GOAT 30,449 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 What’s your thoughts been on him so far? He’s been pretty solid for a right back playing left back for me. Not great going forward but solid defensively. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAT 30,449 Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 @King Jela just want to see if anyone else shares your views on him, or if it’s just me that thinks he’s been solid so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanzmeanzheinz 4,312 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Solid Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemdog 39,389 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Solid and hard as nails. Unsure if he'll be a starter with Barisic coming in but by fuck is he 20x the player of Hodson. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight-Edge-Loyal 6,697 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 He's the absolute bastard we've missed defensively for years nothing will bully him or Katic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMe 25,327 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 His best game was against Aberdeen and his worst game was against Maribor, and he's done nothing special the rest of the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitre_mouldmaster 21,510 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 He is a better option for our style of play than the following :- Hodson Halliday John I still think that Wallace of old was a better left back then him, but a combination of age and his bust up seem to have fucked his chances with us. He will effectively be the back up for both Tav and Borna, and is a dependable and decent option for this role. Doubt he will push either for a starting place though. BlueMe 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergi1980 311 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Old fashioned defender who takes no shit, loves a tackle. Absolute steal for nothing. bornabear and euanRFC 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misteral 2,932 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 He didn't get forward enough v Bury but thought he was excellent v Osijek. Not great in the first half last night but better in the second. He's a hard bastard and also decent in the air and that's what I like about him. Overall, glad we signed him. euanRFC 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackandra 732 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I like the fact he defends. We've been missing that the last few years. Our last few in that position fancied themselves as attacking left mids Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essandoh 21,384 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 As hard a tackler as we’ve had since Kevin Thomson, if not further back. Aggressive and reliable. Any other manager would have substituted him after that yellow but Gerrard trusts him significantly and Flanagan’s discipline rewards that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy 736 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Solid ,reliable ,physical, which is what we needed. Not great going forward but that's not a problem. Not as good as Wallace in his prime but doubt we'll ever see that again, and Barisic will no doubt become first choice L/B. Good squad player to have to cover injuries and suspensions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears r us 30,999 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Defensive qualities are good, as you say being played on the left rather than the right his attacking is poor. I agree with what you said in the other thread about being booked and concerned about being sent off, I must admit it was a concern to me as well. I think we will miss him on Thursday night, another consequence of that card. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurrayWilson 3,506 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 He is a defender, and that's what a fullback is supposed to be. Every fullback nowadays think they are Cafu and the truth is no cunt is. The amount of times even supposedly world class ones get caught out of position is unreal. ronniescu 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumshie 205 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 A defender that can actually defend properly. Loves a tackle. Wasn't too enamoured with the signing but he's won me over. ronniescu 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue Legend 62,021 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 All he needs is proper game time. Solid defender and will easily do this shithole league. BridgeIsBlue, MDYT2, Blue Rino and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd 10,756 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 He’s the kind of cunt you’d rather have in your team than against you. I think he’ll be quite a good guy to have in the dressing room too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malkytfp1 18,770 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Think he has been slightly underrated for me. I was worried all last year that whenever any of our left backs came up against anyone we were in trouble. John and Beerman couod attack but not defend. Wallace stood off opponents too much for me and Hodson was as useful as an underwater hairdryer. Flanagan attacks the ball well and tucks in at the back post a lot to help us out. Cunt loves a tackle as well and toughens us.up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Traive 23,244 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 “Flanno’s always good for a seven or eight out of ten every week...” That’ll do me? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie Mr Magic Cooper 515 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Yet another Gerrard plus. No doubt about that. We've been screaming out for guys with a bit of dig, a bit more physical and that's just what we've got with him. I like him, as I do so much of what's going on around Ibrox these days. We were light in that respect in recent years...not now and I love it. He's also good at basic, everyday defending. It sickened me seeing us getting pushed all over the park with no marks. We certainly won't be treated like that this season. I'd bet my life on it. ronniescu and Blue Rino 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornabear 6,222 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I like him, hard as fuck, just what we need at the back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_RFC87 762 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Agree re the hard aa fuck. Loved his booking last night, then telling the entire Maribor bench to fuck off ? stein71, GOAT, BridgeIsBlue and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Rino 1,219 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Great addition and the whole back line is looking more solid too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMckee 3,436 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 People saying he's poor going forward but need to remember he's playing on the wrong side. Think he would be better at getting down the right side and putting a cross in. its_an_extender 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,622 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 A good player gets stuck in a level above what we have in that position. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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