wilko154 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Perfect defensive midfielder performance. Barely noticed him for the majority of the game which implies he didn't do a lot wrong. He's a player that is limited in passing ability but is everywhere making tackles and interceptions without being too fancy. He looks to have improved a fair bit since the start of last season as well. It's good to know we have the ability to change up the midfield to suit the opponent we are playing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted February 6, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 6, 2021 (edited) Have we kept a clean sheet in every game he's started so far? Burnley Wolves Arsenal Am I missing any? Edited February 6, 2021 by PieFacE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danishlad Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, PieFacE said: Have we kept a clean sheet in every game he's started so far? Burnley Wolves Arsenal Am I missing any? Newcastle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 1 hour ago, VillanousOne said: I would think he should have replaced McGinn not Luiz, but anyway he did well, just gave us a bit of balance defensively. Both McGinn and Luiz have been poor of late. I’m so pleased he has morphed into a player capable of outperforming those two. This version of Nakamba and Sanson should give McGinn and Luiz the kick up the arse they need. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 1 hour ago, thunderball said: Good squad player, any talk of him going lloks premature, he has a role to play in the squad system next year. Another player who looks better now the whole team is playing better. This is important to remember as well because at our level you’re not going to be getting squad players better than Nakamba. We don’t have the luxury of benching the likes of Mahrez. Vital we hold onto the squad players who are good enough to worry the first team with strong performances and Nakamba is definitely one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 I like Nakamba. He should stay in the team now and he was unlucky to lose his place after the Barcodes game. We certainly needed his energy against Burnley and Wet Spam. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Another good game from him 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 I like to look at him as Kante light 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa 59 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: I like Nakamba. He should stay in the team now and he was unlucky to lose his place after the Barcodes game. We certainly needed his energy against Burnley and Wet Spam. Yep, agree with this! Unfairly left out last time after a good game imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 The right sort of game for him - not so much midfield pressure, so he's not going to get too flustered. Good to let him get some experience playing in a better team after last season, so we can be sure that when we do call on him he'll be up to snuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Wouldnt mind seeing him in a middle two with Sanson instead of McGinn and Luiz at least for a run of a few games. Leaves Luiz or McGinn fresh from the bench to replace either of those two or Barkley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 50 minutes ago, Spoony said: Both McGinn and Luiz have been poor of late. I’m so pleased he has morphed into a player capable of outperforming those two. This version of Nakamba and Sanson should give McGinn and Luiz the kick up the arse they need. I think its more of the system we are playing but I would say they dont impose themselves on the match as much, and McGinn has been slightly off with his passing but he still delivers a very good pass from this deep lying positions to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 good today and his passing ability and confidence looked much improved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Nakamba was decent again today, he is susceptible to being pressed on the ball, if they could train that out of him at bodymoor then he is definitely good enough to be the rotation option defensive midfielder for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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a-k Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 I thought he was marvelous today, other than a ~5min spell late in the first half when he had a few stray passes and got the yellow. Was popping up everywhere (had the most tackles in the match with 6) and was filling in others positions when they got caught up the pitch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted February 6, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 6, 2021 I don't rate him, but today he was good. His best game for us in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 4 hours ago, paul514 said: Nakamba was decent again today, he is susceptible to being pressed on the ball, if they could train that out of him at bodymoor then he is definitely good enough to be the rotation option defensive midfielder for us. If they could train him to become press-resistant then he would be up more than a good rotation option. He’d start most games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonIsAPlaceOnEarth Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Dare I say Nakamba’s passing and touch have improved a lot since last season. He’s never going to be as good as Dougie, but he’s as honest as they come. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Just now, DevonIsAPlaceOnEarth said: Dare I say Nakamba’s passing and touch have improved a lot since last season. He’s never going to be as good as Dougie, but he’s as honest as they come. I just think he has more options now players are coming to pick the ball off him and moving into space instead of standing idle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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