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Serge Aurier

parklane1 said:
Finally we are getting to see what a good player he is, we forget that he has not played that many games ' (about 30) and settling into a different country and pace of game.
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He always had ability, that much was obvious from the start.

He always seemed to be trying too hard for me though, and consequently playing a bit past his limit and getting caught all over the place.

Seems to have calmed a bit, focused, and now looks much more like the player we thought we bought.

I said early on, IMHO he has it in him to be a mix of the best bits of Walker and Trippier combined, can genuinely be a world class RB. As always its a case of whether or not he could put it all together and realise it.

He isnt there yet, of course, but its very encouraging to see things improving.
 
thfcsteff said:
Absolutely.
I coach age ranges from u-16 to u-12. Currently working with u-12, so youngest are 11 and eldest just under 13.
I always work with another good coach (double up the positive) but equally, I have a steadfast rule. On match day, no shouting or bellowing complicated or waffly instruction. I have two simple instructions. Shape & focus, squeeze up high. That's it. Other than that, loud encouragement only. That is it. Constant encouragement. If there are shifts to be made? Half-time. Post-match, 2 mins max. ALL my heavy lifting/instruction and what-not, os done at our Tuesday/Thursday practices. It is my belief that with the right people-management, you can get anyone to give you 400% and feel good about it. Some of the best moments I've had with teams that have won have included seeing "that kid" work and work with encouragement to become a part of the group and to have a moment of significance in the play-offs; no better feeling than seeing a kid who was previously brick feel a part of everything. they might never play again, but they enjoyed that season.

It is why everything I see from Poch, everything I hear and observe, leaves me believing he is the best young manager in world football by a distance. And the development/patience of Aurier is stone-cold proof. If I were a young player I'd be begging to work with this man.
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I'm totally envious. Some of the best days of my life were coaching girls U-10-to-U-15 teams that my daughter was part of. At the end of it all, the best part was realizing that the greatest rewards were the unsought ones - the satisfaction of helping kids become better than they imagined and of helping parents develop a positive and encouraging culture around the team; the joy of seeing a coaching idea work out on the field of play and create a positive result; the amazement of being part of a team that grows and develops and becomes larger than the sum of its parts.

Didn't get paid a penny. Never earned a greater reward. Enjoy these days. They are priceless and fleeting.

I'm sure Poch is reading this and nodding. Other than the 'didn't get paid' bit.
 
Watched it on a tiny t.v. in a bar in Gambia where I still am. Thought it was foryth who looked bad but to be honest I had trouble making out the players properly.
 
Was poor and the worst part for me was when he phucked up early on, gave away a free-kick (the one that led to the penalty iirc) and had a go at Foyth for it. Was a tough enough game for Foyth without getting it in the neck for other people's phuck ups. Aurier is a decent enough footballer but he doesn't have what's required between the ears to be part of a team that wants to win things because, when he's under pressure in a big game, he will fold. He's not a youngster, this is who he is always going to be.
 
Every time he was chasing back, I was repeating don't dive in, don't dive in. To be fair he didn't today, I was sure he was going to give away a penalty. He looks to have improved from last season, but he's still a bit of a liability.
 
mjc23 said:
Every time he was chasing back, I was repeating don't dive in, don't dive in. To be fair he didn't today, I was sure he was going to give away a penalty. He looks to have improved from last season, but he's still a bit of a liability.
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His mis-control led to the penalty didn’t it?
 
The berating of Foyth early in the game after his own blatant fudge up was a disgrace.

It set the tone for his clueless afternoon, probably rocked Foyths confidence too when what he needed was help getting settled.

He's gone back down in my estimation, I know he's played a lot lately, but that attitude is simply not on IMO.
 
glasgowspur said:
Funny that because Jan and Hugo have lots great games to fall back on yet it doesn't stop them getting it in the neck.
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The comment was said that he wasn’t worse than any others, so shouldn’t be singled out. I was just saying that others have a much higher general standard than him, so you either accept that this is pretty much his level and don’t say anything, or you point out that he was below the standard required. I don’t think he was any worse than Eriksen today for example, but I’m not going to rag on Eriksen for 1 bad game out of say 20. Whereas Aurier doesn’t have that luxury.

I’m not sure if I’ve explained that very well but it’s late!

I actually think today he was tired, 3 elite 90 min games in a week is tough and he’d been OK in the other 2.
 
Gazza Dazzla said:
The comment was said that he wasn’t worse than any others, so shouldn’t be singled out. I was just saying that others have a much higher general standard than him, so you either accept that this is pretty much his level and don’t say anything, or you point out that he was below the standard required. I don’t think he was any worse than Eriksen today for example, but I’m not going to rag on Eriksen for 1 bad game out of say 20. Whereas Aurier doesn’t have that luxury.

I’m not sure if I’ve explained that very well but it’s late!

I actually think today he was tired, 3 elite 90 min games in a week is tough and he’d been OK in the other 2.
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Totally agree on aurier, has little credit I understand why he gets the brick he gets. Still think there's a chance he will come good.

Jan has saved our arse so many times yet one bad game and its a meltdown. The pen was awful, don't know what he was thinking, but you know what, see if our front players and midfielders are going to stand off and let the ball be play at the backline with no pressure then this is what happens.

And yes eriksen was anonymous today, didn't turn up, still can't beat the first man with a corner but he seems to be above criticism.
 
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