Kyle Walker - One of the world's best right backs?

[glospur]

So says Rio Ferdinand:

http://www.goal.com/euro2016/en/art...s-best-right-backs/1utzvi6ithseo1g79784p0b1t1

 

[Chris12]

@Bus-Conductor

 

[BehindEnemyLines]

you really can't take that guy seriously... He's such an agenda driven nob.

 

[Shadydan]

Lol

 

[Dougal]

Mouthpiece makes noises from mouth.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

you really can't take that guy seriously... He's such an agenda driven nob.

This is one of the most blatant pieces of member abuse i've ever seen on SC.

 

[Ironskullll]

The only part of the headline I could see was "Kyle Walker, one of the wor". I thought the missing word was "worst" and that someone had trawled up an old post for a bit of fun. Ahem... worst or world's best, Hmmmm

 

[Sandro30]

To me what constitutes being a world class (or 'worlds best' as the title suggests) player is consistency. The fact Walker still has the odd mistake in him tells me he is not. No doubt about it though that the work Poch has done on both the full backs has been superb.

 

[easley91]

He's a right back on form, perhaps the standout in the Euros so far. But, not one of the world's best.

 

[dude573]

I'd argue Danny Rose is close to being one of the worlds best left backs!

 

[JimmyG2]

From Zero to Hero in a fortnight.
Slight exaggeration he has played well this season.
Love the boy and tipped him for stardom years ago
but he still hesitates on crosses
and then usually messes it up.
(As in f**ks it up, not cuts inside, beats five players
and slots it in the bottom corner.)
Really pleased for him otherwise.

 

[davidmatzdorf]

As usual, the headline does not match what was said:

There might be questions on how he plays in his own third, but as for when you are on the front foot, I don't think there are many better in the world. He is like a winger...

So he didn't actually say that Walker is one of then world's best right backs. He said he's a suspect defender who is exciting on the attack.

 

[arunspurs]

Walker is the best RB we have seen this Euros till date. Had Carvajal not been injured, he would have been the best. But fact is , he has been driving force in England team & deserves every bit of praise coming his way.

 

[Jamturk]

He needs to find a couple of goto balls when he reaches the final 1/3.

 

[arunspurs]

Kyle Walker did not play nearly for 1.5 years. I was afraid, after his ijury he would lose his pace , the key part of his game. But looks like he has come back better than ever & Pochettino seems to have worked his magic on both our full backs.

 

[Blake Griffin]

He's a right back on form, perhaps the standout in the Euros so far. But, not one of the world's best.

depends what you consider "one of" to mean i guess. one of three? five? 10? i think he's probably up there but it's more down to the lack of quality than anything, walker still has a glaring weakness in his game(and it's not defensively as seems to be the general opinion, outside of spurs fans anyway) but his lack of end product in the final third.

 

[Japhet]

Good to see him match Bale for speed yesterday and then nick the ball off him.

 

[Led's Zeppelin]

To me what constitutes being a world class (or 'worlds best' as the title suggests) player is consistency. The fact Walker still has the odd mistake in him tells me he is not. No doubt about it though that the work Poch has done on both the full backs has been superb.

If consistency were the measure you could rule out almost every Barcelona and Real Madrid player couldn't you?

Which teams have a better right back? Who would you swap him for if you could?

 

[easley91]

depends what you consider "one of" to mean i guess. one of three? five? 10? i think he's probably up there but it's more down to the lack of quality than anything, walker still has a glaring weakness in his game(and it's not defensively as seems to be the general opinion, outside of spurs fans anyway) but his lack of end product in the final third.

I take it to mean 3 or 5, but that's how I'd see it. I do think there is a lack of top quality right backs currently. Walker, though, has improved his game tenfold in the past year or so and is showing that with England. Same with Rose on the other flank.

 

[sebo_sek]

The only part of the headline I could see was "Kyle Walker, one of the wor". I thought the missing word was "worst" and that someone had trawled up an old post for a bit of fun. Ahem... worst or world's best, Hmmmm

I had the same thought