DWelbz19
Correctly predicted Portugal to win Euro 2016
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After his excellent breakout season, could we see Chris Smalling progress even further as a CB? He has managed to truly hone in on his biggest strengths as a player: physically matching most forwards in the league and acting as near enough the only defensive head when it came to dealing with aerial crosses.
Admittedly not without faults; this sense of his true strength and pace has - at times - made his defending innately lazy, hitting a plateau and relying too much on his recovery pace or overexerting in a physical duel because he thinks he can easily get the better of an opponent that way. I think Mourinho will fix this aspect from his game, hopefully he starts with the dreaded Skrtel-shoves and rely far less on Smalling to play on the ball, which will no doubt improve his ability as a defender.
#CaptainChrisPlusOne
Admittedly not without faults; this sense of his true strength and pace has - at times - made his defending innately lazy, hitting a plateau and relying too much on his recovery pace or overexerting in a physical duel because he thinks he can easily get the better of an opponent that way. I think Mourinho will fix this aspect from his game, hopefully he starts with the dreaded Skrtel-shoves and rely far less on Smalling to play on the ball, which will no doubt improve his ability as a defender.
#CaptainChrisPlusOne