GENTLEMAN Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Just never, ever play him at right-back and I'm content. He has the positional ability of a blind person and is always giving away space for the other team to roam. But he still has been better defensively than Lowton this season. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTTERDAM1982 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 And yet as a RB he kept Baines, Shaw and Lplop quiet.How many goals does Lowton have to give away before we realise he is a liability? Bacuna could become a very good RB, but only, imho, an average midfielder at best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Just never, ever play him at right-back and I'm content. He has the positional ability of a blind person and is always giving away space for the other team to roam. But he still has been better defensively than Lowton this season. There you go again, damning with faint praise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Go back a few pages and people were saying how awful Bacuna is and criticizing Lambert for buying him but now after a couple of games, everyone seems to have jumped on his bandwagon. What is the point of this post? To prove what a few games can do. A few games doesn't decide whether a player is good or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Do not get me wrong, I think Lowton is a good footballer but he has regressed this season for whatever reason. Bacuna has been the better RB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Go back a few pages and people were saying how awful Bacuna is and criticizing Lambert for buying him but now after a couple of games, everyone seems to have jumped on his bandwagon. What is the point of this post? To prove what a few games can do. A few games doesn't decide whether a player is good or not. Of course not. I could have a totally different opinion in twelve months time. Bacuna is doing well in his first season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 If only we could splice the two of them together then we would have a player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Leanthew Bacuton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Mathro Lowtuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Philosopher Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I have said it before, but I this lad is quality! Rotterdam reckons he doesn't have what it takes to be a quality midfielder, which maybe true, but I don't think so! He looks tailor made to be a premier league midfielder to me! Quick, agile, strong (for his size), lots of energy. A premier league midfielder needs to be an athlete as the pace and physicality of the football played in England makes the advantage athleticism gives a player even more pronounced. He can also dribble, and has a solid technique and at 20/21 years old has so much time to improve especially when you consider that he has a great injury record also. Positioning is very much about concentration, reading the game and knowing your teammates, so the more time he spends on the pitch the more he will improve. Also if employed in a box to box role he wouldn't really need to position himself great as they a meant to go with the play, chasing down the player in possession is how they are expected to defend rather then holding a defensive line and cutting off the space. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I think people talking about him being the next Milner are way off. Nonetheless he's a kid and he's already Premiership quality and will certainly improve. You'd have to say it goes down as another remarkable bargain from Lambert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 hahaha bloody brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Impressed with this guy, has had a few bad games but overall he is quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I think he'll develop like Delph did and become a valuable midfielder for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I think he'll develop like Delph did and become a valuable midfielder for us. Would be good to see Delph and Bacuna in the middle, just need a solid DM behind them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I think people talking about him being the next Milner are way off. Why? They are very similar, it would be a missed opportunity not to give him a fair chance in central midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessiWillSignForVilla Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I think people talking about him being the next Milner are way off. Let's not kid ourselves here, Milner was good for us, but it wasn't through any sort of spectacular technical ability, it was his work rate and the general try hard attitude he had. Of course he was good technically otherwise he wouldn't be considered a great player for us, but I think his Man City career has shown he wasn't anything special, especially when he's used as a winger. What both Bacuna and Milner have is something that's very hard to teach and coach into players, but it is more than possible for Bacuna to be coach to a similar technical ability as Milner. It's certainly plausible that given the right sort of opportunities and the right coaching that Bacuna could be just as good as Milner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I think they have some similarities but also think they will become quite different players. Similarities They are both adaptable I get that and able to play in a few positions. Both strong, fit and able to belt the ball towards goal on occasion. Both capable of a great cross but not hugely consistent with it. Differences Jimmy is actually quite skilful and has very tidy ball control. I've yet to see anything similar from Bacuna. I actually think Bacuna has a good late run into the box in him and seems to time this quite well. Not something Jimmy was especially known for. Bacuna much quicker than Jim. Jimmy obviously a much better user and protector of the ball. This is something Bacuna may develop with experience or he may not, a lot of it down to football intelligence. I'd be surprised if Bacuna ever has the run through a wall/will to win, maximise ever last possible inch of ability mentality that has taken Jimmy so far. Again maybe he'll get that but it is actually quite a unique trait in modern day players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KjParton Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 This Lowtuna had me weeping :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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