2022/23 Ben Godfrey

[Gilbert..]

Amazing how he becomes a better defender when he doesnt play.

 

[IrishBlue2022]

Amazing how he becomes a better defender when he doesnt play.

They all do. Micheal Keane has been terrible for us yet theres been shouts to bring him back in and play him upfront.

 

[Chrismac]

The lad is a horrific ball player, his positional awareness as a CH is also poor.
However, for me he is better as a defensive full back than both Coleman and Myko, and as neither of them two offer anything going forward then we wouldn't be missing anything.
His speed alone would help cover the slowest CHs in the league Coady/Tarks/Mina, and he would sit on the halfway line at all our set pieces to cover the break (he's also the one defender we have that would snap an attacker before they got near our box).

 

[Egil Olsen]

The lad is a horrific ball player, his positional awareness as a CH is also poor.
However, for me he is better as a defensive full back than both Coleman and Myko, and as neither of them two offer anything going forward then we wouldn't be missing anything.
His speed alone would help cover the slowest CHs in the league Coady/Tarks/Mina, and he would sit on the halfway line at all our set pieces to cover the break (he's also the one defender we have that would snap an attacker before they got near our box).

Before he signed for us, I read a bit about him. In Norwich, he was supposedly used as a central midfielder to develop exactly what you mention, before they then started using him as a centre-back. It is also a bit strange that he played centre-back for a typical ball-possessing team before he came to us, and that in this style he impressed many.

 

[roy vernon]

Let's be honest about this, Godfrey, although by no means a world beater, is as good a footballer as Mykolenko. Godfrey, however, is bigger, more aggressive and far quicker, all qualities sadly lacking in our current full backs.

 

[blueblood]

Let's be honest about this, Godfrey, although by no means a world beater, is as good a footballer as Mykolenko. Godfrey, however, is bigger, more aggressive and far quicker, all qualities sadly lacking in our current full backs.

Exactly. I think Godfrey’s better suited to full back at the moment as he’s less exposed to being pulled out of position like he is at centre back. It’s not like Mykolenko is whipping in dangerous crosses. He offers nothing going forwards and is really slow. Godfrey would have been far more effective at trying to cut out that counter attack last night.

 

[4737carlin]

They all do. Micheal Keane has been terrible for us yet theres been shouts to bring him back in and play him upfront.

TBF we have missed him at the back

 

[MikeH72]

He is pretty rubbish but he is no worse than Seamus Coleman who’s the worst player in the entire league.

 

[neil999]

He could have prob at least fouled one of their players on those counter attacks, rest of the defence was too weak and slow to do that yikes blomp

 

[LocalNative]

Let's be honest about this, Godfrey, although by no means a world beater, is as good a footballer as Mykolenko. Godfrey, however, is bigger, more aggressive and far quicker, all qualities sadly lacking in our current full backs.

He's got to come in for Mykolenko really. No worse going forward and a better defender.

 

[Rugby Toffee]

I think he will get the shout at either LB or RB versus Leeds. *taps nose*

 

[MACCA75]

Has no quality on the ball, can’t win a header. Rash, hasn’t got a goal or assist to his name..
*glances at Mykolenko.. Ben, you start on Saturday.

 

[johnjoeefc]

I think he has to come in at left back too. But not sure a home game we need to win is the right game for that. And that mistake by mykolenko for their first goal yesterday is the exact sort of thing I can envisage Godfrey doing as well

 

[Rita_Poon]

Has genuine pace. Won't get any better being overlooked. If we persist with the corner routines and FK routines, having him mop up the counters from the center spot seems ideal. Tired of philosophy and stubbornness - its time to play to our strengths. QUICKLY!

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

Has genuine pace. Won't get any better being overlooked. If we persist with the corner routines and FK routines, having him mop up the counters from the center spot seems ideal. Tired of philosophy and stubbornness - its time to play to our strengths. QUICKLY!

Once again pace is not enough in a CB.
Far more important are good positional sense and aerial ability, and he is has shown to be sadly lacking in both those areas thus far.