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Ex-Spurs Player Kyle Walker

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Guido said:
But he is quick, so what does that make him then?
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A decent, but not out-standing right back.

Guido said:
If Lloris had the reactions of a snail he would be a shit goalkeeper, no?
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Good reactions are vital to being a great keeper. Good pace isn't vital to being a great fullback. Baines is a good full back, yet isn't that quick. Neither is Clyne. Zabaletta has probably been the best right back in the premier league over the past 3 years, yet doesn't have anywhere near Walkers pace. Why is he so good then? He knows how to defend and knows how to attack.

Walker has 0 assists this season in the league, 2 assists last season 4 assists the season before that, scoring 1 goal.
Zabaleta has had a poor season, yet has 3 assists this year, 6 the year before that, 2 the year before that, scoring 4 goals.

I couldn't care less if he had a poor game against Burnley. My point had absolutely nothing to do with his current form. My point was, he hasn't developed in 3 years and I have doubts he ever will. Doubt our long term future for the next 3-4 years include him.
 
Jayc1 said:
Walker would be an awful right back if he wasn't so quick. He doesn't use his pace, he relies on it entirely.
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there are plenty of great defenders who are limited technically and vice versa. Look at jan he is sex on the ball but his defending can be flaccid and uninspired at times. With the way football is played in england a solid rb can be a grafter with pace and a good engine. For me walker fits that perfectly which is why on form he is a top full back for spurs
 
Guido said:
But he is quick, so what does that make him then? If Lloris had the reactions of a snail he would be a shit goalkeeper, no? Sorry fella but I can't stand the statement "his pace gets him out of trouble" blah, blah it's an oxymoron. He has pace which means he doesn't get into trouble because of it, therefore he wasn't in trouble.

He is going through a rough spell of form right now, that can't be denied but our formation we played at the weekend certainly didn't help him, as Eriksen was on the right, well he was actually more central than right which meant Walker was totally unprotected with Barnes and Mee overloading the right (Burnley's left). But hey lets scapegoat one man for playing poorly against two men.
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Without pace he'd be terrible. With it, he's just very poor. He doesn't mark properly, he's too ill disciplined. Also gives away silly free kicks in dangerous positions, yellow cards too.

A few years ago he was our weak link, so I don't see it as a spell of bad form.

lot of us have been calling him shit for years, and now the proper pundits are too. Gary Neville included, probably England's best RB for the past 50 years. He absolutely knows the game, and especially what a good defensive performance clocks like.

He didn't start out his professional career as a defender, and bloody hell does it show.

Btw when I call him shit, don't get the idea that I ever get on our players backs during a match.

Very much hope that Yedlin or KWP can take over at RB.
 
I can't believe the amount of bullshit that i'm reading on this thread. A fully fit walker is, without a doubt, a top 3 RB in the league. Arguably, number 1 - I wouldn't make that argument, but it could be made. He is in poor form and is still coming back from an injury. There isn't a single RB in the world that we could afford and would be an upgrade. Fully fit, he is one of our best players.

Saying "Very much hope that Yedlin or KWP can take over at RB," is just, simply, comical. You are clearly a windup troll, or are so ill-informed on this that you're not worth talking to.
 
Top 3 in the premier league? Off the top of my head I can think of Ivanovic, Coleman, Zabaleta and Clyne who are all better than Walker on his best day. Due to a misplaced sense of loyalty, people think that while everybody is ripping into a player for his form, if they support him, it makes them better fans. Or maybe it is the fact that due to an overwhelming sense of nostalgia they simply let it slide when a player is constantly playing bad and making mistake after mistake.

If our defence is in a straight line and one player is behind the remaining three, thus possibly playing the opposition striker onside, I guarantee that 8 times out of 10, it will be Walker who is behind the defensive line. His decision making is terrible. He ball watches a lot and lets players behind easily and then doesn't have the patience/skill to tackle, so he commits fouls and gives away free kicks.

If he was good at attacking, that would be a consolation. But he is just terrible there isn't he. To compile 5 of his best crosses, we would have to look at over a 4 year period. He always delays crossing and chooses the safe option. And when he does cross, it is not accurate.

I am not joking, but a good athlete with half a footballing brain can take over Kyle Walker's place in our team.

I simply don't understand how Naughton got so much hate while Walker gets let off everytime. It's either he's just back from injury/ he is young and will learn/ the right winger is not defending enough/ the defensive midfield is not supporting etc.

But surely his mistakes are his own doing! I sincerely hope that he improves, but he was the guy who cost more than 50% of the goals we conceded under AVB's defensive setup in his first year. Check out the highlights of that season and it is clear how many mistakes he made that year and how shocking he really is. And that was before his long term injury layoff. If we get any over 15 million, we should get rid and get someone else.
 
Sanchez18 said:
I can't believe the amount of bullshit that i'm reading on this thread. A fully fit walker is, without a doubt, a top 3 RB in the league. Arguably, number 1 - I wouldn't make that argument, but it could be made. He is in poor form and is still coming back from an injury. There isn't a single RB in the world that we could afford and would be an upgrade. Fully fit, he is one of our best players.

Saying "Very much hope that Yedlin or KWP can take over at RB," is just, simply, comical. You are clearly a windup troll, or are so ill-informed on this that you're not worth talking to.
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If Naughton was the better fullback, Kyle Walker would be playing for Swansea right now. This scapegoat shit has to end. No, he's not in form -- but neither is 3/4 of the team. Kyle Walker is not a problem, and as long as dimwits like those of you who stand against him don't run him off, he'll be a very solid part of our starting 11 for a long time.
 
Sad that loyalty blinds people to this extent.

Top 3 RB in the league? Top 12 in the world? What planet are you people on.

Zabaletta, Clyne, Ivanovic, Coleman, Dani Alves, Juanfran, Piszczek, Lahm, Coke, Carvajal. There's 10 off the top of my head who are all better.

Technically (Passing, touch, dribbling) Walker is the weakest out of all those players. One of the quickest, sure, but that's probably the only category he comes out on top of. Walker isn't an awful player and it's not a worrying position in the squad, but he's by no means a great player.
 
Walker is out of form, out of confidence, he missed lots of games with injury and he's not played with a settled back four on a regular basis or had consistent support in front of him. He is prone to the odd mistake, but when he's on his game hes a real asset. on plenty of occasion he's mopped up or made last ditch tackles. He's also caused problems going forward with surging runs, and when he doesn't think about it too much and crosses early he is effective as an attacking outlet. Naughton never had the pace or will to overlap. It was always backwards passes and if he got out of position he didn't have the pace to get back.
Walker has had a ropey couple of years but so have virtually every other player, especially in defence.
 
Jayc1 said:
Sad that loyalty blinds people to this extent.

Top 3 RB in the league? Top 12 in the world? What planet are you people on.

Zabaletta, Clyne, Ivanovic, Coleman, Dani Alves, Juanfran, Piszczek, Lahm, Coke, Carvajal. There's 10 off the top of my head who are all better.

Technically (Passing, touch, dribbling) Walker is the weakest out of all those players. One of the quickest, sure, but that's probably the only category he comes out on top of. Walker isn't an awful player and it's not a worrying position in the squad, but he's by no means a great player.
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1. Ten is less than a dozen.
2. Dani Alves is shite.
 
AberdeenYid said:
1. Ten is less than a dozen.
2. Dani Alves is shite.
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If he's in the top 12 RB's in the world then Kyle Walker would be one of the worlds best right backs.

I can't ever remember someone calling Walker one of the best right backs in the world. If you really think Walker is world class, or verging on it, you need to watch more football.
 
Jayc1 said:
If he's in the top 12 RB's in the world then Kyle Walker would be one of the worlds best right backs.

I can't ever remember someone calling Walker one of the best right backs in the world. If you really think Walker is world class, or verging on it, you need to watch more football.
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If I want someone to force their opinion on me, I'll ask my fucking wife.

If you consider Spurs to be somewhere around the 12-20th best club in world football, that's where our players should rank. We are, he does.

But I'm not trying to convince you. I'm not going to tell you what to do. I understand this is a forum for opinion. If you disagree, so be it.

I don't think you're as much of a cunt as most on here do. Any more of this "you need to" shite and opinions will change.
 
justin said:
Come on wikipedia fucking brown...ill be at the lane for the villla game on saturday, let's see if you have the fucking bollocks to say all this to my face? My keyboard warrior!!
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The Dane said:
This is so sad, jog on you twat. You've done nothing but melting since you joined this forum
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justin said:
fuck off you cunt, your just as bad as he is...
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Danoir said:
YOU'RE*
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justin said:
You fucking twat,. Why don't you do your self a favour and fuck off the forum you fucking cocksucker.

How old are you fuckface and where you from? I share a season ticket with my mate, I'm up at the lane virtually every home game.

Meet me, yeah?
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AberdeenYid said:
Your mate must be a bit plastic then....
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ILSpur said:
We've hit a new low...
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AberdeenYid said:
If I want someone to force their opinion on me, I'll ask my fucking wife.

If you consider Spurs to be somewhere around the 12-20th best club in world football, that's where our players should rank. We are, he does.

But I'm not trying to convince you. I'm not going to tell you what to do. I understand this is a forum for opinion. If you disagree, so be it.

I don't think you're as much of a cunt as most on here do. Any more of this "you need to" shite and opinions will change.
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You need to calm down, bro'.
 
Yorkshire_Spurs said:
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Case said:
PM each other, swap numbers, arrange a meet-up. Just don't post it in the Kyle Walker thread because no one else cares.
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Pity for Spurs,is Walker unlucky player? so many injuries for him and the team suffer about this,making the manager to change often the defensive line...
 
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