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Yes, but you know how these things go. Next stage of the discussion could easily be Salma Hayek's knockers.
Amen to that :grin:
Yes, but you know how these things go. Next stage of the discussion could easily be Salma Hayek's knockers.
Avoiding the discussion as to whether Dawson is intrinsically rubbish, mediocre, or world class, there does seem to be a soft consensus that he has been worse the last two seasons than he was 3 years ago.
It seems hard to understand how that can happen, seeing as he has more experience now, and should still be, at his age, very much on the upward arc for a defender. Therefore it must be psychological, so it stands to reason that the right handling/coaching should be able to get the best out of him, however good that might be.
(my opinion is he is an "average premiership defender", which on the scale of everyone who plays football in the world, extremely good - I can never understand how anyone can terms like "rubbish" to describe player at this level, well Doherty maybe)
Yes, but you know how these things go. Next stage of the discussion could easily be Salma Hayek's knockers.
Harry Redknapp with BBC on John Bostock said:"He'll be on the bench and I'd love to get him on the pitch. He's only 16, a kid with terrific talent and a lovely left foot.
"He is a special young player with terrific ability, how far he goes is up to him. With all young players it will be up to them how hard they want to work at their game.
"I'd love to get some of the youth team into the first team, that is the long-term aim."
How has he looked playing for the reserves/youth? Will Tarby or KPB be making an appearence anytime soon or has their chance been and gone?
No King, Pav, Corluka, O'Hara, and GDS tonight (Ghaly, KPB, etc all not registered too)
How come you've put GDS in the team then!! don't think King will even be on the bench either
No King, Pav, Corluka, O'Hara, and GDS tonight (Ghaly, KPB, etc all not registered too)
How come you've put GDS in the team then!! don't think King will even be on the bench either
I had hoped GDS would start tonight! :wink:
Only just changed the sig now :razz:
Rose is injured apparently for a good few months too
The two items you highlited in bold are:
VERY important member of our squad
he has shown in the past that he is an EXCELLENT defender
You could get a job at one of the tabloids because you have highlited the non-relevant bits and left out the crucial points of my argument
Firstly that he is a VERY important member of our squad (considering that we only have Woodgate, King, Corluka, Rocha and Dawson as reckonised center backs of which one can not play every game, and one is cup-tied, and another has not played for more than a year, that makes him a vital squad member)
Secondly, in 2005 he showed what a excellent player he can be, again you pull a quote out of context.
And with regards to Carrick and Keane I am not suggesting for one second they left because of fan abuse, however how can we scream and shout about dissloyalty of our players when we show them absolutly no loyalty whatsoever!
I'd rather play Tom Huddlestone or Didier Zokora at CB than Michael Dawson. But if we put that aside, and give ourselves that Harry has him down as our 4th CB in our squad, then he has some importance, sure. But to call him a very important member, just because he has to step in every 6th game to cover, that's just bullshit.
And are you really trying to convince me Michael Dawson is an excellent player by mentioning how great he was in 2005? Three years ago? What matters is how he plays today.
And Carrick/Keane. Spurs fans may have been criticizing these 2 players, but most fans appreciated them, especially Keane, who was a fans favourite. So they can't be compared to Dawson on that basis.