Baines has nothing to offer defensively.
Baines is far better than Robinson and Gibson mate.
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Baines has nothing to offer defensively.
I enjoy comparing Walsh’s last season to Brands first:
2017/18
Sig, Keane, Pickford, Klaassen, Walcott, Tosun, Vlasic, Sandro, Henry, Rooney
~£183m
2018/19
Richy, Mina, Digne, Zouma, Bernard, Gones
~£90m
Geniusm
This is the 34/35 year old Baines. He's not up to PL pace...and he has NEVER ben a particulalry good defender. He's always been an adapted winger.Baines is far better than Robinson and Gibson mate.
Tbf Digne is not what you'd describe as a particularly good defender either.This is the 34/35 year old Baines. He's not up to PL pace...and he has NEVER ben a particulalry good defender. He's always been an adapted winger.
Tbf Digne is not what you'd describe as a particularly good defender either.
Tbf Digne is not what you'd describe as a particularly good defender either.
Woah now
He’s a boss defender.
No mate, he is. It's just that he's so good going forward that it makes it look like he's not good defending.Tbf Digne is not what you'd describe as a particularly good defender either.
No mate, he is. It's just that he's so good going forward that it makes it look like he's not good defending.
I'll be amazed if he has another season like the last one if he isn't at a top European club this time next year.
He wont be here long, we should enjoy his performances while we can.
Calm down
He's not really. He's a Rolls Royce of a baller but his defending can be suspect, particularly his positional sense.
I wouldn't disagree with any of that. The point is 2008 - 2015 Baines was just as good a defender as 2018/19 Digne.He is still a good defender but the main problem is that he positions himself in advance and if we lose the ball then he looks stranded and out of position. Prime example was against Liverpool when Schnides received a simple pass to which Digne sprinted in an advanced position to receive a pass but Schnides messed up and the ball was passed to Salah who was in acres because Digne thought (correctly) that we were on the front foot so positioned himself accordingly. Tough job defending and attacking without the risk of leaving space. All dependant on no mistakes in possession and adequate cover.
Nor if we’re going to buy someone else who can back Digne upYou don't even know if we're going to loan Robinson yet