Baker still flatters to deceive for me. He's very good in the air (as he should be for his height), but still very flat-footed and slow on the turn. He always looks vulnerable when a player runs at him with the ball, or looks to make a run behind him without it.As others have said, he's comfortably good enough as a 3rd choice for where we are now, but I'd hope that we'd be looking for a better regular partner for Chester for next season. Somebody like Curtis Davies would be ideal in my opinion and, if Hull go down, may well be gettable.
He's very good in the air (as he should be for his height)
Quote from: RussellC on May 11, 2017, 04:05:42 PMHe's very good in the air (as he should be for his height)How many goals has he scored? A central defender who's very good in the air should be scoring 5 a season. Nathan Baker has scored two in his entire career.
Quote from: RussellC on May 11, 2017, 04:05:42 PMBaker still flatters to deceive for me. He's very good in the air (as he should be for his height), but still very flat-footed and slow on the turn. He always looks vulnerable when a player runs at him with the ball, or looks to make a run behind him without it.As others have said, he's comfortably good enough as a 3rd choice for where we are now, but I'd hope that we'd be looking for a better regular partner for Chester for next season. Somebody like Curtis Davies would be ideal in my opinion and, if Hull go down, may well be gettable.I don't understand the (over) use of this phrase. Baker is what he is, a no nonsense blood and guts centre half. He doesn't pretend to be Frank Beckenbauer or Rio Ferdinand. He may not be as good as we want but there's no flattering - he always does his best and if that isn't what we want/need then that's another matter.
and you can colour that any way you like.
Quote from: Woofles The Wonder Dog on May 11, 2017, 05:34:51 PMQuote from: RussellC on May 11, 2017, 04:05:42 PMBaker still flatters to deceive for me. He's very good in the air (as he should be for his height), but still very flat-footed and slow on the turn. He always looks vulnerable when a player runs at him with the ball, or looks to make a run behind him without it.As others have said, he's comfortably good enough as a 3rd choice for where we are now, but I'd hope that we'd be looking for a better regular partner for Chester for next season. Somebody like Curtis Davies would be ideal in my opinion and, if Hull go down, may well be gettable.I don't understand the (over) use of this phrase. Baker is what he is, a no nonsense blood and guts centre half. He doesn't pretend to be Frank Beckenbauer or Rio Ferdinand. He may not be as good as we want but there's no flattering - he always does his best and if that isn't what we want/need then that's another matter.There is neither flattery nor deception. There is blood, guts, determination and the much derided ability to follow directions.He is what he is, and shall be none other and that is the fact of the matter.
Supposedly having a medical at Bristol City this morning
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