Quote from: Clampy on September 24, 2013, 03:17:13 PMQuote from: Isa on September 24, 2013, 02:57:25 PMIf Bennett impresses tonight, he must keep his place for Saturday. Luna's last two performances have been nothing short of horrendous. No they haven't really.They would've been had Bennett produced them no doubt.
Quote from: Isa on September 24, 2013, 02:57:25 PMIf Bennett impresses tonight, he must keep his place for Saturday. Luna's last two performances have been nothing short of horrendous. No they haven't really.
If Bennett impresses tonight, he must keep his place for Saturday. Luna's last two performances have been nothing short of horrendous.
Luna has been poor in both previous fixtures, particularly against Cabaye where he kept showing him on to his stronger foot , thereby inviting him to shoot. That said, he is still adjusting to English football so I think judgements can be a little rash sometimes. It'd be great if Bennett impresses tonight; although, I'd still be concerned that he is defensively frail and IMO was the worst player last season.
Quote from: Isa on September 24, 2013, 03:35:43 PMQuote from: Clampy on September 24, 2013, 03:17:13 PMQuote from: Isa on September 24, 2013, 02:57:25 PMIf Bennett impresses tonight, he must keep his place for Saturday. Luna's last two performances have been nothing short of horrendous. No they haven't really.They would've been had Bennett produced them no doubt.Bennett struggled to adjust last season and we needed another left back anyway. I don't think Luna has been that bad and he definatley has'nt been horrendous. He was carrying an injury on Saturday and maybe should'nt have played but he did and overall he was ok.
Quote from: Clampy on September 24, 2013, 03:41:59 PMQuote from: Isa on September 24, 2013, 03:35:43 PMQuote from: Clampy on September 24, 2013, 03:17:13 PMQuote from: Isa on September 24, 2013, 02:57:25 PMIf Bennett impresses tonight, he must keep his place for Saturday. Luna's last two performances have been nothing short of horrendous. No they haven't really.They would've been had Bennett produced them no doubt.Bennett struggled to adjust last season and we needed another left back anyway. I don't think Luna has been that bad and he definatley has'nt been horrendous. He was carrying an injury on Saturday and maybe should'nt have played but he did and overall he was ok.Norwich rarely bothered to attack down the right in the end because they saw (as most of us did) that Luna offered zero resistance to Snodgrass. Every time they attacked down the left, they got a cross in. Certainly as bad as anything Bennett produced last season.
I think unless a full-back manages to prevent the player he's up against from delivering any sort of ball into the box for 90 minutes he'll be deemed to have had a bad game by some! Luna's performance was absolutely fine on Saturday, IMO.
Quote from: RussellC on September 24, 2013, 04:29:27 PMI think unless a full-back manages to prevent the player he's up against from delivering any sort of ball into the box for 90 minutes he'll be deemed to have had a bad game by some! Luna's performance was absolutely fine on Saturday, IMO.Well actually Snodgrass had 20 cross attempts. In contrast Redmond only had 4 cross attempts. Why? Because one was up against a full-back who played well and one was up against a full-back who played poorly. What is the point of having a full-back if not to prevent opposition wingers getting crosses in?
Quote from: HertsVilla on September 24, 2013, 03:25:17 PM* Sorry chaps, I confused Cabaye with Ben Arfa. I thought he dealt with Ben Arfa quite well in the first half but as the game wore on gave him more space.What Ben Arfa did, though, was to pin Luna back so we didn't see the best part of his game; getting forward.
* Sorry chaps, I confused Cabaye with Ben Arfa.
Quote from: HertsVilla on September 24, 2013, 03:21:59 PMLuna has been poor in both previous fixtures, particularly against Cabaye where he kept showing him on to his stronger foot , thereby inviting him to shoot. That said, he is still adjusting to English football so I think judgements can be a little rash sometimes. It'd be great if Bennett impresses tonight; although, I'd still be concerned that he is defensively frail and IMO was the worst player last season. Bennett the worse player last season ? not for me....Bannan,Ireland all failed to produce any sort of performance.Bennett is a very young lad playing quite a few games for us and although is likely to make a poor challenge here and there, for me actually started to look settled in the position.as for Tony Moon he looks quite a good footballer and can only get better, in my opinionUTVThe Doc
Quote from: Mister E on September 24, 2013, 03:28:49 PMQuote from: HertsVilla on September 24, 2013, 03:25:17 PM* Sorry chaps, I confused Cabaye with Ben Arfa. I thought he dealt with Ben Arfa quite well in the first half but as the game wore on gave him more space.What Ben Arfa did, though, was to pin Luna back so we didn't see the best part of his game; getting forward.Luna struggled against Ben Arfa all game, IMO, and was constantly left baffled by his unpredictability. How many times did Ben Arfa feign a move inside and then disappear down the touchline or drop a shoulder and hit an early short. Although, coming up against a winger of Ben Arfa's ability 4 games into your career in the Premier League is inevitably going to prove difficult for any full back! Plus, we were all too often overrun in the middle of the park, which wouldn't have helped.
Quote from: Isa on September 24, 2013, 04:54:39 PMQuote from: RussellC on September 24, 2013, 04:29:27 PMI think unless a full-back manages to prevent the player he's up against from delivering any sort of ball into the box for 90 minutes he'll be deemed to have had a bad game by some! Luna's performance was absolutely fine on Saturday, IMO.Well actually Snodgrass had 20 cross attempts. In contrast Redmond only had 4 cross attempts. Why? Because one was up against a full-back who played well and one was up against a full-back who played poorly. What is the point of having a full-back if not to prevent opposition wingers getting crosses in?It's not all about the quantity of crosses. It's as much about the quality of them and if the full back restricts the opposing player into crosses that can be better handled when they come into the box then he has partly done his job. Believe me, even Maldini allowed crosses from his side of the pitch.