jim Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Still waiting for this extra dimension he was going to bring us when he came back from injury. Not a patch on Digne this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 31 minutes ago, Spoony said: He has been forced back into the team through Digne’s injury when we otherwise wouldn’t be starting him, and he isn’t ready and it’s costing him and us in terms of performances. Little more to it than that. He has been back for weeks. How long does it take to get back up to speed? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meregreen Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 No end product tonight. Got into plenty of good positions but simply didn’t deliver into the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Quality last season, bit of a shadow this. Whether that's form, confidence, or if the injury has taken a big toll, who knows. If it is the injury, sod's law that we finally get a fullback who can dribble and operate in tight spaces and then all of a sudden they're not the same player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, HanoiVillan said: His misjudgement of the flight of a spinning ball in the first half was pretty embarrassing and set the tone for the rest of that performance. Garbage from start to finish. If you mean the one where he tried to head it back across to Ollie then yes he should've just tried to volley it given he scored a similar chance at the weekend. Unlucky with the header in second half that hit the roof of the net. Poor tonight but I think he's been o.k coming back from injury. Would be nice to have Digne as an option so we can rotate the two and keep the opposition guessing as to who is starting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wezbid Posted February 8 Popular Post Share Posted February 8 (edited) 48 minutes ago, jim said: He has been back for weeks. How long does it take to get back up to speed? It can work both ways though, he's had to play more games and minutes than expected due to Digne's injury, which means he's burning out rather than getting up to speed. To go from barely playing/training for months on end to having to play full 90's is a tough ask. The guy barely has recovery time and hasn't had a pre-season to ease back in like most. He's playing probably the most physically demanding role with no cover. There's getting up to speed and burning out. Edited February 8 by Wezbid 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 12 minutes ago, VillaChris said: If you mean the one where he tried to head it back across to Ollie then yes he should've just tried to volley it given he scored a similar chance at the weekend. Unlucky with the header in second half that hit the roof of the net. Poor tonight but I think he's been o.k coming back from injury. Would be nice to have Digne as an option so we can rotate the two and keep the opposition guessing as to who is starting. He's had his moments but in open play he misses having Ramsey (at his best) to play off. Never convinced that playing on the left suits either McGinn or the full back behind him. But tonight I just thought he was way off it (far from alone of course) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvilla28 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Not impressed with him one bit since coming Digne is a huge loss at LB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 It just shows how well Digne was playing. A great all-round fullback who is good In tight spaces and good crosser. Moreno is good at running with the ball but not much else since coming back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 9 hours ago, Leeroy said: Massively overrated on here. Need Digne back who is first choice now for sure. If we sell Digne in summer we should sell moreno too and buy a top class left back that is a lot younger than 31. Our full back area is our weak link. How is he actually overated? He was absolutely **** immense last season. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted February 8 VT Supporter Share Posted February 8 He misses Ramsey at the moment doing it all on his own. Once Ramsey is back on the left that side will improve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 He was excellent last season, but this season has been a big drop off in performance, hopefully it will pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 25 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: How is he actually overated? He was absolutely **** immense last season. He was very good for half a season last season but he is overrated because posters make out he’s Roberto Carlos and make out Digne is so inferior to him when that’s simply not true. We were joint top with Digne in the side and even then the same posters reluctantly said Digne was having a decent season but needed to be sold. I don’t want to single Moreno out but defensively we look so much weaker with him in the team and you can’t keep saying he isn’t fit, he’s been back 2 months now FFS. We basically need Pau and Digne back in the defence to save our season (and Konsa of course), we have a weak right back in Cash too but can’t do anything about that because he’s our only option there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 33 minutes ago, S-Platt said: He misses Ramsey at the moment doing it all on his own. Once Ramsey is back on the left that side will improve. He’s played with Ramsey a few times this season and it didn’t make any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolta Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 3 minutes ago, Leeroy said: He’s played with Ramsey a few times this season and it didn’t make any difference. Surely for about 40 mins in total? Neither of them have been around much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Just now, Rolta said: Surely for about 40 mins in total? Neither of them have been around much. I think longer than that but even so when they’ve got down the left together this season they look totally out of sync and the connection seems to have been lost. I think teams are sitting deeper against us this season and we don’t have the open space to play into like the 2nd half of last season because teams know if you deny us space we struggle and that’s particularly true of Ramsey and Moreno who don’t work well in tight spaces. Digne is much better in tight spaces and is also the best crosser in the squad so he’ll be back in the side for league games when he’s fit I think and Moreno will play in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digavilla Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 He is the only player that have technical skill/ unpredictability to create something or play thru a low block team. Digne is too predictable ( cross ball to the middle ) and don’t have the skill /confidence to take on a player. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 11 minutes ago, Digavilla said: He is the only player that have technical skill/ unpredictability to create something or play thru a low block team. Digne is too predictable ( cross ball to the middle ) and don’t have the skill /confidence to take on a player. Really untrue, in fact the complete opposite, he’s better against high lines than low block teams because of his pace. Digne has a much better first touch than Moreno and better technique so is more suited against teams sitting deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digavilla Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 minute ago, Leeroy said: Really untrue, in fact the complete opposite, he’s better against high lines than low block teams because of his pace. Digne has a much better first touch than Moreno and better technique so is more suited against teams sitting deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digavilla Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Just now, Digavilla said: 2 minutes ago, Leeroy said: Really untrue, in fact the complete opposite, he’s better against high lines than low block teams because of his pace. Digne has a much better first touch than Moreno and better technique so is more suited against teams sitting deep. I really have not seen Digne beat a man , as soon as an opposition comes near he will just cross the ball. Moreno will take on player , sometimes it comes off sometimes doesn’t , but these sucks in opposition and create space for others Ramsey etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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