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Player Watch: Djed Spence

Nick-TopSpursMan

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It’s criminal how people underrate Davies. We don’t need another lcb. Rotating Spence with both full backs looks an entirely viable option to me based on the last few games

Not for me. We need 4 fullbacks especially with the demands we place upon them.

Spence and Porro is excellent depth at RB. We then need a quality player to compete with Udogie at LB but if we can find someone like Hato who can also play LCB we should do it because Davies can then be the extra man and we’d have a long term player with a super high ceiling in the squad too.
 

Thenewcat

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Not for me. We need 4 fullbacks especially with the demands we place upon them.

Spence and Porro is excellent depth at RB. We then need a quality player to compete with Udogie at LB but if we can find someone like Hato who can also play LCB we should do it because Davies can then be the extra man and we’d have a long term player with a super high ceiling in the squad too.
I didn’t say we shouldn’t get a 4th full back. I said we don’t need another LCB. If we could get another player capable of playing both sides or someone able to cover LCB as well great, but LCB isn’t a priority, and not many players can cover CB and full back in Ange’s system IMO.

What I would say is Spence has shown he can play either side to a good standard
 

jezz

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Don't worry he'll be back on the bench when Destiny is back.
He should be the starting RB.
Porro is an awful defender.
 

teddy1066

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Has to start ahead of Porro especially if the oppo has a pacy or strong LW. His speed and athleticism is way above Porros so it would mitigate the long right to left ball that all managers now use against us
 

HildoSpur

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Oct 1, 2005
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He definitely deserves to be starting over Porro on the right at the moment. Full credit to him he has done really well. Porro is still a brilliant player for us but he looks knackered and needs a break.
 

okc1992

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Thought we has really good against Salah and should start at RB against Forest and at LB against Wolves which would give Porro a rest and not overplay Udogie.
 

HildoSpur

Likes Erik Lamela, deal with it.
Oct 1, 2005
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Very petulant for the first yellow. Ange was shaking his head. He has done well but he needs to be a bit more mature.
 

Bluto Blutarsky

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Very petulant for the first yellow. Ange was shaking his head. He has done well but he needs to be a bit more mature.
I agree - sort of - it was a poor reaction, but, if Spence had not gotten a card there, I am sure Maddison throwing himself to the ground would have drawn one. Slamming the ball just caught Pawson's attention first, but Spence was hardly alone in his poor reaction.
 

cliff jones

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Another good game, shame about his final act (in giving the ref a decision to make despite his opponent kicking him not the other way)

Good signs of cooperation with Johnson that we've not seen with Porro
 
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