Player Watch: Emerson Royal

[theShiznit]

When Royal was playing regularly he was decent and proved a lot wrong. Coming in for the odd game here and there he's never gonna get near the levels that Porro gives us.

Losing him and Udogie at the same time killed us against Wolves not because the replacements are bad, but because they aren't as suited to our style and were not up to speed due to lack of playing time. (although never of them are speedy at their peak)

 

[Westmorlandspur]

we know Emerson does his level best and is good around the dressing room but….
He would be nowhere near the squads of the other top 6. He is just not good enough, never mind what system you play. Hard to think he is from Brazil.
A bid anywhere near what we paid would be accepted, I have no doubt. As long as Ange is here , Emerson will be lucky to get a game.
The drop off from Porro and Udogie is too big at the moment. How about Skippy at right back. Ange wants them in midfield so play a midfield player there. Skippy is hard working, hard tackling, can pass a ball. Don’t think we would lose much by putting him at right back.

 

[jurgen11]

One of our current problems is speed of play and Porro and Udogie see things way before Emerson and Davies. They are both adequate stand ins individually but combined its too much of a drop in tempo. Seems to infect the whole team - 10 Touch FC

 

[mil1lion]

we know Emerson does his level best and is good around the dressing room but….
He would be nowhere near the squads of the other top 6. He is just not good enough, never mind what system you play. Hard to think he is from Brazil.
A bid anywhere near what we paid would be accepted, I have no doubt. As long as Ange is here , Emerson will be lucky to get a game.
The drop off from Porro and Udogie is too big at the moment. How about Skippy at right back. Ange wants them in midfield so play a midfield player there. Skippy is hard working, hard tackling, can pass a ball. Don’t think we would lose much by putting him at right back.

It worked ok for Roberto at Barca but I just don't see Skipp having the athleticism for this role in this league. It's similar to why he struggles to replace Sarr who covers so much ground and has a bit of pace about him. Emerson is a funny one as he seems to have a bit of recovery pace but nothing that transfers into attacking play. Everything just slows down with him and I think Skipp would be similar.

 

[SpursSince1980]

Was good yesterday. I would consider starting him against Villa, even if Porro is fit. As he showed against Palace, he is a superior defender. Something we will need against Villa, as the game will be wide open.

Porro tends to leave spaces wide open when we turn the ball over. But Emerson seems to have better recovery pace, which will be needed when coming up against Diaby and Bailey.

 

[KILLA_SIN]

 

[mark87]