Goalies have a dip in form his coincides with brain freeze vs. Liverpool. Good shot stopper but don’t think he commands box all that well. Pet peeve is the number of times his free kicks go out of touch so often. Maddening
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ForeverBlue92
Player Valuation: £80m
The problem is you could have De Gea and Van Dijk at the back but with a shaky system and manager unable to defend adequately you'll always be shaky at the back.
Look at how quickly Howard, Jags, Baines and Distin all declined defensively from Moyes to Martinez. No question in my mind the manager plays a big part on how comfortable those at the back are.
Look at how quickly Howard, Jags, Baines and Distin all declined defensively from Moyes to Martinez. No question in my mind the manager plays a big part on how comfortable those at the back are.
davids
Player Valuation: £70m
Which makes it all the more puzzling why the defence went to hell in a handcart under Koeman.
CRIMHEAD
Player Valuation: £40m
Well it's been a massive improvement from last year. Still doesn't change the fact that Keane isn't very good. That Coleman can't defend.
TwoWreathsOneTower
Player Valuation: £500k
Fantastic shot stopper, great technical ability. Unfortunately let down by his decision making too often this season.
ForeverBlue92
Player Valuation: £80m
I think last season we had absolute dross back there
Kenny Keane Williams Martina
Thats a championship back line right there.
Coleman Keane Zouma Digne
We should be defending much better with our current options so for me the buck stops with Mr Silva.
davids
Player Valuation: £70m
He and Baines never seem that commited to stopping crosses Digne has been a big improvement in that department.
Strikinglyhandsome1
Player Valuation: £5m
Drives me mad that. That was a Martinez introduction. Don’t let them get past you but give them acres to cross. I don’t get it?
davids
Player Valuation: £70m
You'd have thought someone who'd been a top defender could have drilled an effective defence.but then maybe it was like expecting Leonardo da Vinci to work with plasticine
davids
Player Valuation: £70m
Right up there with Hibbert being beaten at the back post while ball watching.
Strikinglyhandsome1
Player Valuation: £5m
You know who exposed that. SAF. He set up the striker to always be against him at the back post.
Strikinglyhandsome1
Player Valuation: £5m
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Happened ALL the time under Moyes. Baines has always stood off wingers - usually turning his back on any cross from about 5 yards away.
Simon Buttle
Player Valuation: £60m
Exactly, Koeman was one of the greatest defenders to ever play the game as a player yet as a manager we were shocking at the back, even last season under the gravylord, defending is his bread and butter (with extra gravy of course) and we were still not great at it, a little better but not much. Shows how bad some of the players are imo.
Strikinglyhandsome1
Player Valuation: £5m
It’s certainly never been a strength of his. Under Martinez I noticed neither backs never moved to stop a cross and they took up the position to stop being beaten via a run. That said to me it was policy.
Either way, it needs drumming out of whoever is playing there. We need to try everything to keep the ball out of our box.
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