Bs4Red Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Personally thought Luke Ayling was outstanding tonight, best player on the pitch by far. Rarely gave the ball away, some real quality and care in possession and made some vital tackles. His performance even better when you think of how bad Fredericks was. Would personally love to see Ayling in the RWB or CM role. His poise and quality on the ball not being tapped into at CB and when it is, gaps begin to appear when he moves out of position with the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londoner Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Best player on the pitch? That was Sol Bamba. By a mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveF Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Best player on the pitch? That was Sol Bamba. By a mile. Agree with this, he was rock solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 By a mile and some Better than three or four of ours put together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shtanley Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Wouldn't move Ayling at all. Just need a stronger more relaxed defender to replace Williams and a central midfielder to start ahead of pack. If we aren't spending on Gray I'm sure we could find those 2. Kasim from Swindon would fit into our system perfectly in central midfield, can't think of any good LCB options though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londoner Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Wouldn't move Ayling at all. Just need a stronger more relaxed defender to replace Williams and a central midfielder to start ahead of pack. If we aren't spending on Gray I'm sure we could find those 2. Kasim from Swindon would fit into our system perfectly in central midfield, can't think of any good LCB options though. Agree with this. Need a CM who can break into the box at the moment neither of ours do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelton’s Love Gravy Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Best player on the pitch? That was Sol Bamba. By a mile. Let's sign him. For 9 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Yeah agree with Sol Bamba. Replace Derek with him and we might have a decent defence... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs4Red Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 In fairness my orignal statement was City players only haha, agree Bamba was outstanding. proper old school CB. head it, kick it, hit anything that moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SedRA Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Ayling was excellent tonight, could be a class championship player. Bamba is a class championship player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Back on topic.....Ayling did have a very good game. Solid and reliable throughout. The best City player on the pitch with Joe Bryan pushing him close, certainly in the first 45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Ayling and Smith were top notch tonight IMHO. Sol bamba held them together. Was it him putting his head in the line if BR's shot late on. Like how Robinson linked up midfield and strikers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Back on topic.....Ayling did have a very good game. Solid and reliable throughout. The best City player on the pitch with Joe Bryan pushing him close, certainly in the first 45. It's funny how we all see things, I tjought JB was under par tonight for hin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Ayling and Smith were top notch tonight IMHO. Sol bamba held them together. Was it him putting his head in the line if BR's shot late on. Like how Robinson linked up midfield and strikers too. Ayling and Smith stood out for me as well. Also agree that Robinson did well in the Freeman role - always looking for the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Back on topic.....Ayling did have a very good game. Solid and reliable throughout. The best City player on the pitch with Joe Bryan pushing him close, certainly in the first 45. Yep, that's what I saw. Ayling clear M.O.T.M. for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 It's funny how we all see things, I tjought JB was under par tonight for hin Agree with this...not sure he's 100% fit just doesn't seem his self for whatever reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Best player on the pitch?That was Sol Bamba. By a mile.your having a laugh....joe bryan anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Smith was put best player I reckon. Ayling is class though and should be with smith in midfield. We have quality there but cotts needs to get it right so teams can't score on the break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Exile Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Ayling was excellent tonight, could be a class championship player. Bamba is a class championship player. Couldn't agree more. And we should be looking to recruit a defender with Championship class. Thought Ayling had already stepped up a gear compared to last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Ayling & Bryan stood out and Korey Smith, I thought ran his *** off at 2-0 down , trying to close down and get challenges in - Thought he and the three subs gave us the little head of steam that brought us the late goals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodburyred Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Didn't someone on here say Ayling had been found out at this level? One of the first names on the team sheet for me and technically class. Hope he stays long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demet78 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Thought Burns played well when he came on not MOTM but it was nice to see him use his pace and get at the full back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 How we all see things differently? Some say Ayling is one of our best players, and others that Williams is not good enough. My take is that Ayling is very good going forward and looks more comfortable in midfield. Yet defensively, I see him as a weakness. The opposite for Williams who is not as talented when pushing forward but is more solid as a back line defender than Ayling. Perhaps Ayling should be in midfield or RWB with Williams playing simple short passes to the midfield five who are more adept at creation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossey Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 It's funny how we all see things, I tjought JB was under par tonight for hin Was he out there second half.? Very reluctant to push forward, missplaced passes or put the ball straight out, didn't look fully fit, no way MOM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Was he out there second half.? Very reluctant to push forward, missplaced passes or put the ball straight out, didn't look fully fit, no way MOM Who reckoned that Bryan was MoM? He was decent in the first half but seemed to fade in the second. That might be down to fitness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 More and more convinced he's wasted at the back (tho he does manage to get forward plenty !) - thought he looked class at times and technically excellent on the ball (running and beating players more than passing) TBH I thought he would have a shout doing absent Freeman's role better than anyone else - would love to see him marauding in their half all game I know Cotts likes the fact he can carry the ball out from the back, and he does but still like to see him more advanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsham Alf Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Ayling is a class act. My Yeovil pal said he was solid week in week out when he played for them in the Champs. Derrick W def looks edgy & error prone. He needs to improve quickly or we will need to replace him. Bryan had their full back on toast. He won every single header!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vespa Red Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Ayling is looking like he's made the transition to this division already. As has Smith who was my man of the match. Although Bryan got beyond his full back with ease, he needs to work on his final ball: more often than not, these went straight to the keeper. And although he wasn't outstanding, Flint looked more comfortable than he did on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 A cynic might say that Ayling should have done a bit better defending the break away that led to their second goal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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