- Jul 7, 2012
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I'd prefer Davies.
I always feel he is underrated, ok he had a bad patch last season but the season before he was fantastic.
I think because he is not the quickest people instantly count it against him. The thing about Davies is he never holds onto the ball for very long, he knows what he is going to do with the ball before he gets it, and makes the correct decision most of the time. This is one of his great strengths, but, again might actually hurt peoples perception, because people are unlikely to remember his contribution.
Another thing which I really like about Davies is he is super aggressive, closes people down very quickly and tends to get the tackle in quickly. Before, again, moving it on quickly.
It is amusing that even though Rose is much much quicker than Davies, Rose tends to slow down our play much more than Rose. Rose is best when he plays instinctively, when he does he still is a top top fullback, as soon as he has time to think on the ball he tends to be too ponderous and hurt us going forwards. Davies is mentally a very quick player, and it is his fluidity why I think Poch will often put him on when we are chasing a game, it is not simply a defensive substitution.
I always find because Davies doesn't do the things that stick in the memory of fans like taking players on etc. and because he is a player of great efficiency people kind of forget he is there, and don't really see what he does. I recommend to pay close attention to him next time he plays if you think all he is is some kind of steady eddie.
Hmm