[Albion] Igor Julio

[Horses Arse]

When next to the chaotic Van Hecke on the night. Dunk brings out the best in them all.

I don't disagree that he brings out the best in who's alongside him but he's also had some horrible performances of late. Imagine the horror if igor or van hecke made some of the mistakes he's made recently.

In fact, the first Liverpool goal was all Dunk; the pass, wrong side and out of position when it came back.

Ridiculous criticism of igor in the Athens game without such mistakes. Need to support and get behind all our players, not look to criticise new ones as some do here (not looking at you!)

 

[AlbionBro]

Not sure the lad fits in our side. He looks amazing visually but as a footballer he doesn't cut it. Can anyone see how he improves our side?

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Not sure the lad fits in our side. He looks amazing visually but as a footballer he doesn't cut it. Can anyone see how he improves our side?

I’m expecting him to be our left back for the foreseeable.

Way too early to judge

 

[Sheebo]

Not sure the lad fits in our side. He looks amazing visually but as a footballer he doesn't cut it. Can anyone see how he improves our side?

He looks amazing visually - what does that even mean?!

He’s not my cup of tea - doesn’t impose himself on a game like VHecke and Webster do on their good days. All 3 have faults. He was ok today tbf.

 

[brighton_tom]

Looked very decent in the Liverpool game before going off for injury.

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Not sure the lad fits in our side. He looks amazing visually but as a footballer he doesn't cut it. Can anyone see how he improves our side?

I thought he played alright, but perhaps not yet confident enough to play anything other than the simple pass to Steele or Dunk.

 

[AlbionBro]

He looks amazing visually - what does that even mean?!

He’s not my cup of tea - doesn’t impose himself on a game like VHecke and Webster do on their good days. All 3 have faults. He was ok today tbf.

Pretty lad with all the Tatt's. I'd prefer it he looked like the lad who is a regularly down at my local kebab shop. But he can't kick a ball for toffee.

I'd agree on that word impose, all our other centre backs are good at imposing and driving the game forward, Veltman can play well in there if needed.

I hope he proves me wrong.

 

[jcdenton08]

Too early to judge, some things I like, some not so much. He’s nowhere near Dunk’s level, but few are. We’ll be seeing him at LB for the foreseeable.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

I like him. First choice alongside Dunk for me.

 

[AlbionBro]

I like him. First choice alongside Dunk for me.

What do you feel he does well? I may have missed things because Dunk looks so good along side him.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Not sure the lad fits in our side. He looks amazing visually but as a footballer he doesn't cut it. Can anyone see how he improves our side?

Did very well today with Dunk.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

I like him. First choice alongside Dunk for me.

Thought he was great today.
Good on the ball, excellent decision making.
I really hope he doesn’t get shipped to LB though.

 

[dwayne]

I like him. Very solid. I thought he would be faster, but that's my only complaint so far.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

He looks amazing visually - what does that even mean?!

Go to the Wagner thread and check out the photos of his WAG; you’ll understand

 

[mothy]

What do you feel he does well? I may have missed things because Dunk looks so good along side him.

Plays good football

 

[The Fits]

I think we need to be a bit kinder to any player coming in to an RDZ side. Especially one who struggled a little last year.
The raw ingredients are there imho.

 

[boik]

I think we need to be a bit kinder to any player coming in to an RDZ side. Especially one who struggled a little last year.
The raw ingredients are there imho.

I think we need to bear this in mind generally. Everyone takes time to bed in c.f. Bissouma, Mac etc. We are trying to compete in multiple competitions against some great teams whilst trying to bed in the likes of Igor, Baleba, Adingra, Joao Pedro, Burt, even wee Billy too. I think it will bring dividends as the season progresses, but it's hard at the moment.

 

[The Colonel]

I thought he played well yesterday. He's a much smoother passer of the ball than Webster or JPVH which is so important in this team. For me, he's first choice to partner Dunk.

 

[brighton_tom]

He's adjusting to the Premier League, and getting used to a new team/tactics. There'll be ups and downs in his performances for a while. Not all players seamlessly make the transition. But if the Liverpool game is an example of how he can perform, and as he adjusts we see more performances like that or better, then he'll be a decent addition for us. In that game his passing was good, his positioning alongside Dunk was good, his communication was good, he made some very decent tackles, and most importantly he remained composed on the ball with Salah, Nunez, and Diaz buzzing around him. He's had some other iffy performances so from now its whether we gradually see more of the good than bad.

 

[GT49er]

I understand that Igor can also play LB, so unless RDZ decides to give young Samuels a break, I think Igor could find himself playing LB for a few weeks - hopefully regularly enough to get fully up to speed. Perhaps being a more defensive FB might not be a bad thing for a while - in fact I'd like to see us play a settled back four of;

Veltman - JP van Hecke - Dunk - Igor Julio​

for a while to get some stability at the back. Less attacking than having Lamptey and Estupinan at FB, but no bad thing for a bit.

I'd like it to be a settled back five too, with one GK keeping his place ............ but I'd like bed and breakfast with Rachel Riley too, and that ain't going to happen either!