johnnypd Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 williamson's shocking in the air, strangely enough considering his height. has no leap, lacks aggression and weak as piss upper body strength. just being tall doesn't mean you're imposing in the air or can head it well. rest of his game isn't that much better unfortunately. I still think he's a decent reader of the game but his confidence and assuredness has dropped a bit with teams now targeting him week in week out, either by getting uncomfortably close to him at set-pieces or trying to isolate him in the back-line and running at or behind him. even his tackling which used to be fairly crisp and clean now looks messy and awkward. and this combination of low confidence, poor form and being under pressure also manifests when he's on the ball - incredibly nervous combined with the ball skills of carroll vs chelsea. part of that is down to him not being particularly talented, while part of it is him not having the attributes to complement Colo, playing alongside a disaster of a RB and not always getting protection from midfield (though this last point can't be used as an excuse today). ultimately he's the kind of player i'd expect to see at wolves or wigan, or even as far down as mid-table championship, rather than us. pity we didn't bring in a replacement in jan, and as bad as Willo is, if him or, god forbid, Colo were to get injured we'd basically be in the state of forfeiting matches as the replacements are hideous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Actually used to think he was good, and have defended him for a while, but i can't any more. He was shite again today. Still, we should have signed a CD in the window and everyone knows it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagten Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 How bad can tamas kadar be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I don't think he's very good at the Steven Taylor role he's playing. In fact, as bizzare as it may sound, he's probably better suited to the defensive role Coloccini plays because his lack of strength and aggression isn't as exposed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 How bad can tamas kadar be? You don't have to be bad to not get picked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagten Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 How bad can tamas kadar be? You don't have to be bad to not get picked. Ah yes i forgot who the manager is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 How bad can tamas kadar be? You don't have to be bad to not get picked. Ah yes i forgot who the manager is. Sadly true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Very poor today. The free kick for the second goal that he inexplicably weakly headed back into danger looked to be sailing out for a goal kick yet him and Simpson seemed to be the only 2 on the pitch who didn't realise it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Said after 5 mins he looked a shambles, then proceded to give a shambles performance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 He hasn't been the same since his last injury. He's probably finished i'm afraid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Said after 5 mins he looked a shambles, then proceded to give a shambles performance. Did have a shocking start like . Headed it straight to them then preceded to foul the player he just gave the ball to. He has those sort of clumsy moments. I'll never forget the liverpool away game last season where he went to get the ball got closed down by Suarez, panicked, miss-controlled, then pulled him down for a penalty. Urgh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I don't think he's very good at the Steven Taylor role he's playing. In fact, as bizzare as it may sound, he's probably better suited to the defensive role Coloccini plays because his lack of strength and aggression isn't as exposed. Yes, that is very bizarre. Williamson is the complete opposite of Coloccini when it comes to having the ball at his feet so fail to see how we would be better suited to that role Williamson is an average and limited defender Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I don't think it's coincidence. We are forced to hoof the ball a lot more when Williamson is playing with Simpson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 He's alright to come in as backup for a few games but thats about it. The combination of him and Simpson in the back four is really unsettling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Playing like an upset giraffe at the minute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Ahmed, obviously he's poor technically and scared of the ball but I think he reads the game well and is better suited playing the 'Colo press out' role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I don't think he's very good at the Steven Taylor role he's playing. In fact, as bizzare as it may sound, he's probably better suited to the defensive role Coloccini plays because his lack of strength and aggression isn't as exposed. Baffles me why people try to overcomplicate their appraisals of underperforming players. He's both physically and technically deficient, and has nothing in his locker needed to play the Colo role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I don't think he's very good at the Steven Taylor role he's playing. In fact, as bizzare as it may sound, he's probably better suited to the defensive role Coloccini plays because his lack of strength and aggression isn't as exposed. Baffles me why people try to overcomplicate their appraisals of underperforming players. He's both physically and technically deficient, and has nothing in his locker needed to play the Colo role. His decision making is terrible at times which is completely down to the player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I'm just growing tired of seeing more of his weaknesses exposed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I actually think his reading of the game is the only reason he's made it this far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I'm just growing tired of seeing more of his weaknesses exposed He can't pass the ball 15 yards without making a balls-up, mate. That would be exposed hugely in the 'Colo' role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I know, I said that We've really seen the difference in quality between Saylor and this guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I actually think his reading of the game is the only reason he's made it this far. Aye, but he's so slow that he could only utilize that when playing at a stopper role. He is too slow to play as a cover role like Colo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Aye, he's just strangely built. He's not particularly tenacious or strong (or good in the air) despite his height and he really doesn't fill the stopper duty with any conviction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Poor game yesterday - got off to a shaky start and really seemed to hit his confidence. Not much between him and Perch at the moment... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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