Tiresias Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Had poor moments (their goal for one) but mixed in were assured full back moments, some good tackling tht seems to be coming into his game, and some good crosses that are coming in likewise. He's improving game on game, pity when he cocks up it tends to be big, but otherwise think he's going to be amazing at some point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 He's involved in the game more than most fullbacks I've seen TBH, I really like the lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Played well today, didn't have a great deal to do defensively but looked good when he was tested and was effective getting forward. More games like that and I might start to change my mind, credit where its due. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Improvement, but was pretty bad for the early part of the second half (along with many others, it must be said). Really good first half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Better today I thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 In some ways, Santon really reminds me of Enrique going forward. He's not the type to get outside the full back and whip the ball, but he is always carrying the ball forward, is a very good passer, and always provides a good outlet. I like to see him add a more direct attacking element to his game because he's more naturally talented technically than most fullbacks, but the boy is very useful as is. I enjoy how rugged he and Debuchy are becoming. Both are doing good work in the air and haven't been afraid to put a foot in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Put a quality cross in with his left early doors. Hopefully the works paying off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 He was quality today and his biggest weakness, his positioning sense, has improved drastically since Spurs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Mags Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Thought he did well tonight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 He was quality today and his biggest weakness, his positioning sense, has improved drastically since Spurs. Its been pretty good all season apart from Everton when everyone was utter dogshit IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 http://static.squarespace.com/static/509705fee4b09e893827ffa4/52862eb0e4b0975b1b07641b/529e7679e4b0f61963b417c0/1386152902015/Ita%20Davide%20Santon.jpg?format=300w Davide Santon 22 Defender Newcastle United Italy 2013 has been… Divisive. Here at IBWM Towers we only ever argue about two things; music and Davide Santon. On one side you have one of the editors who for argument’s sake we’ll call ‘Jeff’. He reckons in time Santon will be a mainstay of the Italy defence and a potential future international captain. ‘Jeff’ also believes that music was shot repeatedly in the mid-nineties and has been struggling through a long and drawn out death ever since. On the other side is another one of the editing team who for arguments sake we’ll call ‘Dave’. He has never seen Santon as anything other than bang average and questions his inclusion in the 100 at least once a month, which then starts the argument anew. ‘Dave’ also loves Biology by Girls Aloud. So where does the truth lay? Well, as ever with such things, probably somewhere in between. On paper he’s come through last season as statistically one of the best in his position in the league at what has been, at times, a basket case of a club. The problem is when watching him those good stats aren’t always born out by the performance; a reluctance to shoot in good positions, an oft-wasted final ball, a mistimed challenge, a failure to pick the right run both in defence and attack, repeat to fade. But there is also much to admire in his game, a willingness to take the ball and carry it forward always evident and his great pace makes most defensive situations recoverable and attacking positions dangerous. He has also achieved a good level of consistency - a 6 out of 10 player week in and week out - and while that may not be setting hipster hearts a flutter he’s often been good in a side that have often been bad. Regardless of the arguments this is a good player but one with faults in his game, age and experience will bring better decisions and smooth over some of the rougher edges. So a steady 12 months and we’ll call it a C to stop our editing team from fighting. Now if we could only get them to agree on the office radio station. What next? When Santon first emerged onto the scene at Inter there was a huge buzz around a player with composure far beyond his tender years. Injury and form burst the bubble in equal measure but his consistency has not gone unnoticed in Italy. AC Milan may not be shopping in Beverly Hills anymore but they are still a name that carries huge weight in the football world and they maintain an interest in bringing him back to his home country. An international call-up would also surely court more admiring glances from Serie A and we hope Cesare Prandelli is sending a scout to St James Park (we will never call it the Sports Direct Arena or the Joe Kinnear Thunderdome) to check on him. It may be that this summer is his last in England, particularly if he can raise that 6 out of 10 to a seven and get closer to the World Cup squad. Both for and against in the IBWM camp will look on with great interest, after all they both have money and pride on what happens next… “Brilliant” – ‘Jeff’, IBWM “Rubbish” – ‘Dave’, IBWM “Overlooked by the Azzurri, he seems to have gotten lost under a mass of Joe Kinnear jokes at Newcastle. Deserves closer attention as he blossoms into one of the most underrated fullbacks around” – Adam Digby, ESPN "The Italian full-back has had more touches in the Premier League this season than any other Newcastle United player (809)." - Opta C Good progress, good player, anything more than that? Yet to be seen http://inbedwithmaradona.com/100-2013-review/2013/11/28/davide-santon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Agree with the middle ground but his potential is very exciting. Love having him here and hope he's here for the years to come. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 The number of touches is very good, bears out what you see when you watch us. He seems to be on the ball every few seconds at times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 He hasn't really progressed, but he arrived a good player and remains, for the most part, a good player with some obvious faults in positioning, getting back and not being more of a shooting threat. The fundamentals are all there for him to be a cracking player, but I thought I'd have seen a little bit more from him by now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Positional awareness is his biggest problem, looks a bit too raw still. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 was amazed he's still only 22, assuming the bloke who told me is correct Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Will learn a lot from Debuchy (in an attacking sense). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 His positional awareness is overblown IMO. When was the last time a player got in behind him or in a position where he should be? It hardly happens anymore. His decision making on the ball is a much bigger problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 His positional awareness is overblown IMO. When was the last time a player got in behind him or in a position where he should be? It hardly happens anymore. His decision making on the ball is a much bigger problem. Spurs. It hasn't happened in the last 2 games that I can remember, but it still happens too much. I do really like Santon but there's a lot of improving to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Still cant get it out of my head that this lad is a right back. If he were to play on the right, I think we'd see much more from him in terms of coming forward. Obviously, I dont think it would solve his positional problems, but that could be compensated for with more of an attacking threat. Never going to happen with Debuchy coming into his own like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 His positional awareness is overblown IMO. When was the last time a player got in behind him or in a position where he should be? It hardly happens anymore. His decision making on the ball is a much bigger problem. Spurs. It hasn't happened in the last 2 games that I can remember, but it still happens too much. I do really like Santon but there's a lot of improving to do. it happened more than once V spurs in the second half. not so much the man outside getting by him with the ball, more the ball being played inside him to an oncoming player. he seemed a bit flat footed when it was happening. I wanted colo brought on at the time, let santon push on to the player and an extra body in there would squeeze the space the ball was getting played through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 His positional awareness is overblown IMO. When was the last time a player got in behind him or in a position where he should be? It hardly happens anymore. His decision making on the ball is a much bigger problem. Spurs. It hasn't happened in the last 2 games that I can remember, but it still happens too much. I do really like Santon but there's a lot of improving to do. it happened more than once V spurs in the second half. not so much the man outside getting by him with the ball, more the ball being played inside him to an oncoming player. he seemed a bit flat footed when it was happening. I wanted colo brought on at the time, let santon push on to the player and an extra body in there would squeeze the space the ball was getting played through. He was pretty poor as Spurs but looks to be growing in confidence like the rest of the team. Could do with being a little more agressive I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 That picture is class. He's a handsome bugger, like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 C is about right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 His positional awareness is overblown IMO. When was the last time a player got in behind him or in a position where he should be? It hardly happens anymore. His decision making on the ball is a much bigger problem. Spurs. It hasn't happened in the last 2 games that I can remember, but it still happens too much. I do really like Santon but there's a lot of improving to do. Spurs was more due to a set game plan of defending narrowly and giving them the wings than poor positional sense IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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