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Lewis Dunk - No Longer A Disciplinary Disaster
- Thread starter GJN1
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An excellent point, well made.
I'm going to have to finesse my inane bibbling on the subject.
Instead of saying Dunk gets lead astray by Duffy's robust approach to football, it's now obvious little Lewis couldn't keep his head with Stocko bellowing at him.
All the bundles and look at me bravado surrounding simple double saves from penalties, etc, got into Dunkies head.
Now that has been replaced by 'I need to deal with this as the fella behind appears to be a long way away', everyone's a winner.
Instead of saying Dunk gets lead astray by Duffy's robust approach to football, it's now obvious little Lewis couldn't keep his head with Stocko bellowing at him.
All the bundles and look at me bravado surrounding simple double saves from penalties, etc, got into Dunkies head.
Now that has been replaced by 'I need to deal with this as the fella behind appears to be a long way away', everyone's a winner.
Thought he sussed it last season after the first suspension, he does still chase the ball (see Bournemouth second goal), but he dives in a lot less.
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LamieRobertson
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That block late on yesterday from Shelveys shot....top notch
Johnny RoastBeef
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- Jan 11, 2016
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Since he got sent off in Feb against Hudderfield he has been amazing, and only picked up a further 2 yellows. I would be amazed if a big bid doesn't come in for him in January. I just hope we aren't tempted to sell.
Anyway - it is 17 games without a yellow, purely due to subjective refereeing. He really ought to have got one last Friday for a very deliberate trip on the edge of the box late on.
Tooting Gull
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He's done really well, that looks like the product of some soul-searching about what he wants to do in football, and hard work and good coaching on the training ground.
Dunk has always had most of the attrbutes to be a top centre half but was just let down by poor judgment, silly fouls and bookings.
I don't see much difference between him and Michael Keane and if he carries on like this, with such a premium on decent centre backs, he will generate interest from bigger clubs and could make an England squad.
Dunk has always had most of the attrbutes to be a top centre half but was just let down by poor judgment, silly fouls and bookings.
I don't see much difference between him and Michael Keane and if he carries on like this, with such a premium on decent centre backs, he will generate interest from bigger clubs and could make an England squad.
And one of those was a mistake by the ref.
I wouldn't worry. He's on a long contract and he'll be wanted in January and each following window. The only way we'd consider selling half way through this season is if we knew the money would allow us to strengthen and do better than we are now. Given that we'll already be planning a big spend on a striker, we don't really need much more to spend in January.
That's not to say we're not going to be a selling club, everyone under the top few are, but we won't need to sell so soon. We won't deny players big moves, but they may have to wait a little.
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Quality block. He is a rock.
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
You can still get 20/1 on Lewis making the England WC squad.
Johnny RoastBeef
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With Uwe as backup and a possible £30m+to add to the coffers, It might be tempting, but I agree it would be unlikely.
Machiavelli
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He did dive in once second half. But there were two amazing blocks from Shelvey, the second one when he had space on the left of the penalty area, and D&D chucked their bodies on the line to produce a formidable shield.
I'm amazed at how much he's cut the nonsense out, he seems much calmer now.
Machiavelli
Well-known member
Yup. I can't see us selling any of our top players during the January window. The summer is a different question, however.
The Large One
Who's Next?
That will be the 11 consecutive games where Dunk didn't get booked with Stockdale bellowing at him...?
The Large One
Who's Next?
Maybe. But even 1 in 17 is good going for someone who used to help himself to cards like a spotty, insecure fat kid on Valentine's Day.
Yup. Something he himself has acknowledged. Now he's made public that he knows that red mist has been there, he appears to have learned how to handle it. And as someone who plays as captain in Bruno's absence, I think we're finally seeing his maturity in a proper responsible professional footballer. I hope.