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Steven Caulker
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metalgear
Nayim
still doesn;t solve the problem if caulker can't get game time!
Rossi22
Pedro Mendes
Daws was picked over Gallas the last time they were both fit though(away to Fulham). I imagine Gallas will keep his place though after a strong performance against Swansea.
JerusalemMan
Johnny Morrison
I've got to say that the vast vast majority of Swansea fans who saw him play a full season in the Premiership do not agree with that analysis. And they watched him perform under pressure for a year.
You undermine your post to the point of irrelevance by proclaiming that he will never be near Kaboul's class. You simply do not and can not know that. It is folly to state otherwise.
Is Gallas not out of contract in the summer? Can see him leaving at the end of the season either way tbf which will bump Daws up a position as a result. After seemingly being ready to move him on in the summer there have been recent quotes suggesting Villa Boas is not prepared to see him leave in Jan - says to me that possibly he is proving his worth and has a chance to stay beyond this season.
Maltese Falcon
Niko Kranjcar
Anyone else worried by the lad's persistent habit of ball watching? I guess all young central defenders suffer these lapses from time to time but it is becoming annoyingly regular...
metalgear
Nayim
i don't think its ball watching but more a lack of understanding.
dawson in particular has this instant reaction thing that can leave his partner exposed.
if i were playing alongside him i'd wait to see what he'd do before i react.
remember that it used to be dawson and king/gallas before
dawson in particular has this instant reaction thing that can leave his partner exposed.
if i were playing alongside him i'd wait to see what he'd do before i react.
remember that it used to be dawson and king/gallas before
Lost Mango
Allan Nielsen
I don't think Caulker is any worse at his stage of a career than either Dawson or Kaboul were when they first came to us. Might not get to the very top level but he did incredibly well for the Swans last season and has done well most of the time when called upon this season.
I know defence and attack get judged by different standards (as defensive laspes can cost actually goals but when Ade, JD or Bale eff up it is only a chance lost) but Caulker's mistakes or poor psoitioning is probably no worse than many of our 'star' front players.
I know defence and attack get judged by different standards (as defensive laspes can cost actually goals but when Ade, JD or Bale eff up it is only a chance lost) but Caulker's mistakes or poor psoitioning is probably no worse than many of our 'star' front players.
GGyid
Stephen Clemence
Caulker will never make it, just isn't good enough. He's regularly caught on the back foot ball watching and out of position, he has weak left foot and always passes sideways or into touch. Looks nervous and out of his depth. Not good enough for a top 4 team. Watching him makes me nervous. And he's not young any more, by now he should have progressed, he hasn't.
punk_is_back`
Ilie Dumitrescu
Caulker is 20 years old, how many 20 year old CBs look a good as him at that age? For a CB a lot of the game comes with experience. King never really turned into the player he was until he after the last season with pleat.
Spaceman
Ruel Fox
nonsense. i suggest you watch caulker closely next time
This. Experience is key with a CB and can take years of playing, hence why a CB's best years are around 27-33. Caulkers got all the attributes to be very good at the role as long as he get the game time he'll continue to develop. I'd compare him at a similar development level to Phil Jones who no doubt will become an excellent CB in the future but both need more time to mature into the role.
Did you watch him at Swansea last season where he was excellent at passing and bring the ball out of defence? Different kind of pressure on him playing in the Spurs first team pushing for CL something which he has to get used to. It would be wrong to expect instant success with someone so young and inexperienced.
GGyid
Stephen Clemence
I did watch a few times at Swansea last season and he looked the same, nervous and lacking in confidence. He made forward runs but they always ended in a weak pass sideways or a short pass forward, no vision, no defence splitting passes, just running into empty areas and releasing the ball. Ashley Williams was continuously covering for his poor positional sense and ball watching. I'm still seeing the same, no real progress.
I really would be happy if he matured into something better but I honestly don't see it in him.
I really would be happy if he matured into something better but I honestly don't see it in him.
ALtottenham_hotspur
Jamie Redknapp
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and if that's yours fair enough, your totally wrong mind
Caulker like any 20 year old is gonna make mistakes, he's no way perfect but I would take him over a lot of other defenders in this league. I admit he can be caught ball watching at times, but on the positive he can bring the ball out of defense excellently he's very comfortable with the ball at his feet.
Maltese Falcon
Niko Kranjcar
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and if that's yours fair enough, your totally wrong mind
Caulker like any 20 year old is gonna make mistakes, he's no way perfect but I would take him over a lot of other defenders in this league. I admit he can be caught ball watching at times, but on the positive he can bring the ball out of defense excellently he's very comfortable with the ball at his feet.
Plus he offers such a presence at corners - no surprise that we looked so much more dangerous at set pieces yesterday
Maltese Falcon
Niko Kranjcar
You are perfectly right but if the kid improves our attacking and makes us more dangerous at set pieces, to my mind it compensates to some extent deficiencies in defending.