2 | Kyle Walker - 2023/24

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Pushing too far forward so that he’s less effective in dealing with the opponents ball over the top. And why he’s been asked to do that is a mystery as his crossing is some of the worst we’ve seen
 
I think Pep wants that overlap, and I do see it being important for build up, Walker is just the wrong man for the job.

Not sure who else would play there though. I wouldn’t say Walker deserves to be dropped because if we played Akanji there it wouldn’t be in the same role, he’d be sat back making up the 3 at the back, which is Walkers best role too.

We should get Couto back next season and give him a go there.
 
callumcity said:
I think Pep wants that overlap, and I do see it being important for build up, Walker is just the wrong man for the job.

Not sure who else would play there though. I wouldn’t say Walker deserves to be dropped because if we played Akanji there it wouldn’t be in the same role, he’d be sat back making up the 3 at the back, which is Walkers best role too.

We should get Couto back next season and give him a go there.
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Totally agree. Trying to play a role his skills don’t match
 
ID70 said:
No worse than many of the others with his passing. Kyle had played 80plus mins by the time their winger came on, you’d expect him to be fresher.
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Really? He was shite today. Constant missed passes, poor crosses into the box, especially in the 1st half, and huffing and puffing in the 2nd half trying to keep up with the Palace winger, who rinsed him. You must have been watching a different performance?
 
Pep dropped him last season for a reason. Pep tried Rico who wasn't better, so Pep found a solution by moving Stones next to Rodri and playing Akanji on the right. Only after Pep dropped both Lewis and Walker did we improve last season. We need a solution again, the old one or a new one.

Lewis has improved this season, imo, but isn’t a top player yet. Pep's in love with him, but I think he has to drop him and Walker again. We aren’t challenging with these two and Gvardiol in the starting XI. Biggest Pep fan on here but recent results are on him, too.
 
I dont understand how he plays so much in PL.
17 rounds, he started 17 games, was subbed off only once in 95th minute in the season opener vs Burnley. basically played every single minute in PL so far.

makes no sense unless Pep offered this to him in return not to leave.

he played 1957 minutes in PL last season, so far on 1530 minutes this season with only 45% of PL schedule played.
 
No idea why he is captain.
When the team is struggling, we need a leader. He isn't it.
Just give the armband to Rodri or Dias now.
 
117 M34 said:
No idea why he is captain.
When the team is struggling, we need a leader. He isn't it.
Just give the armband to Rodri or Dias now.
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Walker is a popular guy among the players. We didn't want to lose him after losing Gundo and probably promised him the armband. Apparently, it wasn't a great decision. Dias and Rodri are much more suitable for that role. Pep will have to intervene by benching Walker. We are likely to be 6 pts off the top tomorrow and maybe 12 pts before our game at Everton. Safe to say that game will be absolutely crucial. Drop points there and the league is off.
 
Like I always say, it is always better to let an aging player leave a year roo early than making the mistake of letting them stay a year too long.

I hope I am wrong, but my sense is I'll be adding Walker to that list of those who stayed a year too long.


So far we have:

Zaba, Yaya, David, Aguero, Dihno all left a year too late.

On the other hand, Gundogan, Kompany and Mahrez are the only 3 to leave on time.


We need to get better at letting older players leave timely. Im almost certain Walker would leave too late. 3 years? Hope he is the exception, but I doubt it

Next up will be Kevin. He is almost guaranteed to overstay now. If he comes back in January and saves us by winning the league ( or God forbid- Help us salvage top 4?) We might have to just give him a 4 year contract and eat 3 years of decline.


But we'll cross that road when we get there.
 
mosssideblue said:
Someone posted this morning that Walker is the best RB in the world. Wonder if he still holds that opinion
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At defending World Class sprint wingers. He loves thY challenge. But as an addition to a front foot team, he is often at best a replacement level player and at worst a net negative.addition.

He gets up for challenges against Neymar, Mbappe, Leao and the like. But when the other team doesn't have a standout star winger, and his primary job is offensive in nature. He simply isn't a ner positive.. Sadly
 
alexmcity said:
Walker is a popular guy among the players. We didn't want to lose him after losing Gundo and probably promised him the armband. Apparently, it wasn't a great decision. Dias and Rodri are much more suitable for that role. Pep will have to intervene by benching Walker. We are likely to be 6 pts off the top tomorrow and maybe 12 pts before our game at Everton. Safe to say that game will be absolutely crucial. Drop points there and the league is off.
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The players vote for the captain and for the record I think it's Kev but hes been injured so Kyle is next up.

Rodri and Dias are in the leadership group with the others.
 
Walker starting to believe the hype around him , he is being beaten regualarly this season by a decent winger , he has zero attacking talent , every cross he makes is just blasted in a general direction he cannot pick out a player. He must have had at least six crossing opportinites set up by Bernardo in the first half against Palace and he did nothing with them.
Maybe he thinks he is Carlos Alberto now the best manager in the world has begged him to stay , would rather have Rico at right back at the moment.
 
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