2 | Kyle Walker - 2024/25

[Stelea]

What the hell was he doing on that corner. Made himself look a right tool

 

[thanatos]

We’re now at years past it. It’s over. Really should only be deployed in specific situations, this needs to be Rico’s job.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Christ

Suspect we're gonna have a full season of this. Hopefully not 2 more seasons of it

 

[neel]

 

[Paul1970]

Sympathy with him on the first - done over by Oliver.
None on the second - gormless.

Gormless seems to be a word often used to describe Kyle Walker .

 

[vincent]

Not sure all the criticism is warranted. Yes he is coming to the end of his career and yes he is frustrating at times. But he has been incredible for us over many years. I also think he could still play an important part this season. He hasn’t had a pre season and is playing catch-up like Phil and Stones.

 

[Gabriel]

Given how few bodies we have fit and the workload heaped on those left standing, we should be tempering our expectations and showing a bit more respect to those pulling on the shirt. We’ve a lot of football coming, key players injured, and others still nowhere near fully match fit, so constantly piling in on the likes of Walker and Grealish is just silly.

 

[ws01]

He certainly didn't shower himself in glory for the first goal.

I think his part in the second goal looks worse than what it is because he specifically took over from Doku to mark Gabriel and looked like a tit when he kept touching him. In reality teams mark zonal for a reason and it's very hard to catch up to someone when they have the run on you like that. I think Gvardiol is more at fault - if you look at the goal and the effort before it he's all at sea.

He did manage to keep Martinelli at bay quite well in the second half and his speed was right up to it when tracking back.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Can we cut his knees off and give them to Rodri?

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

I think people would have a bit more patience and understanding with the odd brain fart and him getting on a bit, if he wasn't a total bell end off the pitch.

 

[Middedon]

I think Gvardiol is more at fault - if you look at the goal and the effort before it he's all at sea.

He’s marking Calafiori - they’re body to body at the kick and then he reaches to pull Martinelli away from Ederson. He doesn’t appear to be more adrift prior to the kick than any of the big men. I don’t necessarily think it’s Walkers fault either - the coaching staff should have known that was coming and had a better plan. The fact Doku marked Gabriel for the first corner indicates to me a lack of planning.

 

[lancs blue]

the fact Doku marked Gabriel for the first corner indicates to me a lack of planning.

To me it indicates the set-piece coach was high as a kite in the planning session.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

To me it indicates the set-piece coach was high as a kite in the planning session.

The most plausible reason is that Rodri was meant to be marking Gabriel and we hadn’t sorted it out properly.

 

[lancs blue]

The most plausible reason is that Rodri was meant to be marking Gabriel and we hadn’t sorted it out properly.

Even so, Doku is still about the least plausible choice for the role.

 

[Gabriel]

He and Stones did well tonight, what with a kid at left back and a kid in the Rodri position. Nursed them both through professionally and got much needed minutes in their legs and air in their lungs.

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

He did well tonight,

Yeah, when you disregard his being the main culprit in an opposition goal, again. He's a complete liability currently.

 

[Gabriel]

Yeah, when you disregard his being the main culprit in an opposition goal, again. He's a complete liability currently.

I’d look further up the park to see who lost possession.

 

[Mike S]

I’d look further up the park to see who lost possession.

Why do that when KW simply didn’t control the ball ? That lack of control led immediately to their chance, which you have to say was a great finish.

 

[Gabriel]

Why do that when KW simply didn’t control the ball ? That lack of control led immediately to their chance, which you have to say was a great finish.

I agree that it was a lovely finish but both Walker and Gvardiol were caught on the run and couldn’t control the ball because their body shapes were out of balance.

Too often we pile in on the defence and defenders when we should maybe be looking at the players ahead who give the ball away in the first place and how. It’s a team game so, for me, responsibility should be shared.

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

Is it me or what, but every time we concede a goal Walker seems to be involved