Player Watch: Emerson Royal

[bubble07]

Out of curiosity, does anyone feel that Sess has the grit/ability to make a similar turn around as Emerson?

Personally, I don't see it. Emerson's turnaround is a tiny bit surprising. But you could always see his work rate and commitment was strong. So the foundation was there.

I'm yet to see that from Sess. I badly want him to get over his tragic run of injuries. But right now, even when fit, he is so tentative and lacks the basic fundamentals that gave Emerson the chance to better himself.

Regardless, I'm very happy for him. And I hope this isn't a question of form, but rather, he's simply gone up a level. And this is what we will always see from now on.

No chance. Sess has a very weak mentality. He will never turn it around

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

No chance. Sess has a very weak mentality. He will never turn it around

Sure you want to be so certain with your statement bearing in mind the conversation happening in this thread right now?

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

Genuinely my favourite player at the moment for us, so much energy and determination and passion, huge kudos to him for his turnaround , ESPECIALLY given that the crowd were so on his back for so long, he didn’t sulk or react or let his head drop he knuckled down, learnt the position of RWB and now he’s absolutely brilliant.

The tackle at 1minute 50seconds was sublime ? ? ?

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

Arguably our best RB ever at this point

can’t believe people were writing him off. Our fans will never learn

always backed him myself and knew he would have 3 great games in a row at some point

Is there a case that he’s our best ever player?

Give him a 10 year contract ? and the captaincy ?

 

[bubble07]

Sure you want to be so certain with your statement bearing in mind the conversation happening in this thread right now?

This time I'm certain

 

[McFlash]

Sure you want to be so certain with your statement bearing in mind the conversation happening in this thread right now?

I get his point though, although maybe with less certainty.
Sess was one of the players I was most looking forward to working with Conte, I thought he had everything required to be a Conte player.
Sadly, he just seems too timid and lacking in self confidence, something that Emerson had in spades.

Plus, I always gave Emerson leeway because he was a young lad, in a new league, in a country where he doesn't speak the language. It was understable that it may take him a while to settle in and come good.
He always showed the raw ingredients, well, for the most part.

Granted, Sess is still young and it may come good yet but with his constant injuries and seeming lack of self belief, it's looking more and more unlikely.

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

I get his point though, although maybe with less certainty.
Sess was one of the players I was most looking forward to working with Conte, I thought he had everything required to be a Conte player.
Sadly, he just seems too timid and lacking in self confidence, something that Emerson had in spades.

Plus, I always gave Emerson leeway because he was a young lad, in a new league, in a country where he doesn't speak the language. It was understable that it may take him a while to settle in and come good.
He always showed the raw ingredients, well, for the most part.

Granted, Sess is still young and it may come good yet but with his constant injuries and seeming lack of self belief, it's looking more and more unlikely.

It's difficult to say. Sess has had periods when he has genuinely looked like he was finally fulfilling his potential. Then he either gets injured or he hits bad form again.

I personally think he has all the talent to really make the LWB spot his own. Yes he can look timid but this is something he has really improved on since coming back from loan.

He is still really young, and with maturity I would expect his consistency to improve. And that's the main part of his game he needs to improve, consistency.

Let's see. But I think it's foolish to write such a young player off.

 

[mdharris]

Arguably our best RB ever at this point

can’t believe people were writing him off. Our fans will never learn

always backed him myself and knew he would have 3 great games in a row at some point

Emerson is doing really well right now, but this is taking it too far (“best RB ever”). The abuse was not warranted, but he was very very poor previously.

Great to see him turn it around, but I still feel that he is limited going forward. He will play an important role in tough matches but expect to see Porro in games where we need to be on the front foot.

 

[Russ1201]

Is there a case that he’s our best ever player?

Give him a 10 year contract ? and the captaincy ?

Only Chelsea offer 10 year contracts ?

 

[jolsnogross]

Out of curiosity, does anyone feel that Sess has the grit/ability to make a similar turn around as Emerson?

Personally, I don't see it. Emerson's turnaround is a tiny bit surprising. But you could always see his work rate and commitment was strong. So the foundation was there.

I'm yet to see that from Sess. I badly want him to get over his tragic run of injuries. But right now, even when fit, he is so tentative and lacks the basic fundamentals that gave Emerson the chance to better himself.

Regardless, I'm very happy for him. And I hope this isn't a question of form, but rather, he's simply gone up a level. And this is what we will always see from now on.

Good question regarding Sess. I think Sess has the raw ingredients to be a good wing back, and would be better going forward (than Royal) in terms of shooting ability. But I agree with you that he's too tentative and I wonder if there's a way to teach that physical bravery and doggedness into Sess. That's what Emerson has now, he's shed being tentative and really gets stuck in to the point of relishing the one-on-one battles. As long as he and the team aren't just sitting back inviting opponents on to us, Emerson is happy to have the individual duals and drive forward. if it continues, he's very difficult to play against.

Sess needs more of that. I'm not sure if coaching can resolve that doggedness issue. He may be a more introverted guy. But he'll have to at least develop resilience and some relish for individual duals.

 

[McFlash]

It's difficult to say. Sess has had periods when he has genuinely looked like he was finally fulfilling his potential. Then he either gets injured or he hits bad form again.

I personally think he has all the talent to really make the LWB spot his own. Yes he can look timid but this is something he has really improved on since coming back from loan.

He is still really young, and with maturity I would expect his consistency to improve. And that's the main part of his game he needs to improve, consistency.

Let's see. But I think it's foolish to write such a young player off.

Oh definitely too early to write him off yet but he will need to start showing more soon.
The injuries have been a massive problem for him and I just hope he can gain some long-term fitness because that will help him find confidence.

We know there's a player there because we've seen it before, although mainly at Fulham to be honest.
As I say, I was really looking forward to seeing him under Conte but the poor kid just can't seem to get a run together.

 

[BorjeSpurs]

Out of curiosity, does anyone feel that Sess has the grit/ability to make a similar turn around as Emerson?

Personally, I don't see it. Emerson's turnaround is a tiny bit surprising. But you could always see his work rate and commitment was strong. So the foundation was there.

I'm yet to see that from Sess. I badly want him to get over his tragic run of injuries. But right now, even when fit, he is so tentative and lacks the basic fundamentals that gave Emerson the chance to better himself.

Regardless, I'm very happy for him. And I hope this isn't a question of form, but rather, he's simply gone up a level. And this is what we will always see from now on.

This was the season for him to come good IMO. Good spell at the end of last season, full Conte pre-season, learning from Perisic etc. When he scored our first goal of the season I was so happy for him.

He’s 22 years old and he’s missed 74 games to injury in his professional career(according to Transfermarkt). Perisic and Udogie will be our LWB options for next season.

 

[beats1]

He is doing brilliantly at the moment but he has one weakness and Romero could be guilty of that as well

They have a bad habit of lagging behind in the second phase and playing the other team onside.

Other than that, he is playing brilliantly

 

[fortworthspur]

Arguably our best RB ever at this point

can’t believe people were writing him off. Our fans will never learn

always backed him myself and knew he would have 3 great games in a row at some point

seriously? I like Emerson but Walker was the best RB in the prem for a decade.

 

[SpursSince1980]

seriously? I like Emerson but Walker was the best RB in the prem for a decade.

Our best? Or THE best? I think Trent may disagree. He’s had a couple of seasons (in the last 5 years) where he has vastly performed better than Walker and any other RB.

Sadly for Trent his form has taken a nose dive and Walker is playing better this season than he has in the past two under Pep.

But if you were to ask me who I’d pick if Walker was in our squad, along with Emerson? Walker, easily.

 

[Gbspurs]

Out of interest why is it knee-jerking to call a player shit after a year of predominantly awful performances but not to proclaim he has come good after 3 excellent ones?

I do recall he had a few good games clustered together last season but then played so poorly that Matt Doherty was seen as the saviour.

I'm pleased he is finally contributing to the teams success but let's not get carried away. We spent 40m+ on a RWB in January for a reason.

 

[spurmin]

Out of interest why is it knee-jerking to call a player shit after a year of predominantly awful performances but not to proclaim he has come good after 3 excellent ones?

I do recall he had a few good games clustered together last season but then played so poorly that Matt Doherty was seen as the saviour.

I'm pleased he is finally contributing to the teams success but let's not get carried away. We spent 40m+ on a RWB in January for a reason.

Yes. Correct. The reason being competition.

 

[allatsea]

Arguably our best RB ever at this point

can’t believe people were writing him off. Our fans will never learn

always backed him myself and knew he would have 3 great games in a row at some point

Obviously you haven't been a Spurs fan for very long. Have you forgotten Kyle Walker already ?

 

[easley91]

It is an interesting thought. Has Spence going on loan helped calm some of the fans re Emerson and his better performances have helped as well?

 

[olliec]

Those saying Conte doesn’t improve players. I think Emerson Royal is a big example that he does.

conte was the one that stuck with him from the beginning when he had 2 other options.