[Cathy Ferguson]

Had all time in the world to mark Semenya but decided to mark space instead.

 

[Red_toad]

He fits in only one position in this formation and that is in the middle of the 3 CBs. Playing him on either side is misusing him because he simply is not quick enough to play in those positions. Its so easy to see yet he keeps getting played there.

If he is not the best middle CB in the squad then he should not be playing. Simple as that.

You mean his best position is where he’s expected to win headers against the oppositions striker?
His best position is when Shaw is in the team, as he can compensate for him, but only in a back 4 formation.
Love the guys attitude, but he’s 100% a square peg in a round hole and with the team rebuild he needs to be moved on.

 

[Matt851]

A shadow of his former self. I used to love the assurance in his game and his confidence had a positive impact on the team.. not this season.

Or last season. Just part of his first season tbh

 

[Lay]

Or last season. Just part of his first season tbh

Yeah. His first season is massively overrated but it was his best.

We need to look past the so called warrior persona and realise that he's not that good.

 

[gaffs]

He seems to have lost all his confidence and grit that he had since his injuries.

 

[AshRK]

He has sort of become an easy target for many now. He was bad against Spurs but he was not that bad today. In fact one may argue all our defenders were poor today but he at least was making some good passes which other two were not able to. We may need to upgrade him but right now he is far from our problem.

 

[simplyared]

Blows hot and cold during the 90mins. Good on the ball, distrbutes it well but gets caught out far to often. His height is definately a problem on set pieces etc.

 

[groovyalbert]

Just not the same player. How many CBs have we had in recent years to have cracking first seasons then fade for whatever reason?

Billy, Lindelof, Rojo, etc

 

[Sandikan]

You'd think he'd be one of the few that this formation suits, but no evidence of that so far.

No doubt we'll cling to the "can't judge anyone while it's all a mess" excuse for a bit longer.

 

[Sandikan]

Just not the same player. How many CBs have we had in recent years to have cracking first seasons then fade for whatever reason?

Billy, Lindelof, Rojo, etc

Not sure any of those had a cracking first season? Decent spells but never any sort of length.

 

[A-man]

Watching Bournemouth today, Huijsen and Zabarnyi are both absolute athletes, monsters, and ALSO good on on the ball. Meanwhile we act like Lisandro is the only CB in the league capable of making a forward a pass so we just have to deal with his laundry list of very obvious weaknesses.

Agree. He has good forward passes, but every other team have CBs who can hit those passes as well. And he is often painfully slow on the ball, just like all our CBs. We need to move around the ball quicker at the back.

 

[tentan]

Not good enough. If those Madrid rumours are true, sell him.

 

[Eyepopper]

How much do Madrid want to give us for him again?

 

[Marcus]

He is a left-footed defender. We have so few of those around. If he really is a bad fit he should go. But he would be further down the sell list in relation to Malacia and Shaw (if we can get money for him).

 

[Marcus]

He needs to be dropped for the game against Wolves. Evans in please.