formerly known as ivan Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Putting Flint leaving to one side for a moment, where does Hörður currently stand in the current set up? Another left sided centre back in today and Hegeler picked above him tonight. Not gonna be happy as back up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Yep, certainly seems like Hörður is not first in line for CB or LB. I'd be sorry to see him go if he isn't going to be played but he needs to play. I've always liked what I've seen of him, maybe he's in the wrong country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Grim Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Not favoured by the looks of it. Alot of money spent on him and Engvall for them not to work out. Fingers crossed they get a chance and can show what they can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Can't see him hanging around until the end of August if he is behind Baker and Hegeler in the queue to partner Wright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickolas Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 I dont get why he missed basically the whole 2nd half of last season. LJ certainly pointed blame at him so perhaps thats it. He plays LBfor Iceland and i think wouldsuit there for us too if CB aint his place. But having Hegeler there is a real kick in the hordurs i reckon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red84 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 A shame, he's decent playing the ball out wasn't great in the air when he first came but has improved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 He was awful the other night as was flint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Perhaps it's just as simple as other players have performed better than he has in training? The uproar will be mental should he move on, which goes to show that what you do on social media is every bit as important as what you do on the pitch these days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Downs Leeds Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 hour ago, nickolas said: I dont get why he missed basically the whole 2nd half of last season. LJ certainly pointed blame at him so perhaps thats it. He plays LBfor Iceland and i think wouldsuit there for us too if CB aint his place. But having Hegeler there is a real kick in the hordurs i reckon! I was one of the one's advocating playing him left back last season. But having watched a couple of pre season games, he would not be good enough going forward for how LJ wants to play imo. The full backs have been providing the width high up the pitch, just following the comments on twitter tonight and Pisano has been on the end of 3 crosses already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon uk Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Well what he has done on the pitch is play and score for his country in tournament qualifiers, and been on the winning side against modric and rakitic and probably manzukic too. Yet lj doesnt rate him. Dont worry though, we will just keep signing more and more players til we find one that he does like, nothing can go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Just now, simon uk said: Well what he has done on the pitch is play and score for his country in tournament qualifiers, and been on the winning side against modric and rakitic and probably manzukic too. Yet lj doesnt rate him. Dont worry though, we will just keep signing more and more players til we find one that he does like, nothing can go wrong. He has been pretty poor for us which is all i am interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, simon uk said: Well what he has done on the pitch is play and score for his country in tournament qualifiers, and been on the winning side against modric and rakitic and probably manzukic too. Yet lj doesnt rate him. Dont worry though, we will just keep signing more and more players til we find one that he does like, nothing can go wrong. What he does for Iceland has no bearing on what he does here. Being the best LB for Iceland doesn't necessarily make him the best LB here. At the end of the day if other players are outperforming him in training then why should he be guaranteed a game just because he plays for Iceland? I'm not sure any of us can say he definitley should or shouldn't be in the side right now. Having seen both play I'd say Baker is by far the better CB, personally. And as alluded to above it seems Johnson wants attacking fullbacks and he clearly isn't an attacking player so can't see him playing LB here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Another point to consider is perhaps that Johnson feels well informed about his ability at CB due to the number of appearances last year, whereas he has very limited time to appraise Hegeler there in games where the result doesn't matter? Mags has started a couple of friendlies hasn't he? Could be just trying to get as many squad players as even spread of game time as practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 16 minutes ago, nickolas said: I dont get why he missed basically the whole 2nd half of last season. LJ certainly pointed blame at him so perhaps thats it. He plays LBfor Iceland and i think wouldsuit there for us too if CB aint his place. But having Hegeler there is a real kick in the hordurs i reckon! He simply couldn't be a LB for us. Iceland play a totally different style, very defensive and rigid. Providing they weren't incredibly slow, they could play 4 CBs at the back and it wouldn't make a massive difference. Our full backs are meant to bomb forward and overlap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon uk Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Ive seen baker and Magnússon too, if this was being discussed 7 days ago im pretty sure not many would say baker is superior. Aggressive and a rash tackler maybe, but Magnússon is technically far superior. Maybe Hörður goes on that tiny list that lj has managed to lead to not any kind of improvement whatsoever? Oh wait, the one player who did improve was a prodigy who wasnt ours and had represented his country at every age group he was eligible for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, simon uk said: Ive seen baker and Magnússon too, if this was being discussed 7 days ago im pretty sure not many would say baker is superior. Aggressive and a rash tackler maybe, but Magnússon is technically far superior. Maybe Hörður goes on that tiny list that lj has managed to lead to not any kind of improvement whatsoever? Oh wait, the one player who did improve was a prodigy who wasnt ours and had represented his country at every age group he was eligible for. Give it a rest with the love in. He has shown very little for me and if you saw him the other night you would understand why he isnt starting tonight. He really isnt that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 23 minutes ago, Super said: He was awful the other night as was flint. I saw it different, especially in the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 I'd be very happy with Wright and Baker as stoppers when flinty goes but one problem it doesn't solve is playing out from the back. Hordour is by far the best with the ball at his feet but We need to keep a lot more clean sheets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 14 minutes ago, simon uk said: Well what he has done on the pitch is play and score for his country in tournament qualifiers, and been on the winning side against modric and rakitic and probably manzukic too. Yet lj doesnt rate him. Dont worry though, we will just keep signing more and more players til we find one that he does like, nothing can go wrong. Hörður has done nothing here to warrant being automatic choice in the first team. Don't get me wrong, he looks ok, but nothing more, so far. He's clearly got ability and is exactly the type of player I'd hope we'd have as back up throughout the season. It's up to him to force his way into the first team. Apart from the social media love in (yes, he's clearly a nice guy) I don't know why some people state such a case for his inclusion in the first team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Decent player but hugely overrated on this forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Hordour looks like hes coming on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Just now, RedM said: Hordour looks like hes coming on He can't be happy with that, surely he should have a statue by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denbury Red Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 With Flint and Magnússon now on couldn't this be seen as the starting formation for the first gsme?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Just now, Denbury Red said: With Flint and Magnússon now on couldn't this be seen as the starting formation for the first gsme?? No wright will certainly start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Just now, Super said: No wright will certainly start. Will Wright be alright on the left or will Wright be left on the right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denbury Red Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, Super said: No wright will certainly start. Pisano, Flint, Wright, Magnússon as a back four?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon uk Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 14 minutes ago, Super said: Give it a rest with the love in. He has shown very little for me and if you saw him the other night you would understand why he isnt starting tonight. He really isnt that good. He is clearly talented. Perhaps the question that needs to be asked is why wee lee and david brent have been shelling out millions on transfer fees and contracts to players who they either flog on, never play, and/ or quickly replace when they dont fancy them anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, Denbury Red said: Pisano, Flint, Wright, Magnússon as a back four?? Really can't see Mags getting the nod over Baker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, BRISTOL86 said: Really can't see Mags getting the nod over Baker. Can't see either being the first choice left back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 I'd happily put money on Magnússon never starting a competitive game at LB so long as he and the manager both remain at the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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