Gallowgate Toon Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 He did look a lot more defensively secure at the back end of last season so it could be a fitness thing. Feels like he does need quite a bit of protection from others, at the minute, and his ability on the ball isn't outweighing that enough. So easy to forget how green he is in terms of professional gametime though. I'd be inclined to take him out this weekend and put him back in for the cup game. At his level of experience, lower league opposition is another good learning opportunity for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 we would get absolutely battered aerially and at set pieces with Kelly and Schar at CB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 On 19/09/2024 at 09:42, AyeDubbleYoo said: Who gives a fuck what Ando says? The East & Milburn stand and Platinum club … Never think you are in the majority on here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 22 minutes ago, Smal said: we would get absolutely battered aerially and at set pieces with Kelly and Schar at CB. Kelly? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 (edited) 9 minutes ago, nufc123 said: Kelly? he might be tall but he's not great at winning aerial duels. Burn (68.3%) and Botman (69.4%) both win many more aerial duels than Kelly (56.8%). Fabi ranks in the bottom 10% of CBs from the top 5 leagues for it, only winning 49% of aerial challenges. You really have to put someone dominant next to him to compensate for that. Edited September 20 by Smal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Surprised Burn isn’t higher, does the stat apply to both winning the header but also us retaining possession after winning it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Just now, Smal said: he might be tall but he's not great at winning aerial duels. Burn (68.3%) and Botman (69.4%) both win many more aerial duels than Kelly (56.8%). Might be true, but I dont think we would be battered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Just now, gbandit said: Surprised Burn isn’t higher, does the stat apply to both winning the header but also us retaining possession after winning it? Just winning the challenge. He's 98th percentile to be fair. It doesn't really get any better other than the likes of VVD. Just now, nufc123 said: Might be true, but I dont think we would be battered. Sorry, see my edit for extra context: Fabi ranks in the bottom 10% of CBs from the top 5 leagues for it, only winning 49% of aerial challenges. You really have to put someone dominant next to him to compensate for that. imo of course, but I think it's probably why we haven't seen Kelly and Schar play together. We'd also have been asking for trouble if we'd been playing Guehi and Schar together too imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 22 minutes ago, Smal said: he might be tall but he's not great at winning aerial duels. Burn (68.3%) and Botman (69.4%) both win many more aerial duels than Kelly (56.8%). Fabi ranks in the bottom 10% of CBs from the top 5 leagues for it, only winning 49% of aerial challenges. You really have to put someone dominant next to him to compensate for that. Little point winning ariel duels when no-one knows where the fucker will land to win 2nd ball after a Burn header. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted Saturday at 15:12 Share Posted Saturday at 15:12 His passing looks crisp so far Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted Saturday at 18:34 Share Posted Saturday at 18:34 Apart from that one really wayward pass I thought he did really well when he came on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted Saturday at 18:35 Share Posted Saturday at 18:35 Aye was better for us today and made a difference going forward, gave them something to think about Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted Saturday at 23:16 Share Posted Saturday at 23:16 4 hours ago, gbandit said: Apart from that one really wayward pass I thought he did really well when he came on That one serious fuck up is always coming though and that’s really annoying atm. Without it he’d be a shoe in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likelylad Posted Sunday at 11:52 Share Posted Sunday at 11:52 Plays all day over Kelly for me like. Kelly has shown me nothing, atleast Hall is going to keep improving and offers us something going forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted Sunday at 12:08 Share Posted Sunday at 12:08 Pleased to see Howe giving him some love after the game in his comments. Think if he can grow in his confidence and deliver one or two very good performances where he gets assists and keeps things quiet in defence then we’ll see him completely nail down that LB spot and never look back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upthemags Posted Sunday at 13:05 Share Posted Sunday at 13:05 If he cleans up his 1-2 lapses of attention/composure, he becomes one of the first names on the sheet with what he offers offensively. Hope Eddie can get him sorted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted Sunday at 14:28 Share Posted Sunday at 14:28 My favorite thing about him is how quickly he decides to move the ball on and it’s generally forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted Sunday at 16:04 Share Posted Sunday at 16:04 On 20/09/2024 at 11:59, Smal said: Just winning the challenge. He's 98th percentile to be fair. It doesn't really get any better other than the likes of VVD. Sorry, see my edit for extra context: Fabi ranks in the bottom 10% of CBs from the top 5 leagues for it, only winning 49% of aerial challenges. You really have to put someone dominant next to him to compensate for that. imo of course, but I think it's probably why we haven't seen Kelly and Schar play together. We'd also have been asking for trouble if we'd been playing Guehi and Schar together too imo. Kellys also played a lot at fullback so his aerial stats would be worse if he was a pure CB. I agree with the Guehi/Schar combo too. Wouldn’t work. The Schar upgrade needs to be better than Fab in the air imo. Hall is going to be huge for us imo. Already a lot of our play is through him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted Sunday at 20:18 Share Posted Sunday at 20:18 4 hours ago, The College Dropout said: Kellys also played a lot at fullback so his aerial stats would be worse if he was a pure CB. I agree with the Guehi/Schar combo too. Wouldn’t work. The Schar upgrade needs to be better than Fab in the air imo. Hall is going to be huge for us imo. Already a lot of our play is through him. Needs to be fast, needs to be equal to or better than Burn/Botman in the air. Preferably he’s the ball carrier and you continue to develop Botman’s ball playing ability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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