2022/23 James Tarkowski

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TheBigIguana said:
I don't actually believe that, but it is why stats don't work for defenders.

I know this gets everyone riled up but an attacker who scores and creates more is better than one who doesn't, a midfielder who wins the ball back more or gets it up field more is better than one who does it less and a defender who puts in a lot of tackles or blocks a ton of shots isn't necessarily any good because they play a position where a lot of the art is what you do without the ball.

So yeah I don't care about the stats on this one. What I see is a guy who allows a lot to happen in areas you'd probably rather it didn't. He's the high end version of Godfrey. And maybe he's good enough to get away with it for as long as he is here. I'm dubious it is going to last forever.
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You realise defenders don’t operate in isolation?

Our defenders have to make a high number of blocks, tackles, clearances because of where we are as a team. We don’t dominate possession and come under sustained periods of pressure in our own half.

It’s why Lampard had specifically said he wanted to bring in defenders who could dominate the box, we do a lot of defending our own box. That isn’t because our defenders lack the ability to read the game but because it’s where we are as a team.

In any event, Tarkoski is joint second for most interceptions by a defender this season so suggests he does read the game well.

And feel finally, Tarkowski is nothing like Ben Godfrey, even as a “high end” version.
 
BigDuncTributeBand said:
You realise defenders don’t operate in isolation?

Our defenders have to make a high number of blocks, tackles, clearances because of where we are as a team. We don’t dominate possession and come under sustained periods of pressure in our own half.

It’s why Lampard had specifically said he wanted to bring in defenders who could dominate the box, we do a lot of defending our own box. That isn’t because our defenders lack the ability to read the game but because it’s where we are as a team.

In any event, Tarkoski is joint second for most interceptions by a defender this season so suggests he does read the game well.

And feel finally, Tarkowski is nothing like Ben Godfrey, even as a “high end” version.
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OK, I get what you're saying.

This isn't the Lampard thread but what you've said about him concerns me a lot.
 

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