Kyle Walker - 2017/2018 Performances

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Bertrand could be a great signing though. He's very good at delivering the ball and is very solid at the back. Plus Mendy has never played more than thirty games a season so Bertrand would always get games!

I like Bertrand, impressed me on Sunday again, good crosser of the ball, gets forward yet solid defensively. More reliable physically than Rose and Mendy too.

 

[Neville Kneville]

It's all a bit of a pity for Delph if he ends up as a 5th choice midfielder again.

He can't run up the line like Pep would prefer, but in every other aspect, even allowing for occasional mistakes, he has performed better than most fullbacks. Very few, even Walker & definitlely not Mendy, can get through 90 mins without being caught out once or twice.

Delph has been solid by modern fullback standards & very decent on the ball.

He will be losing his place mainly for not being able to leg it down the wing. Pity.

 

[CityStu]

It's all a bit of a pity for Delph if he ends up as a 5th choice midfielder again.

He can't run up the line like Pep would prefer, but in every other aspect, even allowing for occasional mistakes, he has performed better than most fullbacks. Very few, even Walker & definitlely not Mendy, can get through 90 mins without being caught out once or twice.

Delph has been solid by modern fullback standards & very decent on the ball.

He will be losing his place mainly for not being able to leg it down the wing. Pity.

I think he'd be better cover for Fernandinho than any of our other midfielders. Gundogan lacks a bit of the defensive nous and Toure's well past it.

I tend to agree with you though that it's unfair for an out of position player to get pulled over the coals for his first noticeable mistake in several games. Especially when several other natural defenders get away without criticism.

 

[Thekinkygoat]

It's all a bit of a pity for Delph if he ends up as a 5th choice midfielder again.

He can't run up the line like Pep would prefer, but in every other aspect, even allowing for occasional mistakes, he has performed better than most fullbacks. Very few, even Walker & definitlely not Mendy, can get through 90 mins without being caught out once or twice.

Delph has been solid by modern fullback standards & very decent on the ball.

He will be losing his place mainly for not being able to leg it down the wing. Pity.

Unfortunately of the coach wants both of our fullbacks on that side to provide attacking width then it's going to happen. No fault of Delph's.

Rather than just being 5th choice centre mid though, he could also be an interesting option on the left side of a back 3 behind a wingback.

I think if we don't sign another attack minded left back that we need to sign another out and out left winger.

 

[supercity88]

Delph has been key to our success. It was clear he has been told not to overlap Sane because he cannot recover but although that might slightly nullify Sane (he tends to beat players regardless), it means he covers our centre backs and the counter better than Mendy would. Mendy would have a lot of ground to cover and though he might do it, Delph tends to already be in position. He made a couple of mistakes going to the ball rather than marking the runner but still recovered. He is quick enough to do so.

He should be used to cover Fernandinho in the future who seems to be the only player trusted in the pivot role other than Yaya when we are in "easier" games.

 

[Dax777]

Mendys age has been a factor, he's a thoroughbred, trust me.... he will be a beast by 25.. Bertrand is a decent understudy, Rose is where we should be aiming though, it allows more strings to our fender!!!

Don't think this answers his worry though... That Mendy is injury prone and would need a backup

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Don't think this answers his worry though... That Mendy is injury prone and would need a backup

Is he injury prone though???

Since his break out season in 2011 at 17, he's played 224 competitive games, including internationals. That's a mean average of 37 games, Sterling has 204 in comparable time frame and also turns 23 next week....

For someone who is injury prone he doesn't half play a great deal of games...

He's mainly had muscle injuries which is a consequence of his growth, it's why I also called him a thoroughbred, it's a common factor in 'athletes' with his traits, ones which can and usually stabilise..

And to finish, I've been advocating a backup long before this debate cropped up, you've just failed to see it!!!!

 

[FantasyIreland]

Wants his thread back......

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

so Danilo then...what do we think? ;P

 

[Dax777]

Is he injury prone though???

Since his break out season in 2011 at 17, he's played 224 competitive games, including internationals. That's a mean average of 37 games, Sterling has 204 in comparable time frame and also turns 23 next week....

For someone who is injury prone he doesn't half play a great deal of games...

He's mainly had muscle injuries which is a consequence of his growth, it's why I also called him a thoroughbred, it's a common factor in 'athletes' with his traits, ones which can and usually stabilise..

And to finish, I've been advocating a backup long before this debate cropped up, you've just failed to see it!!!!

Zin Zim... I wasn't suggesting you hadn't brought up the backup issue.... Was just saying your response to him didn't seem to address his specific worry... That's all (:

It seems you now have with this response :)