Danny Simpson (now retired)

[Guest Tyson]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17895896

 

all mouth and no balls!

 

I was thinking the same. Definitely a Mr Rent-a-Quote for Mr 'Suck-hole' Ryder though, for the usual PR driven call-to-arms/apologies shite .

 

Empty soundbites from a bloke (without the ability to demonstrate a complete performance turnaround), who has showed no improvement during his time here.

[Guest BooBoo]

The Simpson bashing is out of hand. He played poorly at the weekend in a collective off day but generally over the last two months he's not put a foot wrong.

[Elliottman]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17895896

 

all mouth and no balls!

 

I was thinking the same. Definitely a Mr Rent-a-Quote for Mr 'Suck-hole' Ryder though, for the usual PR driven call-to-arms/apologies s**** .

 

Empty soundbites from a bloke (without the ability to demonstrate a complete performance turnaround), who has showed no improvement during his time here.

 

What a load of shite.

[Skirge]

To say he has not improved is ridiculous he is just not as good as he thinks he is, you can not fault his effort its his decision making and that lets him down most of the time.

He tends to do better in bigger games and him being a mad Man Ure fan he will want to do his very best vs City on Sunday, usual goal line clearance nailed on.

[Zero]

He is a "solid" defender because he is quite fast and rarely being outpaced.  And other than backing off his man-marking isn't bad as well, and didn't make rash tackles that costs us penalties.  Credit where it is due.  However his attacking play is just next to none, and is a major stumbling block for the team to reach to the next level.

 

He should be our rotational player only.  In fact if we are playing against some top teams in Europe where we are forced to play defensively and use direct football only, he is probably the best choice for us even if we got a new right back like Santon.

[steve_69]

He is a "solid" defender because he is quite fast and rarely being outpaced.  And other than backing off his man-marking isn't bad as well, and didn't make rash tackles that costs us penalties.  Credit where it is due.  However his attacking play is just next to none, and is a major stumbling block for the team to reach to the next level.

 

He should be our rotational player only.  In fact if we are playing against some top teams in Europe where we are forced to play defensively and use direct football only, he is probably the best choice for us even if we got a new right back like Santon.

 

Totally disagree about him being solid defensively. I think he has very few of the attributes required to be a decent premier league full-back. His decision making consists of how far to back off the attacking player before letting him cross the ball into the box. He has been carried all season by our centre backs and more recently by Ben Arfa tracking back (never thought i'd say that).  He also hasn't built up an understanding/partnership with any of the players who have played right wing for us this season.

Absolutely nothing good about him IMO - get rid!

 

Every time i've seen him play he's been totally shit!

Most of the goals we've conceded this season have come from his side of the pitch.

[Guest BooBoo]

Jesus.

[Guest bimpy474]

Christ

[Guest Roger Kint]

Actually facepalmed after reading that!

[gbandit]

I totally agree that he hasn't built up a relationship with anyone playing on the right. He doesn't build up a footballing relationship with anyone on the pitch going forward. This alone is a reason why he shouldn't be first choice next season. I'm certainly not going to slate him for the majority of defensive performances he's put in this season though, he's had some good games

[Pilko]

He passes the buck, never takes responsibility, and this is why he irks me so much. Most of the players at the club who did that have long since gone, not that Simpson is anywhere near as bad as the likes of Owen, Duff, Viduka etc for not showing up, but it's a trait I can't fucking stand.

 

He IS the new rent-a-quote Geordie Nation mouthpiece anarl, Steven Taylor is clearly taking a break. Can someone please give Danny a gobstopper.

[JH]

He passes the buck, never takes responsibility, and this is why he irks me so much. Most of the players at the club who did that have long since gone, not that Simpson is anywhere near as bad as the likes of Owen, Duff, Viduka etc for not showing up, but it's a trait I can't f***ing stand.

 

He IS the new rent-a-quote Geordie Nation mouthpiece anarl, Steven Taylor is clearly taking a break. Can someone please give Danny a gobstopper.

 

I hate his "At least the real fans are supporting us" rambles.

 

As if he's fucking immune from criticism. Spent too long at Man United and the attitude has rubbed off IMO.

[Geordie Ahmed]

I think against Stoke it summed him up, Ben Arfa with an outrageous control from a Tiote cross-field pass, he passes it onto Simpson who then proceeds to run it out of play because he has no technique

 

The sooner we get a right back (ideally switch Santon)  that can play football the better it will be, having someone that can overlap as Ben Arfa cuts in will make us more dangerous in attack

[Guest BooBoo]

If Simpson moves on this summer, he'll go with my best wishes. Taking into account his knack for goal line clearances, he's probably won us more points this season than he's supposedly lost due to mistakes.

 

He's certainly picked up the baton of forum whipping boy since Nolan left. I wonder who'll be next?

[Jagten]

So can we not criticize oh mighty one?

[Sifu]

If Simpson moves on this summer, he'll go with my best wishes. Taking into account his knack for goal line clearances, he's probably won us more points this season than he's supposedly lost due to mistakes.

 

He's certainly picked up the baton of forum whipping boy since Nolan left. I wonder who'll be next?

 

Same, after all, he was signed for a low fee and has done a decent enough job here imho. Yes, he does have his limitations (and that does lead to mistakes unfortunately) and yes, he is probably the weakest link in the team but some of the abuse he gets on here (things like "he's a c***", etc.) is quite OTT imo. If he does make a mistake in a game that costs us a goal, then yeah he does deserve a bit of criticism (it's the same with every other player - do well = praise; do bad = criticism). A bit of balance here and there wouldn't go amiss like.

 

If Danny goes, he goes. Would wish him all the best for the future.

[Tooj]

If Simpson moves on this summer, he'll go with my best wishes. Taking into account his knack for goal line clearances, he's probably won us more points this season than he's supposedly lost due to mistakes.

 

He's certainly picked up the baton of forum whipping boy since Nolan left. I wonder who'll be next?

 

Cabaye.

[Mick]

If Simpson moves on this summer, he'll go with my best wishes. Taking into account his knack for goal line clearances, he's probably won us more points this season than he's supposedly lost due to mistakes.

 

He's certainly picked up the baton of forum whipping boy since Nolan left. I wonder who'll be next?

 

Cabaye.

He was getting it a few weeks ago for his poor passing, even though they were good passes that nobody picked up.

[Cajun]

If Simpson moves on this summer, he'll go with my best wishes. Taking into account his knack for goal line clearances, he's probably won us more points this season than he's supposedly lost due to mistakes.

 

He's certainly picked up the baton of forum whipping boy since Nolan left. I wonder who'll be next?

 

Agreed, always needs to be someone to single out. It gets worse as we have a more and more likeable squad so the one that doesn't have the necessary quirk gets all the shit.

[alpal78]

My main issue with him is his poor positional sense i.e. how he disappears once he tries to ineffectively attack. Good example was for the second goal against Wigan. He was nowhere to be seen initially he eventually did come back he was a few steps behind Tiote and of course it was too late as Wigan had 2-3 players just waiting to lash the rebound in. Ditto for the third goal when he was chasing shadows. Given that his runs upfield almost always produce nothing, I'd much rather he just stick behind the halfway line

[Guest Tyson]

He is a "solid" defender because he is quite fast and rarely being outpaced.  And other than backing off his man-marking isn't bad as well, and didn't make rash tackles that costs us penalties.  Credit where it is due.  However his attacking play is just next to none, and is a major stumbling block for the team to reach to the next level.

 

He should be our rotational player only.  In fact if we are playing against some top teams in Europe where we are forced to play defensively and use direct football only, he is probably the best choice for us even if we got a new right back like Santon.

 

Totally disagree about him being solid defensively. I think he has very few of the attributes required to be a decent premier league full-back. His decision making consists of how far to back off the attacking player before letting him cross the ball into the box. He has been carried all season by our centre backs and more recently by Ben Arfa tracking back (never thought i'd say that).  He also hasn't built up an understanding/partnership with any of the players who have played right wing for us this season.

 

Absolutely nothing good about him IMO - get rid!

 

Every time i've seen him play he's been totally s***!

Most of the goals we've conceded this season have come from his side of the pitch.

 

There's little to disagree with in that first paragraph. But he does have the athletic qualities (he is quick & agile) to play a closer marking, aggressive defensive game - and with it smother a team's width.

 

I can understand somebody like Ramage continually backpeddling, he's unable to play a close-checking game, so he has to compensate & create a lower margin for error (of getting skinned). An in-form Enrique, a great athlete, will bait an attacker into using the side-line and crush their confidence. But in two years, in the top flight, Simpson hasn't stepped to the mark re: that first point. There's no happy medium, or balance to his defensive approach. For a full-back, who does have athletic qualities, he is still far too conservative. That equates to having made no improvement.

 

During the last two years (which for him as been a bedding-in period in the top flight) he's had a very cushy ride. Tiote's physical presence & capacity to cover space breaks down alot of opposition attacks, across the back four, often before the threat develops to the point where DS is isolated deep in his own half. Over the same two year period Collocini's continued acclimitisation to the English game ( dealing with & attacking crosses into the box: he's no longer just a 'tappy' continental CB) nullifys to an extent the oppositions supply route via Simpson's flank. Last year he had Barton's physical presence and defensive workrate as cover, to counter his reluctance to smother a winger. Most recently he has benefitted from HBA providing nuisance value when tracking back, and we've been able to retain a higher rate of possession as well (particularly since the switch to 433). Defensively he has flattered to deceive over this period. And when certain aspects of our play break down he doesn't have the aggression needed to shutdown a flank ie. an off-day from Tiote, conceding the lions' share of possession courtesy of Wigan's midfield pressure.

 

 

 

 

[Mick]

 

There's little to disagree with in that first paragraph. But he does have the athletic qualities (he is quick & agile) to play a closer marking, aggressive defensive game - and with it smother a team's width.

 

I can understand somebody like Ramage continually backpeddling, he's unable to play a close-checking game, so he has to compensate & create a lower margin for error (of getting skinned). An in-form Enrique, a great athlete, will bait an attacker into using the side-line and crush their confidence. But in two years, in the top flight, Simpson hasn't stepped to the mark re: that first point. There's no happy medium, or balance to his defensive approach. For a full-back, who does have athletic qualities, he is still far too conservative. That equates to having made no improvement.

 

During the last two years (which for him as been a bedding-in period in the top flight) he's had a very cushy ride. Tiote's physical presence & capacity to cover space breaks down alot of opposition attacks, across the back four, often before the threat develops to the point where DS is isolated deep in his own half. Over the same two year period Collocini's continued acclimitisation to the English game ( dealing with & attacking crosses into the box: he's no longer just a 'tappy' continental CB) nullifys to an extent the oppositions supply route via Simpson's flank. Last year he had Barton's physical presence and defensive workrate as cover, to counter his reluctance to smother a winger. Most recently he has benefitted from HBA providing nuisance value when tracking back, and we've been able to retain a higher rate of possession as well (particularly since the switch to 433). Defensively he has flattered to deceive over this period. And when certain aspects of our play break down he doesn't have the aggression needed to shutdown a flank ie. an off-day from Tiote, conceding the lions' share of possession courtesy of Wigan's midfield pressure.

 

 

 

 

 

How does the left sided Coloccini nullify the supply route on our right side? 

[Guest Tyson]

 

There's little to disagree with in that first paragraph. But he does have the athletic qualities (he is quick & agile) to play a closer marking, aggressive defensive game - and with it smother a team's width.

 

I can understand somebody like Ramage continually backpeddling, he's unable to play a close-checking game, so he has to compensate & create a lower margin for error (of getting skinned). An in-form Enrique, a great athlete, will bait an attacker into using the side-line and crush their confidence. But in two years, in the top flight, Simpson hasn't stepped to the mark re: that first point. There's no happy medium, or balance to his defensive approach. For a full-back, who does have athletic qualities, he is still far too conservative. That equates to having made no improvement.

 

During the last two years (which for him as been a bedding-in period in the top flight) he's had a very cushy ride. Tiote's physical presence & capacity to cover space breaks down alot of opposition attacks, across the back four, often before the threat develops to the point where DS is isolated deep in his own half. Over the same two year period Collocini's continued acclimitisation to the English game ( dealing with & attacking crosses into the box: he's no longer just a 'tappy' continental CB) nullifys to an extent the oppositions supply route via Simpson's flank. Last year he had Barton's physical presence and defensive workrate as cover, to counter his reluctance to smother a winger. Most recently he has benefitted from HBA providing nuisance value when tracking back, and we've been able to retain a higher rate of possession as well (particularly since the switch to 433). Defensively he has flattered to deceive over this period. And when certain aspects of our play break down he doesn't have the aggression needed to shutdown a flank ie. an off-day from Tiote, conceding the lions' share of possession courtesy of Wigan's midfield pressure.

 

 

 

 

 

How does the left sided Coloccini nullify the supply route on our right side? 

 

Re-read the reference to Collocini's improvement when dealing with crosses into the box.  You do know that wingers don't solely deliver crosses to the  near post/side (in the direct vicinity of the near sided centre half. Give the wingers some credit, in terms of the variety of crosses they pump in. Of course Collo's improvement nullafys the supply route ie. crosses from DS's flank. In addition watch how a defensive line, and of course the centre pairing,  slightly shifts or slides toward the wide-alley used. A cross pumped into the heart of the box, isn't just the bread & butter stuff for the near-sided centrehalf. It's due to that slight shifting of the line. Central defensive parings defend the aerial stuff as a unit. It's not as simple as right sided cross = dealt solely by the nearsided, or right-sided CB . When defending aerially, as a unit, it's been a saviour that Collo has  toughened up, and attacks crosses & generally deals with that threat much better - by comparison with his first year in the top flight.

[Keefaz]

Yeah, you weren't missed.

[Anderson]

Hopefully made his last appearance in a black and white shirt. Nice lad and all that, but quite simply not good enough.