Was monsterous at centre back in a back 3 for us
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Back in 2013, Laudrup did say that he sees Davies as a CB in the future and not as a LB.
So I guess this is the beginning of the transition maybe?
His crossing is one of his major threats though. We lose that by moving him into the middle
Not far off man of the match. That double challenge near the end needed a big heart and massive bollocks.
I feel we should give a bit of love to Ben today. He's been in fine form over the last few games. I thought he was excellent against CSKA last night. Spent a lot of the night maintaining width and feeding the ball to Son, and he did very well in recycling the ball as it broke from the CSKA box.
He's also not afraid to run into space, and force defenders into a decision, every now and again.
A very able deputy for Danny Rose, and a little too un-sung for my liking.
He's also not afraid to run into space, and force defenders into a decision, every now and again.
A very able deputy for Danny Rose, and a little too un-sung for my liking.
Every deputy gets stick because for some reason many fans think any replacement should immediately be performing to at least the standard of the person they've replaced.
Davies, Trippier, Vorm, Son, Wimmer, Janssen and so on, all expected to be at 100% from the off. Whereas they will be both short of match practice and are, by definition, not as good as the player they're deputising for, so they're always on a hiding to nothing.
Davies, Trippier, Vorm, Son, Wimmer, Janssen and so on, all expected to be at 100% from the off. Whereas they will be both short of match practice and are, by definition, not as good as the player they're deputising for, so they're always on a hiding to nothing.
Lately, with Rose's injury, Davis has shown us his consistency. His aerial is good; passing is good; and timing for running into spaces and overlapping is excellent. But, above all, he just fits right in with the squad. For the past few matches, Davis-Eriksen-Son trio has been very threatening to the opponents. The lads don't even talk to each other. They just know when to pass to each other, it seems.
I also have to mention that when Son has the ball in the left flank, Davis always tries his best to create chances for the team by running as fast as he could behind Son into the corner area. This created so many chances for us, especially, for Son, who either crosses or shoots the ball eventually leading to deadly rebounds. It would be even nicer if we can finish those...
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I also have to mention that when Son has the ball in the left flank, Davis always tries his best to create chances for the team by running as fast as he could behind Son into the corner area. This created so many chances for us, especially, for Son, who either crosses or shoots the ball eventually leading to deadly rebounds. It would be even nicer if we can finish those...
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It is no coincidence that most of the players you mentioned have performed better with a run of games.
It is very hard to be thrown in for the odd game every few months & be near your best.
Tottenham are preparing to sell Ben Davies and are lining up replacements
I noticed this on another news outlet recently as well.
I noticed this on another news outlet recently as well.
He's definitely not a Danny Rose-type fullback.
When we play with him, he seems to do the Guardiola-style inverted midfielder bit, which is fine if we can field another forward to make up for it, but if our line-up is a bit thin due to rotation or whatever, this could limit us.
When we play with him, he seems to do the Guardiola-style inverted midfielder bit, which is fine if we can field another forward to make up for it, but if our line-up is a bit thin due to rotation or whatever, this could limit us.
Not sure why he did not play over Wimmer against Chelsea. Thought his last outing was one of his best.
Is he not fit?
Is he not fit?
He's injured
Had to search a bit to find this thread.
Sell him to CIty for 20 - 25m, they need a 'proper' LB and Davies is the kind of footballer adored by hipsters. Get back-ups which fit our style of play, there are plenty of offensive LBs on the market (Willems, Amavi, Robertson, Mendy, SESSEGNON, Gaya, Ghoulam).
Sell him to CIty for 20 - 25m, they need a 'proper' LB and Davies is the kind of footballer adored by hipsters. Get back-ups which fit our style of play, there are plenty of offensive LBs on the market (Willems, Amavi, Robertson, Mendy, SESSEGNON, Gaya, Ghoulam).
I like him, and I don't understand why he got so much stick last night. His best position is left of a back 3 though, he is better in that role than Wimmer.