Matthew Lowton

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It was Bocanegra againsg Fulham at Loftus Road.

[Risso]

It was Bocanegra againsg Fulham at Loftus Road.

It was.  A horrendous tackle.

I really like the look of Lowton, he's got a lot of energy and I think his all round game will improve quickly under Lambert.

[Dazvillain]

I really like him also but have just a couple of reservations. No doubts about going forward or potetial to score occassionally but from defensive point of view it was from near his position that Everton and Newcastle both scores wasn't it ?

[paul_e]

They were both fantastic strikes which would be incredibly harsh to pin on him.  Generally he's been fine defensively and there's certainly no cause for concern.  He will get caught out some times where he's too far forward  but that's the price you pay for getting men forward and playing good football, if you lose the ball there's always space if they can get in behind you.  I'd rather this than him sitting deeper and not affecting play in their half.

[Percy McCarthy]

Both those goals came from the players cutting inside though, at which point they become at least partially someone else's responsibility.

[onje_villa]

Shame I thought he had a pretty anonymous performance yesterday having looked so assured the previous game. I guess he's still learning but it's certainly a reality check to see the range of performances we can expect from our young team (Swansea -> Saints)

[Irish villain]

Like other players we signed/promoted from the youth set up Lowton has made a massive step up so it will take time for him to find his feet on a consistent basis. We have to hope we quickly start carving out results until they do.

[richard moore]

He was poor yesterday and got caught out of position several times. But he is learning and is young so you tend to accept it more readily

[Clark W Griswold]

I think its unfair to judge any young player this early.

[bobcat]

I think he has the potential to be a great player is his position. I dont think any of the defenders played well at all against Southampton but he seems genuinely proud to be wearing the shirt.

[PaulWinch again]

He'll be fine, just needs to look at positioning a bit. That said yesterday was just a shambles so it wouldn't have mattered.

[gervilla]

He'll be fine.
I don't think Hutton would have done quite so well with that shot last weekend !

[Dante Lavelli]

He'll be fine.
I don't think Hutton would have done quite so well with that shot last weekend !

on his wrong foot too.

[Concrete John]

He was poor yesterday and got caught out of position several times. But he is learning and is young so you tend to accept it more readily

It's quite similar to when we had Walker on loan:-  you can see the player in him, but he needs a bit more experience to iron out the defensive errors.

I think he'll be a top player for us in a year or two!

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He didn't get forward enough, knocked it long too often and was all over the shop positional wise.

He's a good young player, but his inexperience will lead to performances like we saw against Southampton. 

That said, they can all pass I ta lot better.