MC RISK77 Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Have to say was quite impressed with what I saw of him at cb today...did pretty well against assombalonga who will be up amongst top scorers end of season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50cal Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 He was our strongest player physically and probably performance wise today. I was really impressed. I think we still need another centre half from the loan market though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivorguy Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 My advice to the young man is get out as fast as you can. Talk to Bryan and Reid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanker Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 The one plus from today’s game, thought he did really well for a young lad. Hope he keeps it up and carry’s on improving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuffle Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Very good game and was my mom and followed on from Tuesday. Certainly more physical than last season and reads game exceptionally well and destined for greater things than we can provide him. Just hope we can get to enjoy him for a while as prem clubs will come calling in January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Hats off to him I thought all things considered he was excellent really Watched him for a fair bit of game and his positioning was much better than against Sheff United Looked or best defender and far better than Webster today Well done Lloyd Enjoy him while he’s here Don’t think he will be here long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Lloyd Kelly is a very good player. He has impressed me every time I have watched him, both this season and last. I was convinced he was a better LB than a CB, but he proved today that he could out muscle one of the best forwards in the divsion. That's why I was not concerned about Joe Bryan leaving. Kelly will be even better than Bryan in a very short time. I'm a big fan of Lloyd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM88 Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Surprised at how well he handled the physical challenge considering how he struggled against Leon Clarke vs Sheff Utd last season. Shows how he learns quickly. Played very well today. Probably ahead of Baker for me now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 1 minute ago, wendyredredrobin said: Lloyd Kelly is a very good player. He has impressed me every time I have watched him, both this season and last. I was convinced he was a better LB than a CB, but he proved today that he could out muscle one of the best forwards in the divsion. That's why I was not concerned about Joe Bryan leaving. Kelly will be even better than Bryan in a very short time. I'm a big fan of Lloyd. Played really well but I’m not sure about that Assombalong in particular bullied both of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Cant agree I’m afraid. If you take into account his age then he was decent but he has to be a lot braver on the ball and not sit so deep when we are in position. Johnson clearly spoke to him at half time as he improved this second half but Boro happy to sit back by then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Exile Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 I was very impressed with him today. Up against a very experienced striker and held him off well...particularly in the second half. Good with the ball at his feet. Looked the part to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said: Lloyd Kelly is a very good player. He has impressed me every time I have watched him, both this season and last. I was convinced he was a better LB than a CB, but he proved today that he could out muscle one of the best forwards in the divsion. That's why I was not concerned about Joe Bryan leaving. Kelly will be even better than Bryan in a very short time. I'm a big fan of Lloyd. The lad certainly looks class and at 6’3’ is tall enough to play at CB. As for being ‘out muscled’ - Asambalonga is all about strength and power and he’s one of the toughest opponents Kelly will face in the Championship. He bashes every defender in the same fashion. All good experience for Kelly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Kelly did ok. Let's not put the blinkers on though some of his long balls were panicked and he seemed like he wanted to much time on the ball. Agreed out of a bad bunch today he probably stood out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Robbored said: As for being ‘out muscled’ - Asambalonga is all about strength and power And shirt tugging! But yes, Kelly did well today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When the river runs Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 11 minutes ago, JasonM88 said: Surprised at how well he handled the physical challenge considering how he struggled against Leon Clarke vs Sheff Utd last season. Shows how he learns quickly. Played very well today. Probably ahead of Baker for me now. I was looking at him warming up and I think he's put some weight/muscle on since last season which obviously has helped. He's a top player , another out of the academy that I think will go for big money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Do The Dziekanowski Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 15 minutes ago, Ivorguy said: My advice to the young man is get out as fast as you can. Talk to Bryan and Reid. And they’ll say stay at the club that improved them and gave them that opportunity..? Dont see as many academy players from say, Birmingham or Norwich or Ipswich making appearances and attracting/moving to the prem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 13 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Played really well but I’m not sure about that Assombalong in particular bullied both of them Assombolonga may have been physical against Kelly but he never got the wrong side, whereas he did against Webster. I was massively impressed today....and you know i’m pretty critical of CBs. Nice turn of pace too. Not saying he should play LCB every week, but more than happy to see him there when required. 6 minutes ago, Robbored said: The lad certainly looks class and at 6’3’ is tall enough to play at CB. As for being ‘out muscled’ - Asambalonga is all about strength and power and he’s one of the toughest opponents Kelly will face in the Championship. He bashes every defender in the same fashion. All good experience for Kelly. Agreeing more with RR than BBSB today....there’s a first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Assombolonga may have been physical against Kelly but he never got the wrong side, whereas he did against Webster. I was massively impressed today....and you know i’m pretty critical of CBs. Nice turn of pace too. Ahhh don’t get me wrong Dave Was stronger than LK but what impressed me was his positioning and being sensible enough not to get into a wrestling match or getting into a strength battle with him Admirable sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Robin Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 So annoying that as Kelly gets good our other centre backs become rubbish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Just now, Top Robin said: So annoying that as Kelly gets good our other centre backs become rubbish Flint and Kelly would have been looking nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 As regular readers will know, I’ve been saying for a long time that Kelly is the best left back we have had in many many years. Lots of people said that he’s a centre back, but I’ll always maintain that he’s a natural left back and a damn good one. Today he did well at CB, but for me what he lacks there is the aerial ability. We see all too many CB’s these days who are not aerially dominant and for me it’s a must have in that position. I honestly hope that Kelly keeps plying his trade at LB. I think he has much more opportunity of a fanstastic career if he stays at LB that he has at CB. I think he’s a very very special talent and we need to nurture his natural position, which is LB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Yep the only plus on a miserable day. He makes it look so easy at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcofisher Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 57 minutes ago, Harry said: As regular readers will know, I’ve been saying for a long time that Kelly is the best left back we have had in many many years. Lots of people said that he’s a centre back, but I’ll always maintain that he’s a natural left back and a damn good one. Today he did well at CB, but for me what he lacks there is the aerial ability. We see all too many CB’s these days who are not aerially dominant and for me it’s a must have in that position. I honestly hope that Kelly keeps plying his trade at LB. I think he has much more opportunity of a fanstastic career if he stays at LB that he has at CB. I think he’s a very very special talent and we need to nurture his natural position, which is LB. Really? Thought he was far better in the air than a certain Webster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 1 minute ago, marcofisher said: Really? Thought he was far better in the air than a certain Webster! Looking more at Kelly’s strengths in isolation as opposed to comparison with Webster. Kelly is not a ball winning cb, but is potentially a superb lb. I’d much rather lb is where his future lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcofisher Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Just now, Harry said: Looking more at Kelly’s strengths in isolation as opposed to comparison with Webster. Kelly is not a ball winning cb, but is potentially a superb lb. I’d much rather lb is where his future lies. I disagree, looked very comfortable at reading the plays and breaking it up, I can see now why a lot of the forum rates him at centre back and on todays performance he should keep his place there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Just now, marcofisher said: I disagree, looked very comfortable at reading the plays and breaking it up, I can see now why a lot of the forum rates him at centre back and on todays performance he should keep his place there. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying he’s no good at CB. He’s good there. I just think his career will go further as a Lb than a cb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Harry said: Looking more at Kelly’s strengths in isolation as opposed to comparison with Webster. Kelly is not a ball winning cb, but is potentially a superb lb. I’d much rather lb is where his future lies. (Looking ahead) I disagree Harry Potentially Far more influential as a Classy Centre back Could develop into a Rolls Royce Centre Half ( IMHO ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Excellent today . Need to be patient with the lad though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyolly Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 3 hours ago, Ivorguy said: My advice to the young man is get out as fast as you can. Talk to Bryan and Reid. Do you actually support our club or is your subtle humour completely lost on me? What a great performance today and prospect LK is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshorts Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 I thought he done well today, let’s not over hype him yet still much to improve but he will be a great player if he continues as he does. Although I do think he was bossed by Plymouth striker on Tuesday. So let’s give him a chance to grow into a great player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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