Dr.Spaceman Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 5 minutes ago, HawK said: He was worth every single penny while Trippier was out injured, just got better with every game and looked a quality right-back by the end of the season. If you're talking 5 million, I'd agree. I do think you're misremembering just how good he actually was though. He was only ever average at best, before Howe got hold of him he was absolutely horrific. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 We've changed a lot as a team since then too. We're going to encounter a lot of teams sitting back and I don't know if Krafth has the creativity required to help with that if Trippier is injured He did play well before his injury though, although from memory I think that was more him being good defensively than offensively Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Yeah, he was certainly worth it when Trippier was out but looking at our wage list and seeing him on similar or more than Schar, Burn, Longstaff, Pope, etc. is rough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 7 minutes ago, Dr.Spaceman said: If you're talking 5 million, I'd agree. I do think you're misremembering just how good he actually was though. He was only ever average at best, before Howe got hold of him he was absolutely horrific. I think I was quite specific in only referencing the period he came in whilst Trippier was injured? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 1 minute ago, HawK said: I think I was quite specific in only referencing the period he came in whilst Trippier was injured? Yeah I get that, and I've heard others say similar. I just think for one reason or another people are weirdly misremembering how good he was for us (during that specific period). We're absolutely fucked if Trips is injured and we have to turn to Emil Krafth in the Champions League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon1892 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 (edited) I think our fans were just pleasantly surprised he wasn’t as bad as he was pre Howe’s arrival. Unfortunately I never grasped the idea from some fans that say he was ‘great’ while Trippier was out. He was a stop gap and we managed to get through that period. He was still shocking at times and didn’t offer much going forward. I do worry if Trippier gets injured. It would be great if we could get him off the books. Freeing up £3m of wage space to get a good up and coming right back. Edited July 6, 2023 by Toon1892 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 (edited) He was great while Trippier was out, both offensively and defensively. I remember being quite surprised as I thought he was shite pre-Howe. He didn’t get called Krafu / Krafthu / Whatever for nothing Edited July 6, 2023 by LV Spelling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 13 minutes ago, Dr.Spaceman said: Yeah I get that, and I've heard others say similar. I just think for one reason or another people are weirdly misremembering how good he was for us (during that specific period). We're absolutely fucked if Trips is injured and we have to turn to Emil Krafth in the Champions League. Agreed - reading people saying “we’re not the same team as last year” is mental. If we played all last season with Howe in charge instead of just second half then we would have had a very good chance of getting top four then as well. he’sa very very good backup option Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 He was a good backup for Trippier -- quick, strong, and positionally very disciplined. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Despite that purple patch under Howe, he'd still not fill me confidence as a back up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 He's a decent defender, very limited going forward, which is presumably why we are looking at getting a decent understudy for Trippier, and hopefully selling Krafth and getting some money in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 1 hour ago, joeyt said: We've changed a lot as a team since then too. We're going to encounter a lot of teams sitting back and I don't know if Krafth has the creativity required to help with that if Trippier is injured He did play well before his injury though, although from memory I think that was more him being good defensively than offensively I tell you one thing when Krafth did play at right back he got to the byline a fair few times and stuck a cracking ball in. Maxis miss against man utd springs to mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 He likes a marauding run does krafty lol shades of Habib behe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Has anyone got any clips of him being shocking in the latter half of that season? He was a hell of an athlete, getting up and down the right hand side, during that run. Including some surprisingly good offensive work as he grew in confidence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 1 hour ago, andycap said: I tell you one thing when Krafth did play at right back he got to the byline a fair few times and stuck a cracking ball in. Maxis miss against man utd springs to mind. I think his main issue was carrying the ball, he never looked that comfortable in possession. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthyaddiction Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 I remember the club doing an unsung player of the season video that year and the vast majority of players named Krafth. He was definitely very good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Kanji said: He was a good backup for Trippier -- quick, strong, and positionally very disciplined. Look up the goal Rashford scored against us and call Krafth quick again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 3 hours ago, Pata said: Look up the goal Rashford scored against us and call Krafth quick again. Krafth get's megged by Rashford (one of the fastest players in the league) and catches up to him, and then Rashford cuts in and scores near post. Use a better example, man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon1892 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 4 hours ago, 80 said: Has anyone got any clips of him being shocking in the latter half of that season? He was a hell of an athlete, getting up and down the right hand side, during that run. Including some surprisingly good offensive work as he grew in confidence. Yes. Arsenals first goal here was really bad defending- He had a nightmare that whole match. Brighton- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RFXugeW0wj0&feature=onebox 1m 30 in gets caught on the wrong side which gave away the corner for the goal Liverpool- 2m 10 here. Diaz was giving him a complete run around most of that second half. Iirc Eddie hooked him with 10 to go. Man City- loses Rodri in the air for their third goal. Got hooked after 65 mins after having a really poor game. So after only looking back to games after mid November. We only played 4 teams in the top 7. In each of those 4 games he looked out of his depth. I know he’s a very likeable guy but with less preparation time for each game next season. And us playing more quality opposition I will really worry if Trippier is out for a while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon1892 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 If an offer came in to take him off our hands for free to free up £3M a year in wages I think we’d accept it. He’ll be 29 years old at the start of the season coming back from a potentially career ending injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Forgot all about him. Shame he had a to miss an entire season just as he had turned it around Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Eddie mentioned in his interview that he won't be back in full training during pre-season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, Smal said: Eddie mentioned in his interview that he won't be back in full training during pre-season Yeah, I saw that, worried for the lad. I hope it's more Eddie being ultra-cautious. I can see why we have been linked with right backs now. I just assumed that he would be fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 He really needs to be moved on, like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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