Eric Dier Vs Ander Herrera

comment by Billy The Yidd (U3924)
posted 2 hours, 13 minutes ago

Ander who? Almost as bigger flop as Pogba

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I generally find that people called Billy are people who have sever trouble writing the letter S, and somehow end up with a B.

comment by Who's Kissing Cameras. (U1703)
posted 29 minutes ago
Btw I think Dier is better on the ball than people give him credit for. He pinged some lovely balls in the Euros.
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His passing range is good, especially crossing when given time on the ball. He played a lovely through-ball last night for example which allowed (I think Walcott) to round the keeper for a second time.

Take that time away from him and he panics and 95% of his passes are either backwards or a loss of possession.

Such a strange thread.

Dier & Herrera are water carriers.

They aren't worth talking about beyond saying do they do their job.

Pogba eats Deli Alli for breakfast, that might be a ttopic to discuss.

comment by Robb Trump (U21234)
posted 3 hours, 46 minutes ago
comment by Better Call Zlatan - Football taught by Matt Busby(U11781)
posted 8 minutes ago
Apparently he can boot the ball out of defence nicely which makes him a world class defender. £50m for a clown, football eh?
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He's really not a clown. The guy is a good defender but his problem for England is that no one makes any runs for him so he has to hang onto the ball more than he should.

He's doing pretty well for City bar the odd mistake which will be ironed out by Pep.

Gotta love English people. For years they slate their team for having no technical ability and then when a very classy defender comes along they slate him for trying to play the way people have been crying out for.

This is why the players are scared to fail with such a harsh judgement waiting for them at home
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Yup. That's what happens when you have contrasting styles in defence. He's been excellent for us.

That's what happens when you have contrasting styles in defence.

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Good defenders can still defend Melton, no matter what the style is or who they play for.

You never saw Rio, Tony Adams or John Terry drop there levels of performance when playing outside of their clubs.

Stones is good by today's standards, mediocre by those.of the past.

He's about Jonathan Woodgate level.

Herrera is one of the biggest cowards in football. Always diving in recklessly trying to hurt players (which United fans somehow equate to 'passion' but somebody comes near him and he roles around like a biiiitch

comment by I am No.4 (U19487)
posted 47 minutes ago
Stones is good by today's standards, mediocre by those.of the past.

He's about Jonathan Woodgate level.
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Woodgate was a very good defender when fit (which was rarely)

Stones has a lot of improving to do

comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
That's what happens when you have contrasting styles in defence.

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Good defenders can still defend Melton, no matter what the style is or who they play for.

You never saw Rio, Tony Adams or John Terry drop there levels of performance when playing outside of their clubs.
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You didn't see them encouraged to use their keepers as an extra defender either though, the overall defending style was still similar. When Stones goes up for us, which he is encouraged to do, then Fernandinho goes into the position or the fullbacks narrow to create a three. It looked a lot to me like Southgate didn't do that with his fullbacks at all.

Yeah but Dier covered him.

Interesting to see Dier pointing the finger at Stones after he'd given the ball away by passing to Dier.

It was as if he was saying "now that is one risky pass you cannot do" (meaning to him, as he's the cover man.)