cosofsaunders Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Good finisher, seems cool under those pressure situations. Limited as a footballer if you ask me. I do think there's potential for a good right-back there tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwishIwasalivein1982 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Say what you will about him, but I think he's had a pretty good first season. I think he would be good as maybe a right winger in midfield. Just want some more of these beauties. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Maybe Marc's replacement at RM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Good finisher, seems cool under those pressure situations. Limited as a footballer if you ask me. I do think there's potential for a good right-back there tho I think he is a dreadful right back 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I've always said that if Kyle Walker can become a decent right-back just relying purely on pace, then so can Bacuna. He was pretty solid there for much of the season up until the horrendous run after the Chelsea game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I've always said that if Kyle Walker can become a decent right-back just relying purely on pace, then so can Bacuna. He was pretty solid there for much of the season up until the horrendous run after the Chelsea game. Kyle Walker is a way more rounded footballer than Bacuna. Walker has his deficiencies as a defender but to compare him to Bacuna is laughable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Walker's entire defensive game is centred around recovery pace. I fail to see what is so "laughable" about that comparison. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan_007 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) I've always said that if Kyle Walker can become a decent right-back just relying purely on pace, then so can Bacuna. He was pretty solid there for much of the season up until the horrendous run after the Chelsea game. Kyle Walker is a way more rounded footballer than Bacuna. Walker has his deficiencies as a defender but to compare him to Bacuna is laughable. Second highest tackle success in the prem league, beating both baines and Gerrard. Hand your notice in rodders your scouting days are over. Just bumping this for you rodders, your hawkeye scouting eyes seem to have missed it on the other page. Surely such a poor defender shouldn't have this stat next to them? Edited May 28, 2014 by villan_007 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Also, our full backs get minimal support in defending so they have it pretty tough 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) Between Lowton and Bacuna I'm alright with what we have at RB, can play whoever is on form. Okore can play there apparently too. Obviously it's an area we could improve in but we have a lot of those and many of them are more pressing - especially CB, LB, and the whole midfield. EDIT: I forgot about Hutton as well. Ignorance is bliss. Edited May 28, 2014 by PatrickCousens 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Also, our full backs get minimal support in defending so they have it pretty tough I agree, pretty important too but it happens on both sides, which I find odd. What I did notice is when Bacuna was playing ahead of Lowton, Lowton gets badly out of position to the point he can't recover because he isn't very fast. Leo can recover at least, if he goes forward and we lose the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Also, our full backs get minimal support in defending so they have it pretty tough I agree, pretty important too but it happens on both sides, which I find odd. What I did notice is when Bacuna was playing ahead of Lowton, Lowton gets badly out of position to the point he can't recover because he isn't very fast. Leo can recover at least, if he goes forward and we lose the ball. Absolutely. Lowton's positioning is awful and his recovery pace is poor but he can play - that's why I'd like to see him given a go in midfield, I think he could do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poitier Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I have said before that I think Bacuna can become a very good right back if he specializes in that area, whereas Lowton does not have the same potential in that position. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) Also, our full backs get minimal support in defending so they have it pretty tough I agree, pretty important too but it happens on both sides, which I find odd. What I did notice is when Bacuna was playing ahead of Lowton, Lowton gets badly out of position to the point he can't recover because he isn't very fast. Leo can recover at least, if he goes forward and we lose the ball. Not that odd really, we play with advanced wingers and theres often a great big gap between them and the full back, at which point one of the three centre mids is meant to shuffle across but if one of the opposition centre mids goes with him they still have a man over, happens time and time again Edited May 28, 2014 by bannedfromHandV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I've always said that if Kyle Walker can become a decent right-back just relying purely on pace, then so can Bacuna. He was pretty solid there for much of the season up until the horrendous run after the Chelsea game. Kyle Walker is a way more rounded footballer than Bacuna. Walker has his deficiencies as a defender but to compare him to Bacuna is laughable. Second highest tackle success in the prem league, beating both baines and Gerrard. Hand your notice in rodders your scouting days are over. Just bumping this for you rodders, your hawkeye scouting eyes seem to have missed it on the other page. Surely such a poor defender shouldn't have this stat next to them? Good stat to have but misleading, most the time he is not even in a position to get a tackle in at RB. He has no sense of positional play or awareness what so ever to play that role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 but he hasn't the 2nd highest tackling success. surely if he has no positioning or awareness he would never be in a position to make them tackles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 but he hasn't the 2nd highest tackling success. surely if he has no positioning or awareness he would never be in a position to make them tackles. Not really, it doesn't state how many tackles he has made, just the success rate of those he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted May 29, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted May 29, 2014 Leandro will be one of our key players next season, I think. Guys like him need to get to the next level. He's definitely a good right back, just needs to train and play that position. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshvillan Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 (edited) Id like to see him in a 5-3-2 (the 5 being 3 cb's and two wing backs) no idea who the LWB would be but think bacuna is the man for RWB ..... Ok defensively, good going forward, good delivery and good set piece Potentially Guzan Okore Vlarr Clark Bacuna Luna/tea lady Edited May 31, 2014 by welshvillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwishIwasalivein1982 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Id like to see him in a 5-3-2 (the 5 being 3 cb's and two wing backs) no idea who the LWB would be but think bacuna is the man for RWB ..... Ok defensively, good going forward, good delivery and good set piece Potentially Guzan Okore Vlarr Clark Lescott Bacuna Luna/tea lady Berrtand Fixed for you, as long as the signings work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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