Ashley Williams

[d34noj]

Stones is 6'2". What's your point? Height <> strength.

Williams is a strong guy, about an inch or two shorter than the average defender.

Baresi and Cannavaro were 5'9" each... Just throwing that out there.

 

[Blue_Arsed_Fly]

Looks like he's at the start of his own decline. Mori's become our defensive whipping boy bizzarely, yet I honestly can't recall him ever being directly at fault for a goal. Had he not bothered tracking his man like yesterday he'd have been destroyed for it.

 

[GwladysBlue]

He is 33 and looks like a player coming towards the end of his career.

Whoever sanctioned a £12m transfer for him needs sacking.

 

[BlueLee]

Whilst he was was captain of Swansea and while he is away captain of Wales he plays as a leader, screaming shouting pointing directions etc, not seen him do much of that yet for us!

 

[hktoffee]

Baresi and Cannavaro were 5'9" each... Just throwing that out there.

2/3 short world class CB is the last 20 years also. That's about it.

I would like to sign defenders with good height.

 

[Joey66]

Yeah,hes been poor,but I think even the likes of Baresi,beckenbauer etc would struggle alongside the likes of mori and jags!!

lol Spot on Baines is poor too defensively bur Williams stood 4 yards of the guy who had time to showboat with the back heellol

 

[ToffeeTim]

It's been a dreadful signing. He's Yobo MK2 only worse.

 

[Groucho]

He is 33 and looks like a player coming towards the end of his career.

Whoever sanctioned a £12m transfer for him needs sacking.

He was £5m wasn't he?

 

[d34noj]

2/3 short world class CB is the last 20 years also. That's about it.

I would like to sign defenders with good height.

Haha behave. Height has absolutely nothing to do with being a good defender.

Patrice Evra, Carlos Puyol, Philip Lahm? Off the top of my head.

Our very own Leighton Baines? (Before he went and got rubbish)

 

[GwladysBlue]

He was £5m wasn't he?

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...ams-transfer-from-swansea-for-12m-sky-sources


Sadly not.

 

[Bluser]

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10528974/everton-seal-ashley-williams-transfer-from-swansea-for-12m-sky-sources


Sadly not.

But sky...

 

[GwladysBlue]

But sky...

It's on every source.

They rejected £10m originally.

£40m on Bolasie Andy Williams.

Massive panic buys and a huge waste of money.

 

[hktoffee]

Haha behave. Height has absolutely nothing to do with being a good defender.

Patrice Evra, Carlos Puyol, Philip Lahm? Off the top of my head.

Our very own Leighton Baines? (Before he went and got rubbish)

Of course. I mean I would love to sign defenders with good height and physical presence.

 

[Bluser]

It's on every source.

They rejected £10m originally.

£40m on Bolasie Andy Williams.

Massive panic buys and a huge waste of money.

Unless you're privy to the negotiating process for both players it's difficult to say whether they were panic buys. And to group Williams and Bolasie together to make the Williams price seem worse won't work either. He was let's say between 10-12m. For the player he was up until this season, that seemed justifiable.

 

[d34noj]

Of course. I mean I would love to sign defenders with good height and physical presence.

Id just like to sign good defenders to be honest mate