Leighton Baines

Brennan · July 17, 2012

#statto

D410 · July 17, 2012

excellent statto - yet more evidence the club should be putting out an annoucment they want to keep hold of baines.

paulbefc · July 17, 2012

If you watched Cole and Baines defend you would know Cole is quite clearly superior in that dept tbf.

Brennan · July 17, 2012

paulbefc said:
If you watched Cole and Baines defend you would know Cole is quite clearly superior in that dept tbf.

Nope.

MartSlinger · July 17, 2012

paulbefc said:
If you watched Cole and Baines defend you would know Cole is quite clearly superior in that dept tbf.

The facts are in front of you...

Pblueman · July 17, 2012

its been a sore point for me thats baines isnt the england left back, so i make quite a point of watching Cole whenever he plays and i have to say the only thing i think he has on Baines is pace. on that note i think his pace gets him"out of jail" quite a bit. his positioning isnt as clever as leightons' by a long yard. For me Leighton is the better defender AND attacker.

Pabbers · July 17, 2012

paulbefc said:
If you watched Cole and Baines defend you would know Cole is quite clearly superior in that dept tbf.

Ey do one lid, ar Baines lad is boss lad !

paulbefc · July 17, 2012

Brennan91 said:
Nope.

Each to his own but I don't know if Baines could do what Cole did in the latter part of Chelsea's CL win against teams like Barca and wingers like Robben. He was pretty awesome.

EFCNIK · July 17, 2012

Cole is a better player lads, I dont care what the 'stats' say. However, Baines is still absolutely quality and anyless than preciseley 18.5 mill for him and someone needs slapping.

MartSlinger · July 17, 2012

I remember Cole getting absolutely torn apart by Coleman in the FA Cup last season.

Pabbers · July 17, 2012

Pblueman said:
its been a sore point for me thats baines isnt the england left back, so i make quite a point of watching Cole whenever he plays and i have to say the only thing i think he has on Baines is pace. on that note i think his pace gets him"out of jail" quite a bit. his positioning isnt as clever as leightons' by a long yard. For me Leighton is the better defender AND attacker.

Baines England games have not helped him. He was ok, but defensively he was shocking!

Brennan · July 17, 2012

EFCNIK said:
Cole is a better player lads, I dont care what the 'stats' say. However, Baines is still absolutely quality and anyless than preciseley 18.5 mill for him and someone needs slapping.

So if he creates less offensively, and is weaker defensively, how is he better ?

Pabbers · July 17, 2012

MartSlinger said:
I remember Cole getting absolutely torn apart by Coleman in the FA Cup last season.

Yep, and that's why we want Â£35.5 million for Coleman !!!

Brennan · July 17, 2012

I'd also say it's worth noting when your peers also think you're superior:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...shley-Cole-to-be-Englands-best-left-back.html

paulbefc · July 17, 2012

Baines may be the better player but Cole's the better defender for me and stats often mean very little (assuming they're reliable). Cole's the more clever, quicker and competitive player for me. He's done it time and time again against the best. Again, having watched him boss the best in europe defensively, consistently, there's no chance that Baines is better defensively, for me.