Latibeaudiere was a bit of a bomb scare but made some vital defensive contributions in the last 15 minutes.
Absolutely, he enjoys the battle and is a very good box defender.That's on Woolfenden though , he should be competing with Kitching and Thomas for a starting place in our best xi. The fact he isn't suggests Lampard and his staff aren't seeing it and to be fair Lati scares me at times but when it comes to the ugly defending I wouldn't choose anyone above him
It's his passing that worries me the most. It's atrocious at times. Think I counted three occasions in the first half where his passes went straight to Millwall players.Surprised at the scores for Lati, I thought has has been solid every time he’s been called upon this season. Hes not great in possession but he is a solid and reliable defender, wouldn’t mind him keeping his place Monday.
I think some of the comments of Grimes are a bit harsh IMO - 95 passes 75.8 % accuracy suggests he wasn't that terrible, not that stats paint the whole picture!
Esse who certainly looks class - 27 passes 77.8% accuracy - 2 games and folks are cuming in their pants and I think of Bassett here. Early days
Just trying to look positive about a player who is seemingly not performing as he did earlier in the season.
Esse who certainly looks class - 27 passes 77.8% accuracy - 2 games and folks are cuming in their pants and I think of Bassett here. Early days
I don't want to see Lati again. He's absolutely awful. Individually that was probably the most comical performance I've seen since Bidwell away at Derby last season (excluding all things Brad Collins) The bloke is fucking terrifying.Lati a real interesting player, can be a bombscare in possession - the ball is a hot potato! Flaps sometimes in a 1v1, mainly if the ball is on the ground.
Despite all that, he is fully committed and has an excellent mentality. Him and Kitch a little poor for the goal today I know, but both defended the box well.
I think at the moment I’d have him in the middle of a back 3/5 over Woolfy. Harsh on the Wolf who’s not been given a chance and is clearly a more cultured footballer, but sometimes you just need someone who is brave and got immense character.
The problem was once again on the left in defence. Kitching and JDS concede goals. I expect there is some statistical index out there that proves me wrong, but my sense of it is that it is on the left where we are weakest. JDS is pleasing on the eye but as a defender is still woeful.
A workmanlike performance, but Grimes is having a blip at present, with last night his poorest performance to date .
Thankfully Rushworth is our saviour , when the team should be showing their credentials.
Time for Rudoni to be benched & Asante given his place , to provide the pace & power to the team .
Saka to start against Norwich & let’s take the game to them .
I don't want to see Lati again. He's absolutely awful. Individually that was probably the most comical performance I've seen since Bidwell away at Derby last season (excluding all things Brad Collins) The bloke is fucking terrifying.
I don't dislike him on a human level, that would be mean. But when he plays football he scares the absolute shite out of me.He is not easy on the eye, but you can’t fault his commitment.
Also, I’m trying really hard to like him and you are trying to ruin it.
I don't dislike him on a human level, that would be mean. But when he plays football he scares the absolute shite out of me.
You need to look at the way we playThe problem was once again on the left in defence. Kitching and JDS concede goals. I expect there is some statistical index out there that proves me wrong, but my sense of it is that it is on the left where we are weakest. JDS is pleasing on the eye but as a defender is still woeful.
I’m afraid defensively he is.He's not 'woeful'. Ridiculous.
On that pass from Eccles. You could hear a reaction from his haters in the crowd who had no idea what he was doing ... until Wright suddenly appeared and latched on to it.8.5 Eccles my MOTM. That through ball first half was one of the best passes of the season.
8 Mason-Clarkes work rate has improved so much and made the first superbly.
8 Rushworth’s handling AGAIN. There was one that he couldn’t quite hold at full stretch and that is the exception to the norm.
7 Rest all good. Can’t blame Esse for tiring, his fitness will get there. He’ll frustrate a lot of the old school fans but he’ll be a box of tricks and will make things happen as much as he’ll do the basics badly at times. Looking forward to seeing more.
Yes and then they developed a chant for him which rhymes with anchor.Did he shush their fans?
You can't blame it on EMC - JDS and Kitching have prime responsibility for not marking playersYou need to look at the way we play
Emc for 65 mins or so just didn’t track back
Not blaming anyone individually unlike youYou can't blame it on EMC - JDS and Kitching have prime responsibility for not marking players
The Leicester goal came from the left as well and you could not blame EMC for that one. It's a brain thing. Neither JDS or KItching are smart enough and neither has the speed that MVE has to compensate
In part because he plays very deep, which I presume is because of our lack of pace at centre-back and desire to still allow the full backs to attackThe issue is the huge gap in front of him that leaves him more exposed.
He had flu like many of the others. I agree about the potential in Esse he might well be an international soon enough when he fills out a bit.Sakamoto was having a poor spell before Esse arrived. But he played like a man possessed when he came on last night. He has more awareness than Esse but you can see that the latter has so much upward potential. Unbelievably fast feet
Our defence is odd:
MVE: Ok technical defender, pace gets him out of trouble, great going forward
JDS: Poor technical defender, decent going forward, but makes bad decisions when in possession defensively
Kitching: Good defender positionally but ball watches and doesn’t mark, gets booked for no good reason, distribution is good - but not as good as he thinks.
Thomas: As per Kitching, but maybe slight better
Lati: Very good defender, poor control, poor passing, can’t run very well
Hence why we need to control possession. For the 20 minutes Millwall & Leicester dominated I felt we could concede at any time
Dasilva is the lowest rated of all our regular back 4 this season, although tbf none of them rate poorly. As for you thinking Lati is the best defender, it's hard to know where to start.Our biggest problem by far is our CBs constantly lose their man and make rash decisions and can’t defend their box but they’re “hard men” so get a complete pass from fans. Kitchings best attribute is his passing which as you say isn’t as good as he thinks and Thomas’ is his threat from set pieces. But the day job they’re both pretty poor at. However this is all Dasilvas fault cos reasons.
Dasilva is the lowest rated of all our regular back 4 this season, although tbf none of them rate poorly. As for you thinking Lati is the best defender, it's hard to know where to start.
Fotmob for starters. I'm a fan of the eye test personally but i know many on here love the stats unless they don't suit. Over the course of the season Dasilva has the lowest rating.Rated by who?
You realise when I say defender I mean purely the act of defending not the rest of the game?
Kitching and Thomas are very good at things that aren’t defending and under Lampard that matters as we attack more than defend. I would drop Lats next game because of this. But that doesn’t change that they are two poor defenders (lowercase d) and if we were under the cosh I’d rather have Lats defending than either of them.
Don't think any of our centre-halves are particularly 'hard'.Our biggest problem by far is our CBs constantly lose their man and make rash decisions and can’t defend their box but they’re “hard men” so get a complete pass from fans. Kitchings best attribute is his passing which as you say isn’t as good as he thinks and Thomas’ is his threat from set pieces. But the day job they’re both pretty poor at. However this is all Dasilvas fault cos reasons.
Kitching is terrible sometimes in terms of ball watching and not tracking his man.Our defence is odd:
MVE: Ok technical defender, pace gets him out of trouble, great going forward
JDS: Poor technical defender, decent going forward, but makes bad decisions when in possession defensively
Kitching: Good defender positionally but ball watches and doesn’t mark, gets booked for no good reason, distribution is good - but not as good as he thinks.
Thomas: As per Kitching, but maybe slight better
Lati: Very good defender, poor control, poor passing, can’t run very well
Hence why we need to control possession. For the 20 minutes Millwall & Leicester dominated I felt we could concede at any time
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