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Ryan Mason
- Thread starter Gutter Boy
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Spurmac1974
Reto Ziegler
And he was still brick!
Spurmac1974
Reto Ziegler
Yeah you are right they were both outstanding
Outstanding? No. 9 men with them both playing? No.
Say something sensible and you'll get sensible answers.
Spurmac1974
Reto Ziegler
Can say what I like Roy, my opinion is they both contributed next to nothing.
You can say what you like yes but you should talk sense really it will help you long term on here.
They didn't do much granted but nor did any of the players so singling out anyone is pointless.
Spurmac1974
Reto Ziegler
'Will help you long term on here' Help me what? Am I trying to achieve something? Calm your jets Roy it's just my opinion, makes the world go round.
Just remember all 11 out there had a stinker.
ringo
Tim Sherwood
It looked like a difficult game for Mason. I imagine it take a while to get used to being back in the side, the pace of the game, teammates etc, and he probably needs a run of games. I expect Carroll would have found it equally difficult, although I would have rather had Carroll on looking for a goal. However good the team you always need an industrious player or two that keep the ball ticking over.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Like Modric and Ardiles?
Mason has bite, like those two did.
My problem with Carroll isn't his size, it's that he's timid with it.
Robspur12
Nick Barmby
Sadly he is no where near as talented as those 2 which gives them some allowance for their lack of physicality. "having bite" is not enough as a defensive midfielder, he needs to be able to read the game, get into good positions and be physically strong to break up attacks. I don't think he is a defensive midfielder. He is better as one of the three behind the striker perhaps an understudy for Eriksen. However, in that position I would humbly say that I think Pritchard will be better than Mason, so for me he is surplus to requirements.
90291Spur
Paul Walsh
While Ossie was slight he dominated midfields at a time when players got 7 bales of brick kicked out of them. He was hard as nails and never shirked a tackle.
alekaras
The ITK of IDK
Puts it in the blue bin with that triangular sign with arrows?
Craig_J
Mido
thfcsteff
Garth Crooks
He was tougher than the majority of players I see today. Indeed, he absolutely NEVER bottled a tackle whatsoever. I think it is hard to fully appreciate him unless you saw him regularly (like we did) on pitches like Ayresome Park and Kenny Road in brick weather. An UTTER ledge, and the reason I knew within 5 minutes of watching Modric that he was going to be excellent, size be damned.
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
you sure it wasn't the taco who sits behind me in the park lane -he alway has a scaoe goat and seems to ante the less glamourous players
Spur of the moment
Frederic Kanoute
Sure you can say what you like, but if you cannot come up with intelligent, balanced criticism then don't expect to be taken too seriously.
For sure it was not one of his better games, but to suggest Mason did next to nothing is just plain wrong. He put in the hard yards as always and made an absolutely critical interception first half, had he not been back in the box at that point we would likely have conceded at a critical moment just before half-time:
45'+1'
CLOSE! That’s top-class defending from Mason, who gets across in front of Davis to prevent the former Rangers midfielder getting on the end of Tadic’s cross, which would have capped off a superb Southampton counter-attack that their goalscorer, who is flourishing in his role behind Long, started.
CLOSE! That’s top-class defending from Mason, who gets across in front of Davis to prevent the former Rangers midfielder getting on the end of Tadic’s cross, which would have capped off a superb Southampton counter-attack that their goalscorer, who is flourishing in his role behind Long, started.