2017/18 Cuco Martina

[Jamo Martinez]

Holgate has that problem every week he copes!

Holgate's obviously a better defender. However, if the fans can see that Cuco's getting slaughtered, surely the manager can see. And it's his job to adjust accordingly and shore up the weak spot. Either changing him or changing the structure to offer him some protection.

 

[Rugby Toffee]

Hasn't had the best of starts, Holgate imo is a CB , but is marginally better than Martina at RB

 

[Nymzee]

The bare minimum requirement for a full back, the absolute bare minimum, is that you can block a cross. Tony Hibbert could do it, couldn't do much else, but he could put his body in front of a cross. This man is incapable of doing that as he's scared of footballs.

Might want to have a word with the rest of our full-backs then as we never block crosses coming in.

 

[MikeH72]

Might want to have a word with the rest of our full-backs then as we never block crosses coming in.

Our other full backs don't turn their backs on every single cross that comes in.

 

[McMagic]

Coco the clown was better than this feller. I wonder if Tulip will go to the papers or 'Sky' and rubbish him & Klaassen?

 

[Nymzee]

Our other full backs don't turn their backs on every single cross that comes in.

They're still all as culpable for not blocking crosses.

 

[MikeH72]

They're still all as culpable for not blocking crosses.

Honest question mate, did you watch the game on Saturday? If so, when have you ever seen Baines or Coleman perform like that?

 

[Walsall Blue]

We've had so awful RBs over the years then along came cuco to top the lot.Go back to where you came from absolute shocking performance.Utter clown.

 

[Caolam]

Cuco is OK going forward but he can't defend, we don't have a centre forward for him to cross the ball to. He has little value at the moment. We need a defender who can defend. If we get a centre forward in January and we continue to play with two defensive midfielders then maybe he has a roll.
I can't see why he is in the team at the moment.

 

[bol-uk]

Might want to have a word with the rest of our full-backs then as we never block crosses coming in.

Baines is excellent at it.

 

[marsh]

Cuco did stop a cross, i seen it. Now leave him alone

 

[Bluelenny1984]

I get cuco isn't the best but who on the pitch on Saturday was! He had absolutely Zero protection in front of him and was badly exposed! I get that you can't polish a turd but it wasn't all on him!

 

[Nymzee]

Honest question mate, did you watch the game on Saturday? If so, when have you ever seen Baines or Coleman perform like that?

Yeh I was at the game. When did I say he had a good game?

I've clearly said several times he shouldn't be playing against top quality opposition.

 

[MikeH72]

I get cuco isn't the best but who on the pitch on Saturday was! He had absolutely Zero protection in front of him and was badly exposed! I get that you can't polish a turd but it wasn't all on him!

Goals 2 and 3 killed the game, and they were all on him. He does his job properly and they don't happen.

 

[marsh]

Poor Martina