We're gonna want to keep the ball. We're not gonna be able too as well with Evans on the pitch. His second touch is often a tackle and his passing is dire. He reminds me of Dean Marney. Cairney is technically gifted and isn't stupid. Why hopelessly hoof it forward and give away the ball when your able to keep it in midfield? Cairney understands that.
Evans will be a decent player. Just needs a manager to give him a run of game and a little confidence. Never really had a decent 10-15 games yet. Don't get the 2nd touch is a tackle. He isn't that sort of player
He really is. People say Simpson is all running and no end product, but that's far more the case with Evans and that seems to be overlooked a bit.
strictly speaking the o.p. didn't say that. what he said was that jakupovic is the worst keeper he has seen in a city shirt, not the worst one that's worn a city shirt. he might have only ever watched one city match. some of us have seen such stars at scott thomson, lee bracey, and iain hesford
He's played more games than most players in the squad this season so don't understamd where this 'needs a run of games' because he's not apparently had that. He's homestly shocking at controlling and kicking a football. He's not premier league quality. Cairney on the other hand, is a player who.understands the game better than people give gim credit for. Yes his defending isn't brilliant but what he brings is composure to the team. He can pass the ball very well and will ne given a lot more room in the prem than the championship. And for this 'he only goes sideways' malarkey... most of the time I watch Barca on sky Xavi keeps the ball for his team by making these apparently negative sideways passes and getting in space to get it back. He'll then make a stupidly good forward pass up to Messi or Villa etc who have made a good run. I'm not saying Cairney is anywhere near as good but if we had players making positive runs all the time then there wouldn't be any 'negative' sideways passing.
Evans is good, don't see why he gets constant bashing. His job isn't to ping 50 yard passes or do ten stepovers and score from 30 yards. His job is to break up play, slow down opposition, protect the defence and try recover the ball in midfield. I don't recall ash or boateng having an exquisite first touch and monstrous passing range. Actually bad example, I've just proved your point, they were both **** and neither were up to it
Ashbee was unreal. Constantly proved people wrong about his ability to step up and he improved every season. Yes his passing wasn't the best but he won the ball and gave it to somebody who could pass. Evans isn't anywhere near an Ashbee and I think that comparing them is an insult to thr latter. He isn't as gozod at breaking up play, tackling isn't as good, heading isn't as good, nowhere near as strong, he isn't a leader, canny pop up with wonder goals etc. He's just poor. Cairney has already proved he can cut it in the prem and under SB guidance he'd only be better than last time. Flog Evans to Leicester, Pearson obviously rates him.
I disagree completely, I think Hobbs is a great Championship defender, but I can see him getting caught out a lot in the Premier League. He's brave, but quite slow and he's a bit of a hoofer, he lacks all the composure you get in a player like Chester. I'd rather see Chester and Baptiste/Davies/whoever as our centre back pairing next season, I'd also play Faye ahead of him.
You'd opt against Hobbs due to lack of mobility, in favour of an even less mobile Faye? I fail to see the logic. I think Hobbs will do ok, some of the more nimble trickier players like your aguero's and walcotts will make mince of him, but those types of players tend to do that to every defence in the league so I wouldn't dwell on it too much. He'll be vital against the stokes and west hams.
To be fair Bracey wasn't a bad keeper, he just had more red cards than Clintons did the week before Valentines Day. Never saw Scott Thomson, but he went on to become a keeper coach after he retired as a player.
I remember being quite negative about John Davies (is he now Youth Development coach or something?), but that might be because he only played when Tony Norman was injured which was one match every other year.
