Player Watch Player Watch: Ben Davies

[Nick-TopSpursMan]

His defending for the Saka goal was a joke.

Firstly with his recovery run he drifted more centrally before then retreating instead of dropping off to the left back position. Got sucked in towards the ball rather than just tracking Saka.

Then when Saka got the ball, he incredibly decided to show inside on to his left foot. Horrendous defending.

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

His defending for the Saka goal was a joke.

Firstly with his recovery run he drifted more centrally before then retreating instead of dropping off to the left back position. Got sucked in towards the ball rather than just tracking Saka.

Then when Saka got the ball, he incredibly decided to show inside on to his left foot. Horrendous defending.

Totally agree, it was very very poor but honestly to be expected from Ben, he's a top pro and a great bloke but he is a mid table at best premier league full back in a defensive mid to low block side, he's been a good servant for us but he is miles off what we need as a back-up or a starter.

If we want to win things and be right up there we need to be ruthless and Ben simply isn't good enough. 1 yr left on his deal, move him on and sign a better LB who can compete with or who is better than Udogie so Udogie can learn from that player.

Udogie has done incredibly well for his first season in the Prem at such a young age but even he isn't quite where we need him to be yet and Davies as back-up most certainly isn't.

As you say, his positioning was really bad and then showing Saka inside was also basic and poor, fine margins at the top level.

Also none of this keep him as 4th CB rubbish, no, promote one of the younger players or sign a more appropriate fit for 4th CB. Would Davies as a 4th CB get near City or Arsenal or Liverpool's squads? No.

He's not good enough and never has been and sorry but anyone who says otherwise is kidding themselves.

Love Ben as a bloke and as a pro but time to move on, same with PEH, same with Skipp, the last of the Conte/Jose plodders be gone with you.

 

[cliff jones]

Great servant and pretty sure he'll go in the summer. Harsh leaving him exposed against saka like that

He still should have used his brain instead of falling for the feint

But why as you say was he effectively isolated as last man?

After the Neto and Townsend breaks, Ange left Udog back to prevent a repeat. Why did he not assign someone quicker to the task?

Or just leave VDV back?