speedy wrote:
Klaus wrote:
Who knows? The bloke is 24 and hasn't played regularly since he was 20.
His reading of the game is poor defending and going forwards. When he has options he's fucked. But he has bearly played so who knows it could be rust, confidence, ability or a lack of experiance. Maybe a loan before a sale would be the best option. But I can't see a future for him hear.
I actually think his reading is fairly good, but physically he's been a step behind for most of this season. He was pretty good in the cup final though, probably our best defender, which wasn't easy with Bellerin partnering on that side.
What'll fuck him over in the long term is probably his lack of ability on the ball. I haven't seen Saliba play yet but he seems to have better tools across the board, and Chambers offers way more too. Holding is a bit better in the air and worse at everything else.
He's a good player though and he's homegrown which, if nothing else, should command a big fee if we farm him out first and let him have some Premier League experience. I do think it's an advantage to have some centrebacks around that are native english speakers too.
