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1 hour ago, nufc123 said:

Improved so much on his defending.

Believe Tindall did alot of work with him pre season  and he certainly  has improved  alot.I for one didn't rate him but how wrong I was.Amother example of a player this management  team have improved. 

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I think the main problem before was he was far too aggressive: you've got to be risk averse as a defender 'cause losing a 50/50 close to your goal can put your team in a lot of trouble. He's a lot more patient now and picking his moment better. He's now looking a solid defender who also happens to be great on the ball.

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Yeah I dunno if it was body positioning or what but he would get ran past by wingers so easily last season at times. 

 

But the improvement this year is remarkable. I don't really worry about him defensively now especially ever since that Arsenal game. 

 

If he had a tiny bit more pace he would be unplayable going forward. Couple of times recently his overlaps have just been ever so slightly out of his reach to cause real damage. But he's still a real threat on attacks. 

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7 minutes ago, alexf said:

Yeah I dunno if it was body positioning or what but he would get ran past by wingers so easily last season at times. 

 

But the improvement this year is remarkable. I don't really worry about him defensively now especially ever since that Arsenal game. 

 

If he had a tiny bit more pace he would be unplayable going forward. Couple of times recently his overlaps have just been ever so slightly out of his reach to cause real damage. But he's still a real threat on attacks. 


Needs to die his hair black so I don’t think it’s Gordon running in slow mo when I think we’re on for a chance.

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Just now, Disco said:


Needs to die his hair black so I don’t think it’s Gordon running in slow mo when I think we’re on for a chance.

 

 

Tino needs to dye his hair some sort of ginger so I don't think it's Tonali.

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Pretty well known he didn’t start playing LB until fairly recently in footballing terms and that he’s getting better at it each game is huge credit to himself and the coaching staff. He’s way better in all aspects of it but still retains his calmness on the ball under pressure and able to jink/swerve past someone is really complimentary to it. Been our best player IMO this season and he’s only going to keep getting better. 
 

Would imagine playing and performing well for England has been a huge confidence boost to him too. Long may it continue. 

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53 minutes ago, rebelrouser said:

Our back line is: Hall...Botman...Schär...Livramento.

Midfield: Big Joe...Tonali...Guimarães.

Frontline: Gordon...Isak...Murphy.

GK: Pope (in a week or two)

Sometimes forget how good our current starting 11 is.

There's no future in this formation.

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