Sven Botman

[PauloGeordio]

 

“The Colossus of Toon”

[Lazarus]

On 23/12/2022 at 19:06, joeyt said:

https://theathletic.com/3970572/2022/12/23/sven-botman-newcastle/

 

Good article on him

 

I wonder if thats why he bonded so quickly with Longstaff, cos of the hockey backgrounds?

[Adam]

30 minutes ago, Lazarus said:

 

I wonder if thats why he bonded so quickly with Longstaff, cos of the hockey backgrounds?

 

Different type of hockey though, Longstaff family are ice hockey, where as in Holland its all field hockey (its a massive sport there). 

[LFEE]

Thought Vardy give him his toughest test on the deck since Haaland. Not sure if he was struggling a bit with his ankle as his sock was bloodied but Vardy got ahead of him and managed to get crosses in each time.

 

Fair play to Vardy. He’s lost a yard or two of pace yet is still quick. Absolutely rapid at his peak. Think Nunez will potentially be Botman’s hardest test if matched up against him up here. 

[FloydianMag]

2 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said:

Already up there with Woodgate for me. As composed a centre half as I’ve ever seen.

He’s better than Woodgate

[McCormick]

This lad is so underrated it’s unreal. Genuinely one of the best if not the best CB in the Premier League this season yet not many (outside of the NUFC fishbowl) are singing his praises. Only 22 as well?! Fantastic signing.

 

Schar and Burn have been fantastic too yet seemingly aren’t getting much love from the wider football world either.

[Klaus]

We don't need him to be praised by the media tbh. We know how good he is, and so does Howe. The whole defence and goalkeeper have clicked this season and it is great to see.

[FloydianMag]

Just now, Klaus said:

We don't need him to be praised by the media tbh. We know how good he is, and so does Howe. The whole defence and goalkeeper have clicked this season and it is great to see.

And Maldini knew how good he was and that’ll do me.

[MrRaspberryJam]

It's not a high bar but he's the best CB I reckon we've had in my life time. (born 1990)

[King HTT III]

[St. Maximin]

1 hour ago, Adam said:

 

Different type of hockey though, Longstaff family are ice hockey, where as in Holland its all field hockey (its a massive sport there). 

Yeah it’s the norm. Most Dutch people I’ve met play it, often to a very high standard. Though plenty of whom I’ve met through playing hockey myself (sadly not to a very high standard). Bit disappointed seeing Botman wasn’t keen on it mind 

[80]

I think the wider media really can't get it's head around how mean our defense is. It's not what Newcastle are supposed to do, therefore it can't be happening.

 

This many cleansheets, you'd expect to hear it remarked upon more.

[Dr Venkman]

Imperious.

[huss9]

time we had some dirty bastards at the back.

this back four are sneaky and can be dirty as fuck when they need to be.

in recent times i think only colo was a cunt (in the nicest possible way).

[mighty__mag]

Is there a better CB in the league than this guy.

 

I think he's absolutely solid.

 

Cant think of a better CB, only the ones that stand out because they're already in an elite side.

[TheBrownBottle]

3 hours ago, FloydianMag said:

He’s better than Woodgate

Possibly, though I’m going to say not just yet.  Looks inevitable he will be though.  If this lad is with us for a while it’s hard not to imagine that he’ll be in everyone’s all time XI

[cubaricho]

6 hours ago, GWN said:

Dont underestimate what he’s doing for Schar as well mind .

Vice versa as well. 

[Lazarus]

7 hours ago, FloydianMag said:

He’s better than Woodgate

 

Nah - Woodgate from very under rated because of his injury record but the bloke was an artist.

 

Botman may end up being better in a few years time but........not yet.

[Kanj]

I think schar is playing even better football because of Botman too. 

[Unbelievable]

22 minutes ago, Lazarus said:

 

Nah - Woodgate from very under rated because of his injury record but the bloke was an artist.

 

Botman may end up being better in a few years time but........not yet.

I wasn’t around when Woodgate was at his best for us, but was he as consistent as Botman has been? And did he only turn into a crock after leaving us? In any case, with any luck we’ll be able to enjoy Botman marshalling our defence for many years yet.

[Thumbheed]

Literally nothing between the 2 imo. 

[Lazarus]

3 minutes ago, Unbelievable said:

I wasn’t around when Woodgate was at his best for us, but was he as consistent as Botman has been? And did he only turn into a crock after leaving us? In any case, with any luck we’ll be able to enjoy Botman marshalling our defence for many years yet.

 

He was a crock before, during and after us. Probably because of his lifestyle and he was regularly in trouble after nights out iirc.

 

But when he was fit, he was unreal and had it all.

[duo]

I can't believe how quickly he adapted to the league. 

[80]

It is, and always will be, difficult to compare Woodgate and Botman because Botman has the advantage of playing in a far better structured defending unit alongside better defenders. It's not the fault of either of them, and you could argue that Woodgate was made to look more herculean due to how dire the alternates around him were. But all the same, he was utterly brilliant and raised the whole team WHEN he was playing. Botman hasn't had that challenge, yet (thankfully).

[Lazarus]

Woodgate also played alongside Ronaldo (the good one), Zidane, Roberto Carlos, Sergio Ramos, Raul, Casillas, Beckham etc etc

 

Botman isnt at that level yet.