[Albion] Is Pervis ok?

Lady Whistledown said:

His first season with us, he was a solid 7/10 every single week. No wonder other clubs were looking on him as one of the best LBs in the PL.

Sadly injury and whatever else has caught up with him, and no matter how much I find myself hoping he'll regain those levels, he never has for me, other than showing sporadic glimpses in the odd game. Probably doesn't help that he hasn't had Mitoma so much in the last season & a half, who tracks back and works his arse off whereas Adingra (and Minteh at first, though he's improved massively) doesn't offer the same support.

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1066familyman said:

I don't know if it's just a lack of pace and fitness that has gone since his injury, or whether there's also other things going on.

That totally bizarre shooting decision against Liverpool in the dying minutes of the game seemed to sum it all up. Some of his decision making these days seems really odd at times.

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One Teddy Maybank said:

I would argue strongly on the lack of fitness, he must run miles during a game at a very high intensity, rarely getting a break due to lack of cover.

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1066familyman said:

I see exactly where you're going with this, and I'm not playing your game. Any excuse to slate FH and your bang on it.

What I will accept is that it's very easy to watch and be exasperated for yet another given up attempt at getting back in position by him. The fitness and stamina required must be pretty intense and much easier said than done.

You can't blame anyone else for the poor decision making. Some of his tackling is quite frankly bizarre at times now. He seems to have taken to shoving players as a go to legitimate option, which is a bit weird. He switches off too much as well, leaving huge gaps for opponents to exploit, although he isn't our only defender to do a fair bit of that this season, tbf.

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One Teddy Maybank said:

Very unfair, I give plenty of reason and evidence for my FH concerns, and also praise when he gets it spot on, see Liverpool, Spurs and particularly Newcastle away.
I’m not a ‘happy-clappy’ type so will also call out the poor as well…. Sorry if that upsets you…. Your final sentence basically highlights what I said anyway, but we obviously differ in terms of the ‘why’.

You obviously watch a different game to me as Pervis literally runs his bollocks off, and is often against the opponents fastest in the opposition, see Brentford. The decision making is more apparent at the moment, because that last 5 minutes versus Liverpool was frankly bizarre, and Pervis literally did not make one good decision.
If you want to see a player putting practically no effort in to get back, watch Adingra.

As for the shoving, take your point but sometimes it is quite subtle, see the gentle push on Salah at home.

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1066familyman said:

Hold on a minute. So FH is now to blame for defenders switching off and leaving space as well!?

I'm not a happy clapper. FH and the team aren't without faults, as evidenced at various points throughout the season. The battering at Chelski being the most obvious example, after which burning his tactics sheet in front of the players was the last FH could have done, lol.

Anyway, I'll say no more about FH as it risks derailing the thread.

Back on topic. I wonder if Pervis misses Caicedo? The time line of his decline I think could possibly fit in with Caicedo going, perhaps?

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One Teddy Maybank said:

Bit harsh, I would definitely agree he’s had more ‘off-days’ post injury, but otherwise he remains a steady 7. Until the final 5 minutes against Liverpool, he had played well.

Our tactics also don’t help him, and it looks terrible when we lose possession and he is upfield, but that’s on the manager rather than Pervis, and as you say Adingra offers little in terms of protection….

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Napper said:

I’d say he’s ok. Generally a 6 . He has been an 8 when he was his best but that seems a distant memory

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