LondonVillian Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Good game against pool still 4th choice for me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AValon Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Deserved credit for a good display, but not up to it on too regular a basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Good game against pool still 4th choice for me though. I'm really struggling to see why Okore would be a better choice right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 ....but you have to give credit,when it's due. All you can do, is play well and when you do it regularly, you gain recognition. He like others have played in an inexperienced team, when he has a bit of experience next to him his composure grows. Let's just see what happens over the coming months.....let's not write him off just yet. I think with that extra bit of experience in the side a few of the younger players may get re-appraised by the fans and a few changed opinions may emerge. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooligan Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 To be honest,i feared the worst when i saw he was playing instead of Vlarr, but fair play to him,he played really well and deserved the MOM award. Maybe Keano has been working with him at how to and when to tackle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I think with Baker so much depends on who he is playing with, both at full back and his CB partner. He and Clark together were an accident waiting to happen. Even with Vlaar in the side he was constantly covering for Luna's laughable positioning. Now we have much better fullbacks it is easier to see his strengths and he so much better. We now have a solid back four rather than a lash up of poor players or players playing out of position. On the basis if his performance on Saturday he is probably challenging Okore for the number three slot. It reminds me a little of the situation we had with Curtis Davies. He was woeful when we signed him but then forged a very impressive partnership with Laursen until the latter was injured. It was then Davies and Zat Knight and the latter looked better and neither were good. Once he went to Blues and then more so at Hull as he matured we started to see the real potential he has. Sadly MON squandered £10m on a unproven player (whilst flogging Cahill for little more than half that) The comparison is if Baker can play with a quality CB, get games under his belt and build his experience and mature we may actually have a PL grade centre back on our hands which is maybe why Lambert has persisted with him. The flip side of that is that it probably suggests that Clark has no real future at the club which is a shame although I always saw him as a DM rather than CB as he's technically a good footballer. We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonVillian Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Good game against pool still 4th choice for me though. I'm really struggling to see why Okore would be a better choice right now. What's wrong with Okore ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 No one who's pointed out that he made the European team of the week? He did, and I think that's quite an achievement. Well done, young boy!I was one of those who was a bit worried when I saw that he was about to replace Vlaar against liverpool, but he showed me how little I know, really. Keep the good work up. Another tough weekend is ahead of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Good game against pool still 4th choice for me though. I'm really struggling to see why Okore would be a better choice right now. What's wrong with Okore ? He looked way off the pace in pre-season, picked up a knock, played poorly for Denmark and hasn't been selected by Lambert. Meanwhile, Baker made (apparently) The European Team Of The Week, whatever that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Will he be back the weekend with Vlaar being out Can see it being a cricket score if Clark starts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Yeah he'll be back. No way will Clark play, Okore more likely but Baker should be fit, for better or worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Baker will start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 If not, put Given at CB if needs be. No Clark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Am I the only one genuinely concerned about baker's health? He literally gets a head injury every game, surely that's going to shorten his career and have knock on effects 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 wheeeeeeeere's your heeeeead aaaaaaat? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 wheeeeeeeere's your heeeeead aaaaaaat? Usually about to make contact with the opponent's foot/head for poor old Nathan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Am I the only one genuinely concerned about baker's health? He literally gets a head injury every game, surely that's going to shorten his career and have knock on effects It probably will. The dangers of concussions and 'post-concussion syndrome' are now well know, he's taking far to many head injuries for my liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTTERDAM1982 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Thought he played ok again today.We looked a lot better defensively imho than last week. Chelsk, much as i hate to say it, are a very good team,.Well balanced, physical, inventive, fluent........bastards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrim Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 He was poor for costas goal but other than that did well today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTTERDAM1982 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I think Costa deserves more credit than Baker deserves blame tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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