Dodgyknees Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 No wonder he's captain. Barking orders from the outset and keeping everyone on their toes. He's a figurehead of our new defence (even if he ends up at RB) in that all of them defend on the front foot and look to intercept the ball and start an attack immediately. He made a couple of errors today, but otherwise was good. Brought the ball out of defence well, and showed he can pass too. Good start! Forgot to mention that. Really enjoyed seeing a proper captain in our team again! Interested to see how he does versus Man United. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Puts himself under pressure by being out of position, then does some do or die defending to recover. Not a criticism, just think that's how he plays the game. Yep, reminds me too much of Richard Dunne in that sense. Probably who he learned it from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) He looked good today. Really commanding. He had his work cut out as well as on a number of occasions he had to cover for Bacuna who went missing and is overall poor defensively. Against United I would bring Hutton back in as otherwise Young will have a field day. Edited August 8, 2015 by markavfc40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Beasted it today bar one dodgy moment in the first half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightysasquatch Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) Spent all day covering Bacuna, Hutton in on Friday or our right side is going to take a battering. Edited August 8, 2015 by mightysasquatch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 A few times he messed up but made some great tackles at times too. Not sure he's going to fare so well against good strikers in the prem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted August 8, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2015 Love him. He'll be a real beast once he gets more experience from being a CB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) A few times he messed up but made some great tackles at times too. Not sure he's going to fare so well against good strikers in the prem. Where were his few? I'm intrigued, I just watched the game and saw 1 where Gosling nicked the ball off him. If it weren't for that I had him MOTM. Edit - actually, MOTM regardless. Edited August 8, 2015 by dont_do_it_doug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 A few times he messed up but made some great tackles at times too. Not sure he's going to fare so well against good strikers in the prem. Where were his few? I'm intrigued, I just watched the game and saw 1 where Gosling nicked the ball off him. If it weren't for that I had him MOTM. Have to agree. All this talk of constantly out of position and mistakes seems to be stuff people are creating rather than what actually happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbertoAVFC Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 A few times he messed up but made some great tackles at times too. Not sure he's going to fare so well against good strikers in the prem. Where were his few? I'm intrigued, I just watched the game and saw 1 where Gosling nicked the ball off him. If it weren't for that I had him MOTM. He was a bit erratic during the first 30 mins, my only fault. Overall very good debut though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 A few times he messed up but made some great tackles at times too. Not sure he's going to fare so well against good strikers in the prem. Where were his few? I'm intrigued, I just watched the game and saw 1 where Gosling nicked the ball off him. If it weren't for that I had him MOTM. He was a bit erratic during the first 30 mins, my only fault. Overall very good debut though. Only if you think Martin Laursen was also erratic. IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Seems like he was only having a laugh with his crazy breaks from defence in preseason. None of that today. PL is serious business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted August 8, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2015 Before today I thought that he was a fish out of water being CB, when his strengths are suited to RB, but he nailed it. There was a couple of errors (the one with Gosling was one that sticks in the mind) but he's settling in to a new position, in a new team, after having not played in England for quite a while. I think he was MOTM today, and could've nicked a goal of Rudy hadn't got to it first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 8, 2015 Moderator Share Posted August 8, 2015 Its not a new position, he was always a CB playing RB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercourse_The_Penguin Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) Assuaged a lot of my doubts today. Although... now I think of it I only developed these doubts through reading the somehow convincing negative posts on here. Clearly, the moral is: never read. Edited August 8, 2015 by Intercourse_The_Penguin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted August 8, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) Its not a new position, he was always a CB playing RB. Ah, I had no idea he used to play CB? I always thought he was an RB at Citeh, and for England. Edit: or do you mean that his skills were always suited to being a CB, but he was never played there before? Either way, I thought he played great today. To get him on a free was a fantastic bit of business. Edited August 8, 2015 by alreadyexists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 8, 2015 Moderator Share Posted August 8, 2015 Its not a new position, he was always a CB playing RB. Ah, I had no idea he used to play CB? I always thought he was an RB at Citeh, and for England. Edit: or do you mean that his skills were always suited to being a CB, but he was never played there before? Either way, I thought he played great today. To get him on a free was a fantastic bit of business. No, he used to play CB for City alongside Dunne then got moved to RB then lost his place to Zabaleta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwegianvillain Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) He always looked more like a CB than a RB, got the physical attributes. IMO a good fullback needs to be quick, agile, a high work rate and good crosses (Unless you're Maldini). None of that comes to mind when I see Micah TBH. At CB on the other hand, a beast is what you want. Edited August 8, 2015 by norwegianvillain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted August 8, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2015 Its not a new position, he was always a CB playing RB.Ah, I had no idea he used to play CB? I always thought he was an RB at Citeh, and for England. Edit: or do you mean that his skills were always suited to being a CB, but he was never played there before? Either way, I thought he played great today. To get him on a free was a fantastic bit of business. No, he used to play CB for City alongside Dunne then got moved to RB then lost his place to Zabaleta. Ah, I'd forgotten/didn't know that in the first place! Every day's a school day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Its not a new position, he was always a CB playing RB. Fair point Trent, but having played the majority of the last few years at RB it's fair to say he is still lacking a lot of top flight experience at CB, almost like having to learn his trade again. I think he lacks a little discipline at the moment but hopefully that will come, he certainly has all the attributes I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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