Bougherra!

[LegendofCoop 17,377]

I know we shouldn't really be looking for negatives from tonight....but my point doesn't just relate to tonight.

I think he causes a lot of our problems with his silly long runs. He'd knocked his pan in by the 70th minute and was starting to jump into tackles & lost. His positional sense was poor at times, and Papac & Bartley were sucked in to the middle to make up for him being awol. Also noticed him causing a few probs for the midfield as no one was sure who was to go for the ball. Seemed to just be running around like a headless chicken at times.

I love the big man, but at times I just wish he'd stick to running the back line than trying to do too much!

What does everyone else think?

[gazza27 15,283]

there was a thread on him and cuellar and i chose bougherra but really starting to think that cuellar is infact a better centre half

[Papa Sasac 164]

He was brutal tonight, possibly the worst I've seen him play for a long time.

[Andy 69]

[Zappa6995 3,656]

I think he is a bit of a liability at the moment.

In fact he's a bombscare.

[Scott-RFC 308]

He is well off the boil, our whole defence is

[ShanksRFC 3,870]

Whole defence has been woeful as of late!

[KingKirk 25,667]

Boogie has been pish all season long. to me it looks like he has put the tools away

[H72 265]

Whole defence is very worrying.

[Dennis 1,011]

I know we shouldn't really be looking for negatives from tonight....but my point doesn't just relate to tonight.

I think he causes a lot of our problems with his silly long runs. He'd knocked his pan in by the 70th minute and was starting to jump into tackles & lost. His positional sense was poor at times, and Papac & Bartley were sucked in to the middle to make up for him being awol. Also noticed him causing a few probs for the midfield as no one was sure who was to go for the ball. Seemed to just be running around like a headless chicken at times.

I love the big man, but at times I just wish he'd stick to running the back line than trying to do too much!

What does everyone else think?

I said this months ago, and was laughed at

[BazzaB 8]

Really on the downward spiral since last season. Should probably be dropped for a while but we can hardly afford to do that.

Form is temporary though...

[GaryMc 2,394]

My only real issue with his is after he wins the ball he either loses it and gives away a free kick or passes it straight to an opposing player.

[keithgersbear 3,225]

He needs to be told to calm it down and go when its on only on and obvious.

[Jamie1807 146]

Sometimes I think to myself

"What the fuck is he doing?!!"

[ElHadjiDiouf 2]

i think he was diving in tonight too much and was letting players past too easily.

WATP

[Craigie79 67]

Drugs?? think you meant cakes

The problem is i think he says himself as one of our best creative players. During his 1st two seasons i felt the same but this season his runs have just not came off for him with it looking bad when he screws up then we have 3-4 players running at our 3 players at most left at the back with him on his arse in there half.

[butthole 149]

Is it me or is he looking a bit beefy these days? Taken his eye off the ball this season, but there is zero competition for his place which doesn't help.

[Totti 0]

He was awful tonight

[Coplandbear11 1,087]

His mind has looked elsewhere the past while.

[Privateeye2910 1]

It fantastic that we have a centre half who can bomb forward and cause trouble but he needs to go back to basics and keep it simple at times. He also looks like he's put on a bit of beef!

[Billy87 0]

I'd like to see him concentrate more on defending and take the forward runs down a notch, he's became a bit of a reliability in a few games. He kept turning side on when players were coming at him with the ball tonight and got beat every time he did so.

[achaleven 38]

I know we shouldn't really be looking for negatives from tonight....but my point doesn't just relate to tonight.

I think he causes a lot of our problems with his silly long runs. He'd knocked his pan in by the 70th minute and was starting to jump into tackles & lost. His positional sense was poor at times, and Papac & Bartley were sucked in to the middle to make up for him being awol. Also noticed him causing a few probs for the midfield as no one was sure who was to go for the ball. Seemed to just be running around like a headless chicken at times.

I love the big man, but at times I just wish he'd stick to running the back line than trying to do too much!

What does everyone else think?

I mentioned in another post that he's starting to remind me of Konterman. They need to rein him in. No way should your centre back be trying to dribble the ball out of his own penalty area. He has been poor this season and IMO that's one of the reasons DW has been exposed. Not the player he was last year.

[LegendofCoop 17,377]

Glad I'm not the only one who's thinking like this then!

To be fair, if we had another mobile CB then Boughie could go on his runs. However, with Weir the way he is, it's just too much of a liability. Stick to going up for corners only big man and our defence might be a bit more settled!

[boogiewatp 2]

Sure i saw somthing in the Daily Rhebel earlier on the season,Bougherra sayin he was goin tae stop his mazy runs,basicly saying he was knacered as has been playing straight football for past 3-4 years (world cup,african nations etc.)

[Amac9 2,060]

Has been shit for most of the season.

He used to be so solid but he has been far from solid this year.