Czechlad Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 He is pretty decent defensively, but just as bad as hutton going forward. That is my only issue with him. I do feel pretty confident with him on defense though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 A quiet thread for a defender is usually a good thing Hutton thread for example has been quiet for a bit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael118 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poitier Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 What has happened to him, he was very solid last season but has been very poor so far this, and it isn't like we have much backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 16, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2017 On 14/09/2017 at 19:11, Michael118 said: He must be doing alright if you don't rate him 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 A player knowing he will play every game no matter what leads to a comfort zone, no real need to push to your limits. He is solid enough defensively, but struggles when attacking, mind you if we play 442 from now on then theres no real need for our full backs to push forward, defensive full backs are more suited to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael118 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 10 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: He must be doing alright if you don't rate him Sounds like he's doing magnificently. Replacing Amavi with Taylor is up there with the stupidest decisions we've ever made. If Amavi gets a move back to the Premier League one day that will become a fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Taylor is one of the last players that I would criticise right now. Since he joined he's been as solid and consistent a left-back as I've ever seen play for us. He's not great when attacking, but he can string together a few passes and put in a (half) decent cross, which is light years ahead of what we've seen from our leftbacks in recent years! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 16, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2017 9 minutes ago, Michael118 said: Sounds like he's doing magnificently. Replacing Amavi with Taylor is up there with the stupidest decisions we've ever made. If Amavi gets a move back to the Premier League one day that will become a fact. Personally I think replacing a player who was consistently garbage with a player who's consistently decent is good business. But what would I know 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermon Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 He hoofs the ball a tad too much for my liking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 He is Mr Consistency and is a 6 or 7 out of 10 player week in week out. For me he is the best left back we have had in many a year. The worry comes if he gets injured as we have no natural experienced cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 He was weak defensively in the first half and would continually lump it forward when on the ball, was not impressed at all with yesterday's showing but has been solid otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 9 hours ago, supermon said: He hoofs the ball a tad too much for my liking My thoughts exactly. I think he does a good defensive job but at least 4 times yesterday, in the second half, the ball was played around between our players, in order to keep possession, and as soon as it got to Taylor he just clipped a hopeful ball down the line that reached nobody from our team. He needs to protect the ball more and play it simple if it means we keep possession. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjvilla Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 9 hours ago, Michael118 said: Sounds like he's doing magnificently. Replacing Amavi with Taylor is up there with the stupidest decisions we've ever made. If Amavi gets a move back to the Premier League one day that will become a fact. I liked Amavi, especially before the injury. But I have to ask, which one of the errors which gifted the opposition a goal or a good chance was it that made you think swapping Taylor with Amavi one of the 'stupidest decisions we've ever made'? Taylor isn't as glamorous as Amavi, but he's certainly a lot more solid and consistent based on what I've seen of Taylor in the championship and what I've seen of Amavi in the championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael118 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 23 hours ago, Mjvilla said: I liked Amavi, especially before the injury. But I have to ask, which one of the errors which gifted the opposition a goal or a good chance was it that made you think swapping Taylor with Amavi one of the 'stupidest decisions we've ever made'? Taylor isn't as glamorous as Amavi, but he's certainly a lot more solid and consistent based on what I've seen of Taylor in the championship and what I've seen of Amavi in the championship. I didn't see the Barnsley game. I agree he has been fairly solid defensively. I just don't think his ceiling is anywhere near as high as Amavi's currently. Even though Amavi was inconsistent you could say that about nearly all our players over the last few seasons. There is a big gap in quality between Amavi and Taylor in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 18, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted September 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Michael118 said: There is a big gap in quality between Amavi and Taylor in my opinion. Same here. Just not the way you think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael118 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Same here. Just not the way you think. If you sent both of them to a top Premier League team one would fit in and possibly push on and the other wouldn't. Edited September 18, 2017 by Michael118 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 8 minutes ago, Michael118 said: If you sent both of them to a top Premier League team one would fit and possibly push on and the other wouldn't. One couldn't get a game for a mid table Championship team, and when he did got absolutely tore up by journeymen players. I will give you a clue which one, he was French. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael118 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 2 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: One couldn't get a game for a mid table Championship team, and when he did got absolutely tore up by journeymen players. I will give you a clue which one, he was French. He was playing well enough for us to be offered 25m for him in January. His form dropped off after that. Bruce obviously didn't rate him either or he didn't fit into his style of play. It doesn't surprise me at all he didn't regain his form under him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 18, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted September 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Michael118 said: If you sent both of them to a top Premier League team one would fit in and possibly push on and the other wouldn't. One of them would fit in, and it aint Amavi. I agree Amavi POSSIBLY has the potential to be better than Taylor. But he's a long long way off realising it. Based on current ability, Neil Taylor is a far better player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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