Guest icemanblue Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Lost Agbonlatwat for his missed sitter, but very good other than that. Seems to be settled in the side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Lost Agbonlatwat for his missed sitter, but very good other than that. Seems to be settled in the side. Getting better and better but still has his moments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Best game for us so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Lost Agbonlatwat for his missed sitter, but very good other than that. Seems to be settled in the side. Think he let Luna get into a similar position too. He played well today though, I like the way he plays with Ben Arfa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 A lot better today. No shame it getting done for pace of Agbonlahor. He should have been more alert to the threat though. Good option on the right when we're attacking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Haris Vuckic Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 No surprise he's picking up form. Clear to anyone he has class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 It helps that he's focusing more on defence first than his multiple forays forward. We should see an understanding develop with Ben Arfa in time and gradually knowing when to hold his position, when to offer an option crossing from the right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexthegreat Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Really good yesterday, I feared he could be a disaster this season following his performance at City. He's definitely very talented, and there seems to be a bit of spikeyness to his character which might not do him any harm. It's very refreshing to see an entire back 4 that is so comfortable on the ball, and with Anita playing well in front of them. It's such a contrast to Williamson and Simpson starting the build ups, with Tiote in front of them, Perch often involved at some point, and the punts from Krul that inevitably went with that. Only 1 set piece goal conceeded in 3 games is encouraging as well. The lack of aerial presence at centre back is the most obvious weakness, and it's not an insignificant one unfortunately (though Debuchy seems to be able to get his head on it now and again). Over the course of the season I think Pardew will have to decide when Taylor comes in to the side when everyones fit, but the best teams in this league even rotate their defence a bit and Taylor's fitness means he probably isn't capable of a full season anyway. It certainly looks as if we are going to have one of our better defensive units this season, and if they keep developing together then it could look very impressive indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Really solid game yesterday. Just dealt with everything basically. Strong in the tackle and strong in the air. One of his best games so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Right back has been a problem position for a good while. I'm not 100% sold on Debuchy defensively. Seems like a bit of a hothead too, but yesterday was a bit more assured - although he had a few lapses in concentration/poor starting positions for Villa attacks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Think he's come back quite well after his shitshower of performance against City. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 He's done OK up against very little, to be honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 surprisingly good in the air - moreso than the cb's Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Looks to me to be better when he's told to just concentrate on defending. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 A few good tackles and played more conservatively than usual. Hopefully he continues in the vein and begins to up the forward runs he was apparently reputed for in France. Only once he's sussed defending properly, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Was his best performance to date yesterday. Almost beast-like, solid defending (bar one moment) and supported the attack as much as he could without compromising his defensive duties. The one moment I enjoyed was when he muscled his way down the Villa right wing at around the 70/75 minute mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 His lack of pace means he's going to have to be quite a tough tackling fullback. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Mags Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Lunged in for a booking again though, can see him getting send off a couple of times this season I'm afraid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Lunged in for a booking again though, can see him getting send off a couple of times this season I'm afraid. He's looks slower than Simpson. He has to dive in or else he'll get skinned. Hopefully, he'll adjust his game to read situations better to cope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 He's not slower than Simpson I don't think. The difference is that Simpson hardly ever got forward, and so wasn't out of position as much. In addition to this Simpson always backed off, and gave attackers more room, so he didn't appear to be lagging behind as much, however he invited attackers onto us a lot more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Toon Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Apparently Simpson was the fastest player at the club, so definitely slower. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Apparently Simpson was the fastest player at the club, so definitely slower. Yep they filmed it for NUFCTV - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51p-6UJpwak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Mags Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Harsh but fair Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Apparently Simpson was the fastest player at the club, so definitely slower. Yep they filmed it for NUFCTV - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51p-6UJpwak :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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