Gallowgate End Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Apparently Lascelles has only been dribbled past 3 times this season The same list says Van Dijk has been dribbled past 0 times. I find both very hard to believe Mikel Merino the last to dribble past van Dijk. Surely I can’t be the only one that doesn’t believe it Most centre halves probably just bring the man down rather than risk getting beat outside the penalty area. Once in the penalty area you don't really have the space or time to dribble anyway, you would be blocked off by bodies. Decent point but over a 38 game season I just don’t see how 0 is even possible Even just 3 with Lascelles seems so unlikely. I always just thought of Lascelles as a great aerial defender never thought of him as a hard to get past 1 v 1 defender. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Apparently Lascelles has only been dribbled past 3 times this season The same list says Van Dijk has been dribbled past 0 times. I find both very hard to believe Mikel Merino the last to dribble past van Dijk. Surely I can’t be the only one that doesn’t believe it Most centre halves probably just bring the man down rather than risk getting beat outside the penalty area. Once in the penalty area you don't really have the space or time to dribble anyway, you would be blocked off by bodies. Decent point but over a 38 game season I just don’t see how 0 is even possible Even just 3 with Lascelles seems so unlikely. I always just thought of Lascelles as a great aerial defender never thought of him as a hard to get past 1 v 1 defender. Honestly don't recall seeing many central defenders getting skinned by dribbling, it's usually the full backs who are more exposed on the flanks due to the wide open spaces. But Lascelles is pretty decent at getting his foot in for the blocks, he's not just a great defender in the air. I mean it wouldn't have crossed my mind if it hadn't been mentioned but there you go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I take it you haven't seen those two tug boats that play in central defence for Sunderland this season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate End Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Apparently Lascelles has only been dribbled past 3 times this season The same list says Van Dijk has been dribbled past 0 times. I find both very hard to believe Mikel Merino the last to dribble past van Dijk. Surely I can’t be the only one that doesn’t believe it Most centre halves probably just bring the man down rather than risk getting beat outside the penalty area. Once in the penalty area you don't really have the space or time to dribble anyway, you would be blocked off by bodies. Decent point but over a 38 game season I just don’t see how 0 is even possible Even just 3 with Lascelles seems so unlikely. I always just thought of Lascelles as a great aerial defender never thought of him as a hard to get past 1 v 1 defender. Honestly don't recall seeing many central defenders getting skinned by dribbling, it's usually the full backs who are more exposed on the flanks due to the wide open spaces. But Lascelles is pretty decent at getting his foot in for the blocks, he's not just a great defender in the air. I mean it wouldn't have crossed my mind if it hadn't been mentioned but there you go. Aye probably not as common as people would think. Still find the stats hard to believe over a 38 game season though Schar last weekend against Zaha in the build up to the penalty is one I can think of recently and Anderson in the home game against Schar. The whole West Ham team against Hazard the other week and Lejuene against Hazard away are the few others I can think of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 If Liverpool win the league they should give him a medal, what an awful performance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiemag Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Does he want a move there next season? He was absolutely pathetic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Think that’s a bit harsh on the lad, but he was bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir_9 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Bad season. Please focus and come back to your usual old self next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Dog shit tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 These games are never going to be good for him really, teams like Liverpool won’t supply the kind of ball he likes to defend. Set pieces are another matter though, we should be doing better there in general. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 We’re so much worse defensively without Lejeune Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 He's a clumsy fucker that is an absolute clogger on the ball. Can't play with the ball at his feet unless he is in 20 yards of space. And even then he can only make basic 10 yard passes, when he tries to hit long passes they usually end up being spooned. He defends very well when he is on form, but he has certainly not been consistent this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Shite performance tonight, but has been generally very good in the second half of the season so I can almost forgive him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenige Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Yeah made a few mistakes, a couple of which were clearly extremely costly but still think his good far outweighs his bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 These games are never going to be good for him really, teams like Liverpool won’t supply the kind of ball he likes to defend. Set pieces are another matter though, we should be doing better there in general. The two goals he was at fault for tonight are supposed to be the type of balls he likes to defend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Looks like it's an OG for there 3rd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 These games are never going to be good for him really, teams like Liverpool won’t supply the kind of ball he likes to defend. Set pieces are another matter though, we should be doing better there in general. The two goals he was at fault for tonight are supposed to be the type of balls he likes to defend. Yeah I know, that’s what I meant about needing to be better at set pieces. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 These games are never going to be good for him really, teams like Liverpool won’t supply the kind of ball he likes to defend. Set pieces are another matter though, we should be doing better there in general. The two goals he was at fault for tonight are supposed to be the type of balls he likes to defend. Aye. They weren’t balls whipped in low to knock in, those should have been standard for him. If he just gets outpowered or outjumped by Van Dijk for the first one you could forgive him, that was dreadful though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Would sell! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Would sell! Give over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Would sell! Give over. He’s awful on the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 He was a steaming pile of dog turd tonight, like. What on earth he was playing at for the first goal, I've no idea. Badly missed Schar when he went off as he only had Sergio D, who's almost as bad as him on the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 He was a steaming pile of dog turd tonight, like. What on earth he was playing at for the first goal, I've no idea. Badly missed Schar when he went off as he only had Sergio D, who's almost as bad as him on the ball. He was watching Van Dijk, but somehow thought he'd changed into Mane. Then he realised and looked back to find VVD, causing him to fall over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Toon Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 If we want to improve going forward we need better footballers and defenders than Lascelles. Sell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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