2022/23 James Tarkowski

[EFC78]

Shocker of a performance. First one this season I think though, has been excellent the rest of the time, and one of the few positives.

That won't stop some of our fans rewriting history though and claiming hes a bad signing.

 

[Kaiser Soysauce]

What we have needed for some time. To balance we need folk upfront who can score.

We could have mbappe up to and our midfield would still pass side and backwards.

 

[BigDuncTributeBand]

Pretty much confirmed my fears. Can't play if you're asking him to defend higher up than 8 yards from goal.

Not many centre backs can defend higher up if they have no protection from midfield in front of them. Having played centre back I felt sorry for them last night, as I did much of last season, absolute shambles in front of them. Easy to blame the defence, the midfield lack of shape was a disgrace, back to the bad old days of last season. Easiest game the Brighton midfield will have all season.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Ashley Williams mk2, as expected

 

[marsh]

Him and Coady are too slow which means we defend far too deep for the majority of games

 

[Connor]

I lost my head at that diving header while at the ground, but looking back at it, what the bloody hell is Coady doing?

 

[Charlie Sweet]

Can't blame the centre backs when have two full backs totally out of their depth. That's not to excuse the manager here either.

 

[Furey1878]

Needs a more athletic partner. Would say he is the better option than Coady. Would try him and Godfrey as a pair.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Shocker of a performance. First one this season I think though, has been excellent the rest of the time, and one of the few positives.

That won't stop some of our fans rewriting history though and claiming hes a bad signing.

He's a bad signing.

 

[wm02]

Needs to trim that beard. Getting scruffy

 

[kiss the crest]

Needs a more athletic partner. Would say he is the better option than Coady. Would try him and Godfrey as a pair.

We did at wolves were they passed to each other 20 times in the last 3 minutes when it was 1-1

 

[kiss the crest]

He was dreadful last night

 

[Del-boy]

Him and Coady are too slow which means we defend far too deep for the majority of games

That’s why you play a three with Godfrey’s pace to cover behind. This pushes the whole team further up. Surely a competent manager can see this..

 

[bluejohn66]

Read somewhere that he is Top on Premier League 'Defensive Blocks' with x40 this season. The player in 2nd place (forget his name) is on x20.

 

[Lanolin]

Shocker of a performance. First one this season I think though, has been excellent the rest of the time, and one of the few positives.

That won't stop some of our fans rewriting history though and claiming hes a bad signing.

He hasn't been a bad signing, but he hasn't been the massive upgrade that people claimed he was going to be either. He's been like a slightly steadier Keane/a less injury prone Mina. Same goes for Coady, they're individually decent centre halves and fine signings, but they're very similar and they haven't had the transformative impact on attitude and leadership that people claimed they would.