#2 | Kyle Walker - 2020/21 Performances

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That can't be THE Kyle Walker, shirley? He'll be kind of busy with the day job, innit? I'd love it if it was true, though. The amount of piss that would be boiled up and down the land would be a sight to behold.
 
jimharri said:

That can't be THE Kyle Walker, shirley? He'll be kind of busy with the day job, innit? I'd love it if it was true, though. The amount of piss that would be boiled up and down the land would be a sight to behold.
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According to his twitter profile, he's the Kyle Walker on the left of the photo.
 
mccity said:
According to his twitter profile, he's the Kyle Walker on the left of the photo.
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In a way, it's a pity. But, as I said, I was dubious. Even Walker, who wouldn't be the sharpest knife in the kitchen drawer, wouldn't be so stupid as to sign up for a gig like that. He'd have to get permission from the club anyway, wouldn't he? Which wouldn't be forthcoming.
 
jimharri said:

That can't be THE Kyle Walker, shirley? He'll be kind of busy with the day job, innit? I'd love it if it was true, though. The amount of piss that would be boiled up and down the land would be a sight to behold.
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That’s the Kyle Walker who works for the club. Not that Kyle Walker who works for the club. The media Kyle Walker who works for the club. Not the footballer Kyle Walker who works for the club.
 
I'm expectant that with the very legitimate threat to his starting spot emerging, Walker will really push himself and not let his spot go without a fight.
 
Glad to see him back. He played with a lot of energy, although he'll want to be sharper in possession now that Cancelo is offering a valid alternative.
 
Its very obvious after watching the technical brilliance of Cancelo for a few games how limited Walkers game is.
He is an amazing athlete and still a great option for us,but he should stick to what he does best and leave playing football to others -The few occasions Palace looked threatening in the first half were down to his contributions in that department.
 
FantasyIreland said:
Its very obvious after watching the technical brilliance of Cancelo for a few games how limited Walkers game is.
He is an amazing athlete and still a great option for us,but he should stick to what he does best and leave playing football to others -The few occasions Palace looked threatening in the first half were down to his contributions in that department.
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For 90% of the games we play Walker just isn't needed.

He is like the defensive version of Mahrez, you notice him a few times during a game, typically when he is using his strength or pace and some on here get excited because our full back is fast. But like Mahrez, for the other 89 minutes of a game, he is utterly pointless. Some fans think that Walker gives more defensive stability than Cancelo but last night, Palaces most likely (possibly only) route to goal was from a wayward Walker pass.

I thought he started the season very well but quickly went back to his normal level. At the moment, Cancelo is no more a defensive liability than Walker and is 10x the player with the ball at his feet.
 
OrigamiNinja said:
For 90% of the games we play Walker just isn't needed.

He is like the defensive version of Mahrez, you notice him a few times during a game, typically when he is using his strength or pace and some on here get excited because our full back is fast. But like Mahrez, for the other 89 minutes of a game, he is utterly pointless. Some fans think that Walker gives more defensive stability than Cancelo but last night, Palaces most likely (possibly only) route to goal was from a wayward Walker pass.

I thought he started the season very well but quickly went back to his normal level. At the moment, Cancelo is no more a defensive liability than Walker and is 10x the player with the ball at his feet.
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Have to cut him slack for last night as he is coming back from covid, but I agree, Cancelo is the much better of the two
 
Having watched Cancelo’s performances in recent weeks a few noticeable differences between the two are becoming more apparent.
He’s much more of an athlete a better passer and more goal threat.
And he doesn't take ages to think what to do next.. nothing wrong with Walker but in terms of going forward Cancelo is better.
 
If you’re a professional footballer and are worse on the ball than Kyle Walker, you need a new career. That was fucking horrible to watch. Not only was he absolute dog on the ball, the only chance they had of scoring would have been a Walker fuck-up. He’s fast though.

One positive - He gave our number 1 RB a rest.
 
Looked rusty, loves to give away free kicks ,not the player he was earlier in the season.
 
Early in the game it looked like he was trying to show Pep he could play like Cancelo and it was embarrassing. Then he went back to his normal game.
 
His role was a defensive one today, we lost the creativity of cancelo but he helped ensure the clean sheet. Doesn't need to try and be cancelo when it doesn't play to his strengths, keep to his game and he more than shows his worth to the team. Hope he gets berated for those absolutely moronic fouls though.
 
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