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owlsonlineadmin

New member
Jul 22, 2010
133
Morning

Seems like we are getting the lad in on loan, is he any good, you lot had him last season so thought I'd ask.

Cheers
 






Mellotron

Mellotron

I've asked for soup
Jul 2, 2008
31,835
Brighton
Mixed bag. Better going forward than defending. Clearly got ability but didn't seem quite the full package when he had him.

Worth bearing in mind he was playing in a terrible Albion side, so may turn out better for you lot.
 




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stss30

Registered User
Apr 24, 2008
9,545
Poor defensively, ok going forward but for the positions he gets into should bag more goals & assists. I think the fact that Villa aren't giving him a chance in the situation they're in probably indicates he's not brilliant. Might be able to forge a career as a mediocre Championship player.
 






brightn'ove

brightn'ove

cringe
Apr 12, 2011
9,137
London
A very, very poor defender.

A lot of the goals we conceded last year were down his side.

That said, our entire squad felt utter gash with hyypia at the helm. Gardner has apparently been a semi decent player at forest so there is every chance joe Bennett isn't actually that bad.
 


Bladders

Bladders

Twats everywhere
Jun 22, 2012
13,672
The Troubadour
Good going forward but can lose the ball easily.

Terrible defender, the worst LB I've seen in a long time. In fact I'm loathed to refer to him as a defender cause he cant defend.

Nice hair though.....
 




Johnny RoastBeef

Johnny RoastBeef

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Jan 11, 2016
3,157
Chris Hughton was a left back, if the lad does come back, I'm sure Chris will whip him into shape.
 


Mackenzie

Mackenzie

Old Brightonian
Nov 7, 2003
33,535
East Wales
Not the strongest defender but pretty quick and enjoys pushing up. Might do well in a stronger team than the one we were lumbered with last year.
 






WATFORD zero

WATFORD zero

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Jul 10, 2003
25,796
Poor defender and I can't understand why people thought he was good going forward. The number of times he got past his fullback at the Amex could be counted on the foot of a two toed sloth.

Redeeming feature - he was in a crap team and couldn't do any worse, could he ???
 


Bozza

Bozza

You can change this
Helpful Moderator
Jul 4, 2003
55,719
Back in Sussex
Given what we were like last season, it feels a little bit unfair to judge what we saw.

However as others have said, his strength did seem to be going forward to the point that it felt like left midfield, and not left-back, was a more natural position for him.

He has ridiculously quick feet.
 


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mona

The Glory Game
Jul 9, 2003
5,470
High up on the South Downs.
Good on the ball and could be useful with midfield cover. Seemed to have a good attitude but was a player who had moved too soon from championship ( Middlesbrough ) to Premier League.
 










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crabface

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Mar 24, 2012
1,852
He would boom forward and then get caught out of posistion. Could have been down to the way Hyppia wanted us to play.
 




spring hall convert

spring hall convert

Well-known member
Nov 3, 2009
9,608
Brighton
Agree with the sentiment that he was far stronger going forward than defensively.

However, he more than anyone suffered from the ridiculous system that Hyypia played in the first half of the season. He was encouraged to spend most of his time in the opposition half but wasn't covered and then blamed when we leaked goals down that side. In a more sensible tactical approach, with a winger mindful of his defensive responsibilities in front of him I see no reason why he couldn't be a decent left back at this level.

Bear in mind also, that prior to Bennett turning up we'd been a bit spoilt at left back with Bridge and Ward. Some of our judgement may be a comparison against those 2.
 




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