nicolai said:Long time no post!
Anyhow, enough of these shite stabs at Richards for fuck sake. sure he may not be setting the world ablaze at the mo, nor playing as well as he did a season ago. but christ are you fucking blind? i'd say since the purchase of Wayne Bridge, a rough estimate, maybe 75% of our goals conceded have been wide left (or centre left) where Bridge has been caught ball watching halfway up the field. Even if he manages to actually be in position upon the time of his opponent receiving the ball, he stands there watching as the ball is crossed in and we concede. If not, the ball is cleared for a corner where we concede anyway, which would not had been a problem had we had a left back who can actually defend.
Albeit he has no cover from Robinho, and he is quite good going forward, to me it seems as though he has the mind of a winger rather than a defender. At least (if he gets caught ball watching) Micah makes an effort to get back and rid of the ball, committing to a tackle or the likes. May I remind you Micah is still a kid, and compared to Bridge has a career ahead of him.
It's piss poor listening to you twats abuse him, especially when every team we play against, attacks us down the left. It seems quite clear to me that Wayne Bridge is a known weakness and is targeted by our opponents. The last time I remember being consistently attacked down the right hand side was our trip to S.A, and who was it that wasn't playing? Dunne needs to go and Bridge needs to be replaced if not sold. Toure was shite tonight, but needs a commanding centre half next to him. Richards is fine and will only get better I feel.
End rant.
I agree I think people rate Bridge too much. He's good going forward but at the end of the day you've got to be solid at the back and I don't think Bridge is. Too many mistakes. I'd like to see us stick with him but I think he has suffered as a result of playing very little football in the last 5 years