Vyner

[old_eastender]

Another assured performance today. Must admit at start of season I had him down as someone who would always switch off at vital moments and cost us goals, but he seems to have got over that and really has become our most consistent defender. Well done Zac.

[Garland-sweden]

He is getting better and better. One of our best in defence.

[Bodiesaffer]

He’s growing into a top defender. 

[glynriley]

Very good today, as he has been all season. Cam Pring man of the match for me though. Thought he was outstanding. 

[GrahamC]

Gave me “Louis Carey at his peak” vibes today, really calm & assured on the ball, always available for a pass & won his fair share in the air against the obnoxious Deeney & physical Jutkiewicz.

On for player of the season at this rate.

[Dredd]

Do we have a years option on his contract?

[Rocking Red Cyril]

Yes a previous Vyner ' oh no he's playing again' fan. He has stepped up to the job. Well done young man 

[bearded_red]

Thought he was great today, don’t think it’s an outrageous shout to say he’s currently Player of the Year.

[grifty]

Intercepted it a lot today.

[Vidal]

Yes good game but went completely walkabouts for their second goal. Needs to do better, didnt cost us today but will cost us in others. 

[Dr Balls]

Whereas once he was the weak link at the back, he has definitely stepped up and looks like a Championship level defender. Also happy to bring out from the back which was really good to see and makes me think we might be better going 4-4-2 with Atkinson and Vyner, plus pushing Pring into left midfield where he can do more damage going forward.

[RedM]

19 minutes ago, bearded_red said:

Thought he was great today, don’t think it’s an outrageous shout to say he’s currently Player of the Year.

Certainly the much improved player of the year, who would have thought huh?

[TommyD68]

Future captain for me, really stepped up this season and leads by example 

[Out of his pie crust]

38 minutes ago, Vidal said:

Yes good game but went completely walkabouts for their second goal. Needs to do better, didnt cost us today but will cost us in others. 

Did a lot better than he did worse though. Same as the cup game . Same as last 5-10 games 

[Vidal]

4 minutes ago, Out of his pie crust said:

Did a lot better than he did worse though. Same as the cup game . Same as last 5-10 games 

Yes but I believe in honest opinion and you can be brilliant for 90 mins but one mistake that potentially costs a goal cannot be ignored.  He completely lost his position and was schoolboy defending. 

[Out of his pie crust]

15 minutes ago, Vidal said:

Yes but I believe in honest opinion and you can be brilliant for 90 mins but one mistake that potentially costs a goal cannot be ignored.  He completely lost his position and was schoolboy defending. 

Gonna happen fella , these dudes ain’t maldini. In general he’s doing a good job. Confidence player. Get behind him if you’re there

[Port Said Red]

58 minutes ago, Vidal said:

Yes but I believe in honest opinion and you can be brilliant for 90 mins but one mistake that potentially costs a goal cannot be ignored.  He completely lost his position and was schoolboy defending. 

Khedra was offside I think, and if he wasn't it was Atkinson who didn't step up to Zak's line so it wasn't schoolboy defending it was either poor officiating, or a slight slip by the otherwise excellent Atkinson.

I said in the CEO thread that on current form I wonder if other clubs are looking at Zak, he could make a very useful squad player for one of the teams that are likely to be promoted.

It's amazing what confidence will do for a player, he suddenly seems to have an extra second on the ball and his timing of interceptions is almost Bobby Moore like.

[JoeAman08]

In my top 3 for player of the season maybe even top 2. Can we get anyone to sing a ******* song for him plz  

[t_b]

Remarkable that Pearson previously said during the summer that he was only here still because of numbers. 

He still has some flaws in his game (positioning for the 2nd today seemed terrible) and can be targeted but certainly the most improved from last year and has some very good contributions to our forward play. 

Edited January 14, 2023 by tommy_b
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[tin]

1 hour ago, Vidal said:

Yes good game but went completely walkabouts for their second goal. Needs to do better, didnt cost us today but will cost us in others. 

Agree with that, but there’s no doubt he’s on an upward curve which is long overdue. 

[Vidal]

35 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

Khedra was offside I think, and if he wasn't it was Atkinson who didn't step up to Zak's line so it wasn't schoolboy defending it was either poor officiating, or a slight slip by the otherwise excellent Atkinson.

I said in the CEO thread that on current form I wonder if other clubs are looking at Zak, he could make a very useful squad player for one of the teams that are likely to be promoted.

It's amazing what confidence will do for a player, he suddenly seems to have an extra second on the ball and his timing of interceptions is almost Bobby Moore like.

Or alternatively Vyner pushed up when he shouldn’t have.

[mozo]

Vyner just seems to have transformed himself into a calm and calculated defender. Got to offer him a deal to get the best years of his career with us.

[Johnny Musicworks]

He has been massively improved this season but today he literally bossed it, not just with his play but with the way he was organising the back line like a captain. The back 4 suits him more as he doesn’t get pulled out so much to cover the wing-back or lack of wing-back which is often the case.

[WECANDO]

That one run out of defence in the 2nd half was brilliant. Showed how good he is and how confident he is. He was also barking out instructions. 

[Sleepy1968]

3 hours ago, Dredd said:

Do we have a years option on his contract?

Don't think so.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54373701

Will be in demand - I think he's in the driving seat as far as a new contract goes. Here's hoping he re-signs.

[RedRoss]

22 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said:

Don't think so.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54373701

Will be in demand - I think he's in the driving seat as far as a new contract goes. Here's hoping he re-signs.

We do have one.

https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/vyner-signs-new-deal/

[ciderwithtommy]

There are very few players that have the knack of improving, quickly, and stepping up to each challenge. At a higher level Vardy, also Pack and Flint at city, and Fielding. These types of players are rare, and exciting - where is his ceiling? Who knows, but I think he still has levels to go through, let’s hope they are here. 

[Sleepy1968]

8 minutes ago, RedRoss said:

We do have one.

https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/vyner-signs-new-deal/

Thanks for that. I wonder then, if he's been one of the players enquired about?

[Davefevs]

Zak played well.

I’m bored of this (I’m joking btw)…I wanna talk about Tanner.  Who I thought was bloody excellent today.  Just what I want from my RB.

On a serious point, I think we do need to stop treating Zak like he’s 21 and just breaking through.  I’m bloody delighted he’s playing well and justifying his place, but I think there comes a time when we need to accept he’s a capable player now.  Sorry!

Back to Tanner…. (I see he now has his own thread, ‘bout time)

 

Edited January 15, 2023 by Davefevs

[Red-Robbo]

6 hours ago, old_eastender said:

Another assured performance today. Must admit at start of season I had him down as someone who would always switch off at vital moments and cost us goals, but he seems to have got over that and really has become our most consistent defender. Well done Zac.

 

You and me both.

If ever there was a player I feel I should apologise to for wrongly writing off, it's Zak.

Given a run of games and a steady position he has proved himself one of the stars of the season.

Understated, perhaps, but assured. 

[spudski]

His general play has improved. Which has been a notable positive.

I did however think his decision to try and block the pass, and leave his man that led to Birmingham's second was an error. Shame. Otherwise a solid performance.