Bruce - Bardsley first choice left back


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No, I just remember the likes of Malbranque, Zenden etc all being available to play in midfield had Bruce been desperate to get Richardson into his back four, seeing as Bardsley was f***ing up so regularly........

I've never said Bardsley fucked up regularly :confused:


Bardsley done a canny job but we'd benefit from having a natural left back. Its not rocket science.
 
Why play Rico at left back he cannot really defend and surely a defenders job is to defend???

O'Shea is right footed so same argument as Bardo surely. O'Shea is better playing right back or centre back he is a better player than Bardo so play him in his strongest position.

Because Richardson looked decent in the position and Bruce obviously saw something in him in the run up to last season to declare that he would be kept on the understanding he'd play left back.
 
Bardo looks DECENT there.
Not really, and he would benefit so much by actually playing in his natural position.

He's a fairly limited footballer to begin with and playing him on the left just highlights this further.
 
Bardo looks DECENT there.

Say Richardson and Bardsley are on a par (personally I rate Rico higher in terms of technical ability) but just for arguments sake, say they're identical. I'd choose Richardson over Bardsley, because he is naturally left footed and provides much needed balance to the TEAM. So if they're both "decent" in the position, Richardson gets the nod.
 
Not really, and he would benefit so much by actually playing in his natural position.

He's a fairly limited footballer to begin with and playing him on the left just highlights this further.

Fact of the matter if he isnt going to play in his Natural position because of the players we not have that can play there.

Why was Bardo voted fans player of the season and players player of the season if he is so shit at left back. What do you want from a full back, he tackles, he scores a couple of goals (more than the majority of fullbacks that we have had) and he gives his all.

Say Richardson and Bardsley are on a par (personally I rate Rico higher in terms of technical ability) but just for arguments sake, say they're identical. I'd choose Richardson over Bardsley, because he is naturally left footed and provides much needed balance to the TEAM. So if they're both "decent" in the position, Richardson gets the nod.

But there not on par, Bardo may not by as gifted as Rico but would you prefer a player that is gonna give 100% work his bollocks off, tackle, get forward.

Or a player that sometimes can be arsed, other times goes missing, cannot pass for shit, and isnt a defender just because he is left footed?

Bardo gets the nod!
 
Fact of the matter if he isnt going to play in his Natural position because of the players we not have that can play there.

Why was Bardo voted fans player of the season and players player of the season if he is so shit at left back. What do you want from a full back, he tackles, he scores a couple of goals (more than the majority of fullbacks that we have had) and he gives his all.



But there not on par, Bardo may not by as gifted as Rico but would you prefer a player that is gonna give 100% work his bollocks off, tackle, get forward.

Or a player that sometimes can be arsed, other times goes missing, cannot pass for shit, and isnt a defender just because he is left footed?

Bardo gets the nod!


You need to stop this 100% and player of the year bollocks it proves absolutely nothing. Its the sort of thing you'd expect Mickey Horswill to say and we all know he's a thick ginger wanker.
 
But there not on par, Bardo may not by as gifted as Rico but would you prefer a player that is gonna give 100% work his bollocks off, tackle, get forward.

Or a player that sometimes can be arsed, other times goes missing, cannot pass for shit, and isnt a defender just because he is left footed?

Bardo gets the nod!

Exactly, they're not on a par, Richardson is the superior footballer who has the better attributes to play fullback (especially left back as he is left footed).

Richardson always puts effort in, but in midfield his passing is wayward. If you want to talk about players who can't pass, then its probably not a good idea to be using it as a negative comparison to Bardsley. He's not exactly Leighton Baines is he?
 
Let's face it neither of them are 'ideal'. Richardson quite simply isn't a defender and could have done with the experience last year of playing there. Bardsley isn't left footed. I'd take Bardsley over Richardson purely because it's good to have somebody that can defend. Richardson does have good games but they tend to be exclusively as 'attacking' performances.
 
Exactly, they're not on a par, Richardson is the superior footballer who has the better attributes to play fullback (especially left back as he is left footed).

Richardson always puts effort in, but in midfield his passing is wayward. If you want to talk about players who can't pass, then its probably not a good idea to be using it as a negative comparison to Bardsley. He's not exactly Leighton Baines is he?

Rico is a better footballer but he doesnt show it enough, he is very inconsistent. Being a good player is only useful if you are consistent and show it. He doesnt! Bardo is consistent.
 
Rico is a better footballer but he doesnt show it enough, he is very inconsistent. Being a good player is only useful if you are consistent and show it. He doesnt! Bardo is consistent.

Richardson was consistently good at left back when he played there. Bardsley was consistently average with some really poor performances and a couple of goals mixed in amongst it.
 
You need to stop this 100% and player of the year bollocks it proves absolutely nothing. Its the sort of thing you'd expect Mickey Horswill to say and we all know he's a thick ginger wanker.

So you would prefer and inconsistent player to play, then someone who plays consistent week in week out?
 
You need to stop this 100% and player of the year bollocks it proves absolutely nothing. Its the sort of thing you'd expect Mickey Horswill to say and we all know he's a thick ginger wanker.

Why? It's an attribute plenty of players don't have. It's worth the mention.
 
So you would prefer and inconsistent player to play, then someone who plays consistent week in week out?

You can give 100% and still play poor you know!

Why? It's an attribute plenty of players don't have. It's worth the mention.

It should be a given, so it shouldn't be seen as a plus point. Regardless of whether or not other players give less.

Also I could give 100% every week but I'm not good enough.
 
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You can give 100% and still play poor you know!



It should be a given, so it shouldn't be seen as a plus point. Regardless of whether or not other players give less.

Also I could give 100% every week but I'm not good enough.

The fact of the matter is though he doesnt play poorly or if he does it very rare unlike Rico!!! Thats the whole argument he doesnt play poorly.
 
The fact of the matter is though he doesnt play poorly or if he does it very rare unlike Rico!!! Thats the whole argument he doesnt play poorly.

Of course he has poor games, he's only human. Every footballer has poor games.

See Wolves at home as a very good example of Bardsley playing poor.
 
richardson proved to be good at left back earlier in the season. adam johnson got fuck all from him.

bardsley is consistent on an average level
I thought Richardson was good at Chelsea away. He nullified the threat of Cole attacking, a major threat for Chelsea normally.

Richardson can defend imo. Bruce seems to think so as well.
 
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