#3 | Rúben Dias - 2020/21 Performances

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FantasyIreland said:
Walker had a good game,but he still can't defend the crossfield ball - he completely goes to pot.As a centre half in a three,managers will quickly target this weakness.
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Tbh I doubt anyone has really ever bothered working on it with him, as the number of times per year it results in a goal, is probably below ten other things you would work on as a higher priority. If it was deemed a big problem, I imagine they would just drill him on it. He's learned to play in midfield, so I imagine he can learn that & most of the time, even if he makes that mistake, he'll still cover the result of it anyway.

Neville was slagging him off for it, but he still solved the situation & the commentator on the Portugal game, was slagging Dias off, for letting the player get behind him, saying it's his man, not the responsibility of the man behind, the exact opposite of what Neville was saying.

We almost signed Harry Maguire to play in a 2. Compare him, to Walker in the same game.
 
Signing him beats the shit out of signing a declining 29 year old Koulibaly for ludicrous money, that's for sure.
 
Neville Kneville said:
I really think we have really got something here.

There was one cross where, if we were being 100% picky, we could say he 'could' in a perfect world, have stepped back & marked his man, rather than leaving it to the bloke behind him, but you just can't be 100% perfect, whoever you are.

The instances v Mbappe, he defended exactly as Koulibaly would do: fuck the offside, don't gamble, go with him & defend it & he was quick enough to do it (you would never think so listening to the 'expert' fucking clown).

He is great on the ball, really great, tough as old boots, good in the air & can play on both sides (as they all should be able to do tbf but many can't).

Also, he plays like he's 30 years old & seen & done everything.

I recon, playing on the left, he could get a game out of John Stones too. Brilliant signing.
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Guess Txiki knew what he was doing after all! Credit where due - after the stick some gave him on the KK thread
 
As with all new players, give them time and be patient and supportive. David Silva needed that so surely we learnt that being on a player's back, from day one, is pathetic and unproductive.
 
Looked pretty good last night apart from one dodgy moment against Giroud in the first half. Some brilliant tackles on Mbappe in the second half.

Pretty terrible game overall though, Kante can’t do anything offensively.
 
Very impressed last night and bodes well for the future. When he was up against Mbappe he certainly was n't left floundering and dealt with him well. Looks like a good signing.
 
We now have a world class central defence with a div 1 left back and right back that either has a stormer or implodes .
 
It's early to say this and it might not turn out this way but there are some players who you think are made for your team and días seems like one. When Laporte came in, one could tell he would be a perfect partner for Laporte and now dias seems to be that partner for Laporte.
 
FantasyIreland said:
Cancelo and Ake,perhaps?
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Maybe . Tbh I don’t like walker after what he did during lockdown and still think he should have been fucked off as some things are bigger than the team but he can be great one minute and then give a penalty away . I do like cancelo though and ake also .
 
Paul1970 said:
Maybe . Tbh I don’t like walker after what he did during lockdown and still think he should have been fucked off as some things are bigger than the team but he can be great one minute and then give a penalty away . I do like cancelo though and ake also .
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Do you think Phil should be fucked off to after he banged an Icelandic girl?
 
Manchester_lalala said:
Do you think Phil should be fucked off to after he banged an Icelandic girl?
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Manchester_lalala said:
Do you think Phil should be fucked off to after he banged an Icelandic girl?
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Manchester_lalala said:
Do you think Phil should be fucked off to after he banged an Icelandic girl?
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End of the day if we can all abide by the rules why can’t they . At least Phil agreed that he had done wrong . Walker tried to say he did no wrong .
 
Neville Kneville said:
Tbh I doubt anyone has really ever bothered working on it with him, as the number of times per year it results in a goal, is probably below ten other things you would work on as a higher priority. If it was deemed a big problem, I imagine they would just drill him on it. He's learned to play in midfield, so I imagine he can learn that & most of the time, even if he makes that mistake, he'll still cover the result of it anyway.

Neville was slagging him off for it, but he still solved the situation & the commentator on the Portugal game, was slagging Dias off, for letting the player get behind him, saying it's his man, not the responsibility of the man behind, the exact opposite of what Neville was saying.

We almost signed Harry Maguire to play in a 2. Compare him, to Walker in the same game.
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I thought the commentator was continually looking for errors from Dias. At one point saying he will be found out in the Premier league, After a series of tackles and one on ones with Mbappe, he decided to give him a grudging bit of praise.
I think some fans forget that all players have strengths and weaknesses. Walker does rely on his pace to get him out of trouble, and often doesnt sense trouble behind him. He is not alone in this though and he has a string of attributes to make him a valuable player.

that said , I will be screaming abuse at him on Saturday when he puts an arm on the shoulder of a crumpling arsenal forward.
 
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