Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
I’ve just looked at his stats on FB REF
They were the best of our defenders per 90 mins
But his defensive stats are poor
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Clement Lenglet
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They were the best of our defenders per 90 mins
But his defensive stats are poor
Baleforce
Ron Henry
like I say, fair enough
I’m not a fan, think he’s massively inferior to Davies at everything, but if we can get him cheap, it kicks the can down the road and we can have more money for that shutdown DM we need
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Might the idea be to play him in CM?
Baleforce
Ron Henry
lol
metalgear
Nayim
Then again, his main teammate in defences is/was Dier. I don't think we've seen the best of Lenglet yet but he's OK if he comes cheap so we can spend more in getting another CB. We do need to sell through!
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glasgowspur
Dimitar Berbatov
A french john stones, good footballer, not so good defender.
Wouldn't be in a rush to keep him unless ange can find a position for him to excel in.
Wouldn't be in a rush to keep him unless ange can find a position for him to excel in.
Bishop
Terry Venables
Not everything. He's significantly better on the ball and a better passer.
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Yiddo
Cecil Poynton
John Stones has been Cities best player the second half of the season and was my man of the match in the Champions League final.
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
He was and has been I agree
He was oustanding in that final
Baleforce
Ron Henry
My perception is he isn't, Davies doesn't take the risks with possession he does.
glasgowspur
Dimitar Berbatov
I don't watch city, but as I understand it stones improved performances have been since he was moved from defence into midfield.
No one should ever have doubted stones ability as a football player, it was there for all to see. But he was never a top class cb, and neither imho is Lenglet, however he is a good footballer, not as good as stones, but still pretty decent.
We don't have the resources to keep someone like Lenglet in the hope he might do a job for us elsewhere.
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
100%
It’s why I’ve been saying out priority was keeper and CBS
Not Maddison
But I’m glad we got madddion
Yiddo
Cecil Poynton
But its the rest of the team keeping the ball for long periods of time and not giving it away cheaply to put pressure on their defence and goalkeeper which helps massively.
Grays_1890
Colin Calderwood
Exactly this, you put the best CBs in the world in our back 4 and ask them for 3 seasons to sit low and take on all pressure with terrible coverage infront of them and they will struggle, players not keeping the ball, losing the ball in bad areas. NOt saying we have had great defenders by a long stretch but they have not been helped by whats happening in front of them. Good teams defend in units, Arsenal did that and as you say they also helped by being alot more intelligent on the ball
monkeybarry
Ian Walker
Post of the year
Lemonade Money
Steffen Freund
monkeybarry
Ian Walker
Touché!
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
Our defence and keeper gave it away more cheaply than anyone else
We conceded goals because we had a keeper who threw it in his own net don’t forget
Then add in some of the suicidal play from Dier and Romero and Lenglet at least once (sure Davies will have an example too)
Then add in the tactics and we were fudged from the start
Yiddo
Cecil Poynton
Seems the defence and goalkeeper are being used as an excuse to defend the tinkle poor play in midfield and up top. Sonny lost it more times than he done any productive, Bentancur and Hojberg were also at fault for turning over possession too easily on many occasions and so did Kane. I'm sure people see what they want to see half the time.