Ranking our Squad - 7 Joelinton

[The Prophet]

B+ When he's fully it he's one of the best CBs in the league. Brilliant reader of the game and excellent with the ball at his feet, he has the potential to get better too.

 

 

Edited Wednesday at 09:50 by The Prophet

[The Prophet]

I'm shocked anyone would put him below a B tbh, he's clearly better than "solid".  Bare in mind last season he played while injured, in a team decimated by injury and shipping goals for fun.

[Abacus]

Who scored him an E? 

[The Butcher]

Best CB I've seen at the club. B, but has the potential to get close to an A.

[Yorkie]

Right now - which I assume is what we're basing our votes on - he's a C, but if he can get fit and firing then he should hit B standard no problem 

[Dr.Spaceman]

31 minutes ago, Abacus said:

Who scored him an E? 

 

You can click on the number and it shows you who voted what. Must be mint knowing you're that funny and everyone else knows it too.

[Pata]

He's an obvious B with ceiling at A in the future if he can stay fit.

[Dandy Man]

B for Botman, could eventually end up being a C or an A depending on injuries and luck etc

[Cf]

Sven Botman earns our highest grade so far with a B.

 

Next up we have Fabian Schar who for me is an interesting one.

 

Even last season I think he was low key one of the better defenders in the league. Feels like we're seeing his decline at the moment, though perhaps not to the extent of some other players.

[mouldy_uk]

I’d give Schar the D

 

[JT24]

Has fast become D. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Getting into Trippier territory again I feel, can start in the PL still but can look a bit shaky if the team around him isn't right. 

 

Has also started giving the ball away with some mad passes recently. 

 

There was a point not too long ago where I'd argue he was the best CB ever to play for us though, so I'm probably underrating him a bit due to our dodgy form. 

[Fak]

I love you Fabian, you're the best £3.5m the club has ever spent. And probably the best defender of my life time at the club (not a high bar), but it's time to play second fiddle next season.

[Infinitely Content]

A bad run of form lately will no doubt colour this one for many, but Schar has been one of our best players consistently for 3 years now, superior to any of our other defenders by a distance. He's put together runs of consistent excellence, is one of the best ball playing centre backs in Europe and has enabled our high pressing way of playing more or as much as any single other player in our squad. He's been nothing short of brilliant.

I'll have to not visit this thread as to not lose my mind and indeed faith with the D's & E's no doubt incoming.

B+, love you Fabian.

[The Butcher]

D.

 

Been so good up until this season. Not even sure I'd keep him for next season, but our financial situation probably plays a part in him getting another year.

[Dandy Man]

Was probably close to a B for a while but still a solid C for time being

[AyeDubbleYoo]

The 'team consisting entirely of' part of C is the hard bit to agree with, not many non-elite players could meet that definition. 

 

Schar is good and even better when the team around him is functioning, but a team consisting entirely of Schars would get relegated. 

[The Prophet]

C.

 

A great servant who excelled under Rafa and Howe's management.

 

Unfortunately much like Trippier, age is catching up. While he was never rapid, he's lost a yard of pace, he's less focused and his long range passing which which was once superb is off more often than not. Even then, he'd still do a job for a side with midtable aspirations.

 

He'll be fondly remembered as one of our best, but the time has come to upgrade. 

 

 

Edited Thursday at 10:52 by The Prophet

[Beren]

12 minutes ago, Dandy Man said:

Was probably close to a B for a while but still a solid C for time being

 

This.

[Kid Icarus]

Once an easy B hinting towards an A, currently a C and in terms of planning I'd say is a D.

[Dr.Spaceman]

Will go down as a great signing regardless of what happens from here, but he's on a downward trajectory right now.

[Abacus]

He's a C now. Never unhappy to see him in the squad or line up. Two years ago it's a B, probably one of the most underrated defenders in the league then and my word he can see things most can't and pass the ball with flair and accuracy. I can't think of any player who has earnt his transfer fee so easily.

 

Also, just love those thunderbastard goals he occasionally rocked up with when the rest of the team were dreaming and he decided to win the game on his own.

[Lush Vlad]

I think he was always a C+ sort of player.  But he has started to drop off a bit this season.  His passing has become more lax and loose than usual and his defending even more so.  

 

Harsh to say he is now a D.  But trending that way.

 

Great thread BTW and has got plenty involved.  But it does seem like there is a bit of a no man's land between B and C.  Like B makes it sounds like they're one of the best players in the division.  Whereas C is just like they're anyone that played for a Pulis Stoke team or every Fulham player for most of their Prem history. 

[Groundhog63]

Interesting thread but I feel it would benefit by being locked for 48 hours after any defeat 

[gbandit]

Schar’s a C for me but I think he’ll be a D next season