Lies, damn lies and statistics
He (rightly) gets a lot of shit for his performances, but it's not wrong to acknowledge when he shows up. Dav was far from being the worst on the pitch today and looks like he is having a better run of form.
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Lies, damn lies and statistics
For all the Day haters...
I think you’ll find Dav intentionally cleared it via a Fulham handball. Sly dog!! :mourlmao:He played well but his poor clearance led to the disallowed goal, just lucky for him it came off the arm.
Harsh.It's not hypothetical. He made a terrible clearance, no need to delude yourself otherwise. We are very lucky it didn't cost us the three points.
As I said above, he was probably our best player but that doesn't exempt him for being criticised for what was, quite obviously, a terrible piece of play.
Partnerships. Who knew?Looks better with Toby next to him.
Who knew pairing him with a player that compliments his strengths and weaknesses is a good idea.Partnerships. Who knew?
It took a little while.Who knew pairing him with a player that compliments his strengths and weaknesses is a good idea.
That’s not Sanchez’s fault. Plainly Hugo didn’t make it clear it should have been his.the next time he ended up clearing it when Lloris could have ended up getting it
top level CB? no chance! you only have to check that hash up of a clearance earlier for proof! not only does he not actually need to rush a clearance, he does it with the ball under him while going backwards and bending forwards..generating the power of a 8 year old....shocking defender! completely unnecessary.I haven't given up on Dav! Still think he can be a top level CB. Needs a consistent partner but he's got the ability just needs to cut out the brain farts.
you have to concentrate for 90mins
Dav's an 88 minute man but he's got 90 in him!
Believe!
That's fine. But let's not pretend he's ready to start. And accept that he may never be, despite the price tag.Still hoping Sanchez puts it all together. He's reminiscent of Kyle Walker early on, or now he only really changed for about 18 months, in that he struggles to string good form together and too often undoes 70 minutes of good work with one massive gaffe.
Days like today give you the belief to sustain. But people give him too much stick at times. At 24 VVD had just moved to Soton from Celtic, and Jan and Toby were both still at Ajax. He's likely 4-5 seasons away from peaking. Be nice if he comes good before then, but certainly not one to give up on.
That doesn't mean we don't need to sign a pair of CBs in the summer, just that Sanchez doesn't need to be pushed out to make room.