Kyle Walker

[spangley1812]

Greta début.

Can we play him every week.

Yes if the manager picks him, I presume he couldnt have played v Spurs but both those games have gone.....He would need permission to play v Spurs if we get drawn against them in any future rounds of the cup

[lovejoy]

Indeed. One game against Sheff Utd a great player doesn't maketh.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I will if he plays like that  for the next 5 premiership games he plays, lets see how good he is v Man City, etc  shall we before "proclaiming" he is the best right back in England

Who said he was the best right back in England?

[cb]

What annoys me about this is that we should have signed this player a couple of years ago when we were on the up and signing the likes of Delph. I can definitely understand the frustration, but I think the strategy just has to be to do what is necessary to survive in the league, and maybe even turn a few heads between now and the end of the season, but at least get to the Summer as a PL club and then make the changes necessary to really compete at the top end again. Maybe we can then sign the next Walker and continue our strategy of buying top young players and melding them with good quality experienced campaigners. If we can keep doing this and modify our style to a more passing game then there are potential rewards there for us...

[Olneythelonely]

Indeed. One game against Sheff Utd a great player doesn't maketh.

No one has said it does..............eth.

Just commenting on a great performance today.

[spangley1812]

He attacks like Glen Johnson but has much better defensive qualities.

You said he was better than Glen Johnson who is the current England right back

[Chris Smith]

I will if he plays like that  for the next 5 premiership games he plays, lets see how good he is v Man City, etc  shall we before "proclaiming" he is the best right back in England

Who said he was the best right back in England?

Mark, sorry Rip, you know how it works. Houllier signed him and it is now against the law to say anything that might reflect positively on him.

[TheSandman]

He attacks like Glen Johnson but has much better defensive qualities.

You said he was better than Glen Johnson who is the current England right back

Glen Johnson is shit, though.

[spangley1812]

He attacks like Glen Johnson but has much better defensive qualities.

You said he was better than Glen Johnson who is the current England right back

Glen Johnson is shit, though.

agreed

[Rip Van We Go Again]

He attacks like Glen Johnson but has much better defensive qualities.

You said he was better than Glen Johnson who is the current England right back

Better defensive qualities that i've seen in 2 QPR games and one for us.
Then again, most right backs can defend better than Johnson, Johnson's excellent overlapping  makes him number 1. To my eyes, Johnson has always essentialy been a winger that does a bit of defending.
Should he be selected ahead of Johnson for England?
Obviously not, but there is great potential there

[Rip Van We Go Again]

He attacks like Glen Johnson but has much better defensive qualities.

You said he was better than Glen Johnson who is the current England right back

Glen Johnson is shit, though.

If he was a Villa player, i'd convert him into a winger.
He's never a right back.

Much like Bale when they had him at left back.

[avfcpg]

I will if he plays like that  for the next 5 premiership games he plays, lets see how good he is v Man City, etc  shall we before "proclaiming" he is the best right back in England

Who said he was the best right back in England?

Mark, sorry Rip, you know how it works. Houllier signed him and it is now against the law to say anything that might reflect positively on him.

Although if he had a shocker today, I'm betting there would have been plenty of "told you so" quotes on here today. The lad looks promising.

I remember speaking to a coach and manager and they always said that the better teams have quick, overlapping full backs. Not easy to come by but they will cause problems to other teams, create so much space for others, pull players out of position etc. Hopefully, Walker can do that for us.


 

[TheSandman]

He attacks like Glen Johnson but has much better defensive qualities.

You said he was better than Glen Johnson who is the current England right back

Glen Johnson is shit, though.

If he was a Villa player, i'd convert him into a winger.
He's never a right back.

Much like Bale when they had him at left back.

Yes, same here.

I'm amazed no one (other than I think Paul Hart at Pompey) has tried it.

[TimTheVillain]

I will if he plays like that  for the next 5 premiership games he plays, lets see how good he is v Man City, etc  shall we before "proclaiming" he is the best right back in England

With respect, no-one's proclaiming that.

Better than Luke Young by a mile on today's showing though.

[Goldie.7]

kyle who? wot a joke

I love it.........