Lloyd Kelly

[Gawalls]

1 hour ago, gbandit said:

I’m absolutely done with some of the takes on here like. Convinced there are tons of people who don’t actually watch football 

I genuinely only post a fraction of what I used to because the good posters are still here but there’s so much doom and gloom nowadays in the rest of the posts - “we’re not as big as Man City so let me bang on about it for weeks”. 

[PauloGeordio]

24 minutes ago, Gawalls said:

I genuinely only post a fraction of what I used to because the good posters are still here but there’s so much doom and gloom nowadays in the rest of the posts - “we’re not as big as Man City so let me bang on about it for weeks”. 

Don’t let the darkness creeping dim your light! 

[Conjo]

First start, away, against his old club in a team that is trying to find its groove. Thought he did ok all things considered. He'll be a good option at both CB and LB.

[Vinny Green Balls]

6 hours ago, Gawalls said:

I genuinely only post a fraction of what I used to because the good posters are still here but there’s so much doom and gloom nowadays in the rest of the posts - “we’re not as big as Man City so let me bang on about it for weeks”. 

 and you called yourself pessimistic. I honestly never got a sense of pessimism from you.

[Donut]

Did well today. People who lost their shit in the match thread because he got done by Son should learn to relax a bit. It's Son, he's still a great player.

[TRon]

Our best player before he went off I thought.

[CPL]

On 25/08/2024 at 20:28, Erikse said:

 

His G/A record from left back is pretty much non existent. For Bournemouth while playing left back he recorded 1 goal in the cup, and 1 goal + 1 assist in the Championship. That's it. I haven't seen much of him, but I haven't seen anything to suggest that he's great going forward.

That's his assist quota done for us then. 

[gbandit]

I like his recovery pace, I don’t love his  short passing

[Jordan]

Not a left back. 

[Kilcline]

26 minutes ago, TRon said:

Our best player before he went off I thought.

100%, thought he was brilliant today 

[Kid Icarus]

[Menace]

Thought he was very good, but started to look leggy. Right sub.

[Astroblack]

That assist will do him a lot of good. Confidence to put some balls in the balls instead of playing it safe. Not that he was playing it safe, he was an animal out there. 

[RobsonsWonderland]

He looks solid in a similar way Habib Beye did for me... Maybe a consistent 7/10 player who looks a seasoned pro 

 

 

Edited September 1 by RobsonsWonderland

[Nine]

35 minutes ago, Jordan said:

Not a left back. 

Sorry but you’re completely wrong 

[Newcastle Fan]

Thought he dealt well with Odobert and forced them to switch wingers but he was starting to look shaky, sub was the correct decision.

[Holloway]

Like him, enjoyed the assist and he glides along at decent pace

[Erikse]

2 hours ago, CPL said:

That's his assist quota done for us then. 

 

I thought the same when it happened. Will say, judging by that assist, it will probably not be his only one for us.

 

 

Edited September 1 by Erikse

[Andy]

Good assist but I wasn't fully sold on him today like, although I seem to be in a minority. He's quite passive at times and backs off a lot, he's also reluctant to get forward (again, assist aside). 

 

Players like him will always look decent when you're backs-to-the-wall, but I prefer a full back to be aggressive like Trippier is at his best; he defends the halfway line and stops a lot of the opponent's play from developing early. 

 

Early days of course. 

[KaKa]

1 minute ago, Andy said:

Good assist but I wasn't fully sold on him today like, although I seem to be in a minority. He's quite passive at times and backs off a lot, he's also reluctant to get forward (again, assist aside). 

 

Players like him will always look decent when you're backs-to-the-wall, but I prefer a full back to be aggressive like Trippier is at his best; he defends the halfway line and stops a lot of the opponents play from developing early. 

 

Early days of course. 

 

Weren't we playing the 3 centre back set up today when we had the ball, with Joelinton then looking to overlap from LCM?

 

Don't think he was supposed to be playing as a traditional left back, but still picked his spot at the right time to get forward and get a ball in the box.

[Andy]

6 minutes ago, KaKa said:

 

Weren't we playing the 3 centre back set up today when we had the ball, with Joelinton then looking to overlap from LCM?

 

Don't think he was supposed to be playing as a traditional left back, but still picked his spot at the right time to get forward and get a ball in the box.

 

To be honest I'm never sure if the "three centre backs" is intentional or if we just get dragged into that shape as a result of having a natural centre half at left back, as often happened when Burn played there last season

 

Either way, I felt like it contributed to us spending a lot of the game on the back foot. 

[The Prophet]

Defends more like a centre back than a full back, but solid overall. We're yet to see the passing range he displayed at Bournemouth, he kept it pretty simple overall.

[80]

Can't say I'm in love with him yet, but alright overall. Pleased with his assist.

[TRon]

Anyone a bit surprised he's not been able to dislodge Burn from the CB position yet? He's a left sided CB from what I know so should be the logical cover for Botman. I know Burn has done well defensively, but we are really struggling to bring the ball out since Schar and Botman were sidelined and our football in general has suffered on that score.

[RodneyCisse]

Just now, TRon said:

Anyone a bit surprised he's not been able to dislodge Burn from the CB position yet? He's a left sided CB from what I know so should be the logical cover for Botman. I know Burn has done well defensively, but we are really struggling to bring the ball out since Schar and Botman were sidelined and our football in general has suffered on that score.

Isn’t that based around Burns leadership more than anything?