|
|
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 8,791
1st Team Squad
|
|
1st Team Squad
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 8,791 |
Jessica and Jordi  you like batting for both sides do ya?  No, i admire Jordi for his footballing skills and Jessica for a completely different reason. 
Sign Reus
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 7,446
1st Team Squad
|
|
1st Team Squad
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 7,446 |
What's the deal with Johnson is he now a squad player or competing with these two new guys ?
I am still a Johnson fan by the way despite all the critism but he does lack concentration at times I agree I must admit that I rarely understood the level of the Johnson bashing here, yes he made mistakes mainly I think because he was asked to consistently attack given BR's philosophy and he stayed our best full back option. Maybe now Flanno or the Spanish loanee will be better, but they will need to prove themselves in BR's philosophy of more attack than defence. Johnson was still crap at the world cup playing for Hodgson.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 3,060
Under 23 Player
|
|
Under 23 Player
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 3,060 |
And he contributed nearly nothing to attack last season either. His one move was cut inside and lose the ball. If your going to ask your full backs to consistently attack you'd expect some sort of contribution from them toward goals. How many goals/assists did he get last season?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 3,543
Under 23 Player
|
|
Under 23 Player
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 3,543 |
No offence Stan & Vish but if you can't see just how poor a footballer John Glenson is then I think you need your eyes testing. It's not specifically Glenson's attacking or defending but his all round play has been awful for quite sometime now.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 671
Under 18 Player
|
|
Under 18 Player
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 671 |
I am still a Johnson fan by the way despite all the criticism but he does lack concentration at times I agree and almost EVERY time he lost concentration we conceded a goal forwards can be excused but defenders cant't afford to lose concentration, if it was the odd game than the team can live with it, but it happens every other game with him.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 8,564
1st Team Squad
|
|
1st Team Squad
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 8,564 |
I used to quite rate him. A year ago, he was the best attacking right back in the country. He's not terrible (not nearly as terrible as some people here say), but he seems off lately. Disinterested. His runs aren't nearly as effective anymore, and his defending has slipped. Last year just wasn't good enough. Now that he has some competition, I think he may improve, but we'll see.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 7,446
1st Team Squad
|
|
1st Team Squad
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 7,446 |
I used to quite rate him. A year ago, he was the best attacking right back in the country. He's not terrible (not nearly as terrible as some people here say), but he seems off lately. Disinterested. His runs aren't nearly as effective anymore, and his defending has slipped. Last year just wasn't good enough. Now that he has some competition, I think he may improve, but we'll see. most players play better when they are playing for a new contract or hopping a new club will buy them, but not Johnson he's gone the other way looks like he couldn't give a rats ass.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 22,926
Liverpool Legend
|
|
Liverpool Legend
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 22,926 |
No offence Stan & Vish but if you can't see just how poor a footballer John Glenson is then I think you need your eyes testing. It's not specifically Glenson's attacking or defending but his all round play has been awful for quite sometime now. And you think Flanno or Kolo or even Skrtel were constantly much better? The all made mistakes and regularly, this is why we conceded so many goals.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 8,564
1st Team Squad
|
|
1st Team Squad
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 8,564 |
I think the biggest difference has been that all three of them look like they care and want to fight for their places. All of them made errors, but they all contributed much more. Skyrtel scored 7 goals and put his body on the line every time he played. Kolo was a rock for his first few games, and although he had shockers against Fulham and West Brom, but he was very important in our opening fixtures when Agger was hurt and Sakho had yet to sign. Flanno had a very good season, and looked hungry in every duel, winning tackles and charging forward. And even he scored more goals than Glen "only good going forward" Johnson.
By contrast, Glen has looked like he doesn't enjoy playing football anymore. He's seemed mentally absent and lethargic. His once incisive runs have ceased being productive, and he often loses the ball. His crosses have been wayward, his shots speculative and weak, his tackles weak, and his positioning consistently wrong. In his previous two seasons I rated him as one of the best right backs in the country, but last year he looked a different man.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 97
Under 16 Player
|
|
Under 16 Player
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 97 |
|
|
|
|
|
