Marcelo and Dani Alves are the best right now and their both nothing special defensively.
I can't think of any full backs that are excellent going forward and excellent at defending.
Strange kind of arguments on here, basically everyone is saying pretty much the same thing but fighting about who is saying it best!:duh:
What I've seen of Walker, with QPR and Villa, suggests to me that he is actually quite intelligent in that he learns quickly and rarely makes the same mistake twice. So far he has had part of a season in the top flight with a team (Villa) who have struggled to maintain mid table. This has put their defence under a deal of pressure and contributed hugely to his education.
Ask any Villa fan, they'd have him in a heartbeat because he is showing his quality now and will only get better.
When BAE joined us he was a relative unknown, showed huge promise and eventually developed into one of the top 3 fullbacks in the Premier League.
That is my opinion btw so you can release the sharply intaken breath of indignation if you don't agree.
I can see the same happening with Walker.
I think everyone agrees that Walker should be back for this coming season and that he should be getting his fair share of playing time. I particularly like the idea of using him for a complete formation change, even during a game that is not going our way. Just imagine the head fuck we'd cause to the lb, lm and manager of any team we were playing, if Harry took Lennon and Charlie out to replace them with Walker and VDV during the course of a game. VDV would drag his marker inside and Walker would skin the fb for fun. Tactical substitutions like that can change the entire dynamic of a game and put us firmly on the front foot.
Mouthwatering hey?
Walker will add to our options on the right so that we can either play the corluka/lennon combo or have the walker/right sided midfielder tucking in combo - two very different combinations both of which will make us play in a different way - cant see lennon and walker playing together as they would end up standing next to each other
Yay, yay...IonMan (in blue) for President...yay, yay:grin:
Stop it, you're making me blush!
Only kidding, Pard'Ner...good post. Welcome to the parallel Universe of SC where everyone agrees but argues over who is agreeing best:rofl:
LOL, Thank you sir.
I agree with everything you say (inevitably).
Unfortunately, most managers, including Mr Redknapp, often have toptions that fans can see as obvious to change the dynamic of a game and never seem to use them.
I know, frustrating innit? We can but hope that the combined Football nous of Redknapp, Bond and Jordan have seen that it didn't work with Lennon and Hutton, because Lennon works better with Charlie, but that Kyle and VDV is a much better option as VDV likes to drift infield.
For the record, I think the option could work with Hutton too as I really don't think he's as bad as some make him out to be. It's just that Walker would be better as he's faster.
You also presuppose that VDV will be on the bench - don't think he'll like that:wink:
Well, not really SP. VDV could have been started behind the CF and shifted right when the change is made with an additional forward brought on?
Then again, maybe starting VDV on the bench would be good for him and his ego, let him know that he is there to suit the team, not the team there to suit him.
He still won't like it, but hey ho.................:wink:
Just imagine the head fuck we'd cause to the lb, lm and manager of any team we were playing, if Harry took Lennon and Charlie out to replace them with Walker and VDV during the course of a game.
I agree with you about Dad-Basher, unfortunatley, I suspect, his goose is well and truly cooked at WHL.
Ladies and GentleFolkMenTypesChaps, I offer you exhibit A:
In this passage, the defendant clearly does produce the supposition that VDV would be on the bench, despite subsequent protestations to the contrary.
Mr IonMan, how do you plead?
Not guilty sir.
It is clearly evident that one has suggested that the aforementioned players be replaced, as in their respective positioning, by the latter suggestions.
At no point has one suggested that said player (i.e. Lennon) be substituted by certain colleague languishing on the bench.
I put it to the learned jury that such remarks are both defamatory and misleading and, if not withdrawn, will force one to thcweam until one ith thick.
Cue further defamatory remarks.
Cashley is probably the only one. Then Evra who is also good defensively.
I don't want to overhype Walker, nor do I want to destroy him...
At the moment, he is like a young Glen Johnson. He is shining because when he goes forward he looks very good. When a full back can take on people, whip in crosses, create goals, then naturally they get a lot of praise.
Defensively he does make some glaring errors, and he does make errors that he can then cover up because he has pace. If he is caught out of position he can get back into position quicker.
If he can improve the defensive side of his game (which Johnson hasnt but someone like A Cole has) then he will be a very good right back.
If he doesnt go out on loan next season then he should be playing the games at WHL against the bottom half sides who will have ten men behind the ball. Walker will go right to the byline and provide width, which can be key in those sorts of games.
Good ability, great potential, just needs to fulfil it.
And who looked poor when he first came to United.