braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
Excellent against Burnley continuing a very good season.
Eh?Not a person on here ever had any doubt that Rose would mature and develop into what he has become.
Evening Standard said:Alli also looked dejected as he left the ground after the match but there were encouraging words from Rose. The defender said: “It is his second season and people aren’t giving him as much time as they did last season, but Dele is still our most dangerous player. It is true that he is not doing as well as last season, but I always tell him that I wish I was where he is.
“Look at how well he has done — and he is still only 20. He is working under the best manager and come the end of the season, the manager will have brought the best from him.”
\We do need to start thinking about some succession planning though because I imagine he and Walker will begin to decline fairly sharply when they hit 29/30 and while Poch can clearly work magic with players, I'm not sure Davies has the physical profile to emulate Rose's development.
Wondering when/if KWP is going to get game time in the First XI.\
Sessegnon from Fulham for Rose and Kyle Walker Peters for Kyle Walker (not Peters)
Id sell Davies in jan to palace for silly money and use half to get in Sessegnon
I agree. Realistically we will need a Rose and Walker replacement as well though, and once you have that brilliant physical platform to build on - as both are showing this season - the ceiling is way higher provided you can develop the technical/mental attributes.Rather than looking to sell Davies (already lol), i think it's more important that Poch looks to develop different methods of play, perhaps where the full-backs don't always have to be so athletic and power up-and-down the wings: even within a single season such reliance on them to do such a physical jobs whilst being great defensively is simply not sustainable: unless you have clones.
I'm hoping a balance can be made: perhaps skillful and powerful wing-forwards who can provide the forward thrust AND width that Rose and Walker do, but who can be played when Rose and Walker are not playing. Perhaps NKoudou paired with Davies on one side; Sissoko with Trppier on the other side.
Both Nkoudou and Sissoko have the pace to get up and down and perhaps provide defensive cover if/when Trippier and Davies go forward.
Rather than looking to sell Davies (already lol), i think it's more important that Poch looks to develop different methods of play, perhaps where the full-backs don't always have to be so athletic and power up-and-down the wings: even within a single season such reliance on them to do such a physical jobs whilst being great defensively is simply not sustainable: unless you have clones.
I'm hoping a balance can be made: perhaps skillful and powerful wing-forwards who can provide the forward thrust AND width that Rose and Walker do, but who can be played when Rose and Walker are not playing. Perhaps NKoudou paired with Davies on one side; Sissoko with Trppier on the other side.
Both Nkoudou and Sissoko have the pace to get up and down and perhaps provide defensive cover if/when Trippier and Davies go forward.
Wondering when/if KWP is going to get game time in the First XI.
His defending has improved but it was never that bad ... we were bad as a team generally defensively
Now he is thriving from being fitter, more experienced and confident and playing with better players
He was great on loan at Sunderland and was solid here until he got slated for being sent off vs Villa.
You know...for a complete clown who was only in the job for three years, Damien Comolli did manage to sign a lot of good young players for us.
His defending was utter garbage before. He'd get caught out of position and give away clumsy fouls all the time. My GHod that memory of Rosicky running through on goal after he tackled Rose as the last man on the half way line.
I'd say a lot of it was down to poor coaching from Sherwood, but I didn't know a single person who rated Rose when Poch took over.
You know...for a complete clown who was only in the job for three years, Damien Comolli did manage to sign a lot of good young players for us.
We do need to start thinking about some succession planning though because I imagine he and Walker will begin to decline fairly sharply when they hit 29/30 and while Poch can clearly work magic with players, I'm not sure Davies has the physical profile to emulate Rose's development.
Forget it this is a once in a generation partnership and we should just sit back and admire them.
I am a bit shocked with Kyle who has added some silk - which you do not see often in a professional career.
Both are true professionals to boot.
Outstanding.
Personally, I could easily see both Trippier and Davies leaving this summer. They haven't had many chances to cement their places in the starting eleven over Rose and Walker - and it's an open question if they're actually capable of outperforming those two.
KWP is the obvious option as a backup RB, since we can always use Dier out there if we're unconvinced with Walker-Peters for whatever reason. But we will probably need another backup LB if Davies leaves - preferably another PL-proven one like Davies.
Well I rated him and made it quite clear on here
Strangely so did his managers
Personally i think it's easy to highlight one off mistakes like the pen you did as it was just that... but the way we lost the ball from our corner to start with was a problem too... that's where we have changed collectively now, we don't make those mistakes as much to at all