[Hed Zitin]

Said it before and I'll say it again. Dumb. Dumb player.

 

[Sam]

Seems to have two modes. Calm as you like, got everything under control, could be smoking a pipe and drinking a glass of cognac kind of defender. And hyperactive, OCD kid who looks down at the ball screaming 'What the feck is this and what do I do with it?!

He's a strange one. I like him. I think.

 

[Zoo]

Complete mixed bag from him today but good to see him finishing the game strongly.

 

[thepolice123]

Thought he defended well at times. Especially when he was 1 on 1 against the tricky Southampton attackers.

 

[OnlyTwoDaSilvas]

He's doing okay, for me. Very ropey first half, but you could say that about 8 or 9 of our players. I'm sure he wasn't expecting to see a new face (or two) next to him every game either. It's hard to blame anyone in the defence right now with the constant rotation and mid-game tactical shifts. I firmly believe that we will be fine once we get some continuity at the back, but I'm also fearing it will just never happen with this group of defenders.

 

[Van Piorsing]

Said it before and I'll say it again. Dumb. Dumb player.

Wrong thread.

https://www.redcafe.net/threads/mar...015-performances.394651/page-86#post-16808256

 

[Insanity]

He had to defend today and he looked awful. Surprise, Surprise!!

 

[Ekeke]

Thought he defended well at times. Especially when he was 1 on 1 against the tricky Southampton attackers.

He did. He's very good at pinching the ball from an attacker as its played into them and he won the ball a lot

Unfortunately thats when he'll pass it back to the closest opponent.

 

[Kraftwerker]

Plays better in a two man defence.

Are any of our players accustomed to a 5 man defence?

Blind is the only one I can think of.

 

[acnumber9]

He's left footed and stays fit more often than not. That's all he's bringing to the table.

 

[Scrumpet]

He's just horrible in possession. Thought he was decent defensively.

 

[Escobar]

Just too sloppy and laid-back for my feeling. Needs to up his game against Pool

 

[saivet]

He scares the life out of me. Said it in the match thread but he seems so stupid.

 

[itso 7]

He was terrible on the ball but was solid defensively.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

His passing has been superb in recent games but was diabolical tonight. Can only assume he went down with the 352itis that consistently turns decent defenders into hapless cloggers.

 

[JohnnyLaw]

Everyone were horrible on the ball today. The team was clearly frazzled, Rojo included. We were losing possession stupidly all over the pitch today from brainless passes to crazy attempts of dribbling. He had his second worst performance for us tonight. He really needs to work on his heading and overall timing. I won't draw any quick conclusions from this game either as it was a collective brain fart from management to player performances.

 

[El-Manos]

At times he looks really good and then at times he looks terrible. Not sure what to make of him yet, his passing in the 2nd half was terrible though, did not see the first half. To me at the moment, he is looking like a decent squad player, subject to change.

 

[Irrational.]

His worst game of the season. Far too casual and complacent.

Silvestre Mk II.

 

[Hed Zitin]

Wrong thread.

https://www.redcafe.net/threads/mar...015-performances.394651/page-86#post-16808256

He was doing the same. Running into players, losing the ball and passing to thin air.

 

[Raoul]

Most of our players were nervy tonight. Rojo's performance was no better or worse.

 

[DJ Jeff]

His worst game of the season. Far too casual and complacent.

Silvestre Mk II.

Ridiculous to brand a player this or that mark II based on tonight's game. We played a system that allowed no one to perform to their best, no definitive judgement should be made on a player based on tonight.

 

[Acole9]

Defensively he was ok but his passing must improve.

 

[JohnnyLaw]

Defensively he was ok but his passing must improve.

He is a better passer than he showed tonight based on his earlier performances. No one was finding their man tonight, probably because we were really thin from midfield and up.

 

[Sultan]

He needs to remember he's playing as a centre-back, and not left-back. Cut out the risks by playing simple.

 

[Ekeke]

He is a better passer than he showed tonight based on his earlier performances. No one was finding their man tonight, probably because we were really thin from midfield and up.

Its not just tonight that he plays suicide balls midway in his own half

 

[arthurka]

Defended well thats it.. Terrible on the ball..

 

[Sam]

He definitely overrates his own ability on the ball.

 

[ZDwyr]

He's an interesting player. Either he looks good or bad. There doesn't seem to be much middle ground.

 

[justboy68]

He usually picks out a pass better than our other defenders, his issue is that he more or less always looks to play a ground pass forward no matter what. Needs to see when it's not on or doesn't have the time and just get rid. RVP and Fellaini can bring down a ball well after all.

 

[Bwuk]

Doesn't have the footballing intelligence to be a ball playing defender for a top side.

 

[Mali_Zeus]

He played good vs Stoke and bad today and all of a sudden he's stupid, dont have a footballing inteligence, terrible passer, terrible defender ( some say one thing the other 2nd thing ).. Ah football fans..

 

[ZDwyr]

Doesn't have the footballing intelligence to be a ball playing defender for a top side.

Has time to work on it though.

 

[Mali_Zeus]

Defended well thats it.. Terrible on the ball..

He had to defend today and he looked awful. Surprise, Surprise!!

So what was it?

Defending or passing?

 

[acnumber9]

He played good vs Stoke and bad today and all of a sudden he's stupid, dont have a footballing inteligence, terrible passer, terrible defender ( some say one thing the other 2nd thing ).. Ah football fans..

You mean not everyone has the same opinion? Bloody football fans.

 

[Mali_Zeus]

You mean not everyone has the same opinion? Bloody football fans.

No, I mean football fans jumping to conclusions..

 

[Devil may care]

He's so erratic that you never feel you can fully trust him.

 

[Kostur]

So what was it?

Defending or passing?

Passing first and foremost, bad defending could be blamed on whole defence but hey, they were playing in a formation they're alien to and when you add those three numbers you'll get 10.

 

[arthurka]

So what was it?

Defending or passing?

I thought he defended well.. Passing well not his strength..

 

[Mali_Zeus]

I thought he defended well.. Passing well not his strength..

From the games I saw ( all except today's one ) I agree, he tends to go for risky passes lots of time and misplaces passes a lot. If he gets that better he'll be good for us cause I think he is a good defender although he panicked in some games and was out of position. Generally I think he's not that bad as some puts him out to be.

 

[Brwned]

I think I've got the opposite opinion to many on here strangely. I think he's a poor defender who's seriously lacking awareness and concentration but on the ball he's very promising. He occasionally tries a little too much but he's easily our most composed defender on the ball and 9 times out of 10 he backs that up with a good ball which injects a bit of urgency and direction into our play. I think he's our only defender who does that on a consistent basis. It's just that he occasionally gets a little carried away and today more so than usual.