Hey chaps, As I continue to build my blog, I've got to the stage where I'm doing the Player Profiles, and it'd be greatly appreciated if you guys could just give them a look over and check they're all good. Here is the structure I've tried to use, but it obviously has to differ for new signings: Para 1 â Background Info/Early Career Para 2 â Liverpool Stats (correct to beginning of 11/12) Para 3 â Liverpool Career thus far Para 4 â Tactics-wise/Positional-wise Para 5 â International Career Be as critical as you like.
#2: Glen Johnson A man who has played for some of England’s finest clubs, and had multi-million pounds spent on him, Glen Johnson is certainly no mug when it comes to the beautiful game. Born in Greenwich, London on the 23rd August 1984, Johnson showed immense potential as a youngster, signing on to the West Ham United Academy at the age of 15. Johnson also co-owns the ‘Glen Johnson Soccer School’ which focuses on training and development in local London schools. Appearances: 53 Years: 2009-present Goals: 5 Cost: £17.5m (from Portsmouth) Debut: 16 August 2009 (vs Tottenham Hotspur) First Goal: 19 August 2009 (vs Stoke City) Johnson’s Liverpool career thus far has been solid, and yet, nothing more. A player who has been insulted for his lack of defensive nous, Johnson has often caused countless problems for opposition left-backs. During the 10/11 season, though, he was also forced to play in the left-back position due to the injury of Fabio Aurelio and loaning out of Paul Konchesky, with young centre-back Martin Kelly filling in on the right of the Liverpool defense. Pundits, commentators and experts worldwide have often commented that Johnson’s skillset would make him far more suited to the right wing position, which Kenny Dalglish trialled with in his early days as manager. Despite this, Johnson has mainly been played as a right back, but is also flexible enough to be able to cover the left side of defense should injuries warrant this flexibility. Since 2003, Johnson has found himself with 34 International Caps. Only coming to prominence after the decline of Gary Neville, he has never really cemented a place in the England side and because of his defensive frailties, Micah Richards has often been preferred for the national side. If Johnson is to maintain his semi-regular stake in the national side, he must rid himself of his defensive deficiencies.
Eds, I just found them a bit short, and ill-researched, if you don't mind me saying. I mean, Johnson has been a regular in the side under Capello, I can't ever remember him since 2009 being dropped in favour of Richards if I'm being honest, the only time I've seen him miss a game under Capello is due to an injury.
Cheers for the feedback. (Y) They're short because when you're writing 30-odd player profiles, anything longer than 5 paragraphs gets a bit daunting. That point was more to highlight his lack of defensive ability, tbh. Probably went a bit over the top, but it's something I believe strongly in. Will change the wording. Ta.
