[Albion] Matt Clarke Derby player of the season Highlights

[Doc Lynam]

Our boy at Derby still only 23, could he make the step up?

Different player to White bit more physical but times his tackles well and looks a very strong fella, seems to me to have decent ball distribution but could improve to GP standards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1WwvHLXR3E

 

[GT49er]

Our boy at Derby still only 23, could he make the step up?

Different player to White bit more physical but times his tackles well and looks a very strong fella, seems to me to have decent ball distribution but could improve to GP standards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1WwvHLXR3E

Has done very well to get POTS at Derby, especially after a slightly dodgy spell early on. Overshadowed of course by White at Leeds, but still has done everything asked of him. Where next for the lad? Can't see him back here, even if we lose/get rid of a couple of our existing CBs, which is tough on the lad.
Another season loan to a top Championship club?

 

[lawros left foot]

Has done very well to get POTS at Derby, especially after a slightly dodgy spell early on. Overshadowed of course by White at Leeds, but still has done everything asked of him. Where next for the lad? Can't see him back here, even if we lose/get rid of a couple of our existing CBs, which is tough on the lad.
Another season loan to a top Championship club or Derby?

Corrected for you.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Three seasons: three POTY awards for Clarke (two for the #twats and one for Derby).

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Seems good with the ball at his feet, has a turn of pace and reads the game extremely well, why is he with us? This is getting silly with the amount of gifted players we have. The next few years are going to be good

 

[GT49er]

Corrected for you.

Corrected? No.

Suggestion added. I'm sure Derby would like him back. Could do worse, although not really progress.

Nice that they're not bleating on about him being their player, or that Cocu has made him, or similar twaddle!

 

[Machiavelli]

A fair few Dunk-esque blocks in there. Calm on the ball too.

 

[dazzer6666]

Has done very well to get POTS at Derby, especially after a slightly dodgy spell early on. Overshadowed of course by White at Leeds, but still has done everything asked of him. Where next for the lad? Can't see him back here, even if we lose/get rid of a couple of our existing CBs, which is tough on the lad.
Another season loan to a top Championship club?

He’s only seemingly overshadowed by White because of the noise from the biggest club in the world. Maybe he’ll do better than White......he’s had more defensive work to do this season.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

Looks a good prospect ready for change. The music was the worse football music I have ever heard.
Mute is advisible.

 

[albionfan37]

I wouldn’t be surprised if one of the relegated teams buys him and we put on a decent promotion clause in there

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Derby's player of the season is a youngster who we have loaned out, is currently 5th choice centre back and has no chance of making it into our team. How far we've come

 

[GT49er]

He’s only seemingly overshadowed by White because of the noise from the biggest club in the world. Maybe he’ll do better than White......he’s had more defensive work to do this season.

Maybe - but I don't think it's only the unclassified mammals on Waccoe that have noticed that the boy's a bit special.

That reminds me that 'The Boy's a Bit Special' was a regular feature in 4-4-2 magazine back in the day. I remember one month the featured young prospect was one Kevin McGarrigle ....................................... oh well!

 

[vagabond]

Looks a fantastic prospect, good to see him making some of those runs forward, beating players, keeping this aspect to his game in the Championship.

Are some writing him off for us next season too soon?

We could have him involved, especially if White is also going to be considered for CDM:

LB Burn / Webster
CB: Dunk / Webster / White / Clarke / Veltman
RB: Lamptey / Veltman / Clarke

With Duffy, Montoya and Greyhound leaving, that seems a fair number to include. Everyone should be involved over the course of a season with injuries, suspensions, different systems and especially if we have 5 subs again.

 

[blue-shifted]

Looks a fantastic prospect, good to see him making some of those runs forward, beating players, keeping this aspect to his game in the Championship.

Are some writing him off for us next season too soon?

We could have him involved, especially if White is also going to be considered for CDM:

LB Burn / Webster
CB: Dunk / Webster / White / Clarke / Veltman
RB: Lamptey / Veltman / Clarke

With Duffy, Montoya and Greyhound leaving, that seems a fair number to include. Everyone should be involved over the course of a season with injuries, suspensions, different systems and especially if we have 5 subs again.

I must have missed that announcement

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Looking at Twitter Andy Naylor seems to be suggesting we will loan Clarke out again next season, it’s behind The Athletic paywall so I can’t see the full details of what’s being said.

 

[dazzer6666]

I must have missed that announcement

Looks likely, Naylor already reporting the likely departures. Won’t be a surprise.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

He looks a ready-made Duffy replacement, he won't be first choice but would give us more options.

 

[Machiavelli]

Looks a fantastic prospect, good to see him making some of those runs forward, beating players, keeping this aspect to his game in the Championship.

Are some writing him off for us next season too soon?

We could have him involved, especially if White is also going to be considered for CDM:

LB Burn / Webster
CB: Dunk / Webster / White / Clarke / Veltman
RB: Lamptey / Veltman / Clarke

With Duffy, Montoya and Greyhound leaving, that seems a fair number to include. Everyone should be involved over the course of a season with injuries, suspensions, different systems and especially if we have 5 subs again.

You don't know your left foot from your right foot.
Webster is right-footed, although can play on the left side of CB (and did at Bristol City). but not as a LB.
Clarke is left-footed, and would rather play on the left-side of either two or three.

 

[jamie (not that one)]

If he comes back we will be overloaded with CBs, even if Duffy goes.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Goodness me, there’s an awful lot to like in that video, and you can see that he is 100% a Potter player, superb touch, great range of passing, strong as an ox. He looks as though he’s playing in slow motion, very much like Van Dijk does, they never seem to sprint anywhere, just glide around addressing danger. I don’t mind admitting that’s the first I’ve really seen of him, but it’s bloody impressive. What a conundrum.