The under appreciated part of his game is that he is really good at passing the ball forward as well as being a good defender
He’s our best and most important player in my opinion
The fact we’re in with a shout of Europe whilst missing him for over half a season is crazy
The fact we’re in with a shout of Europe whilst missing him for over half a season is crazy
Sheedy's right knee.
Player Valuation: £20m
Mountfield and Watson had Ratcliffe, You need a stopper and a quick cultured footballer. There have been plenty of them partnerships with many successful teams before that to the present day
Carlito
Player Valuation: £40m
So good to have him back.
Also, it's completely laughable that it will be Dan Burn heading to the World Cup this summer, not Branthwaite.
Also, it's completely laughable that it will be Dan Burn heading to the World Cup this summer, not Branthwaite.
Kevsleftpeg
Player Valuation: £35m
He's immense. His positioning in the box is unreal. Always in exactly the right place to clear every cross. I'm not sure there's another centre back in the league that I would swap for him. Undoubtedly the best English centre back at the moment
Might still be time to change that imo.
Burn will go down as a centre half in a team that finishes bottom half, Jarrad will hopefully be the star of a European-challenging side.
I personally don't believe Grealish should have made the squad even if fit, nor that Dewsbury-Hall is consistent enough for England, but Branthwaite surely will be in with an outside shot.
The more painful one imo will be Henderson going and Garner not. Although to be fair Brentford are ahead of us, so maybe that's not entirely fair.
For me though, Henderson's England career should have permanently ended as soon as he went to Saudi, no bringing him back into the fold as a 'leader' at 34 years old and a bench player.
Marcus Kendall
Player Valuation: £35m
Guehi is as good
Played well and scored a cracking goal, a deft header.
Curiously, as a team, we still spent most of the game defending very deep, which is something many people on here usually solely attribute to the presence of Michael Keane in the team. Strange.
Curiously, as a team, we still spent most of the game defending very deep, which is something many people on here usually solely attribute to the presence of Michael Keane in the team. Strange.
Not for me, doesn't dominate in the box. Good player but Branthwaite has more attributes
Kevsleftpeg
Player Valuation: £35m
Not for me. Branthewaite's passing and positioning are better. Branthewaite is like John Terry with pace. His positional play in the box is absolutely incredible.
Love him, he's a colossus! I'm hoping he doesn't go to the World Cup as I want him to have a full uninterrupted pre-season with us.
I feel similarly about all our 'possibles' honestly
Especially on the off chance we get Europe
PercyPlant
Player Valuation: £15m
He's just brilliant isnt he
Carlito
Player Valuation: £40m
For whatever reason, Branthwaite just doesn't seem to be under serious consideration for England (it appeared he wasn't always first choice for the U21s, either).
I don't think I'm the type to overrate our players - probably the opposite if anything - and I really don't understand what more they'd want from a centre-back. I'd have been looking to bed him in as soon as the last tournament ended.
