skybluecam
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0-0 draw with Gibraltar and a 4-0 loss to Slovakia, I suppose it can only get better..
Probably not with Page in charge0-0 draw with Gibraltar and a 4-0 loss to Slovakia, I suppose it can only get better..
Agree with you there, I thought that at the start of the season Dasilva was sharper and quicker than Bidwell and suited the back 5 better, but as the season developed and we went to a back 4, Bidwell clearly became the much stronger option. I think the issue with Dasilva is that he’s not defensively good enough to be a LB, not strong enough to be a midfielder and fight for the ball and not quick enough to be a winger. He’s sort of stuck in this situation where all he can play is LWB in a back 5. Another player that’s sort of a bit useless to us now.I am not embarrassed to say that Dasilva was better than Bidwell at the start of the season. He was also far better than Bidwell when he came on against Manchester United and in some other matches.
He barely played until the Stoke game where he came in and was very dependable. So unless you watched him train I'm not sure how you can deduce he was shit.Despite the memes Bidwell was shit at the start of the season and Dasilva was ahead of him on merit. Some people aren’t ready for that conversation though.
He barely played until the Stoke game where he came in and was very dependable. So unless you watched him train I'm not sure how you can deduce he was shit.
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That would be in the four games he barely played in. People were asking why he was dropped then he’d come on and show why he was dropped.
He barely played until the Stoke game where he came in and was very dependable. So unless you watched him train I'm not sure how you can deduce he was shit.
Difference is thats a one off for bidwell where as DaSilva is often beaten. Our form start of the season was horrendous so DaSilva could have hardly been that great.He was shit each time he came on though. I think it was the Huddersfield game where he was only on for a few minutes and was beaten far too easily and Hudds equalised, the kind of goal that Dasilva gets utterly pilloried for.
Then Dasilva's form dipped, he was rightly dropped and Bidwell came in and did well. There is nothing wrong with this and saying Dasilva was better at the start doesn't mean Bidwell is shit.
Stats are wrong definitely started the game against LeicesterHe barely played until the Stoke game where he came in and was very dependable. So unless you watched him train I'm not sure how you can deduce he was shit.
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Stats are wrong definitely started the game against Leicester
Dasilva is definitely a championship quality player , problem is I don't think he's best suited to a back 4 and would be much better in a wing back system
Unless we go back to having wing backs then he's practically surplus to requirements here. He's nowhere near good enough if we're to challenge for top 6.
Oh yes he didHe didn’t
Bidwell didn't start vs Leicester. Not often I agree with Grendel but he's right.Oh yes he did
The stats above say he was on the bench v leicester - he definitely started the gameBidwell didn't start vs Leicester. Not often I agree with Grendel but he's right.
Are you sure?The stats above say he was on the bench v leicester - he definitely started the game
I thought the stats were for JDSThe stats above say he was on the bench v leicester - he definitely started the game
The stats above say he was on the bench v leicester - he definitely started the game
Are you confusing the two games vs Leicester?The stats above say he was on the bench v leicester - he definitely started the game
I think you're speaking about JDS when I'm talking about Bidwell - which is what I think Grendel was getting as well.The stats above say he was on the bench v leicester - he definitely started the game