claretandblue77 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 seeing as some to be of the opinion that he's not that good, now we have proper competition for place's, i think a poll is need to see people's opinion's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regular_john Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 When he's next to an experience centre back like he was with Laursen, he looks absolutely world class. At the moment though he doesn't seem able to lead the line by himself. I still think he's a quality player though and will develop into a top defender if he keeps his ego in check. Would quite like to see him partnering the Dunney monster, I think they could strike up a Ferdinand/Vidic kind of understanding, i.e. one physical, brave defender and one more technical, sweeping player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 world class, lol. Talk about claret tinted spectacles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carew_villa Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 he's a good top half premier league footballer but I can't see him being anymore than 4th choice at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regular_john Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 world class, lol. Talk about claret tinted spectacles. Some of his performances last season were absolutely superb. Of course I'm not saying that he is a world class player, but he has the potential to be a very, very good defender. Give him time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted December 23, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted December 23, 2009 He has looked extremely good in our defense with Laursen while fit. I suspect he would do just as well with another experienced partner in Dunne - but he will struggle to replace Cuellar and Collins on their given form. That said, a good addition to the squad and good cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoD Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 A very good player to have as a forth choice CB and taking into account that Collins is injury prone well worth keeping him in the side and letting him fight for his place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Just the same as Cuellar to me. When thrown in with any other random CB he can look a bit lost. But, just like Cuellar, with the right partner he can look fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilGibson Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I bet Sir Alex is slightly jealous of our centre back situation. Oh what he would give to have 4 quality centre halves fighting for a place in the team. Shame. Anyway Davies has quality that I am sure as he matures and reaches his peak over the next few years we will benefit from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Very good back up and probably best 4th choice defender in PL. Problem is does he have the attitude to want to fight for his place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 i just think he needs his hand held, good player in there somewhere shame he's not going to benefit from the WC looming large Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NabilH Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Qualty addiiton and future 1st choice, hes brilliant. hes still learning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danwichmann Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 It's been a long time since we saw him play without any form of injury, so I'm looking forward to seeing him fully fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I think he has been great when played alongside an experienced Premier League CB in Laursen - he looks really strong, good in the air, quick and no nonsense. I am not sure where all of the "bad attitude" comments have come from? He struggled alongside Carlos when Carlos was finding his feet in the Premier League. Now Carlos has found those feet, I think Curtis could play alongside any of the other three CBs and do well. I think this is quite often the case with young CBs though and Dawson at Spurs has had the same problem - looks great alongside Woodgate or King but struggles with a less experienced partner. This is about maturing as a player in probably one of the most difficult positions (alongside a keeper) as mistakes often mean goals. Great position to have - 4 quality CBs - but we will need a European run and good cup runs to keep them all happy next year and I'm not sure rotating CBs is the best idea as they need to build partnerships. The other challenge is to make sure that Baker and Clark are given a chance to prove themselves and then integrated into the squad if they are good enough. Much better problem to have than not though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I like Davies he`s played many good games for us, just needs a leader next to him. He will be another good addition when he`s fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Potentially I think Davies is the best centre half we have. However I think MON has gone for the more physical type of defender - in Dunn, Collins and to a lesser extent cuellar. - this means Davies probably is 4th choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanky Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 He will force his way back in I think and will get his chance when we have injuries and suspensions which are inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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