2022/23 Ben Godfrey

[HalfTimeSayers]

Should have followed his dad into rugby league. Fast in a straight line, show him a corner or turn him and it’s like he takes 3 seconds to regain his bearings and locate his man/the ball. Weird.

The worse he plays, the more he backs away from the player he’s supposed to mark, and good players just exploit that space instead. He’s lost now as terrified to mark tight and terrified to back off, so manages to somehow do a strange hybrid of nothingness.

Really hard to feel sorry for him, and subbing him off again super early would hurt him. But leaving him on like that has finished any relationship with the fans (until he is our starting CB next year). Not going to be a fun day in front of the video analysts for him.

 

[micknick]

I was one of his biggest fans when he first came into the side at either full back or centre back. Hes gone to complete sh1t and I never want to see him at fullback again.

Pretty sure I never want to see him at centre half again either...

 

[kenada_blue]

Should have followed his dad into rugby league. Fast in a straight line, show him a corner or turn him and it’s like he takes 3 seconds to regain his bearings and locate his man/the ball. Weird.

The worse he plays, the more he backs away from the player he’s supposed to mark, and good players just exploit that space instead. He’s lost now as terrified to mark tight and terrified to back off, so manages to somehow do a strange hybrid of nothingness.

Really hard to feel sorry for him, and subbing him off again super early would hurt him. But leaving him on like that has finished any relationship with the fans (until he is our starting CB next year). Not going to be a fun day in front of the video analysts for him.

He was subbed off at half time against United. And 56mins against Fulham. Dropped completely for Palace.

Beyond me that Dyche thought he'd "improve"

 

[PKwalnuts]

He needs to do something about it as captain then doesn’t he. Whether he is on the pitch or not he needs to be getting them going.

Levels. Imagine Roy Keane at Full Time to Godfrey over Seams Coleman. One will have an are around him, the other....

We're too soft.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Marcel Brands - the man who ruined Everton Football Club.

 

[Drico]

Marcel Brands - the man who ruined Everton Football Club.

His record is incredible. Like Godfrey and Holgate and Lampard, he had huge admirers here.

 

[Nyhus]

His record is incredible. Like Godfrey and Holgate and Lampard, he had huge admirers here.

Lampard?

 

[Drico]

Lampard?

Yes, Super.

He was loved here by some - despite having no record as a manager and being patently out of his depth. 80% wanted to keep him after the Bournemouth debacle.

The lesson? As a collective, we are not great judges of players or managers.

 

[Nyhus]

Yes, Super.

Brands left while Benitez was manager, he didnt hire Lampard.

 

[Tony101]

He’s never had a good game at RB. He can fill in at LB. I don’t no why Dyche would play him when we have a RB on the bench terrible management.

 

[Drico]

Brands left while Benitez was manager, he didnt hire Lampard.

Eh? I didn't say he did.

I said that Lampard, like Holgate and Godfrey before him, had huge admirers on this board.

 

[Gilbert..]

His record is incredible. Like Godfrey and Holgate and Lampard, he had huge admirers here.

Lampard didnt have admirers. More desperate hope a younger manager might change things and the theory we need to give someone time.
All flawed of course. Turned out about as much use as a chocolate teapot.

 

[Drico]

Lampard didnt have admirers. More desperate hope a younger manager might change things and the theory we need to give someone time.
All flawed of course. Turned out about as much use as a chocolate teapot.

Nah, "he gets us".

He had fervent supporters here - people who railed against those who saw through him.

 

[Gilbert..]

Nah, "he gets us".

He had fervent supporters here.

Blind desperation nothing more. People wanted something to cling onto. Still do.

 

[Drico]

Blind desperation nothing more. People wanted something to cling onto. Still do.

Well, if it was blind desperation, they were very, very aggressive with it.