Shame, like KWP he will be decent, I think his ceiling if he has the right mentality is a lot higher than KWP.
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Shame, like KWP he will be decent, I think his ceiling if he has the right mentality is a lot higher than KWP.
Conte had 2 senior RBs/RWBs in the squad who both performed well at the end of the previous season and contributed to us getting top 4 - he obviously puts a lot of value in that and the players who understand what he wants of them, he's a results manager and isn't going to risk that to integrate a young inexperienced player not up to speed with what he wants, unless he's left no other choice. He's not dropped Son despite his poor form and will likely not drop Lloris either despite his. Bissouma has more of a clear pathway to first team football than Spence but has found minutes hard to come by as well.
I'd be surprised if we don't sell Royal in the summer and go in to the season with both Porro & Spence as RWB pair
The state of those forwards positioning... He deserved an assist there.
Just watching our future defence, Rodon and Spence play for Rennes. Both having great games, especially Spence
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I watched the first half closely and while he did look OK, he is VERY slow to track back. Consistently.
Yeah, the few Forest games I saw he was the same.
he had some great moments on the ball today but I can see how he’s not ready for the tempo of the PL yet. I think this loan will be perfect for him
Spence is very talented and a physical unit when he's galloping forward. I think there was something beyond just Spence's play that caused him to get such few minutes, but his play will have been an issue as well. His angles when defending are kinda poor, and he switches off after tracking an initial movement.. different things like that.. but he definitely has a future with the club .. Porro won't be a 90min, 38 game per season player. great to have multiple good options for the position
His defending for the last 10 minutes was shaky, but it's worth remembering that he hasn't even been there for a week, and it takes time to adjust to a defensive formation. He also lacks match fitness after not playing for six months, so it makes sense that he started getting winded near the end and lost his concentration.
I hope playing as a fullback in Génésio’s system will help Spence defensively. But you’re right, he definitely needs to improve in that area and it shows why Conte prefer’s Emerson’s good tactical awareness and defensive positioning, even when knowing how shit on the ball he is
Yeah I 100% understand why he didn't start week in, week out. Clearly an issue with discipline in there. But I don't understand the 2 minute cameos and not even getting a shot in games where we were losing & offering nothing in the last 20/30 mins, games where a bit of chaos + physicality could turn the tide.