Jbvilla909 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 11 hours ago, Laughable Chimp said: He was an LB during his Ipswich days. Bournemouth used him as a CB Didn't he play three games for Bournemouth ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny_Villaman84 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 13 hours ago, Laughable Chimp said: He was an LB during his Ipswich days. Bournemouth used him as a CB What I can I remembered Most of his time in Bournemouth is play IN LB role with occasional emergency cover CH roles. He join us as CH I guess cos his height and football skill is suit him over LB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 23 hours ago, Danny_Villaman84 said: I glad see him play DM/CM defensive to develop this as I like someone who can drop become 3 backline (5 backline) make tactical change easy during games and push full back to forward overload wide to past defend and cross in or carried ball into box to free space to threat 523 or 3421, 343, 541, 5312 (sub Baliey if he tired) if get axel drop Into 3 centre half.or push in so Buendia can play advanced roles 4231, 4123, 433, 4411, 4312 (sub Bailey if he tried) Plenty of flexibility that why I fan CM who can play as CH. It makes sense, Danny. Flexibility is always a handy thing to have available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 I've never seen a central defender struggle so much to read the flight of a ball 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 27 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: I've never seen a central defender struggle so much to read the flight of a ball That was the big flaw I remembered from his previous time here. Still looks very shaky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 not gonna lie, i wasnt impressed with him at all. Watching him try to challenge for high balls was painful. Im sure he will be a useful squad member over the season, but he wasnt great tonight imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Yeah, bit of a car crash, he got bullied in to making some very poor decisions. He's a much better player than he showed tonight, but I worry he won't get enough football to actually settle and show it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Very casual today. Didn't look like he fancied the opposition or the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Didn't look great. Imagine the chaos if he had to look after Lukaku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 1 hour ago, MaVilla said: Watching him try to challenge for high balls was painful. Yep that’s what he was like in the championship. The reason I didn’t want is to sign him this season. Hope he improves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Pretty poor showing. Got bullied by their striker. Obviously rusty - but a long long way for him to go to be ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Adman said: Didn't look great. Imagine the chaos if he had to look after Lukaku OK but he isn't going to play lukaku. Whilst he is our back up rcb, I imagine we will probably select Hause or Tuanzebe on a case by case basis. Against Norwich or Brentford where we expect to have more of the ball tuanzebe is more assured in the ball. But against Burnley or Chelsea with big physical strikers we would select Hause. Other than that we probably select based on which side the injury occurred. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Only two players on the pitch won more aerials than him tonight (Hause and a Barrow defender). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 1 minute ago, MotoMkali said: OK but he isn't going to play lukaku. Whilst he is our back up rcb, I imagine we will probably select Hause or Tuanzebe on a case by case basis. Against Norwich or Brentford where we expect to have more of the ball tuanzebe is more assured in the ball. But against Burnley or Chelsea with big physical strikers we would select Hause. Other than that we probably select based on which side the injury occurred. Hes cover for Konsa, we should be happy to drop him into the prem when Konsas out. I don't want to overly criticise him, but his lack of physical strength worries me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Just now, Indigo said: Only two players on the pitch won more aerials than him tonight (Hause and a Barrow defender). I must have been watching a different game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Adman said: Hes cover for Konsa, we should be happy to drop him into the prem when Konsas out. I don't want to overly criticise him, but his lack of physical strength worries me. If it comes down to Konsa being out when up against Lukaku or Chris Wood then it will be a case of calling up Hause first, otherwise he is grand. Got bullied a bit tonight but still showed his composure on the ball plenty of times, he is still a very good footballer who will be an excelent squad option this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, Adman said: Hes cover for Konsa, we should be happy to drop him into the prem when Konsas out. I don't want to overly criticise him, but his lack of physical strength worries me. He's a CB. But there are always matchups that don't work. Lukaku is one of them, and I'd certainly be tempted to play hause rcb for a little bit more physicality (and put Konsa rb) against Chelsea again. Hause is the single best defender in the prem in aerial duels. He wins them at a rate like no other. And on offence he takes the entire defence with him. Traore nevers scores that beauty vs Chelsea without their defence being scared shitless of hause. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Still the same guy from the championship. Can't deal with high balls at all. Club has outgrown him. Hopefully Konsa stays mostly injury free this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Said enough about him last few months when mentioned as a target but many said would be great signing. What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted August 25, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Said enough about him last few months when mentioned as a target but many said would be great signing. What happened? From all accounts (not mine - I haven't seen the full match), both Tuanzebe and Nakamba failed to impress in this match. How is it you can defend one and not the other - especially considering this was Tuanzebe's first game in some time? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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