Comments on: How We Got Here…

By: Ragnar

Ragnar — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:21:33 +0000

Great idea about the Urby post. He reminds of Seedorf in the sense that he doesn´t fit in a position so easily as other players….

By: dave

dave — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:59:38 +0000

Well, I don’t think Urby can ever ever ever be as bad as Pieters!!

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:43:42 +0000

I do like Urby at LB, but only because Vertonghen looks better elsewhere. He’ll become a great player wherever we play him, I expect, but I still think of him as an out-of-position midfielder filling in at fullback. Then again, Urby might be the same if I had a different set of eyes.

Maybe Urby should get an entire post someday?

By: coach

coach — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:56:24 +0000

I thought that Hereenveen game was the end of Urby at left back. He was single-handedly–or close to it–responsible for 3 goals that day and was just dreadful. He was worse then Pieters for PSV was last week to put in perspective. But I agree with your tactical approach regarding attacking defenders in general, just not specifically to Urby, who has been great the last 2 games playing up front or at least in the mid left.

Do you really like Urby better than Vertonghnen at left back? Vertongnen just seems more solid, less error prone back there.

By: matt

matt — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:08:13 +0000

I always prefer Urby at left back. I know he is perhaps an error-prone-only-slightly-above-average defender, but the support he can provide on the attack makes a tremendous difference. The opposition’s right side must account for him before he accounts for them.

By: dave

dave — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:43:51 +0000

I think Urby has been playing his best at left wing up front during the time he’s gotten there during all these injuries. Once Sulejamni is back to playing 90 minutes, he’ll be the left winger and I guess Urby will move back to left mid. As a defender, he still scares me, although he has looked good there also the last couple times.

By: Ragnar

Ragnar — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:53:42 +0000

Good point, though I think Urby deserves mention at LB as well, even if he´s been moved to the mid from time to time. Were do you guys think he´s more usefull?