Harry Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Good to see him perform well again today. He has had his critics, including me, but I hope the boo boys will lay off him now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Lets not get too carried away....in terms of clearing danger, he had an excellent game for long periods. his work on the ball and building sorties from the back like the great sides do....he has a long way to go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 was it him who tried to leap through the sir first half life a salmon trying to clear the ball? Seemed a little over the top. Made some good tackles though and had a solid game. Repeat it over several more games please. Yes it was, and it really was quite an excellent impression of a salmon, I remember being struck by it at the time. Very graceful. Not very effective, but you can't have everything! On a more serious note, a very strong performance. He really does look a lot more solid than previous years, and he's still a fairly young man, so I'm becoming increasingly confident that we have a good starting centre-back for the future on our hands. Lets not get too carried away....in terms of clearing danger, he had an excellent game for long periods. his work on the ball and building sorties from the back like the great sides do....he has a long way to go. This is a fair point IMO. Baker does excel when it comes to the backs-against-the-wall, bodies-on-the-line, do or die last ditch stuff, he is less effective when he actually have possession and he needs to play the ball out. Still, he has time to improve that, and the way he's improved other aspects of his defending makes me think he will, if given time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Fair play to Baker yesterday. Starting to see the player we thought he could become. Hope he can keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 He had a really good game but still made some silly errors. He stepped out and tried to tackle Silva in the first and Silva just did a 1,2 around him and then nearly played in Aguero but Goose read it and saved the day. I think Bakers passing isn't too bad tbf, a hell of a lot better than the likes of Clark and he certainly has all the attributes to be a good CB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTTERDAM1982 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Too often he is given the ball, by Westwood in particular, when he shouldn't be, and he has no option but to get rid of it. A good solid defender, and still young, still dives in too much, and throws himself at the ball too much, but against Aguero yday, for me the best striker in the Prem, i thought he played well, and didn't look out of place. I think the defence is sort of sorted atm, with Sissokho, Hutton and Senderos all being fairly solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Too often he is given the ball, by Westwood in particular, when he shouldn't be, and he has no option but to get rid of it. A good solid defender, and still young, still dives in too much, and throws himself at the ball too much, but against Aguero yday, for me the best striker in the Prem, i thought he played well, and didn't look out of place. I think the defence is sort of sorted atm, with Sissokho, Hutton and Senderos all being fairly solid. Really, we could have conceded 6 yesterday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 As I have always said his tackling & heading are his strong points. To really cut it in the prem his distrubution needs to improve - take nothing away from him he played great yesterday - on tackle in particular had me out of my seat applauding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Too often he is given the ball, by Westwood in particular, when he shouldn't be, and he has no option but to get rid of it. A good solid defender, and still young, still dives in too much, and throws himself at the ball too much, but against Aguero yday, for me the best striker in the Prem, i thought he played well, and didn't look out of place. I think the defence is sort of sorted atm, with Sissokho, Hutton and Senderos all being fairly solid. Really, we could have conceded 6 yesterday. Man. City probably could score 6 against pretty much all teams they play in the league bar Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Has had some good performances recently but really needs some composure, wants to get his head or foot to every ball and clear it even if it's not the best option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Looks stronger next to Senderos who I think leads the defence more than Vlaar. Still prone to the odd error and diving in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 when we sit back so deep like we did yesterday it suits him. it compresses the area of the pitch he has to defend and he doesnt have to worry as much about runners getting in behind, getting pulled out of position into areas he is not comfortable etc. he can just stay in the middle of the box and clear any balls that come in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Too often he is given the ball, by Westwood in particular, when he shouldn't be, and he has no option but to get rid of it. A good solid defender, and still young, still dives in too much, and throws himself at the ball too much, but against Aguero yday, for me the best striker in the Prem, i thought he played well, and didn't look out of place. I think the defence is sort of sorted atm, with Sissokho, Hutton and Senderos all being fairly solid. Really, we could have conceded 6 yesterday. Man. City probably could score 6 against pretty much all teams they play in the league bar Chelsea. true but we are playing more defensively this season than last. We have probably created the lowest amount of chances out of anybody in the league. Our defence should be better and thats not just because the back 4 are better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 http://sbnation.com/e/6782770 Injury apparently bad. Are we cursed? Who angered Zeus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 http://sbnation.com/e/6782770 Injury apparently bad. Are we cursed? Who angered Zeus? An injury crisis at CB.....well blow me down....who'd have thought it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 A damn shame. He's started the season really well, and actually seemed to making a big leap forward. We'll need him to step up for when Vlaar leaves, whether that's December or June. Anyone know how long we're gonna miss him for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Oh for **** sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 So disappointing. Nathan has started to look really effective this season so it's a big blow if he's out for any length of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 **** a duck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Maybe we will finally see Okore in action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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