2 | Kyle Walker - 2024/25

[Akira]

Thought he was good for us at recycling the ball to continue the attacking pressure.

At least he took responsibility for marking Gabriel, which is my attempt at spinning a slight positive for that set-piece goal. Whether he was the right man to do that is up for debate.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Can cover space, cant cover a man.

 

[Keeper!]

Thought he was good for us at recycling the ball to continue the attacking pressure.

At least he took responsibility for marking Gabriel, which is my attempt at spinning a slight positive for that set-piece goal. Whether he was the right man to do that is up for debate.

For a man of great experience his defending of Gabriel was scandalous.

 

[Northmanc68]

I think it’s one of those things where you feel you have to vote for your mate/the senior player.
We have used it to get more out of him but it hasn’t worked and he just isn’t the right guy

After that game pep is playing Lewis from now on. He won’t throw him under the bus but he will be absolutely fuming

What part of the players voted for the captains THEY want don’t you understand , so no it isn’t to get more out of him - he can have bad games like any other player but you’ve got it in for him obviously and just for the record Lewis is nowhere near a good a defender as Walker but he has other attributes

 

[Plain Speaking]

I just feel Lewis only issue is probably pace in defence against martinelli, mbappe etc
But If walker offers no better defence then take a risk with Lewis
Newcastle have Anthony Gordon next week so if lewis plays walker really is toast

I think Pep was pencilling in Lewis for the Watford game on Tuesday. He probably was expecting more attacking down the flanks v Arsenal.

 

[Tb1981]

What part of the players voted for the captains THEY want don’t you understand , so no it isn’t to get more out of him - he can have bad games like any other player but you’ve got it in for him obviously and just for the record Lewis is nowhere near a good a defender as Walker but he has other attributes

Let me be clear then
I don’t give a shit who voted for him or not.
The point is he is a shit captain and as such should not be captain

 

[Robanompivenov]

I don't buy it. Rico did just fine against Nkunku, Neto, and Kudus all more dangerous than Martinelli...

Exactly.

What about his shit defending on the corner when he was too busy fucking about playing tag with Gabriel instead of actually marking him. I'd like him to practice what he preaches and actually concentrate for 90 minutes.

 

[supercity88]

Was surprised Rico wasn't introduced, but questions over Walker's captaincy are bizarre. The players vote and they know him far better than any of us, so it's not worth worrying about. His performances have dropped significantly since the treble. He's allowing his wide player too much space, often looking to appeal for offside rather than play to the whistle - which was how Real got their nose in front in the CL last season and is caught out of position fairly regularly. Rico's far better in terms of his positional awareness and far better on the ball.

For the ref to call Walker over and ask him to calm the side down, and then not allow him to get back into position before re-starting the game was ridiculous though. That's not on Walker. And I think the pivotal moment which led to the squad picking him as captain was his speech before the CL final when he wasn't selected. I think they really admired him for that.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

What part of the players voted for the captains THEY want don’t you understand , so no it isn’t to get more out of him - he can have bad games like any other player but you’ve got it in for him obviously and just for the record Lewis is nowhere near a good a defender as Walker but he has other attributes

People voted for Boris Johnson, doesn't mean it was a good decision.

Walker being captain makes a mockery of the role.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

What part of the players voted for the captains THEY want don’t you understand , so no it isn’t to get more out of him - he can have bad games like any other player but you’ve got it in for him obviously and just for the record Lewis is nowhere near a good a defender as Walker but he has other attributes

Yep! Kyle is still a top PL defender. There are limits to his game as there are limits to everyone's game, and he's still got pace, not as much as he had, and he was way quicker on a couple of occasions when the Arse threaten ed to take the ball into our half instead of just aimlessly booting it for touch!