Big Ben Foster
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A few matches out of the team and everyone suddenly forgets how abysmal he was last season. I like Young, he's been a good player for us over the years, but he's finished.
Don't think anyone could forget that but i did roll my eyes when people celebrated that the AWB signing would mean 'no more Young'. It was crazy. Despite last season Shaw has never had a terrific injury record, and whenever Dalot played at full back we looked even worse. It seemed pretty obvious Young would still get a lot of matches this season as cover for both full back places, especially with the Europa League coming up.A few matches out of the team and everyone suddenly forgets how abysmal he was last season. I like Young, he's been a good player for us over the years, but he's finished.
Said this elsewhere but he isn't the first and won't be the last full back that Zaha does that too...Don't think anyone could forget that but i did roll my eyes when people celebrated that the AWB signing would mean 'no more Young'. It was crazy. Despite last season Shaw has never had a terrific injury record, and whenever Dalot played at full back we looked even worse. It seemed pretty obvious Young would still get a lot of matches this season as cover for both full back places, especially with the Europa League coming up.
Did ok on Saturday when he came on (apart from the Zaha incident). Hope he does better this season when called upon as back up.
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Yup, agree with that. Zaha will do that to many a full back this season.Said this elsewhere but he isn't the first and won't be the last full back that Zaha does that too...
Class tweet from Townsend on the matter too:
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Bit of a classless tweet from Palace there. Respect to Townsend.Said this elsewhere but he isn't the first and won't be the last full back that Zaha does that too...
Class tweet from Townsend on the matter too:
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Injuries to Dalot and Shaw, what do you expect Ole to do? Start Rojo?Still starting games for us and it isn’t even September.
Pathetic squad planning and this one is on Ole. I knew this would happen, but this clown is in the first team even earlier than I had envisaged.
Buy a left back in the summer. I said this in various threads repeatedly. Most people were touching themselves in the Dybala player thread.Injuries to Dalot and Shaw, what do you expect Ole to do? Start Rojo?
This is the annoying thing. Set pieces under no pressure and its not in dangerous areas. Its a waste having him on them. It really should just be pogba or maybe mata.Why the hell did he take all set pieces? Everything went to waste, he can’t cross the ball with accuracy.
Yep. It's not his fault, really. He wasn't meant to be a first teamer this season, really. But nobody considered the fact that Shaw is injury prone and he himself isn't particularly good.Can't complain. He's a squad player asked to do a job because of injury, he was ok.
That's not true. At this level, he has to be much better than this. He is arrogant without the means to back it up. Can't cross from a standstill.Did his job today, can't fault his performance.
Think the management gave him the duty, no way he just comes in "ok lads all corners and free-kicks are mine".That's not true. At this level, he has to be much better than this. He is arrogant without the means to back it up. Can't cross from a standstill.
That isn't on Ole. Our first XI is not good enough to be improving positions like LB when there's gaping holes in the rest of it.Buy a left back in the summer. I said this in various threads repeatedly. Most people were touching themselves in the Dybala player thread.
Shaw picks up injuries. We know that. Young isn’t good enough to cover for him. It isn’t like left backs weren’t available either because various clubs were bringing them in.
I think he has poor awareness of what's going on, he seems to get closed down really quickly and doesn't release the ball quickly enough. Wan Bissaka in contrast is really crafty with the ball.Thought it was a classic Young performance today. Some decent defending but clueless on the ball and resorted to aimlessly pumping it down the line gifting possession back to Leicester constantly. Completely lost Perez in the 92nd minute and is lucky that Ndidi's volley went just wide. Thankfully he wasn't required to join the attack and overhit any crossing opportunities he got today.
Shaw is a better 1v1 defender but Young is much better in possession and in the attack and at playing passing through the lines. It's not a great look for Shaw that there isn't much of a drop off in performance if any when we start Young there.Good game today. Seems he can still a do a job on the left. Honestly, I don't see anything that Shaw does more than him anyway.
And yet he kept getting a ton of abuse, despite being rock solid and working hard. Thank goodness some of our fans don't get a say.Thought he was quality today, far better at left back then right back.
He was the best LB on the pitch today...over the much lauded ChillwellThought he was quality today, far better at left back then right back.