ejs1111 Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 He wasn't done any favors with Bailey in front of him. Might as well had Casper on his kit instead of Bailey. Bailey was atrocious tonight and frequently left him 2v1- which contributed to Pau looking poor on D. Not to mention Bailey was rarely an outlet when Pau was isolated on the sideline. There was a reason why Diaby and Bailey switched sides before halftime. If Pau is going to play LCB in a 3 with Cash- he needs JJ or Buendia in front of him to do the dirty work and track back and help. That will make his life alot easier. Thats not to say the Pau didn't struggle today. But I lay alot of the blame at Bailey's feet as well. Its a team game and he left Pau out to dry often. Bailey was just very poor in nearly every aspect tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted August 6, 2023 Author Share Posted August 6, 2023 Doesn’t look like a left back. The Pau thing looks to be a bit of a headache for Emery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 (edited) I don’t think Pau has looked great in pre season at both centre back or left back but it’s kind of expected in a new team. Will take time to fully settle and find his feet. Edited August 6, 2023 by Vive_La_Villa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I don’t think Pau has looked great in pre season at both centre back or left back but it’s kid of expected in a new team. Will take time to fully settle and find his feet. Will definitely take time to settle. Needs to get on the training plan with Ollie, Ty, and Diego. But I think Pau will be very useful against a lot of teams that sit in low blocks against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 (edited) I wouldn't judge him by what we have seen in pre season, which in fairness has been fine anyway. He has played probably no more than 3 hours of football over 5 pre season games and given the amount of travelling we have done since he has been been here would have had very few training sessions with his new team mates. It'll take time for him to build understandings with others and get up to full speed in the role he is likely to be asked to play but he is clearly a quality player and I'm confident he will be flying within a couple of months. Edited August 6, 2023 by markavfc40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mazrim Posted August 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2023 The quick judgement over this guy is a bit of a joke to be honest. He's going to be class for us. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feidhlim Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 14 minutes ago, Mazrim said: The quick judgement over this guy is a bit of a joke to be honest. He's going to be class for us. Nope, it's not all all. Haven't seen anyone saying he's not good enough for us. Haven't seen anyone say he will do badly for us. Fact is, he has been caught out more than our other defenders and misplaced more passes too. That's a fact and just because he is new, highly rated and an Emery priority signing doesn't shield him from those facts. Before anyone starts having a go at me, I think he will do well for us. But he has not been good in these games. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 If the plan was to play him at LB long term then it's is a poor purchase. That's not the plan thou. Especially not once Moreno comes back. He's a CB with a great passing foot. He's been filling in at LB due to Digne not appearing to be in the long term plan and Emery trying out the stay at home 3 defenders on the left instead of right due to injuries. Guy is a CB not LB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 22 minutes ago, Mazrim said: The quick judgement over this guy is a bit of a joke to be honest. He's going to be class for us. There was caution before he signed to be honest. I don't think people are writing him off. He hasn't been great though, that's all. I don't think Diaby has looked great either, no dramas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 1 minute ago, sne said: If the plan was to play him at LB long term then it's is a poor purchase. That's not the plan thou. Especially not once Moreno comes back. He's a CB with a great passing foot. He's been filling in at LB due to Digne not appearing to be in the long term plan and Emery trying out the stay at home 3 defenders on the left instead of right due to injuries. Guy is a CB not LB. Agree. And time will tell whether it was a good purchase. There's certainly plenty of other CBs around much better suited to the league who have moved. Hopefully his technique on the ball means he's better for us than any of them would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: Agree. And time will tell whether it was a good purchase. There's certainly plenty of other CBs around much better suited to the league who have moved. Hopefully his technique on the ball means he's better for us than any of them would be. I'm delighted with this signing and once everything is settled later in the season I think he will play alongside Mings at CB even thou Konsa looks good and dare I say a bit stronger this pre season than he was last year. Edited August 6, 2023 by sne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywashy Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 (edited) Pre-season is notoriously shaky when it comes to making judgements on new players, tbh. Just off the top of my head, Jota and Guilbert down the right-hand-side looked like the 2nd comings of Messi and Cafu during their debut preseasons. Emery is very familiar with him, once he's integrated into the team he'll very quicky become a mainstay. Edited August 6, 2023 by wishywashy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Looks a bargain considering what spurs have just paid for their new CB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan95 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 I hope he's brilliant considering I gambled on making him my avatar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MellbergsBeard Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 The guy is probably still living out of a hotel room at this rate, it takes time for a player to settle into a different country with a different language and different players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Worrying how slow he looked. Decent with the ball but teams may target the ball in behind him if he's stood on the half way line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Well so much for bedding him in slowly and using the ECL to get him up to speed.... Welcome to the PL Pau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 1 minute ago, cheltenham_villa said: Worrying how slow he looked. Decent with the ball but teams may target the ball in behind him if he's stood on the half way line. Yup La Liga is slow, PL is next level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Pau looks slow not sure how Unai's suicide high line and his signing makes any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pregra Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Reminds me of Lindelof, and that ain’t a plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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