Seems a lot of NSC posters can tell the quality of a player from just a 20 minute appearance so 3 whole games is plenty of time to form a judgement!!
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[Football] Shane Duffy
- Thread starter eastterracemike
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Seems a lot of NSC posters can tell the quality of a player from just a 20 minute appearance so 3 whole games is plenty of time to form a judgement!!
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Three games in and we are already criticising players WTF. Give them time to learn the new style jeez.
dingodan
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- Feb 16, 2011
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March has been one of our best players so far this season.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
London Irish
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Time was that being player of the season might give you a few games at least before you got booted out of the team
Sussex Nomad
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Time was there was no internet and you didn't have to read/listen to drivel from people that just don't get football.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Happened with Pascal as well - a certain cohort on NSC couldn't wait to boot him out of the XI.
eastterracemike
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- Jan 31, 2008
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I think if you read my post I wasn't suggesting he should be booted out but that Potter had a decision to make . It is obvious that he will change the team according to circumstsnces. I think Man City represent a slightly different proposition to our first 3 opponents. I would be delighted if Shane were to regain his form from last season. Just posing the question thats all!
Lifelong Supporter
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I hope that Shane discovers some real form because we certainly need him. Yes we paid a lot for Webster but he has been a championship player to date. He may come off in the PL but he may not. SD has been outstanding in the PL for us and is a current international of standing. DB has looked great for us outside of the penalty area but inside it, he needs to improve at both ends.
Wardy's twin
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- Oct 21, 2014
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He plays well but is not able to cross the ball, Dan Burn has shown how it should be done. Note I am not saying he should be dropped , I am saying that IMO it is more likely than Duffy be moved out.
the right footed denilson
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From the beeb....
Defenders in Top Five Euro Leagues: 2018-19
Competition Duels Duels Won Duels Success
Virgil van Dijk English Premier League 321 245 76.3%
Marcelo French Ligue 1 325 237 72.9%
Harry Maguire English Premier League 249 181 72.7%
Salif Sané German Bundesliga 307 219 71.3%
Shane Duffy English Premier League 340 238 70.0%
Statistically the 5th most effective defender in Europe last season. Interesting.
Defenders in Top Five Euro Leagues: 2018-19
Competition Duels Duels Won Duels Success
Virgil van Dijk English Premier League 321 245 76.3%
Marcelo French Ligue 1 325 237 72.9%
Harry Maguire English Premier League 249 181 72.7%
Salif Sané German Bundesliga 307 219 71.3%
Shane Duffy English Premier League 340 238 70.0%
Statistically the 5th most effective defender in Europe last season. Interesting.
Johnny RoastBeef
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- Jan 11, 2016
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Statistics can be a little misleading. Yes he is great in the air, 187 of those 238 battles won were aerial duels.
But last season he only made 35 tackles, with a success rate of 57%.according to the Premier League staticians.
Quite, some may have learnt their lesson last year.
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blue-shifted
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There's been lots of unfair posts about hos footballing ability on here in the last week or so. This says to me he's serious about trying to adapt and prove some people wrong to get his place back
Sheebo
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- Jul 13, 2003
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Shocked so many are writing our player of the year off in terms of ‘I’d sell him’ just because he’s less suited to the style. He’s a terrific defender and we’d be mad to sell him in my opinion. Can’t believe how many write players off or forget their abilities after a good result!
keaton
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- Nov 18, 2004
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One per game, the same as Virgil van Dyke. And according to whoscored Duffy was the 35th best player in the prem last season
Like the fools who wrote of Southgate after the Czech fail.
Oops....I was one of them
Actually this is about unconscious bias. We are suspicious of Duffy for some reason, as I was pondering as I walked the banks of the river...what was that river?
And Southgate is Palace, after all.
I hold up my hand to confess my prejudices.
It will be good to see Duffer back.
It's inevitable ......... innit .................
As we move along, some of our favourites will be moved long and replaced (the plan, presumably, is to replace with someone better\). Is this Duffy's time? I don't know, but looking at his appearances this season (regardless of him missing a few with a knock) maybe his time is up?
Over to you, Mr. Potter ...............................................
As we move along, some of our favourites will be moved long and replaced (the plan, presumably, is to replace with someone better\). Is this Duffy's time? I don't know, but looking at his appearances this season (regardless of him missing a few with a knock) maybe his time is up?
Over to you, Mr. Potter ...............................................