Erikse Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) He has been very good for a while in 2025, but we've kept 4 clean sheets in the league in games where he has played atleast half of it (all of them vs bottom 6 sides). In the first 4 games of the season when he wasn't playing yet, we kept 3 clean sheets. We've never looked rock solid at the back since he came. Ofcourse it's far from just his fault, but I miss the times of Burn and Schar at their peak for us. There was a time where our CBs rarely ever let someone get past them. Edited January 31 by Erikse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Might need a rest before we run him completely into the ground. Been playing every game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Poor for the 2nd and 3rd goal However he wasn't the only one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 He's had a good season really, only player in form for most of it and probably needs a game off. Him, Hall and Miley have been only ones pretty consistent all season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 2 poor performances in 32 games. He'll never be elite with that sort of form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 14 minutes ago, Erikse said: He has been very good for a while in 2025, but we've kept 4 clean sheets in the league in games where he has played atleast half of it (all of them vs bottom 6 sides). In the first 4 games of the season when he wasn't playing yet, we kept 3 clean sheets. We've never looked rock solid at the back since he came. Ofcourse it's far from just his fault, but I miss the times of Burn and Schar at their peak for us. There was a time where our CBs rarely ever let someone get past them. I said it in the match thread, but our defensive frailties in general (one game and a half aside) have been nothing to do with him IMO. What more could he do? Probably 75% appearances or more have been 8/10 performances at least. We don't defend as a unit like we used to. It's just that simple. It stems from the midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Can't hold him totally responsible - he got zero protection from the midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 The same old problems were there with our midfield 3. Easy to get behind and take them all out with one pass and you’re in on our back 4. Even factoring that in. He makes some Bramble’esque decisions. The second Ekitike goal he reminded me of Boumsong and all. He looks brilliant most the time. But the comments about him having lapses of concentration are starting to look accurate. He was let off against Villa when he failed to cut out a simple through ball and Watkins fucked up a one on one. He could probably do with a rest and for the most part he’s been great. But that was what, his 4th and 5th clangers that have led to goals this season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 That was Bramble-esque like. Not as calamitous, but similar in that he played well but dropped two catastrophic clangers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghandis Flip-Flop Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Were they really massive clangers? Or did he just come up against an in form elite level finisher? You know the kind we lost in the summer, who made VVD and Gabriel/Saliba look terrified when he played against them. I think we are just seeing the reason the club went for Ekitike before pivoting to 'he who shall be named' if you ask me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 The 2nd is a really good run and finish (tripps for me is mostly to blame, 3rd is massive error though). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Joel Inton Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Would benefit from a rest. He’s played the most football of anyone this season. He was nowhere near as bad as people are making out, but the signs of some loss of attention have been creeping in across some games recently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Put it in the game thread but 8 times out of 10 he's made the right play for the second goal but diplodocus happened to take 1 of the 2 out of 10 plays that beat it. Third goal, yeah mistake but not as bad as the one Burn got away with in the second half Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 8 minutes ago, Ghandis Flip-Flop said: Were they really massive clangers? Or did he just come up against an in form elite level finisher? You know the kind we lost in the summer, who made VVD and Gabriel/Saliba look terrified when he played against them. I think we are just seeing the reason the club went for Ekitike before pivoting to 'he who shall be named' if you ask me. The first one can be categorised as a misread, the second was a clanger, playing it directly to a Liverpool player under no pressure and when he was part of the last line of defence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 19 minutes ago, Colos Short and Curlies said: Put it in the game thread but 8 times out of 10 he's made the right play for the second goal but diplodocus happened to take 1 of the 2 out of 10 plays that beat it. Third goal, yeah mistake but not as bad as the one Burn got away with in the second half Not for me. He got hung out to dry by Trippier. But it felt like he never knew what was behind him. Like he was scared to close the angle too soon because there was maybe a cross on. He can’t have been worried about getting chopped, as he had a decent angle to close him down and hold him up. But just never seemed to want to engage him. It just seemed really weird and lethargic the way he was ambling back and like he invited Ekitike to do what he did and rushed in when it was too late. Still a top finish/toe punt, mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Not his finest hour tonight. That's Leeds and tonight where he's cost us goals but he didn't get away with it this time. Little bit more understandable when it's Ekitike rather than Dominic Calvert-Lesbian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 48 minutes ago, Andy said: I said it in the match thread, but our defensive frailties in general (one game and a half aside) have been nothing to do with him IMO. What more could he do? Probably 75% appearances or more have been 8/10 performances at least. We don't defend as a unit like we used to. It's just that simple. It stems from the midfield. You don't have to no further than Trippier for our defensive fraielties. Change this then we move on. That's why Tino is such a miss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 (edited) Like him but starting to worry that he's a bit too prone to expensive mistakes. Having a similar player at RB outside him doesn't help either TBF. Edited February 1 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Error prone. He needs to play a more simple style for a while which may mean .... hooooooof. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I got clowned on for saying this kids got a mistake in him... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Every CB in the world has a mistake in them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I don't think he was at fault for the second goal, mistakes happened earlier. He could've been a bit closer but it's just boring maths. If you let Ekitike cut in it's a high danger chance, now we were done by a great finish. Third is his fault but those happen when you are trying to play progressive passes and we still had plenty of men behind the ball. He's the least of our worries, he had lots of brilliant moments too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 There’s no defender in football able to keep up with Ekiteke on that kind of run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, Conjo said: Every CB in the world has a mistake in them. Defenders (and goalkeepers) are defined by their mistakes - all can make them, but the fewer you make the better you are. The lad looks rick-prone, though I still think Trippier had more to do with the second goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Bro what. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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