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Pretty much perfect stop to opposition scoring.
Sure he's not world class ..... but he's a very good player to have in the squad, as he's proving atm fitting in as LCB.
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He’s starting to look better and better getting used to the position now. I wonder if it’s an advantage for him after playing left back most of his career with him ball carrying and passing from centre back? One would assume it must help if that’s what you’ve been doing as a fullback all your life.
Finally I've read the entire match thread and only one comment directly above has mentioned his passing.
Don't care what anyone says he has the best distribution out of any of our centre backs.
Watch him live and you notice it. Then compare him live to the others and it becomes quite apparent that his ball movement is far more effective.
It's not flash, but it's crisp and early so that the player receiving can get on the front foot and we can progress the move forward as a team better. He gets the ball away in 2 or 3 touches max.
Then you watch Romero and Royal take 6 touches and dither on it, by which time the opposition have setup into a defensive shape.
People don't realise how important it is to our style of play, yet it goes under the radar because you expect every pro player to be able to do it.
I think his contract is up in 18 months. I think he's worth a new deal.
Just think he’s a perfect squad player .I think his contract is up in 18 months. I think he's worth a new deal.
Rare strange comment from Ange- pretty sure Ben has been a CB for Wales for 5-6 years- right?
Hair splitting I’d say- LCB in a 3 is still a CB. In a back 4 you still have a LCB and RCB.LB
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LCB in a 3 >>> I think even a lot of his time with Wales was with a 3 too.
His time as a standard CB for us has been minimal over the years..... So either Ange means that are just that he primarily sees him as a LB.