Bimpy474 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Abilities aside, he'll never satisfy all of us obviously. He though carries out Rafa instructions to the letter and in that regard Rafa trusts him, something massive in Rafa's management, a player he can trust. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Abilities aside, he'll never satisfy all of us obviously. He though carries out Rafa instructions to the letter and in that regard Rafa trust him, something massive in Rafa's management, a player he can trust. Aye it’s why Ritchie is a mainstay in the side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Abilities aside, he'll never satisfy all of us obviously. He though carries out Rafa instructions to the letter and in that regard Rafa trust him, something massive in Rafa's management, a player he can trust. Aye it’s why Ritchie is a mainstay in the side. Yep and why Mitro and Mbemba especially don't get games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixx Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I like him. We shouldn't be relying on him as our first choice left back for years to come but he's a very solid back up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 He's much better than Manquillo at LB, but that's not saying much. I don't like him, I think he's severely limited, and as a result limits us. His limitations was one of the reasons why we went down, he just wasn't good enough at Premier League level. Ok he's improved since, but I don't think he's capable of being at the level the club should be aiming to be at, or at a level Rafa would want us at. Once the summer has came, he should be no more than a squad player for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 His limitations was one of the reasons why we went down, Absolute bollocks. Had he played 10 more games we would've stayed up. Fucking Vurnon Anita was the deputy ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenige Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Still have nightmares about Simpson’s aimless diagonal clipped crosses into the box. Bloody awful and the amount of times he scuppered promising moves drove me crazy. Dummett is limited from an attacking sense but is aware of that. He’ll make occasional runs to take pressure off the man on the ball and create space, but if he does get a chance to hit a first time cross he will. Pretty basic but doesn’t turn over possession needlessly when high up the pitch. Fair enough he suffers from moments of safety first defending but with our current limitations would rather have the chance to reset and defend than get caught out giving it away too close to our own goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 3...2...1...aerial duels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Still have nightmares about Simpson’s aimless diagonal clipped crosses into the box. Bloody awful and the amount of times he scuppered promising moves drove me crazy. Dummett is limited from an attacking sense but is aware of that. He’ll make occasional runs to take pressure off the man on the ball and create space, but if he does get a chance to hit a first time cross he will. Pretty basic but doesn’t turn over possession needlessly when high up the pitch. Fair enough he suffers from moments of safety first defending but with our current limitations would rather have the chance to reset and defend than get caught out giving it away too close to our own goal. Premier League winner Simpson you mean? (no i didn't see that one coming either) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 I like Dummett, while it would be nice to have a better option to attack from the left back position I'm entirely fine with having a solid defender there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 One of the reasons we struggle to score is our inability to get players forward, with 2 fullbacks pushing forward we have needed our midfield to hold position a lot more. With Dummett moving in as a 3rd CB it allows Shelvey and Diame to take more risks in the opponents half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Never been a fan, to say the least. But he did well v Man U, hopefully he can keep it up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 When him and Clark play on the left hand side of defence it reminds me of the right-hand side of defence (Williamson and Simpson) circa 2012/13 just aimlessly hoofing it. Lifting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 When him and Clark play on the left hand side of defence it reminds me of the right-hand side of defence circa 2012/13 just aimlessly hoofing it. Lifting. Yeah it's awful, the main reason Lejeune has to play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 When him and Clark play on the left hand side of defence it reminds me of the right-hand side of defence circa 2012/13 just aimlessly hoofing it. Lifting. Yeah it's awful, the main reason Lejeune has to play. Agree, with both of you. It could be that Rafa has played a blinder with Lejeune though. He basically re-started his career with us against Man U, and he looked as good as he did against Spurs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 I like Dummett, while it would be nice to have a better option to attack from the left back position I'm entirely fine with having a solid defender there Dummett is the ideal squad player, can do a job and is reliable. If we get taken over and Rafa's still here next season, I would expect he'd be looking for an upgrade fairly soon if he's given a decent transfer spend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghandis Flip-Flop Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Lots of revisionism here. Simpson got stick primarily because he was a hoof merchant. I seem to recall it had more to do with him continually backing off until the attacker was in a perfect shooting or crossing position. He also retreated into himself after getting rinsed once and we would effectively be playing with 10 men. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Lots of revisionism here. Simpson got stick primarily because he was a hoof merchant. I seem to recall it had more to do with him continually backing off until the attacker was in a perfect shooting or crossing position. He also retreated into himself after getting rinsed once and we would effectively be playing with 10 men. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Spot on, don't really remember him hoofing it much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 He got stick for backing off but him being absolutely awful on the ball was definitely the biggest criticism like. That's why the Benfica pass is legendary. The combination of him and Williamson was seen as a massive issue back then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Think his best moment for us was winding the Stoke fans up at the Brit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Winning the title with Leicester certainly doesn't make him a good footballer, either. They didn't win it in spite of him because no doubt he had a good season but I'm certain he was one of their weaker players. Simpson was ok going forward and ok defensively, where as Dummett is poor going forward and good defensively. That's how I see it anyway. I saw Santon mentioned, he was very graceful across the pitch but wasn't particular good at either end of the pitch. Then again, he was young and managed by Alan Pardew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I'm sure Simpsons first goal for us was a home game in the championship when he ballooned a cross that luckily landed inside the far post. He was god awful with the ball at his feet, and 1v1 in either direction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbemba Youre A Womble Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Couldn't ever understand why Santon always played on the left. He was particularly brilliant with his left foot, and just made him so damn predictable going forward. Pairing that with Jonas playing in front of him, opposition just knew everything was coming inside. Made up so predictable, turgid and limp in attack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 He got stick for backing off but him being absolutely awful on the ball was definitely the biggest criticism like. That's why the Benfica pass is legendary. Aye. Couldn't ever understand why Santon always played on the left. He was particularly brilliant with his left foot, and just made him so damn predictable going forward. Pairing that with Jonas playing in front of him, opposition just knew everything was coming inside. Made up so predictable, turgid and limp in attack. Honestly, that was the least of his problems. He couldn't defend and he didn't seem to care too either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 He got stick for backing off but him being absolutely awful on the ball was definitely the biggest criticism like. That's why the Benfica pass is legendary. Aye. Couldn't ever understand why Santon always played on the left. He was particularly brilliant with his left foot, and just made him so damn predictable going forward. Pairing that with Jonas playing in front of him, opposition just knew everything was coming inside. Made up so predictable, turgid and limp in attack. Honestly, that was the least of his problems. He couldn't defend and he didn't seem to care too either. What's Santon doing now btw? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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