The Prophet Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 How many points has he saved us from goal line clearances this season? Clueless. How many points has his mistakes cost us? I don't know, how many? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 How many points has he saved us from goal line clearances this season? Clueless. How many points has his mistakes cost us? I don't know, how many? You answer your own question 1st. Clueless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Ay a guess am saying 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 How many points has he saved us from goal line clearances this season? Clueless. Any one can make goal line clearances, does that mean you should be in the team every week if cant even pass the ball? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 You're guessing nine? In other words you can't think of a goal that's cost us a game that he's directly responsible for so you'll pull a number out of thin air and go with it? Yes I'd like to see Simpson replaced eventually but once agian his flaws are being massively exaggerated on a day the whole defensive unit were all over the place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Any one can make goal line clearances, does that mean you should be in the team every week if cant even pass the ball? If anyone can make them why is it nearly always him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 If he was French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, German, etc. he would never have played football professionally. Says a lot about the state of football in this country when he's getting game time at the highest club level. As a player, he epitomises everything that's wrong with football in this country. I think to say he would never have played professionally is overstating it but he's an incredibly poor footballer in terms of what he can do with the ball at his feet, which is surprising when you consider which academy he came up through, and right to the top of it too. I honestly don't think it is. Like I said in my last post, had he been born in any other decent footballing nation he wouldn't have made it, he'd have been laughed at for his ability on the ball. You can get away with lack of pace, size, whatever you want to name, if you're good on the ball. If you're not, there's nowhere to hide and not a lot you can fall back on. I was at a coaching event a few weeks back with the England U17 manager who gave a presentation on how they are trying to change the footballing philosophy in this country. Whilst listening to him speak, the first player that came into my head that would be redundant if the FA can implement the change in philosophy was Simpson. They want every player on the pitch to be capable of actually playing football. They want the fullbacks to become more attack minded but still be able to defend. They're the two things that related most to Simpson. If he was coming through the ranks in 10-15 years time, again if the FA can get everything into place and develop their ideas properly, he wouldn't stand a chance. On the ball, he's woefully inept. He's s*** scared of the ball being anywhere near him and his distribution is embarrassing. He adds nothing going forward and his crossing is farcical. His control and first touch are poor. It genuinely makes you feel like there's a bomb in the ball when he has it at his feet. You can actually see the panic appear across his face when he's placed under the tiniest bit of pressure. Off the ball he isn't much better either. Everyone knows his backing off is terrible. His positional awareness for someone who's played in that position all of his life is awful. His lack of nous and footballing brain doesn't help his cause either. He just generally doesn't seem to think about what he's doing. Then to top it all off, his attitude stinks. If you make an error or are out of position, fine, it happens, but work your bollocks off to get back into position and make up for it. The amount of time I've seen Simpson just jogging back to get back into position this season has been embarrassing. That's before the constant whinging on the pitch and the pointing and blaming of team mates, even when it's quite clearly his own fault. To fit right in with the current national set up, he's got a massive ego and an overinflated opinion of himself too. Rather than bleating about players who are better than him and for an England call up that is a million miles away, why not try and improve as a player to then actually have a right to clamour for that call up. He does for me sum up what's wrong with football in this country and I'm glad that with a bit of work, a player with his limited ability should become a thing of the past over the next decade or so. I don't think it's that bad wanting a professional footballer to be capable of actually playing football, do you? Superb post, exactly my thoughts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Any one can make goal line clearances, does that mean you should be in the team every week if cant even pass the ball? If anyone can make them why is it nearly always him? How many has he made like? I can remember 2 but not sure. I remember his Liverpool attempt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 How many has he made like? I can remember 2 but not sure. I remember his Liverpool attempt I'm sure someone said his last one was his 5th, the only other player I can remember doing it is Ryan Taylor once. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Any one can make goal line clearances, does that mean you should be in the team every week if cant even pass the ball? If anyone can make them why is it nearly always him? How many has he made like? I can remember 2 but not sure. I remember his Liverpool attempt Deffo two vs Man U. one home one away Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 How many has he made like? I can remember 2 but not sure. I remember his Liverpool attempt I'm sure someone said his last one was his 5th, the only other player I can remember doing it is Ryan Taylor once. Ok fair enough but you cant play him just because of this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Any one can make goal line clearances, does that mean you should be in the team every week if cant even pass the ball? If anyone can make them why is it nearly always him? If you are backing away so much as him you're always going to find yourself on the goal line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Ok fair enough but you cant play him just because of this. He also forced a mistake out of Heitinga which made it 1-0 against Everton, we won 2-1 so that was worth 2 points as we won instead of drawing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 If you are backing away so much as him you're always going to find yourself on the goal line. Aye, right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlito Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Ok fair enough but you cant play him just because of this. He also forced a mistake out of Heitinga which made it 1-0 against Everton, we won 2-1 so that was worth 2 points as we won instead of drawing. That doesn't really even the scales out though, does it? Forcing a mistake out of the opposition's keeper has nothing to do with his defensive qualities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Ok fair enough but you cant play him just because of this. He also forced a mistake out of Heitinga which made it 1-0 against Everton, we won 2-1 so that was worth 2 points as we won instead of drawing. Clutching at straws now, we can mention things about every player this season who has won us points, Taylor is average defensively but offers much much more going forward and from set pieces than Simpson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider Jerusalem Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 If you are backing away so much as him you're always going to find yourself on the goal line. Aye, right. One of the things that used to boil my piss most of all when Steven Taylor played at right back was the constant backing off. Simpson has backing off down to an art form. Making a challenge isn't one of his major skills. Or passing. Or crossing. Or shooting. Or recognising his fault in conceding goals. Clearing off the line, fantastic, but that's because he's backed off from the edge of the oppositions penalty area onto our goal-line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 That doesn't really even the scales out though, does it? Forcing a mistake out of the opposition's keeper has nothing to do with his defensive qualities. People are on about how many points he's cost us, I've highlighted 2 that we've gained because of what he's done. That has nothing to do with defending at all, the clearances have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 One of the things that used to boil my p*ss most of all when Steven Taylor played at right back was the constant backing off. Simpson has backing off down to an art form. Making a challenge isn't one of his major skills. Or passing. Or crossing. Or shooting. Or recognising his fault in conceding goals. Clearing off the line, fantastic, but that's because he's backed off from the edge of the oppositions penalty area onto our goal-line. He does very well to get from the edge of the opposition penalty area to clear off our line for somebody who most people reckon can't run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlito Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 That doesn't really even the scales out though, does it? Forcing a mistake out of the opposition's keeper has nothing to do with his defensive qualities. People are on about how many points he's cost us, I've highlighted 2 that we've gained because of what he's done. That has nothing to do with defending at all, the clearances have. For the 2 points he's helped us gain he's cost us a lot more due to his constant inviting people inside, backing off, or being way out of position. He should not be in the first team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 For the 2 points he's helped us gain he's cost us a lot more due to his constant inviting people inside, backing off, or being way out of position. He should not be in the first team. How many points has he cost us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider Jerusalem Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 One of the things that used to boil my p*ss most of all when Steven Taylor played at right back was the constant backing off. Simpson has backing off down to an art form. Making a challenge isn't one of his major skills. Or passing. Or crossing. Or shooting. Or recognising his fault in conceding goals. Clearing off the line, fantastic, but that's because he's backed off from the edge of the oppositions penalty area onto our goal-line. He does very well to get from the edge of the opposition penalty area to clear off our line for somebody who most people reckon can't run. Running's not a problem for him, he's quicker running backwards than most players on Earth going forwards as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Running's not a problem for him, he's quicker running backwards than most players on Earth going forwards as well. He does make a habit of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rey Mysterio Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Ok fair enough but you cant play him just because of this. He also forced a mistake out of Heitinga which made it 1-0 against Everton, we won 2-1 so that was worth 2 points as we won instead of drawing. He also was supposed to be marking Rodwell for their goal so he didn't win us any points in that game. If goal line clearances made you a good player btw, Russell Martin would be playing for England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 He also was supposed to be marking Rodwell for their goal so he didn't win us any points in that game. If goal line clearances made you a good player btw, Russell Martin would be playing for England. I can't remember much about the Everton goal but I'll take your word for it. Goal line clearances must make a player better, I didn't say they made a player good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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