WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) 6 hours ago, PegCityCam said: One thing I thought after watching him yesterday, if we can get centre backs that are good at long switches - which he showed some of - we absolutely need to take advanatge of that by sending balls in space beyond our pacey wingbacks. One of the best thing Davies and Buchanan do is make things happen at pace with defenders back-pedaling. That means you can maintain a defensive shape against good teams but hit them on the break a different way that uses our fastest players. Edited March 17 by WestHamCanadianinOxford Canuckia, gator, Corazon and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 32 minutes ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: One thing I thought after watching him yesterday, if we can get centre backs that are good at long switches - which he showed some of - we absolutely need to take advanatge of that by sending balls in space beyond our pacey wingbacks. One of the best thing Davies and Buchanan do is make things happen at pacey with defenders back-pedaling. That means you can maintain a defensive shape against good teams but hit them on the break a different way that uses our fastest players. That ability is also good for Flo passes, which can really put teams on the backfoot. Only thing is we don't really have an aerially strong target man who can play a bit wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) 14 minutes ago, DeRo_Is_King said: That ability is also good for Flo passes, which can really put teams on the backfoot. Only thing is we don't really have an aerially strong target man who can play a bit wide. Maybe Bair if he keeps developing, not the worst pace in the world. And I guess Corbeanu if someone made him develop his aerial game. Usually requires a totally different defensive setup than we have been running, though. Edited March 17 by WestHamCanadianinOxford DeRo_Is_King and Borjans Sweatpants 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 25 minutes ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: Usually requires a totally different defensive setup than we have been running, though. Yeah. I was thinking this as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saladroit Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 7 hours ago, Borjans Sweatpants said: But really seems to be taking control at his position, and with his age, athleticism, and passing ability, I’d love to see him move over and test himself in a lower / mid European league (maybe Belgium?). colorado sold sam vines to royal antwerp in belgium, so there's a bit of a precedent there nolando and Borjans Sweatpants 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) For me, he needs to show that he is the real deal over the course of a whole season. He is off to a good start so far, but so much of defending (and central defending, in particular) is positioning and reading the play off the ball, tracking opponents movements, etc., so you need a substantial body of work to demonstrate that. Edited March 17 by BearcatSA Bigandy, DeRo_Is_King, dyslexic nam and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 1 hour ago, BearcatSA said: For me, he needs to show that he is the real deal over the course of a whole season. He is off to a good start so far, but so much of defending (and central defending, in particular) is positioning and reading the play off the ball, tracking opponents movements, etc., so you need a substantial body of work to demonstrate that. For sure. It takes a while to establish yourself and earn trust at CB. He looks decent, but let's see how the next couple of seasons go. BearcatSA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigandy Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 18 hours ago, BearcatSA said: For me, he needs to show that he is the real deal over the course of a whole season. He is off to a good start so far, but so much of defending (and central defending, in particular) is positioning and reading the play off the ball, tracking opponents movements, etc., so you need a substantial body of work to demonstrate that. I fully agree which then makes me wonder about the T and T game. His speed and aerially presence would combat how T and T play. His ceilings higher than waterman. Hes arguably already better than waterman and the team could be better with a right footed cb compared to cornelius at RCB. Everything about this game suggests bombito is the RCB choice.... except the point you made. Do we trust a guy with such a small sample size.... costarg, nolando and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 (edited) 2 hours ago, Bigandy said: I fully agree which then makes me wonder about the T and T game. His speed and aerially presence would combat how T and T play. His ceilings higher than waterman. Hes arguably already better than waterman and the team could be better with a right footed cb compared to cornelius at RCB. Everything about this game suggests bombito is the RCB choice.... except the point you made. Do we trust a guy with such a small sample size.... As you insinuate.... may very well be a case of "we're screwed if we do and screwed if we don't". Should be safe enough vs T&T. Edited March 18 by costarg Bigandy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 1 hour ago, Bigandy said: Do we trust a guy with such a small sample size.... Biello probably won't, unless he looks like he is really balling it in training. I really think he was brought in as a swing man for d-mid and the back line. Bigandy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigandy Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 5 minutes ago, BearcatSA said: Biello probably won't, unless he looks like he is really balling it in training. I really think he was brought in as a swing man for d-mid and the back line. I flip flop back and forth. Bombito is the perfect profile CB to play against T and T's style. We need a RCB. Cornelius hasnt 100% convinced on the right. Its a low quality opponent. Its a risk to start him but its a risk to not have his profile on the field vs t and t. I think he doenst start but its 60/40 for me right now.... costarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 33 minutes ago, Bigandy said: I flip flop back and forth. Bombito is the perfect profile CB to play against T and T's style. We need a RCB. Cornelius hasnt 100% convinced on the right. Its a low quality opponent. Its a risk to start him but its a risk to not have his profile on the field vs t and t. I think he doenst start but its 60/40 for me right now.... I really like his athleticism and physicals, too. I will do the wait-and-see like everyone else. Bigandy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Starting v LAFC Corazon, Dominic94, johnyb and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod818 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Just scored a nice header to tie it up for Colorado. He’s been playing stellar defense too. Kid looks good! Corazon, phresh, sebdeserio and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 WestHamCanadianinOxford, Canuckia, PegCityCam and 16 others 15 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borjans Sweatpants Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 I’m so excited by Bombito… such high potential if he can keep progressing. Really high hopes. PegCityCam, Corazon, Ivan and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 13 minutes ago, Borjans Sweatpants said: I’m so excited by Bombito… such high potential if he can keep progressing. Really high hopes. Someone big, quick and decent on the ball opens up so many creative setups in the backline. Canuckia, Markoaleks, Borjans Sweatpants and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Could have used a header like that on 1 of our 14 corners. Jack1997, Kadenge, dyslexic nam and 16 others 14 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod818 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 (edited) just saved a goal on a breakaway, got back with his speed and put the man off balance to save the ball. Commentators have been singing their praises for his defence again. He's looking like a potential MOTM for the second game in a row Edited March 30 by pod818 dyslexic nam, Borjans Sweatpants, Dominic94 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 1 minute ago, pod818 said: just saved a goal on a breakaway, got back with his speed and put the man off balance to save the ball. Commentators have been singing their praises for his defence again Amazing run back by Bombito. Was behind the attacker and he caught up to him to knock the ball off the attacker Canuckia, Dominic94, Corazon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 3 minutes ago, pod818 said: just saved a goal on a breakaway, got back with his speed and put the man off balance to save the ball. Commentators have been singing their praises for his defence again Bring on Depay, Gakpo, and Malen co. PegCityCam, pod818, Corazon and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack1997 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 28 minutes ago, Stryker911 said: Could have used a header like that on 1 of our 14 corners. Can he take the corners too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Stewart- Baynes in now too narduch, InglewoodJack, toontownman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, pod818 said: Just scored a nice header to tie it up for Colorado. He’s been playing stellar defense too. Kid looks good! Herdman is thinking, why didnt I try him at striker??? Kadenge, narduch, WestHamCanadianinOxford and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 6 minutes ago, Bison44 said: Herdman is thinking, why didnt I try him at striker??? With Cornelius sat behind Herdman.. dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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