MrRaspberryJam Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Now above Villa & Digne. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubteam Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Villa sure are regretting the decision to let him leave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 1 minute ago, The Butcher said: He'll sign once we're safe. I'm sure of it. Must have signed a few weeks back then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeepShow4life Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 One of my favourite players, always liked him since I first seen him play for Southampton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 He’s been as good as anyone could have expected him to be, so consistently solid. Will be invaluable for our side for the next 2/3 seasons if Villa sell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 His corners provide us with such a threat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 He's been really fucking good for pretty much his entire time here. Been very handy going forward as well considering his rep at other clubs for being a defensive full back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 On the day of our Lord and nonceness Jesus Christ, this lad basically proved he is God Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Would anyone take Digne over him now if given the choice? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 45 minutes ago, Conjo said: Would anyone take Digne over him now if given the choice? not in a million years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Often overlooked and forgotten by some pundits. Jamie Redknapp failed to mention his name once when talking about our January signings. He mentioned all the others but this fella. Proper LB. Hope we get him signed permenantly soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Proper old-fashioned in his approach to the game, thought he was third behind Bruno and Krafth for MOTM yesterday. Just does everything at 7/10 level with a few moments of genuine class that elevates him above that. He’s been outstanding, overall, hope he’s here for a long time (and a good time). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 He has been playing them kind of balls out that he did yesterday to Willock regularly, either to feet (ASM) or to head (Wood) which often didn’t materialise into anything, he’s very good at turning, looking up and clipping forward balls into the danger areas. That’s a part of his game that gets overlooked, but an area I’ve noticed a few times now. He may not be a marauding left back running forward and getting onto things, but he is a clever user of the ball and does things simple and we have the players for that pass. That ball yesterday was nowt special, but it was still a decent ball that set us away and we fortunately scored via that attack. He’s also, of course, very very strong defensively. He’s been our best signing under Howe thus far for me, a solid 7/10 every game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 4 hours ago, Conjo said: Would anyone take Digne over him now if given the choice? No chance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Wins the ball at our own corner flag, plays it forward to Willock... GOAL. Spoiler Best left back since John Beresford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 4 hours ago, HTT II said: He has been playing them kind of balls out that he did yesterday to Willock regularly, either to feet (ASM) or to head (Wood) which often didn’t materialise into anything, he’s very good at turning, looking up and clipping forward balls into the danger areas. That’s a part of his game that gets overlooked, but an area I’ve noticed a few times now. He may not be a marauding left back running forward and getting onto things, but he is a clever user of the ball and does things simple and we have the players for that pass. That ball yesterday was nowt special, but it was still a decent ball that set us away and we fortunately scored via that attack. He’s also, of course, very very strong defensively. He’s been our best signing under Howe thus far for me, a solid 7/10 every game. while he’s not flashy in terms of bombing forward and overlapping, he makes up for it in his incredibly calm and intelligent ball retention and passing. Generally finds the right pass to keep things ticking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 25 minutes ago, OCK said: Wins the ball at our own corner flag, plays it forward to Willock... GOAL. Reveal hidden contents Best left back since John Beresford He only really has Enrique ahead of him in recent times (not that there's a large pool of competition). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Not surprised with him after seeing his progressive pass stats. I had him on the bench in my FF team last season and he constantly amazed me. He never got many assists though, just kept wracking up points. It all makes perfect sense now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Just now, ManDoon said: Nope. Digne is great going forward but he’s also injury prone and will have games where he gets rinsed badly. Targett all day. Guy is a born defender. ?? Our defender Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 9 hours ago, Conjo said: Would anyone take Digne over him now if given the choice? No. That looks a ridiculous decision in hindsight. Targett’s attitude and application is A1. He’s athletic and committed. He’s a 7 out of 10 going forward. Very handy player. Digne has more guile on the balll but he’s inferior in every other way and has a questionable attitude. The best thing about our transfer policy so far is that we are bringing in good lads. Top professionals. Good around the camp. Burn, Trippier, Bruno, Targett all fit that mould. You could see any one of them wearing the armband. SAF built his teams with these type (eg Targett) of lads in the mix - the Neville’s, Welbeck, Fletcher, Park. You’re not going to out run them. You’re not going to our fight them. They’ll train well. Focus on winning. Klopp’s first great Liverpool team too with your Milners and Henderson’s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 You can win the league with Simpson playing full back. Targett is a lot better than him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Going forward for a fullback isn't always about being a flying attacker. Sometimes solid distribution, and competence in possession, can be enough especially if you have an attacking player in front. I've been really impressed by how solid a footballer he is. It's shown how short we've been of good fullbacks in recent years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Some absolute quality posts above. For all the talk about quality going forward, the intelligence to shield Justin and then spring a counter in the 95th minute is an outrageous example of awareness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 36 minutes ago, Shays Given Tim Flowers said: You can win the league with Simpson playing full back. Targett is a lot better than him. Not anymore tbf. 20 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: Going forward for a fullback isn't always about being a flying attacker. Sometimes solid distribution, and competence in possession, can be enough especially if you have an attacking player in front. I've been really impressed by how solid a footballer he is. It's shown how short we've been of good fullbacks in recent years. Aye he’s very tidy football player all round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Kanji said: while he’s not flashy in terms of bombing forward and overlapping, he makes up for it in his incredibly calm and intelligent ball retention and passing. Generally finds the right pass to keep things ticking. Yeah. Pretty much perfect for our needs this season. Solid foundation and a cracking piece of business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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