andym1988 wrote:Don't get to many games so only see Ranger for us on the telly, my mate goes over regularly though and has had very little in good words to say about him and he is a fairly positive sort of fan.
Coloccini loses concentration and composure far too easy. It was more than a dodgy moment when he was stood, finger up his *rse, too slow to react when Fletcher was right next to him. I'll give him time to prove he can justify the money we paid for him though.
Routledge can get away from defenders but what is the point in having a player that can beat men but has sod all of an end product whether it be pass or cross.
Ok I agree about Lovenkranks, I don't think he is good enough but is perfectly adequate as a squad player.
Not had much time on here recently so only just had chance to put a proper reply together.
So you're saying that Ranger will 'never make it in the Premiership' mainly based on what someone has told you about him? That's a staggering statement to be honest, especially when you've barely seen him for yourself. This is also a 19-year-old we're talking about, so to write him off so easily is equally staggering. From what he's shown so far, he's very good with his back to goal, can hold the ball up very well but has pace to boot. His big issue so far is his finishing. I put that down to lack of game time as he fires them in for the Reserves but when chances have come his way, they've mainly been late on in a game when he's only been on the pitch for a short amount of time. If he keeps working hard and overcomes a few of his attitude problems (nothing serious, just what seems to happen with young footballers these days), he has every chance of becoming a good Premier League player. For what it's worth, Harry Redknapp wanted to take him to Spurs last season but decided against it in the end due to some stories he'd heard about Nile (the attitude issue).
Coloccini is the most composed member of our squad, especially with the ball at his feet. Nobody looks as comfortable as he does and he's also technically excellent. Sometimes he's loses concentration and his lack of pace doesn't help him but he reads the game very well which makes up for the lack of pace. You've mentioned that incident at Old Trafford which is fair enough, but he shouldn't have been put in that position in the first place.
Routledge has been really good so far and was Man of the Match against Wolves. He ran them ragged and made some superb runs, not just out wide but also through the middle which caused them problems all game. He's also looking better with Perch behind him rather than that piece of garbage Simpson. Perch isn't the best defensively at the moment although he is improving (barring that one tackle against Wolves) but has shown some good signs going forward.
If Ranger or Lovenkrands had been brought on instead of Ameobi against Wolves, I reckon we'd have won it. We created some brilliant chances but Nolan couldn't convert them. We lacked a bit of pace to get in behind the defence and had they been given the chances Nolan had, I'm positive one of them would have bagged.
