Kid Icarus Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Baptism of fire for him this week and last. He's handled it very well imo, the best defenders in the world are shit scared of Haaland, so it's no reflection on Botman that he struggled in some moments. The pace of the game will have been a good learning experience for him. Thought he was excellent whenever the ball was played into Haaland to hold up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 What also need to be added is he is going to be a massive aerial threat in the opponents box on set pieces. Instead of the looping headers of Burn, Botman will score and assist with his head Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 He's looked a bit nervous and is trying to adjust his game to the pace of the Premiership. We'll need to wait a few games before we judge him. And I'd like to see how it goes with a Burn-Bottman partnership. Burn adds leadership to our defending and I like to see him in the centre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 i'm personally not even criticising anything he's done/not done i just haven't seen anything in him yet, a moment of class defensively where you think aye ok then i'm sure it'll come Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 2 hours ago, OpenC said: Find it hard to see this any other way like. Was great vision and technique I said somewhere else, we all know Man City have the quality to destroy teams in a 15 minute spell, we lost our concentration for a brief period, after our third goal, but they equalised in the 64th minute [I think], we held them for 30 minutes after that. Not bad for his home debut, all in all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 He will be a fantastic player for us. Since we have a squad we should use it and rotate the CHs whenever possible. Against the elite teams it's still Burn and Schar for me until Botman matures. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 I’ve said it a few times, he seems very calm, very business like and like a robot, he was under immense pressure yesterday, but never seemed flustered. Ice cold veins is what they say? He will be fine for us, absolutely, we do need pace in that back line, however! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 For me so far we may not have seen how good he is defensively, but we have seen how he can impact our playstyle with his calmness and passing out from the back. He also hasn't exactly had much chance to form a partnership with Schar yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, BonesJones said: For me so far we may not have seen how good he is defensively, but we have seen how he can impact our playstyle with his calmness and passing out from the back. He also hasn't exactly had much chance to form a partnership with Schar yet. That was more obvious yesterday and perhaps this is the reason that he wasn't getting in ahead of Burn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 hope he starts against tranmere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 20 hours ago, OverThere said: He will be a fantastic player for us. Since we have a squad we should use it and rotate the CHs whenever possible. Against the elite teams it's still Burn and Schar for me until Botman matures. He's one of very few players we have with Champions League experience even if he is young. I don't think we've paid £30m plus for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 He will get better and better once he settles in to the pace of the PL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Mackems say he’s shite, so he must be. ?. As tough a task as any game just gone, and he coped well. Made a few great interceptions by reading the game well. Any CB will struggle with Haland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Needs to up his aggression in the English game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 49 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: Needs to up his aggression in the English game. If he was anymore aggressive he would have been sent off for pulling down Haaland. I think with last night's game fresh in the mind, any demands for more aggression, should be tempered for now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 He just needs time. It frequently takes defenders a bit longer to adjust to the pace of the English game. He's had two rough Premier League games to start out with too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 He reads danger well but his execution of dealing with said danger so far has been a bit patchy so far. All good, I think that's just a pace adjustment thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Gallowgate Toon said: He reads danger well but his execution of dealing with said danger so far has been a bit patchy so far. All good, I think that's just a pace adjustment thing. Yeah. It's been a hell of an introduction for him, tbf. Brighton, Man City then Burt Reynold's Mean Machine, is a hell of a baptism. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 He put in a lovely block/dispossession on one of their players last night in the corner. Their player had a look of “what the fuck was that” as Sven came away with the ball. The last part of that game was manic and everyone got caught up in it but he did well along with Trippier in calming it down just enough, he’s learning quickly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahoneys Tache Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 He’s been nurtured and wrapped in cotton wool as a potential elite player his entire life. Tranmere away on a Wednesday night will have been like landing on the moon for him. Nasty elbowing hacking brawl in the classic English cup tie tradition. He did alright under the circumstances and Howe will have been watching him for his reaction and resilience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, Mahoneys Tache said: He’s been nurtured and wrapped in cotton wool as a potential elite player his entire life. Tranmere away on a Wednesday night will have been like landing on the moon for him. Nasty elbowing hacking brawl in the classic English cup tie tradition. He did alright under the circumstances and Howe will have been watching him for his reaction and resilience. He got that header in from the corner with the defender having 2 goes at holding him back. Brushed him off with ease. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, Mahoneys Tache said: He’s been nurtured and wrapped in cotton wool as a potential elite player his entire life. Tranmere away on a Wednesday night will have been like landing on the moon for him. Nasty elbowing hacking brawl in the classic English cup tie tradition. He did alright under the circumstances and Howe will have been watching him for his reaction and resilience. From Tranmere’s hackers to the Black Country Lisbon Exiles on Sunday is one hell of a pivot stylistically. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 It's always more difficult for defenders to adapt to the league. I think he's been fine personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahoneys Tache Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Just now, Nucasol said: From Tranmere’s hackers to the Black Country Lisbon Exiles on Sunday is one hell of a pivot stylistically. An eye opener for him. The British lads have all been brought up with that to varying degrees. Will have introduced him to some of the realities of English footbaaaaal. ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 I'm not really sure what hes done to raise a few question marks if I'm honest. He's been fine when he's come in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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