Has Calderon lived up to the potential shown last season?

[dwayne]

Was thinking after another abject performance yesterday that inigo is definitely one of the most overrated players in the team at the moment.

Last season the man was a breathe of fresh air, skillfull, quick and marauding....inspired every game. This season his form has been patchy he's been caught out of position a few times and against an average standard championship winger like Pugh is just too slow.

Maybe I'm being over critical... I still think he's a good Player I just don't think he's quite as good as many Albion fans make out and may struggle week in week out in a higher league.

 

[dougdeep]

Yes.

 

[Napper]

He's been quality.

Since coming back in from his suspension he has dipped a touch but thats only a few games

 

[bhaexpress]

How many games have you seen this season, looks good to me as well as Celtic.

 

[trancing]

i think hes been quality this season , he just had a bad game yesterday but so did all the team

 

[dwayne]

I've seen 7/8 games and 3 on telly. The only game where he has stood out to me is charlton away.

Must be just me then .... I still reckon he would struggle at a higher level and I'm being ultra critical...

Let's see how he gets on against watford

 

[Hunting 784561]

Was thinking after another abject performance yesterday that inigo is definitely one of the most overrated players in the team at the moment.

Last season the man was a breathe of fresh air, skillfull, quick and marauding....inspired every game. This season his form has been patchy he's been caught out of position a few times and against an average standard championship winger like Pugh is just too slow.

Maybe I'm being over critical... I still think he's a good Player I just don't think he's quite as good as many Albion fans make out and may struggle week in week out in a higher league.

Marauding is a good word.

Been a real absence of his trademark marauding runs down the wing this season.

I wonder if he's been coached to only play a certain way, or whether his injury caused him a more serious problem.

 

[Finchley Seagull]

Calderon has been fantastic this season and I really can't believe anyone would start a thread slagging him off. He didn't have his best game yesterday but he definitely wasn't abject. The whole team were just a bit under par.

 

[dwayne]

I'm not slagging him off I like him just think he's a tad overrated

 

[Finchley Seagull]

I'm not slagging him off I like him just think he's a tad overrated

I think using the word abject suggests you are slagging him off. He is definitely not overrated, just didn't have a great game yesterday

 

[Thunder Bolt]

We didn't lose a game when Tanno played at RB.

 

[seagullwedgee]

Gus got two things wrong at Bournemouth:

1. Not starting Murray (see separate thread).

2. Playing Bridcutt, Sparrow and Bennett all in a central midfiled line, one behind the other, meaning we had no right midfield. This meant a) Calde could not get forward because there was no-one to twin with, and b) several times Calde faced 2 on 1s coming at him, because he had no-one in front of him. This was so obviously our undoing, and I was only in the 6th row of the stand behind the goal. I just don't get the 'bennett playing central' thing.

wedgee

 

[Dorset Seagull]

Spot on. Calde came under a lot of pressure and put in some good tackles but he had a job to do on the winger and was therefore unable to get forward as he normally would. Also he is bound to have a more defensive brief when playing away in a top of the table clash.

 

[CAPTAIN GREALISH]

yes fantastic player but bournmouth showed how youkeep him quite

 

[devonsi]

Can't argue with that on todays performance, when in a hole stop digging Calde...

 

[8ace]

I'm not slagging him off I like him just think he's a tad overrated

I agree with you, people do tend rave about him a lot, especially on here.

 

[NMH]

I'm not slagging him off I like him just think he's a tad overrated

If Norwich came in for him, he'd be player of the season

But otherwise I'd say he was normally quality. Just that he has been one of the better players before, so expectations are higher of him.

Still, we could have drawn yesterday according to reviews, and it took a top drawer strike to take all three for bmouth

 

[Twinkle Toes]

I didn't go yesterday, so I can't comment on his performance. I did, however, feel that he had a wobbly 2nd half when Posh came out & had a go last Saturday - but virtually all players have a dip in form at some point in a season. Perhaps his recent suspension & subsequent break from the first 11 is to blame? Anyway, I'm sure he'll be upping his game again sooner - rather than later. Class is permanent innit.

 

[sir danny cullip]

As mentioned above, the whole problem yesterday was the lack of width on the right ahead of calde. He had no one to play quick one/twos with going forward which meant he looked a lot less effective. Certainly not one of his best games though with a few sloppy touches as well.

 

[Giraffe]

Yes