Udogie is a decent left back. Everyone was waxing lyrical in his first season.
I expect his performances to improve, like many of our players under a better manager.
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I expect his performances to improve, like many of our players under a better manager.
I thought Spence was more effective playing at LB , his preferred position is supposed to be RB , but when played there he was found to be not as effective
Playing in Ange system where the full backs end up in midfield, yes.
He's a natural RB though and should return to that position under Frank.
Decent is a not of a stretch I reckon. No team in the top 7 would have him
let’s pray they take him
They already signed that LB from Wolves.
Glad we kept him, he wil explode under Frank...bookmark this.
That's a stretch mate
Fair enough . Let hope your right of course
Agree fully- Spence should be gaining confidence and insight at RB- where he can be the most naturally wide, overlapping FB, using his body to shield his dominant foot on the touchline.
Hes a nice backup LB to have though in case Udogie ends up being bought in a monster bid by Man City.
I hope not- I think Udogie can be a dominant LB under the tutelage of a proper coach. I'd not sell him unless we got a monster bid.
Not's not true.
Actually that's a bit of a mandela effect.
Here's his stats (games played) from Wikipedia
| Season | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total |
| 2014–15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 29 |
| 2015–16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 27 |
| 2016–17 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 34 |
| 2017–18 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 38 |
| 2018–19 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 40 |
| 2019–20 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| 2020–21 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 38 |
| 2021–22 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 43 |
| 2022–23 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 40 |
| 2023–24 | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 |
| 2024–25 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
| Total | 242 | 21 | 22 | 73 | 358 |
As you can see, he's played more than half the PL season's games in more than half of his PL seasons (6 out of 11) and even the ones he didn't, he was a couple of games off that. Average is 32.5 games per season.
You're talking about him like he's Joe Hart or Fraser Forster
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I hope your right , but from what I've watched he has no idea how to defend one on one , looks completely lost .
More than happy to be proved wrong .
View: https://x.com/Lilywhite_Rose/status/1931966769184321881
Might end up being Ben's decision - stay at Spurs playing irregularly but a 'comfy' existence or go to Wrexham and play every week.
There's also the fact that he's played LB with ever decreasing frequency for years and has played the majority of his games at CB for some time now.
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On top of that, I really can’t think of the guy making many howlers that have contributed to us losing goals. He’s just a steady Eddie.
He's the kind of player that has played CB for Wales and Spurs probably over 100 times now, and people will still say "he's not a CB". Stick him a LWB and they'll say "He's not a LWB". Yes, he's not attracting Real Madrid, but he's absolutely guaranteed to step up.
Yeah he's just 7 out of 10 Ben
He's gonna be a backup to the backups who can cover either LCB or LB as well as being a wise old head in the changing room, and maybe start taking his first steps into coaching not a first choice starter. Either that or it's just been triggered to force Wrexham to cough up the dough.
I'm not sure why people are losing their heads tbh
I'm not sure why people are losing their heads tbh
As third choice, you ideally want a mix of promising young players, and senior players waning but with experience and a voice in the locker room.
We lack the latter, and Davies is integral to our locker room. I'd be happy to keep him, but also understand if he wants to move on.
We lack the latter, and Davies is integral to our locker room. I'd be happy to keep him, but also understand if he wants to move on.