DJ_Villain Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Wasn't there a rumour flying round that he and KEA had an argument in the car park? Considering Richardsons contribution these first few games; not a bad trade off whatsoever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straggler Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 He has made a real difference in our midfield. His energy is superb, his quality is decent, his forward runs have been wonderful and it is a real shame that most of them have been missed or passes have not quite found them. He's missed a lot of the hype thanks to the Cleverly saga, but he is a big part of our renaissance as a team as he is a chap who plays for the team. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LxYoungAVFC Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Can anyone tell me what his strengths are and why we keep starting him? I fail to see what he has to offer (exept experience). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Can anyone tell me what his strengths are and why we keep starting him? I fail to see what he has to offer (exept experience). Okay, his attributes are not outstanding. But put it this way, when do you ever remember Richardson horrifically losing a personal duel? He doesn't get dominated by the opposition. He is neat and tidy and he knows where he needs to be and what to do. He's not full of flair but he does enough for where we aren't at the moment. He has some quality but most teams we play have more and his attributes allow us to 'be in' a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I'm not a big fan of him. With benteke back we should see him on the bench soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT123 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 One of the worst technical players I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 One of the worst technical players I've ever seen. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LxYoungAVFC Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Can anyone tell me what his strengths are and why we keep starting him? I fail to see what he has to offer (exept experience). Okay, his attributes are not outstanding. But put it this way, when do you ever remember Richardson horrifically losing a personal duel? He doesn't get dominated by the opposition. He is neat and tidy and he knows where he needs to be and what to do. He's not full of flair but he does enough for where we aren't at the moment. He has some quality but most teams we play have more and his attributes allow us to 'be in' a game. Thanks. I agree with most of what you said exept the neat and tidy part. It seems to me that he doesn't now which option to pick in the final third. By this I mean that he often decides that the simple pass to the overlapping Fullback or Winger is not effective/direct enough, so he tries to float a ball behind the defence à la David Silva. They never come off. Very frustrating imho. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I agree his decision making in the final third has been poor with us but his work rate and competitiveness have been useful so far. He's savvy without ever being above average even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 One of the worst technical players I've ever seen. Two years ago we had Brett Holman in the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 (edited) Richardson tries hard but from what I have seen (while playing for us) he is a limited player and I expected him to be better than he has been. Hopefully will prove a useful squad player. Edited October 4, 2014 by Brumstopdogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Versatile player- tonight he was basically a left sided forward, and most of us thought he would be playing as a left back. I wouldn't have him as a first choice XI but a good back up. Worked hard tonight but fluffed his big chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 He was pretty good against the first few opponents and has been struggling against some of the top players in the league which is expected. He is the perfect type of player to have for rotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 At the end of the day, he's a versatile squad player, not a nailed on starter, he's not good enough to start regularly over the course of the season, I don't expect him to be a regular once key players are fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I'm not getting the hate for him - I think he's been decent and reliable since he joined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Solid squad option but I would think his position is under threat if Gabby and Benteke are both fit for Everton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT123 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I'm not knocking his work rate and effort he puts in. It's just when he's on the ball he is unbelievably bad. Sometimes he receives the ball and has plenty of space but panics, thus nearly always misplacing his pass. For a midfielder, a passing accuracy of 64% is simply not good enough, it's not as if he's even trying to attempt difficult passes. I hope to be proved wrong but he doesn't look good enough to me, which surprises me because Fulham fans thought he was their best player - perhaps it shows how poor their team really was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezvilla Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I think he's rather good on the balls and links up nicely with Delph, Westwood and Clev. Definitely adds a balance to the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 He works hard for the team. Hasn't offered much going foward yet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 One of the worst technical players I've ever seen. You not seen many players, or you don't know what technical means? Brett Holman Djemba Djemba Bakke Bowery James Collins Lichaj Agathe Boulding Heskey Cuellar Reo-Coker Harewood Craig Gardner De la Cruz Kinsella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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