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Player Watch Player Watch: Radu Dragusin
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dontcallme
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The post you quoted got 2 disagree ratings.
JUSTINSIGNAL
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Some of my other posts that got more than that were all saying very similar things. I didn't feel the need to quote them all here to make a point.
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Let’s not write him off yet. Son took a season to really get going. Lamela was poor in his first season, even Sissoko turned it around to some degree.
We have lost patience. Radu is still young, and will learn and improve. Let’s see how he develops before writing him off this season. Same goes with all our players.
There are still areas of the squad that need depth (GK, LB, RB, LCB, RW, LW). Then we can put our resources into improving the squad.
We have lost patience. Radu is still young, and will learn and improve. Let’s see how he develops before writing him off this season. Same goes with all our players.
There are still areas of the squad that need depth (GK, LB, RB, LCB, RW, LW). Then we can put our resources into improving the squad.
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Does feel a bit odd to have got rid of this guy to bring in Radu, but it's early days.
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That's quite the imagination you have there, isn't it!
Can you imagine him and Romero together. We might as well start with 9.
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The thing is he isnt suited to play this kind of football, which is why he looks so bad. If he was playing for Ipswich yesterday i'm sure it would be perfect because he wins duels and he defends well mostly. He's just bad on the ball
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How is it odd that we sold a Championship level CB that four consecutive managers didn't fancy, and replaced him with a CB who's half a decade younger and already better than him?
muppetman
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Because I'm not yet certain he is better than him?
theShiznit
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Could be a decent RCB but at LCB Davies is still better both defensively and offensively.
Would like to see Radu get a run at RCB alongside a fully fit Micky.
I'm sure Romero will oblige with a 3 match ban at some point...
Would like to see Radu get a run at RCB alongside a fully fit Micky.
I'm sure Romero will oblige with a 3 match ban at some point...
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Neither are good enough.
Shame really because I'm more than willing to give Radu time, but I don't think his deficiencies can be easily coached away. Particularly if we don't even have a fucking defensive coach.
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Ok, but our manager and his coaching team clearly do....as do the other clubs who were scouting / pursuing him (but not Rodon) before we signed him.
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It's less about who is the better player. Rodon was a good backs-to-the-wall CB who'd head everything away, be strong and physical and at the moment Dragusin reminds me of that style of player which doesn't seem to be what Ange needs.
I think Dragusin looks good for his country because they are generally defending deep and under pressure. I think he'd suit a David Moyes team down to the ground and be a firm fan favourite.
Hopefully you are right and he turns into a world-beater, but at the moment he looks easily flustered when on the ball. Presumably, he is much more assured when playing right CB because we need our CBs to be able to play under pressure.
To be fair, he's not helped by the fact that he looks like a veteran, rather than the youngster he really is. Hopefully with good coaching and more game time (preferably at RCB) he will come good.
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I never suggested he'll become a world-beater (although I wouldn't mind if he does!) - only that he's already better than Rodon (who I consider to be a decent Championship player / relegation battle PL player), despite being 5 years younger than Rodon.
Yes, I do agree that a lot of people are overlooking his age. This is particularly noteworthy for CBs and GKs, because the slightest mistake (lapse of concentration, rash challenge, caught out of position, failure to pick up a runner etc.) often directly leads to a goal being conceded. Players in other positions are less exposed, which is why it's so common for young CBs to play at fullback instead when they initially break into first-team football (e.g. Dier, Tanganga & Foyth with us in recent years).
For context, at the same age (22):
Rodon made his Swansea debut, and was only a rotation player, playing in the Championship (rather than a PL team with top 4 aspirations)
Romero was sent out on a second successive loan, as he wasn't able to break into the Juventus first-team.
Vertonghen had only just broken into the Ajax starting XI, following the departures of Vermaelen & Heitinga.
VVD had only just signed for Celtic and was still very unproven.
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[QUOTE="JUSTINSIGNAL, post: 8919917, member: 15453”] Teams will start targeting him because they know his limitations in this regard, so it's up to the coaching staff tweak the system to give him as many easy pass options as possible.
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the thing is, being a defender, in this system, is going to be a thankless task, unless you are rapid like VDV.
In my eyes Romero is more to blame, cant see any leadership, communication or encouragement coming from someone
who has played and won top tournaments for Argentina.
In my eyes Romero is more to blame, cant see any leadership, communication or encouragement coming from someone
who has played and won top tournaments for Argentina.
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