Darth Crooks Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Graham Carr strikes again. Not sure about the underwater and flying bit but he probaly can.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLK Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Had a good game. like to see more from him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Promising debut. Natural overlap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Very pacy, tenacious and reads the game well. Very early days, but santon shoul be looking over his shoulder and hopefully improving his defensive side of his game otherwise this lad is going to push him out... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Graham Carr strikes again. Not sure about the underwater and flying bit but he probaly can.... Looks like a young Jimmy Hill driving/flying it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/9770/nomalo.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 so what's the crack i missed it, this lad anywhere near ready for the PL then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Very pacy, tenacious and reads the game well. Very early days, but santon shoul be looking over his shoulder and hopefully improving his defensive side of his game otherwise this lad is going to push him out... Yeah that's exactly what I thought watching him last night. It wasn't the easiest of games to come into the side either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Looked pretty good, quick to close down and tried to stay on his feet. Very promising, maybe not as good as Santon going forward but looks a bit better defensively (Possibly because he keeps his position). Good to have competition and full back cover for both sides. Means we no longer have to worry about right/Left with Haidara, Santon, Debuchy, Mbiwa, Simpson all capable to some degree of playing there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Possibility of playing him at full back and moving Santon forward ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 so what's the crack i missed it, this lad anywhere near ready for the PL then? If last night is anything to go by, defensively he's better than Santon. But it's just one game, another game could tell a totally different story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Possibility of playing him at full back and moving Santon forward ?? if he looks that close to the first team i'd consider it as a means to drop Gutierrez personally Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Decent performance last night. Looks a good acquisition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 He did very well last night, in tough conditions considering it was his first game for the first team. Early days but he looks a good find. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Was really impressed with this guy last night. Also has that swagger and confidence to him like Mapou, Moussa, and Yoann too. Was hoping to see him head to the by-line more when attacking, but think we'll get to see him do that more in future. In regards to pushing Santon into a winger, I think that's the wrong decision tbh. He's not a winger by any means - his attacking side of his game is based on the space given to him by the opposition and his ability to attack it quickly and pass it away, cross, or shoot (rarely). He'll get crowded out further up the pitch imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Let the fullbacks be fullbacks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Was really impressed with this guy last night. Also has that swagger and confidence to him like Mapou, Moussa, and Yoann too. Was hoping to see him head to the by-line more when attacking, but think we'll get to see him do that more in future. In regards to pushing Santon into a winger, I think that's the wrong decision tbh. He's not a winger by any means - his attacking side of his game is based on the space given to him by the opposition and his ability to attack it quickly and pass it away, cross, or shoot (rarely). He'll get crowded out further up the pitch imo. would you rather have santon in a wide forward position for us, or jonas? he's obviously not a winger but if it keeps jonas out of the team it's got to be worth doing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Let the fullbacks be fullbacks. Santon would be shit as a winger, just like Alves and Roberto Carlos were shit as wingers and he's a lot worse than them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Was really impressed with this guy last night. Also has that swagger and confidence to him like Mapou, Moussa, and Yoann too. Was hoping to see him head to the by-line more when attacking, but think we'll get to see him do that more in future. In regards to pushing Santon into a winger, I think that's the wrong decision tbh. He's not a winger by any means - his attacking side of his game is based on the space given to him by the opposition and his ability to attack it quickly and pass it away, cross, or shoot (rarely). He'll get crowded out further up the pitch imo. would you rather have santon in a wide forward position for us, or jonas? he's obviously not a winger but if it keeps jonas out of the team it's got to be worth doing I'd still have Jonas ahead of him, like. Knows the position and the role a hell of a lot better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Apart from he isn't similar to either of those players. He started off as a winger, I'd like to see it tried. He'd have to learn to go on his left foot a lot more for it to be successful however. Either way he'd certainly be more of a threat than Jonás or Obertan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 He started as a forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Not as fast as Santon based on last night but not many are. Still quick mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 He started as a forward. Most people do, anyway this is the reason i don't want to see him as a winger.... a quote from Roberto Carlos on Hodgson. My problem at Inter was Hodgson, Roy Hodgson. He wanted me to play as a forward when I'm a defender – I prefer to have space ahead of me to run into rather than be a winger already up there; for me it's better to have 80 metres to play in than 20. I didn't like the system or where Hodgson wanted me to play in it. He wanted me further up the pitch, sure, but stopped, still, rigid. The Copa America was coming up and I was playing at left-back for Brazil, so I wanted to play there for Inter too. I had to leave because I didn't want to jeopardise my chances with the national team. If I couldn't play the way I do I wouldn't be able to play for Brazil. I spoke to Massimo Morratti [the Inter president] to see if he could sort things out and it soon became clear that the only solution was to leave. The part in bold applies to Santon and why he would struggle as a winger, alot more than Jonas and Obertan do who actually understand the position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Agree Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Wouldn't have used Jonas and Obertan as the best examples there Part of why I assume people are suggesting the idea is that they don't think Santon could be any worse than either of those have been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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