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Post by joseywales37 on Sept 6, 2019 11:10:19 GMT
Had the good fortune of meeting Joe outside Liberty last week. Very tidy, down to earth lad. I believe he has the right credentials and level headedness to become top defender.
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Post by barry on Sept 14, 2019 8:44:18 GMT
Doubtful for today after taking a knock in the Belarus game.
Giggs should have taken him off. Useless twunt.
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Post by jbt95 on Sept 14, 2019 18:34:35 GMT
Played full 90 today
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2019 19:09:49 GMT
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Post by barry on Sept 21, 2019 16:08:56 GMT
Another great game. Reads the game so well for a youngster.
On a side note Ash was superb for Bristol City. My MOTM for them.
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Post by cadno on Sept 22, 2019 8:35:00 GMT
Another great game. Reads the game so well for a youngster. On a side note Ash was superb for Bristol City. My MOTM for them. can both start vs Slovakia? |
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Post by barry on Sept 22, 2019 9:21:39 GMT
Another great game. Reads the game so well for a youngster. On a side note Ash was superb for Bristol City. My MOTM for them. can both start vs Slovakia? That would be great. Joe could learn so much from Ash. Can't really speak for Joe but I imagine he would love to have played alongside a Swans and Wales legend. |
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Post by cadno on Sept 22, 2019 10:29:47 GMT
can both start vs Slovakia? That would be great. Joe could learn so much from Ash. Can't really speak for Joe but I imagine he would love to have played alongside a Swans and Wales legend. Roberts Ash Rodon Davies A swansea made back 4! |
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Post by welshiron on Sept 22, 2019 11:16:52 GMT
Probably the back 4 I would go with.
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Post by barry on Sept 28, 2019 18:56:40 GMT
Another v good performance. Oozes class.
Wouldn't be surprised if a big(ger) club comes in for him in January.
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Post by barry on Oct 2, 2019 18:50:36 GMT
Big mistake from him gifts Charlton a second minute goal.
Hopefully learns from that. Far too casual.
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Post by alarch on Oct 2, 2019 20:24:45 GMT
Assist for Swansea's second - redemption.
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Post by barry on Oct 2, 2019 20:47:23 GMT
Fair play to him.
Didn't faze him at all and didn't change his game much.
Good test of character and he came thru.
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Post by CrackityJones on Oct 13, 2019 22:15:35 GMT
Best player over the double header. Oozes quality and is destined for the top. Will be our number 1 CB from now on.
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Post by dai on Oct 14, 2019 0:40:25 GMT
I had him down as possible MOTM, alongside Allen.
He's bloody good isn't he? Like, really good. I don't know why but he reminds me of Sergio Ramos.
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Post by welshiron on Oct 14, 2019 7:53:26 GMT
Very impressive from him again, looks like he had 50 caps last night.
Shame he missed that sitter in Slovakia as that would of made it a perfect 2 games.
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Post by underwood on Oct 14, 2019 8:37:27 GMT
He will be at a top club very soon. He’s better than John Stones & Harry McGuire, Swansea will make big money on him.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2019 9:58:35 GMT
One weakness to Rodon's game is that he wouldn't play the high ball up towards Moore. Left Lockyer to do it. Not in the Swansea DNA.
Runs very stiff, with such little steps for such a tall man. Already pretty quick but a good sprint coach to work on his stride and flexibility and he could be rapid.
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Post by holmesdaleultra on Oct 14, 2019 18:49:31 GMT
Great performances over the two games, lets hope he is not snapped up by one of the big premiership teams to early and stuck in the reserve teams.
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Post by jbt95 on Oct 14, 2019 18:54:01 GMT
He will be at a top club very soon. He’s better than John Stones & Harry McGuire, Swansea will make big money on him. There was rumours Man City were interested in him a few years back. |
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Post by majorraglan on Oct 14, 2019 19:36:22 GMT
One weakness to Rodon's game is that he wouldn't play the high ball up towards Moore. Left Lockyer to do it. Not in the Swansea DNA. Runs very stiff, with such little steps for such a tall man. Already pretty quick but a good sprint coach to work on his stride and flexibility and he could be rapid. The long ball stuff can be addressed with intensive coaching. I agree with you re the running, he could be like a gazelle about the place. I was a little frustrated with him, he’s good brining the ball out of defence, but then stops as if there’s a line that shouldn’t be crossed, when there’s a bit more space I’d like to see him take it a bit further forward. The kids got talent and if there’s space in front of you carpe diem....give it a crack. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2019 20:12:55 GMT
One weakness to Rodon's game is that he wouldn't play the high ball up towards Moore. Left Lockyer to do it. Not in the Swansea DNA. Runs very stiff, with such little steps for such a tall man. Already pretty quick but a good sprint coach to work on his stride and flexibility and he could be rapid. The long ball stuff can be addressed with intensive coaching. I agree with you re the running, he could be like a gazelle about the place. I was a little frustrated with him, he’s good brining the ball out of defence, but then stops as if there’s a line that shouldn’t be crossed, when there’s a bit more space I’d like to see him take it a bit further forward. The kids got talent and if there’s space in front of you carpe diem....give it a crack. He's got a good partner to learn from at Swansea in van der Hoorn. He was very heavy-footed when he arrived but worked on his agility and covers the ground really well now. A lot of strikers tried to knock it past him last season and were made to look very silly. Cracking ball-player as well. Joe needs a goal to give him a taste for it, I think. Not quite had the luck so far, gone close a lot. |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Oct 14, 2019 20:28:35 GMT
The long ball stuff can be addressed with intensive coaching. I agree with you re the running, he could be like a gazelle about the place. I was a little frustrated with him, he’s good brining the ball out of defence, but then stops as if there’s a line that shouldn’t be crossed, when there’s a bit more space I’d like to see him take it a bit further forward. The kids got talent and if there’s space in front of you carpe diem....give it a crack. He's got a good partner to learn from at Swansea in van der Hoorn. He was very heavy-footed when he arrived but worked on his agility and covers the ground really well now. A lot of strikers tried to knock it past him last season and were made to look very silly. Cracking ball-player as well. Joe needs a goal to give him a taste for it, I think. Not quite had the luck so far, gone close a lot. Get Ronald Koeman coaching him somehow. He could hit a ball. |
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Post by richierich333 on Oct 15, 2019 6:55:06 GMT
Cannot praise him enough, cool head, comfortable on the ball and concentration levels to boot. I feel so much safer with him just being there. Not sure who to partner him with right this moment but long term Mepham I would say.
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Post by underwood on Oct 15, 2019 7:50:28 GMT
Defence is now our strongest department. Roberts, Davies & Rodon all pick themselves if fit, it’s only the other centre half position that is up for grabs.
Bale, Allen & Ramsey are the only others who get into the team without question. Moore might be making himself undroppable & James not far behind him, so at last we look like we are getting near our first-choice line-up, but it’s good to have options, especially when those options are of the likes of Brooks & Wilson.
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Post by erasedcitizen on Oct 15, 2019 9:27:25 GMT
Defence is now our strongest department. Roberts, Davies & Rodon all pick themselves if fit, it’s only the other centre half position that is up for grabs. Bale, Allen & Ramsey are the only others who get into the team without question. Moore might be making himself undroppable & James not far behind him, so at last we look like we are getting near our first-choice line-up, but it’s good to have options, especially when those options are of the likes of Brooks & Wilson. While I agree with a lot of what you're saying, surely the wings and attacking midfield are our strongest department. We have Bale, Ramsey, Brooks, James, Wilson, Matondo, T. Roberts, Joniesta & Lawrence who can play there, not to mention Woodburn and Broadhead in the U21s. The depth there is so mad that a country as small as ours can lose a player like Brooks to injury and not have it affect them. |
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Post by johnoster on Oct 15, 2019 9:59:04 GMT
Yeah I'm not sure we can call our defence our strongest department yet.
Davies is quality but needs to be playing more regularly.
Roberts needs to make a step up, hopefully Swansea get promoted this year.
Rodon has been quality but will need to step up a level soon too.
We don't know who our other best centre half is - probably Mepham but he's not getting in the Bournemouth team.
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Post by underwood on Oct 15, 2019 18:41:21 GMT
Actually yes, I should have rephrased it to say it’s our most settled department.
And that’s probably because of our lack of options!
However a run of games together will make it very strong, particularly if Rodon finds the right partner, which for Azerbaijan should be Mepham or Williams. Something tells me Giggs will plump for Lockyer again though.
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Post by richierich333 on Oct 16, 2019 8:30:37 GMT
Actually yes, I should have rephrased it to say it’s our most settled department. And that’s probably because of our lack of options! However a run of games together will make it very strong, particularly if Rodon finds the right partner, which for Azerbaijan should be Mepham or Williams. Something tells me Giggs will plump for Lockyer again though. This is the only selection I disagree with. Ash and Rodon for me should start the last two matches and Mepham in the long term. Lockyer looks uncomfortable. |
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