brad blit Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 Firstly I think Williams has been a good player for us whilst Kalas & Baker have been injured, he’s been a model pro and save our skins on numerous occasions. However with Kalas nearing return and Benkovic joining, is it time he’s replaced? Baker has proved himself in recent games to be back to his best (as an old fashioned defender), and surely now is the time to get our centre back pairing sorted for the long term. It feels like he is now halting The progress of our defensive line as majority of time he looks to slow play down from the back. Thanks Ash, but time for us to move forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 He’s done well. Not great positioning for the equaliser last night though. Don’t think he should be starting every game though, especially now we have Benkovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 Think that is a fair enough proposal.....last night he was our best defender though!!! I haven’t seen enough of Benkovic, so at this point in time, a fit Kalas should be our no1 CB. Partnered by Baker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFCGav Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 Thought he was one of our better ball-players last night personally. Set up the Fam chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 Problem is, he's the only member of our squad who you could class as a leader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Think that is a fair enough proposal.....last night he was our best defender though!!! I haven’t seen enough of Benkovic, so at this point in time, a fit Kalas should be our no1 CB. Partnered by Baker. Thought he had a tough night Dave , Think he’s been a great signing for us but I thought he struggled to cope physically with Jukewiitcz and Hogans work, and particularly movement gave AW & NB a tough night. Thought Birmingham won their individual battles all over the pitch , looked hungrier , despite playing 120 mins Tuesday , and tactically bossed it , and we were completely devoid of any form of plan , and were as a collective depressingly and completely inept Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westonred Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 Perhaps Baker is back to his best because he is playing along side Williams. Lets think about that before you say its time to ditch him. For me he has been our best player over the last month i have lost count of the last ditch tackles and goal line clearances he has done to save our skins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 27 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Thought he had a tough night Dave , Think he’s been a great signing for us but I thought he struggled to cope physically with Jukewiitcz and Hogans work, and particularly movement gave AW & NB a tough night. Thought Birmingham won their individual battles all over the pitch , looked hungrier , despite playing 120 mins Tuesday , and tactically bossed it , and we were completely devoid of any form of plan , and were as a collective depressingly and completely inept Indeed he did, but I thought he was one of a small number of players who came out of it with any credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totterdown's Finest Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 One of the few players last night who was trying to create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
054123 Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 Again, too much is asked of the defence by our inept midfield. We don’t need different defenders or attackers, it’s our complete lack of a midfield. We have no clear attacking pattern when in possession, are full of mistakes and misplaced passes and are not well organised or strong enough when defending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galley is our king Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 Got into a brilliant position at the far post late on, completely on his own, if only NE had picked him out rather than blazing over the bar...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj81829 Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 I'm liking his partnership with Baker over the last few games and he's dug us out of trouble god knows how many times. What he lacks in pace he makes up for in positioning. I'm sure Kalas will claim his place back when fully fit but LJ has suggested in his interviews he may have made a mistake in rushing him back last time and i'm sure he'd rather not do that again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 The only one who stepped forward and tried to make something happen... and he’s a CB! Shame none of the midfielders had the same attitude (Eliasson gets a pass because no one passed to him even though he was in a lot of space at times) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 Great block from Bellingham and good passing around the edge of their box when Brum had moved right back (one of few to actually try piercing passes). However very poor decision to drop for their equaliser and not even attempting a header for the third are both poor, guess its a case are the 2 mistakes ones you think you'd see regularly from him or just a bad day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 2 hours ago, 054123 said: Again, too much is asked of the defence by our inept midfield. We don’t need different defenders or attackers, it’s our complete lack of a midfield. We have no clear attacking pattern when in possession, are full of mistakes and misplaced passes and are not well organised or strong enough when defending. Totally well said. The mid field has got to step up a long way from the brum performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 Not seen enough of Benkovic at all but I do question his defending ( or lack of defending ) for Brums third goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkhamred Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 Could he sit in front of the back 4 like Pack did if we need extra defensive support? He certainly wanted to make things happen towards the end last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi the Robin Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 One of our best players, he isn’t the issue and shouldn’t be a scapegoat because he is the oldest player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 4 hours ago, westonred said: Perhaps Baker is back to his best because he is playing along side Williams. Lets think about that before you say its time to ditch him. For me he has been our best player over the last month i have lost count of the last ditch tackles and goal line clearances he has done to save our skins. I’m not saying this is necessarily the case, but generally last ditch tackles are a sign of poor positioning in the first place - or to put it another way, if a defender reads the game well then he often makes less last ditch tackles because he doesn’t need to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerly known as ivan Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 4 hours ago, brad blit said: Firstly I think Williams has been a good player for us whilst Kalas & Baker have been injured, he’s been a model pro and save our skins on numerous occasions. However with Kalas nearing return and Benkovic joining, is it time he’s replaced? Baker has proved himself in recent games to be back to his best (as an old fashioned defender), and surely now is the time to get our centre back pairing sorted for the long term. It feels like he is now halting The progress of our defensive line as majority of time he looks to slow play down from the back. Thanks Ash, but time for us to move forward If Birmingham’s 3rd goal last night is anything to go by I would keep Williams in ahead of Benkovic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 Drop our best defender (and on last nights performance, our most creative player)... yeh. Good shout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelton Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, MarcusX said: I’m not saying this is necessarily the case, but generally last ditch tackles are a sign of poor positioning in the first place - or to put it another way, if a defender reads the game well then he often makes less last ditch tackles because he doesn’t need to I think I read somewhere that Maldini made less than one tackle per game on average,there's also a saying that the best defenders have clean shorts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodiesaffer Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 Don’t agree. The lack of movement and the lack of protection from or midfield is the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 54 minutes ago, formerly known as ivan said: If Birmingham’s 3rd goal last night is anything to go by I would keep Williams in ahead of Benkovic! Bottling even going for a header in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dullmoan Tone Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 1 hour ago, hodge said: Bottling even going for a header in the first place? He’s clearly not match fit, let’s not give him the Matt Smith treatment and write him off on day 1. He will need games to adjust to this league. Now we’ve signed him we must back him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Dullmoan Tone said: He’s clearly not match fit, let’s not give him the Matt Smith treatment and write him off on day 1. He will need games to adjust to this league. Now we’ve signed him we must back him. I meant Williams, could easily have gone for a 50/50 header with Jutkiewicz before Benkovic was involved but didn't and left it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireSection Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 Not sure why AW gets the hatchet, is it because he’s deemed too old, personally I think he’s one of a small bunch that I would want starting and definitely not being dropped. Nowt to see here, we move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Absolutely outstanding tonight. All that experience. He knows what to do every time. Can see things before they happen. Been our best defender this season for sure. Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dastardly and Muttley Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 1 minute ago, JonDolman said: Absolutely outstanding tonight. All that experience. He knows what to do every time. Can see things before they happen. Been our best defender this season for sure. Class. Candidate for MoM for me tonight. Top player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 The one player tonight who was able to read Rooney’s forward passes. That’s experience for you..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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