similar to arbeloa and finnanOriginally Posted by Spcktor
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similar to arbeloa and finnan
I wouldn't go that far...I don't think any of our full backs are good crosser's of the ball, decent at best, maybe average. Not many full backs these days that can cross.
this moment in time id pick richards
Good job I'm the England manager then, isn't it?
........................ hang on ......................
He said he had none which is not true. He also said all he does is cut in and shoot with his left foot. Really? All he does? No you're right, it wasn't his goal my mistake.
Last edited by RealTalkinRed; 20-2-12 at 16:38.
He was a lot better going forward when he first broke through.
There are probably a lot of reasons, however that doesn't mean they are good enough reasons.
There has never been a lot of competition for English RB and there is a bias to selecting players because they come from a team that is already considered a major team in the prem. On top of that we haven't exactly had a great international manager since Johnson has been a regular so he probably gets selected on poor criteria.
What does Micah Richards have to do with this?
Any manager can get things wrong and there are so many people on the internet that anything even the best of managers get wrong, someone online will get right. In summary just because Dalglish has a different opinion to someone on the net, doesn't necessarily make that person wrong.
I noticed yeah.
Not sure if it's because of the injury, because teams defenses have been very well organised against us so he doesn't have space or because even if he bombs it down we don't really have anyone getting into the box to receive the ball.
Prob the injury though tbh.
Kelly is if he gets the space to do it, basically he needs to be unmarked and level with the line he wants it, he can cross well but not bend his cross so he doesn't have the variety in the final third he could have.
It isn't ALL he does but it is what he does by far the most. The only thing he tends to do with very very few excetions is try to dribble down to the line and bring it back out himself, neither of which are good decisions.
If Johnson was pushed up to RM, which I think would be ideal with Bellamy on the left, then Kelly should start...However, I want to see Kelly replace Carragher in the CB role. Coates-Kelly partnership should become the best in Europe. Flannagan looks a menace and will definitely be bidding for starts here in the next 2-3 seasons..Robinson I think too
Kelly's defensive ability gets overstated and going forward he is very average.
Glen for me.
overstated? fact is hes played against the BIG teams and has nearly on all gave a good account of himself.
So had Johnson.
Kelly has also had his poor games.
Then your opinion of Johnson's defensive ability must be that he's horrendous
He's had 1 poor game, maybe 2 depending on how you define poor, but even in those games he's never been responsible for us conceding a goal, whereas it's not unusual for Johnson to be.
How many goals are you willing to concede to have Johnson's attacking play instead of Kelly's?
Johnson isn't good enough to be a winger, he isn't as quick as you think he is and he is a terrible crosser. All he has on his side is his dribbling but that's not enough.
I'm glad somebody else has noticed his poor crossing. Usually wayward or worse still that floated cross, just standing it up and absolutely never going to amount to anything. He's decent on the ball, one v one but Kelly is a better defenders, better crosser.
Stronger from set pieces with Kelly too.
I think they're understated. From a defensive point of view his starting position when opponents attack down other flank is much better. Often he'll channel players down the line and reduce the gap between himself and the centre back to create a more solid unit.
From set pieces he's much better, he defends crosses better and has much more instinctive reactions in the box when it comes to blocking.
Makes a big difference to our back four but he doesn't have Johnson's technical abilities. He doesn't join in the attack as often but both decent right backs
I pointed out to you earlier how pathetic a statement that is regarding a floated, stood up cross when that is exactly what Carroll needs more of.
I expect you will ignore this post aswell.
No it isn't.
dont remember kelly having any bad games
Nothing particularly bad, but when he returned for us v Tottenham earlier this year it wasn't his best day. That was just presumably because he had been on the bench for some time. Then again, saying that, he played quite well.
well he might have been caught out a few times, from his inexperience, but was never directly responsible for conceeding a goal
The manager obviously doesn't agree with you because he always picks Johnson over Kelly the majority of the time, in-spite of Johnson small mister-miners he's still our best right-back.
I don't remember him making an error that led to a goal. I remember that awful, panic attack-inducing backpass v Chelsea, but that was the only notable mistake I remember him doing for quite some time.
That must be why he's scored so many headers for us this season then...
It's the Oldham game people refer to, I don't agree myself but it's easier to argue on their rules than to try and convince them of everything I think.
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