Sandman
Jermaine Jenas
In the replays he certainly seems to suggest to Serge that it was his duty to mark him up. And the after game analysis suggested that as well.
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Ben Davies
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Frederic Kanoute
Maybe Reggie deserves most of the blame, he should never have allowed James to get the run on him, but neither should Davies be hoping someone else will clear it. If there is a chance he can get to it first he has to be taking the responsibility himself.
It's not as though it's the first time he's been caught out like that this season either.
On top of his mostly solid defending Conte's formation and tactics afford Davies alot of freedom to get forward from LCB. In the last 3 games he has burst forward on a number of occasions and always seems to be spare as I don't think the oppo are expecting him to be there. He gets ahead of or around Regulion/Sessegnon with regularity and causes a bit of confusion in their defence.
He has become a key player in this set up. Who'd have thought eh?
He has become a key player in this set up. Who'd have thought eh?
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Gazza
Frederic Kanoute
Looks very assured, confident and enjoying the game. Win win as I think Ben is a very limited player but has the right attitude and basics right to being a genuine option.
NaijaSpurs
Les Ferdinand
Listening to a podcast this evening I hear he has recently obtained a 2:1 at the Open University in Business & Economics, good for him
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
I’ve heard quite a few players say he is the guys they ask for advice on things outside of football
NaijaSpurs
Les Ferdinand
Journalist that interview him often say he comes across as intelligent and thoughtful.
braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
A very limited player he is not.
Is main limitations are a lack of speed for a full/wing back and a slight lack of height for a centre back.
Other than that he's a rather well rounded player. Does a lot of things well. Playing in a role that suits his strengths better gets more out of him, as it is with every player.
Gazza
Frederic Kanoute
Thanks for that nugget
.He lacks pace, doesn't have a great leap to head a ball, his passing is bang average, his tackling is decent, his positional play is average, his work rate is brilliant.
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glasgowspur
Andy Thompson
I always liked and rated Davies.
Held his own and seldom let us down, slotted in where ever we needed.
Often played out of position or not in his favoured system, didn't complain and just got on with it.
Held his own and seldom let us down, slotted in where ever we needed.
Often played out of position or not in his favoured system, didn't complain and just got on with it.
The egyptian
Carlo Cudicini
Slow and soft in duals. Smart enough to compensate but against PL players sometimes smartness is not enough.
braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
Thanks for that nugget
He lacks pace, doesn't have a great leap to head a ball, his passing is bang average, his tackling is decent, his positional play is average, his work rate is brilliant.
Full back is one of the positions where pace is most important of any position in the modern game. Davies has been able to play at a very high level, including being a fairly regular starter when we were consistently top four despite being rather slow for a full back. How he's been able to do that while being a very limited player is a mystery to me.
I guess it depends who you compare him to on those other attributes. We must be seeing different things, probably best to agree to disagree.
braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
Slow for a full back, but not really slow for a centre back, even one playing LCB in a back three.
Don't think he's soft in duels at all. For many years now he's been well capable of absolutely uncompromising tackles. But he knows, particularly as a full back, that if he loses that tackle he won't be able to recover so he doesn't make them as often as he could. Generally been rather strong in aerial duels too. Doesn't win as many as a towering CB, but rarely gives the opponents an easy header. Tough into the duels.
No doubt against some of the best in the league he has struggled in the past and will struggle in the future if exposed. As is true for a lot of players even at or near the top of the league. He's not Kyle Walker, someone you can leave exposed one vs. one and trust to come out on top most of the time.
Very happy about his performances so far as LCB and expect more of the same.
metalgear
Luka Modric
We will see when we meet the Top 6 again this time with a higher line.
Quite sure now the opposition will target the space behind our defence and I've not seen Davies or Dier fare well in those situations.
Tanganga and Sanchez I think will do better with their better mobility and pace.
Quite sure now the opposition will target the space behind our defence and I've not seen Davies or Dier fare well in those situations.
Tanganga and Sanchez I think will do better with their better mobility and pace.
FatBloke
Niko Kranjcar
Yeah. I'm fully expecting him to come a cropper against Salah though. He won't be the first, and certainly not the last this season.
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
It’s a shame that with their mobility and pace as you call it their positioning and/or decision making is so bad
FatBloke
Niko Kranjcar
Perhaps that's why they are so bad? As youngsters, they could rely on pace and physicality to get themselves out of trouble, but got found out at the top level. Whereas the slower kids had to learn how to read the game. That said, I really wouldn't expect such lazy coaching at Ajax.
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
He only had a brief period at ajax