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Dervittie's Digestive Biscuits perhaps?
he has not been a good player for us and continues to make several mistakes or bad judgements in any game he plays.
Zokora did well at the back against the spammers.
I think that's rubbish frankly! He's as good a defender as Chimbonda, more consistent at least. I can't remember him making any mistakes either, let alone several a game.
----------Robbo
-----Dawson Zokora Bale
Lennon Jenas Malbranque Bale
---------Berbatov-----------
-----Defoe------Bent-------
Now does that seem familiar? We could start a match the way we finished the previous one! However, Ramos will probably start with Keane
----------Robbo
-----Dawson Zokora Bale
Lennon Jenas Malbranque Bale
---------Berbatov-----------
-----Defoe------Bent-------
Now does that seem familiar? We could start a match the way we finished the previous one! However, Ramos will probably start with Keane
I thought Rocha was back?
I thought Rocha was back?
I'm liking this clone idea that was suggested earlier in the thread. Let's not stop at Bale, Let's do a few of the lads: Jenas, Defoe?
Not only would it confuse the opposition:
"Who's picking up Jenas"
"Me"
"Shit - he just scored. How did that happen?!?"
But it would allow Defoe to pass to a teammate:
"And Defoe finds himself, shoots, scores!"
I'm really just amusing myself here aren't I......
Seriously? If you can't remember Salty making a mistake, i'll assume you've never seen him play over 90 minutes. I will go as far as to say he makes at least 3 or 4 mistakes nearly every time he plays regarding either a dangerous misplaced pass in his own half or a winger getting past him too easily.
Which is surely the most important feature of being a defender - especially a full back. Positioning. That and knowing when to get rid of it and knowing when to try and play a pass. Chimbonda notoriously hangs on to the ball for far too long and has easily made more 'marking' and 'positional' errors that have cost us goals than Stalteri - I'd suggest it was close to double.Whilst Chimbonda has his faults, he's better in pretty much every department to Salty. The only aspect of Salty's game that's better than Chimbonda's is that he knows he's a defender first and foremost and doesn't get caught out of position several times.
I don't want that from my full-back though. I want him to be able to stop the opposition putting balls in the box, being able to cut inside with ease and generally being unmarked.Chimbonda is much better in the air, a better tackler, a better passer, better going forward etc.
The rest is repeating what I've already covered. He is a cult hero - rightly so. He came up with that critical goal that gave us bragging rights; and is more often than not a 6 to 8 out of 10 player rather than Pascal 3 to 9 out of 10.*stuff*
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|Robinson|
Chimbonda -- Dawson -- Zokora -- Y.P. Lee
Lennon -- Jenas -- Malbranque -- Bale
Berbatov -- Bent
"groin" strain eh? Convenient.
Dervitte please. Not even sure he's played a return game, so if not him guess it I would like Zokora there.. Lee left back, Bale left wing, and Steed moved into the middle.