2024/25 Michael Keane


Ah my bad. I must have missed all those years of him in central defence not turning like a harboured ship.

Getting me wrong there Nymzee. I didn't say he turned quickly as a defender, I just gave you an example where he did take up a position and had to turn in attack and he looked reasonable.

This might just be down to the fact defenders are usually reacting to the strikers moves and often they get the jump so you need extra recovery pace to cope, that he doesn't have. It might be he over thinks things, or could just be he isn't a natural defender.

I wouldn't have him upfront all game as that would be crazy, he has shown the ability required to grab a goal though.
 
In a straight line sprint he isn't slow, but I agree that is agility is very lacking. If he gets caught flat footed, he ain't catching his man. He is a good attacker and he has great technique but he will always have to get everything right on the defensive end or he will get beat. He does not have the recovery ability.
 

Getting me wrong there Nymzee. I didn't say he turned quickly as a defender, I just gave you an example where he did take up a position and had to turn in attack and he looked reasonable.

This might just be down to the fact defenders are usually reacting to the strikers moves and often they get the jump so you need extra recovery pace to cope, that he doesn't have. It might be he over thinks things, or could just be he isn't a natural defender.

I wouldn't have him upfront all game as that would be crazy, he has shown the ability required to grab a goal though.
He's okay facing forwards, well just about okay. Turning to track a runner,not so much. So twin striker with DCL it is.
 

Getting me wrong there Nymzee. I didn't say he turned quickly as a defender, I just gave you an example where he did take up a position and had to turn in attack and he looked reasonable.

This might just be down to the fact defenders are usually reacting to the strikers moves and often they get the jump so you need extra recovery pace to cope, that he doesn't have. It might be he over thinks things, or could just be he isn't a natural defender.

I wouldn't have him upfront all game as that would be crazy, he has shown the ability required to grab a goal though.

Aye I get that. But the shouts from people to actually turn him into a striker are bonkers. Like those DCL misses at the weekend, he probs slots some/all of them, but he ain’t getting those chances as he can’t make nor execute the same runs.
 
….two weeks on the run;

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