Borges is terrible
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Gunslinger
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Borges is playing on his own on the entire left hand side because azaz plays centrally pretty much
Paolo Maldini in his pomp would struggle with no cover 2 vs 1 every game
Paolo Maldini in his pomp would struggle with no cover 2 vs 1 every game
Why did he keep showing him inside though. That's basic. Left me speechless every time. We've got a team of coaches/analysts surely he's been told
Chappy112
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Agreed. It wasn't good at all but it was nowhere near as bad as Engel has played consistently for us.
Glover_elbow
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And far easier to defend against
Johngannonsunderpants
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Clueless people. Our left side is not awful because of personnel, it's awful due to the tactics.
What got me second half, Hamilton drifting left, but cutting in on his right, Borges didn't once go outside (past him) him to create and stretch the Sunderland defence as thin as possible and create space in the middle, I haven't seen him overlap and knock a good ball in and defensively he is average...surely Carrick will have worked on this to create space?
But is he the best Left back in his family?
Glover_elbow
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Looks better than engel
Or how bad we tactically that exposes every left we sign
Granville Bennett
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Engel has had some utterly woeful games for us. The Sheff Wed and Stoke games in particular. He has also had some very good games for us. Player of the Match a couple of times last year too.
However, we got to the point where he would be slated when he had an average game. Or a decent game punctuated with two or three insignificant errors. The Portsmouth game was an example of this. Five or six Boro players worse than him on the pitch and it was him who was getting pelters.
However, we got to the point where he would be slated when he had an average game. Or a decent game punctuated with two or three insignificant errors. The Portsmouth game was an example of this. Five or six Boro players worse than him on the pitch and it was him who was getting pelters.
Johngannonsunderpants
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The problem we have is our number 10 doesn't hold up the ball like Chuba did. We would play into Chuba where the ball would stick, the left mid moved inside and the left back could gamble everytime in the space left behind. That space is now the oppositions.
I've said the same thing in a number of Engel threads in the past... Both Engel and Borges are good left backs, but any left back in our team is going to struggle because they get absolutely no cover.
Hackney doesn't cover his defensive duties as well as Morris (or Howson) does - He's always too far forward or too central...
... and whoever we play on the left isn't a natural left sided player (like Jones is on the right) - Azaz, Hamilton and Burgzorg are all too central and don't want to defend.
Hackney doesn't cover his defensive duties as well as Morris (or Howson) does - He's always too far forward or too central...
... and whoever we play on the left isn't a natural left sided player (like Jones is on the right) - Azaz, Hamilton and Burgzorg are all too central and don't want to defend.
sambaDTR
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Three games he’s played, coming from a different Country. There must be some bad left full backs in France!
www.getfootballnewsfrance.com
Exclusive | Neto Borges, GFFN's left-back of the year: "My goal is to keep improving." - Get French Football News
Named as Get French Football News’ Ligue 1 left-back of the year, Clermont’s Neto Borges will have defied all expectations in his first season in France - and
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northriding
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Not as rash with his passing as Engel so far.
Still too early to judge a player who is new to the country and league.
Still too early to judge a player who is new to the country and league.
johnsmithsno2
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I'd rather have Marx than Engel (I'm sure it's been used before)