StephenH
David Ginola
We will see, Danny has some problems, age, fitness and gob!
-
Dear Guest, Please note that adult content is not permitted on this forum. We have had our Google ads disabled at times due to some posts that were found from some time ago. Please do not post adult content and if you see any already on the forum, please report the post so that we can deal with it. Adult content is allowed in the glory hole - you will have to request permission to access it. Thanks, scara
Ben Davies
- Thread starter billyiddo
- Start date
We will see, Danny has some problems, age, fitness and gob!
Gazza
Frederic Kanoute
But his IT skills are impeccable
Roland Beurre
Tony Parks
And Woody Allen would never make a film about Ben Davies.
Bullet
Colin Calderwood
You are questioning Rose's ability. You said he was 'bang average' and that team results improved when he left the team.
For me Rose is a better player - he makes more penetrating runs and gives the oppo right back more to worry about. Davies is more cautious in his play.
Davies has improved and is contributing very well right now, but I think Rose is a bit better in all aspects of his game.
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
He was MOTM yesterday
But, he needs to have modem confidence in his ability and he needs to do it against top sides
awesome dawson
Mitchell Thomas
He's learned about how to whip one in from Trippier which rules out the need to beat the man.
Maybe Google will struggle to get his place back.
StephenH
David Ginola
I had a fake news event!
I was reading he was 28 going on 50!
We will see where his body and mind is at when he returns. A fit and more importantly focused Danny is a big asset!
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
100%
He is the best player on the league in his position so is a massive asset
His attitude is always 100% when he plays
Only concern I have is when is he gonna be bloody fit
Jurgen the German
Willie Hall
Davies is a good player and a fine backup but we will miss Rose in the big games still. We need Rose's pace, intensity, raw aggression/nastiness and defensive capabilities. You need ALL of your horrible c u n t s like him, Alli and Vertonghen when you play in the CL and against the likes of Chelsea, Emirates Marketing Project, United and the rest of the top teams.
awesome dawson
Mitchell Thomas
I like to bathe in custard.
DubaiSpur
Ian Walker
This. I like that Davies goes about his business in an understated fashion, and he's definitely the best backup LB in the Prem. But, as with the Walker/Trippier dynamic, we're really reaching if we say that he's flat out better than Rose.
metalgear
Luka Modric
Davies and Rose are very different players.
Pace is the one thing that both offers differently.
Rose tends to attack space quickly, it affects our attack differently when Davies is up there passing it around and waiting for the right time to deliver a searching cross.
Good to have both, I don't think its too much of a problem for Poch to decide depending on the opposition.
Pace is the one thing that both offers differently.
Rose tends to attack space quickly, it affects our attack differently when Davies is up there passing it around and waiting for the right time to deliver a searching cross.
Good to have both, I don't think its too much of a problem for Poch to decide depending on the opposition.
StephenH
David Ginola
Fitness could be causing the stress behind the verbals?
Jurgen the German
Willie Hall
Had we signed Davies 10 years earlier for example (lets pretend he was the same age 10 years ago playing in a different era) instead of someone like YP Lee who I thought was crap, I think we would have all been saying that he's the best left back we've had at club in the PL era but Rose is the superior player in almost every aspect of the game.
Last edited:
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Ian Walker
We were luck with our fullback cover, what Davies and Trippier lack in pace they make up with in delivery, both are better passers into the danger areas.
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
I'd say lack of matches and lack of playing bonus
But no player likes being out form what I've seen
Jurgen the German
Willie Hall
Yeah, you won't find many better backups in this league than those two. But I do think there's a gulf in class between our 1st choice full backs and the above. It's not a big deal if we have one of our 1st choice FB's injured but I always worry when both are injured and we line up with Trippier and Davies, especially against the top teams.
Sonistheb*stard
Neale Fenn
It's a nice problem to have - Davies is great, but Rose is the main man for the big matches. Let's not blow up his interview re. his salary - let it go and expect to see him ripping it up when he comes back from his injury
nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
I genuinely do not believe that. Not one bit.
I think it is far to close to call to make such an absolute statement.
The team hasnt skipped a beat in Roses absence. Hasnt suffered offensively. Has been better defensively. And by any reasonable assessment we havent been looking at a glaring deficiency of any kind on the left side in Roses absence.
If Rose was superior in almost every aspect surely we should expect to "obviously" miss him.
We simply havent.
Goals for/against and points per game are more or less the same with either player.
The difference between the players is in style, no more. Rose catches the eye, makes more runs, shows his pace. Davies is much more understated, passes more than runs, doesnt get noticed as much. Ultimately though productivity wise, there is barely anything to choose between them.
Put it this way, much like with Walker, if Rose was sold I wouldnt lose any sleep over it at all. Thats not to say I dont rate him, or that I think Davies is superior - just that I dont think we would miss him (as we havent the last 8 months).