide that has some he could use with phrases such as

Pásame la bola de mierda

and

¿Qué quieres decir con que no debería haberme solapado con ese puntaje?

 

[Sirnormangall]

Stewart Henderson?

 

[Questions]

Stewart Henderson?

He looked a bit Spanish.

 

[Sirnormangall]

He looked a bit Spanish.

Middle name is Manuel.

 

[GT49er]

Stewart Henderson?

Didn't Saward replace him with Bertolli Murray?