82 | Rico Lewis - 2024/25

[pride in battle]

Or maybe he just isn’t good enough in either. Can’t defend to save his life and too small to play in midfield. Only my opinion, happy for others to differ.

He'd good enough for midfield, he just needs more in the attacking third.

 

[shemnel]

I think he's doing very well to play a position that is pretty bloody weird, it takes intelligence and a lot of restraint to stay in position. Not sure I totally like it, but that's a different matter. Still very young.

 

[madloaf]

He has been atrocious defensively in the last few games. Saw him looking at Werner and just ignoring him. He did it for the goal.

He hasn't been atrocious. If you look at it from an objective stand point he's out muscled bigger opponents and defended well in general. Hey, you see what you want to see. That's football for most people.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

He hasn't been atrocious. If you look at it from an objective stand point he's out muscled bigger opponents and defended well in general. Hey, you see what you want to see. That's football for most people.

There’s such an overreaction from some on here. They want perfection from a young player. He will be inconsistent, that’s fairly standard for a youngster

I would argue this is his break out season in the first team as well

 

[madloaf]

There’s such an overreaction from some on here. They want perfection from a young player. He will be inconsistent, that’s fairly standard for a youngster

There is, and that's fine, it's a safe space! But I think they are very wrong, we'll know in about 3 years!

 

[SebastianBlue]

We desperately missed Lewis’ link up play and talent for taking up positions that offer an outlet pass to relieve pressure and to progress the ball forward in to dangerous areas.

When he came on our pattern of play changed completely and we actually started to consistently threaten their goal, with the ball going through him once (or more) in the build up for almost all of our shots.

And I think our defensive display before he came on shows that he isn’t the reason we have struggled to keep clean sheets this season.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

We desperately missed Lewis’ link up play and talent for taking up positions that offer an outlet pass to relieve pressure and to progress the ball forward in to dangerous areas.

When he came on our pattern of play changed completely and we actually started to consistently threaten their goal, with the ball going through him once (or more) in the build up for almost all of our shots.

And I think our defensive display before he came on shows that he isn’t the reason we have struggled to keep clean sheets this season.

But he can’t defend. At the moment our RB choices are a guy who used to be a great defender but is now gash, or a guy who can’t defend but is decent on the ball. It’s like Sophie’s choice. Walker is past it and Rico isn’t the answer. We need a new RB.

 

[madloaf]

Can defend as we saw today as he made numerous interceptions which I think is defending if I remember correctly.

 

[SebastianBlue]

But he can’t defend. At the moment our RB choices are a guy who used to be a great defender but is now gash, or a guy who can’t defend but is decent on the ball. It’s like Sophie’s choice. Walker is past it and Rico isn’t the answer. We need a new RB.

He can defend, though. I still don’t understand how you can watch us today and think Lewis is the problem with our defence.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

He can defend, though. I still don’t understand how you can watch us today and think Lewis is the problem with our defence.

He’s not THE problem. He’s one of the problems. If we want to maintain our levels, we should be looking for the RB equivalent of Gvardiol. You can’t believe for a second the person is Rico? Our main RBs over the past few years have been Walker, Cancelo and now Rico…that’s a decline in quality. In fairness, that decline has happened all over the pitch.