Unlikely lad
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The Wan-naissance
Here hereAgreed, his quality on the ball has been great today, looked calm and confident. Long may it continue.
Yep I'm all for going with everything ETH touches is magic but to give credit to others some players are just returning to the form we already know they're capable ofRediscovering old form! Well done to him.
I'd still go with Dalot personally, he's one that ETH has absolutely worked wonders withIn this form, Bissaka should be starting also when Dalot is back. Dalot has been good, but Bissaka has been better. Simple as.
Maybe we have better players.With Ole gone, players can actually be coached.
He was wack. Just good in one on onesHe was never as bad footballer as lots of people on here were claiming, another case of short term memory this place suffers of.
That's what I thought, first time in ages I actually see players improve after joining us.Proper manager can do wonders with players
Yeah, thought our right side was pretty quiet and a bit uninspiring tonight. Bit of Antony too i suppose.Some great defending against Zaha tonight, with two exceptional tackles. However, in the first half palace was giving him space and he couldn't do anything.
This exactly.He was never as bad footballer as lots of people on here were claiming, another case of short term memory this place suffers of.
Good "defender" but he was just as bad on the ball yesterday in transitions & attacks. The only reason this has gone unnoticed is because the whole team was like that in the 2nd half.Actual coaching is turning him into a footballer. Still a long way to go, he's still naive positionly, but hopefully he can continue to improve all over the pitch.
Strongly disagree with this. There was a reason that every team's pressing trigger was AWB and there was a reason we were so weak under pressure.This exactly.
Can't take all these posters seriously when they're doing u-turns praising him for things a few of us could clearly see even when the guy was at his worst. He's always been a good dribbler, and very press resistant.
Don't forget Rashmartiany and ShamaranesakaMaybe we have better players.
Mcfred to Casemeriksen
I reckon Ole could get a tune outta them
He's the least press resistant player in our squad. There's a reason he's targeted as a pressing trigger for the opposition.This exactly.
Can't take all these posters seriously when they're doing u-turns praising him for things a few of us could clearly see even when the guy was at his worst. He's always been a good dribbler, and very press resistant.
The trigger was Lindelof would have the ball and he would move in AWB's direction and then underhit a pass to him and by then he was surrounded....not happening while Victor is on the bench.Strongly disagree with this. There was a reason that every team's pressing trigger was AWB and there was a reason we were so weak under pressure.
He's definitely improved, though, in the sense that his first touch actually takes him in a direction as opposed to using his first touch to put the ball at his feet and then deciding which way to go. This saves valuable seconds which allows him to escape the press which he has done to good effect over the past few games.
No, he wouldn't have.Maybe we have better players.
Mcfred to Casemeriksen
I reckon Ole could get a tune outta them
Even if that were true, AWB would stand there with his body facing straight in towards the middle and use his first touch to place the ball at his feet, giving the opponents ample time to scuttle over there and put him under pressure at which point he'd have no option but to panic and boot the ball to the other team or play it back to the defenders.The trigger was Lindelof would have the ball and he would move in AWB's direction and then underhit a pass to him and by then he was surrounded....not happening while Victor is on the bench.
Hardly something that would be hard to work on though mate?Even if that were true, AWB would stand there with his body facing straight in towards the middle and use his first touch to place the ball at his feet, giving the opponents ample time to scuttle over there and put him under pressure at which point he'd have no option but to panic and boot the ball to the other team or play it back to the defenders.
His faults are minor compared to the guy who was in front of him today.Hardly something that would be hard to work on though mate?
I've already said in this very thread that he has improved that aspect. The guy I responded to argued against AWB being a press trigger for us over the past few years.Hardly something that would be hard to work on though mate?
Came 2nd with McFredNo, he wouldn't have.