2021/22 Lucas Digne

[Drico]

People are in denial about this fella. Showing a bit of Gallic flair, being a bit sexy in the right light, and having played at Barcelona are all well and good - but he has never been a decent defender. I'd use him as a means to making a few quid for the pot Benitez is going to need come January. Burn it all down and start again.

 

[MACCA75]

Shocking defending. I’d probably bring ‘the wall’ back for the next match.

 

[marsh]

Been terrible for ages now

 

[bebo86]

A shadow of the player we first signed, sad to see

 

[Blue Sky]

Crap , move on .

 

[MikeH72]

£60m to City, remember that one lol lol lol

 

[Nymzee]

I love him but I would also sell for profit next Summer if poss.

Well I say that but we don’t really recruit how I’d like so maybe not.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

People are in denial about this fella. Showing a bit of Gallic flair, being a bit sexy in the right light, and having played at Barcelona are all well and good - but he has never been a decent defender. I'd use him as a means to making a few quid for the pot Benitez is going to need come January. Burn it all down and start again.

We've missed the boat on selling him you feel.

Would happily take £35 million from a Newcastle type club with cash on the hip and reinvest.

 

[Gilbert..]

Caves in far to easy. Looks like he's running in treacle half the time.
Just another player comfortable picking up a wage and doesnt look arsed.
He's in good company at this club.

 

[Paulie]

Remember when people thought he was as good as baines, been absolutely shocking for about 2 years now.

He's a slug and now he can't cross

He's been poor since the first season in my opinion. Had a decent little partnership with Bernard in the first season and for whatever reason we decided to spend £35m on Iwobi and break that up. He's been poor ever since, that may not be the reason why like but he's terrible. Can't defend and isn't even good going forward anymore.

 

[Runub]

See a lot of post suggesting we sell various players. To who??? These players are totally exposed as poor for one reason or another. Who would be Interested? Stuck with them I think until contracts run down

 

[Dublin blue 75]

Can barely muster a throw you’d be proud of at present. A shadow of the the player he was 2 seasons back.

 

[gianthogweed]

A player going through the motions he does not even have to fight for his place the only left back at the club straight on the teamsheet
with that situation you get what he can be bothered to give good or bad

 

[maccavennie]

That was an embarrassing 2nd half performance from him. He won't be , but if I was him I'd be embarrassed by that lack of ef desire 2nd half today.

 

[Zatara]

I think he has suffered playing in Ancelotti's defence first team and now Benitez' deep back line.

If we were to play a higher line then I think he would be let off the leash a bit and could bomb forward as he used to do.

Players like Digne and Godfrey are really suffering from having to play so deep and focus on defending only rather than being further up the pitch where they can excel.