[Albion] Bong named in Guardian PL team of the weekend

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sagaman

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• Apr 23, 2019

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Not sure if anyone has already posted this

Great performance at Wolves

Fair play to the man who has always given his all and since promotion the story of our fullbacks has mirrored much of our recruitment


Bruno/ Schelotto/ Montoya/ Bruno
Bong/ Sutner/ Bernardo/ Bong

 

Mellotron

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• Apr 23, 2019

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Little harsh on Bernardo, arguably been one of our best players this season.

Bong was very good on Saturday though.

 

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sagaman

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Bernardo looks very promising but has contributed to some poor goals

 

Uh_huh_him

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• Apr 23, 2019

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I love Gaetan. Great servant to the club.

I know he has his detractors, but ask him to defend for his life and there are few better.
Hopefully he keeps the shirt tonight.

 

Marshy

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• Apr 23, 2019

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Bong was excellent and rarely lets us down despite his limitations.

But if we want to progress as a side then Bernardo is the way forward. He has also been generally excellent and will only get better.

 

AmexRuislip

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• Apr 23, 2019

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Marshy said:

Bong was excellent and rarely lets us down despite his limitations.

But if we want to progress as a side then Bernardo is the way forward. He has also been generally excellent and will only get better.

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Agree with this, Bong has been a brilliant servant to the club, but is only a Championship level IMO
Bernardo along with Bissouma, both raw talent, that need to blossom.

 

Super Steve Earle

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• Apr 23, 2019

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Mellotron said:

Little harsh on Bernardo was has arguably been one of our best players this season.

Bong was very good on Saturday though.

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Not harsh on Bernardo at all. Poor against Bournemouth and repeatedly turned inside rather than release the winger against Cardiff. I mentioned against Cardiff that we needed Bong back for Wolves. We can't just stick with players regardless of form and Bernardo has slipped lately just when we need a disciplined defence. Bernardo will get his chance again and remains a fine prospect.

 

Wilko

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• Apr 23, 2019

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Super Steve Earle said:

Not harsh on Bernardo at all. Poor against Bournemouth and repeatedly turned inside rather than release the winger against Cardiff. I mentioned against Cardiff that we needed Bong back for Wolves. We can't just stick with players regardless of form and Bernardo has slipped lately just when we need a disciplined defence. Bernardo will get his chance again and remains a fine prospect.

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I think that is EXACTLY what we have done for several months, sadly.

 

peterward

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• Apr 23, 2019

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sagaman said:

Not sure if anyone has already posted this

Great performance at Wolves

Fair play to the man who has always given his all and since promotion the story of our fullbacks has mirrored much of our recruitment


Bruno/ Schelotto/ Montoya/ Bruno
Bong/ Sutner/ Bernardo/ Bong

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Wow, put that in your pipe and smoke it.

 

A1X

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• Apr 23, 2019

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Pleased for him, I noticed Duffy in the PL team of the week from Shearer but he's been more widely praised.

 

perseus

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Sūþseaxna

• Apr 23, 2019

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Left side of midfield is a weak point. We can play Bong and Bernardo.

 

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Billy the Fish

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• Apr 23, 2019

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Uh_huh_him said:

I love Gaetan. Great servant to the club.

I know he has his detractors, but ask him to defend for his life and there are few better.
Hopefully he keeps the shirt tonight.

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Bong is one of our best defenders. The problem is going forward on the left hand side when he's playing, but as that doesn't matter tonight he should definitely start.

 

Hamilton

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Here's a left back showing that you can get forward and score goals...

 

Barham's tash

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• Apr 23, 2019

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Hamilton said:

Here's a left back showing that you can get forward and score goals...

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Loved a give and go.

Quite the player. Perhaps he sees something of himself in Bernardo, just not quite there defensively.

 

zefarelly

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• Apr 23, 2019

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He'd have kittens if any of our players venture that far forward tonight ;-)

Hamilton said:

Here's a left back showing that you can get forward and score goals...

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BensGrandad

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• Apr 23, 2019

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This goes to reiterate my view of Bong against Wolves he is a better defender t
han Bernardo so perhaps as my suggestion for tonight's team we should consider playing Bernardo as defensive left midfield in the 2 away games