nufc123 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 His passing is elite. Such a smart player. Makes us so much better as a team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Even the way he just feeds the ball forward to Bruno and Tonali instead of constantly moving it sideways adds so much to our play. He’s class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Are we still selling him because he’s a crock? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Looking forward to a dominant Botty playing every game next season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 He’s different gravy. Not meaning this to be negative against a man like Fabian Schar but imagine Sven and a top RCB in our defence for the next few years. Unreal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 4 minutes ago, Dr Venkman said: Are we still selling him because he’s a crock? Keep up. Focus is now on Gordon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Our passing out of defence in the first half was brilliant today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Burn has berm superb this season, but when he's fit, Botman simply has to play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 It's a shame he's left sided/footed really. Him and Burn would make an excellent pair. We've actually missed his passing into midfield more than I thought, I guess because Tripps has been doing it recently and Hall did it until he got injured. But Botman was superb today and firing that ball between the incoming attackers and their midfield into Tonali/Barnes and Gordon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon1984 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 24 minutes ago, Mazzy said: It's a shame he's left sided/footed really. Him and Burn would make an excellent pair. We've actually missed his passing into midfield more than I thought, I guess because Tripps has been doing it recently and Hall did it until he got injured. But Botman was superb today and firing that ball between the incoming attackers and their midfield into Tonali/Barnes and Gordon. Serious question to ask someone who knows more about the game than me: is it not possible to have a good CB partnership that are both stronger on the same foot? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 (edited) 4 hours ago, Toon1984 said: Serious question to ask someone who knows more about the game than me: is it not possible to have a good CB partnership that are both stronger on the same foot? Yes, it absolutely is. But that's not how we are set up, players make movement and runs based on when teammates switch the ball onto their striking foot. We've been playing with the same CB pairing for a while now (left footer at LCB and right footer at RCB). Same thing happens at fullback. There's a reason Tino and Barnes work so much better than Tino and Gordon on the left and it's why Hall and Gordon was such a good partnership. Hall as a left footer will naturally pass the ball down the line, towards the corner flag for Gordon to run onto, but Tino is always slightly further inside using his right foot, so his passes to Gordon/Barnes head towards the corner of the opposition box, which is exactly what Barnes wants as he drives towards goal but it's not what Gordon wants as he prefers to move out wide, face his player up and then make his move. Edited May 19 by Mazzy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingArthur Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 6 hours ago, Toon1984 said: Serious question to ask someone who knows more about the game than me: is it not possible to have a good CB partnership that are both stronger on the same foot? Liverpool have Van Dijk and Konate, City have Dias and Akanji.. Does Arsenal have 2 right footers also? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Loved that bit of play when he got the ball edge of his own box, strode forward shrugging off his opponent and threading a through ball in behind their backline for Livramento. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearerlegend Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Controversial take but I believe he is our best player, he is as good defender as anyone. Isak is great too obviously but a little bit overrated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 We've massively missed his ability with the ball. Get someone who's equally as good at RCB and it'll go a long way to improving our possession game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 1 minute ago, Shearerlegend said: Isak is great too obviously but a little bit overrated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Shearerlegend said: Controversial take but I believe he is our best player, he is as good defender as anyone. Isak is great too obviously but a little bit overrated That spine of Botman, Tonali/Bruno and Isak is up there with anything in the league. It’s immense. Edited May 19 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Just stay fit please. His ability to thread a pass is as good as a high quality play makers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Wtf was that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago hopefully a good summer ahead of him. Lost just about every duel with fucking Beto Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Just now, Kid Icarus said: Wtf was that? I think that was his twin Ben Svotman out there today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Think his twin has the same surname. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Mental that Beto ruined him today. Praying Sven can stay injury free from now on and get back to his best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Just now, Shays Given Tim Flowers said: Think his twin has the same surname. Hm, good point. Maybe his clone then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Generational stinker. Good luck getting Burn out of the team, lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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