DobbinTheDonkey Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, McRightSide said: I thought he was impressive. Confident in possession and commanding, like the look of him playing as a Libero. A couple of marks on his report card would be diving in again in a dangerous area & his first touch was a bit ragged all game Everyone has an Achilles heel. Let's hope it isn't the death of him. I know, I know. Edited September 23, 2018 by DobbinTheDonkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyonedavidhirst Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 He also was very vocal and marshaled the back line very well. An 8 out of 10 for me, yesterday's performance was enough to suggest that we might need to go back to a back 5 with him in the middle of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls-Fan Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 7 minutes ago, onlyonedavidhirst said: we might need to go back to a back 5 with him in the middle of it. Agree with this, if we play 3 at the back it means Lees gets more support, Hector can step into midfield during attacks, and Thorniley (or Pudil) can get game time too It also means that Penney can play left wing back where he seems best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortlandOwl Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Looked calm and confident in a match played at breakneck pace at times. Adds much needed height as well. Might score a few if he gets forward at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborne_rat_of_s6 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Wednesday_Jack said: Some barm pots were questioning why we’d signed him last week!! Should have a rolling name and shame thread for epic post fails. Of course, I would never be in there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Looked a cut above at times. Very excited about him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUMBELOWS91 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Owls-Fan said: Agree with this, if we play 3 at the back it means Lees gets more support, Hector can step into midfield during attacks, and Thorniley (or Pudil) can get game time too It also means that Penney can play left wing back where he seems best. Horses for courses maybe? Rather than the players we have fit dictating the system we play, hopefully now the formation can be determined by the required tactics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redfern Froggatt Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 19 hours ago, Not Jon Newsome said: Added much needed height, did very well. His ability to step into the holding midfield role to support Pelupessy is going to be so important to us. No suprise that Pessy had his best game for us when he no longer had to do 2 mens' work in midfield. I think Hector's distribution could be better but in terms of helping break up opposition attacks at source - he's what we've been missing since Hutch could give us 20 games a season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almat Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 (edited) Just what we needed, provides height, is commanding in the air, has an air of menace about him and can pick a pass. Van Aken, at the moment, has 2 of these 4 attributes.... Edited September 23, 2018 by Almat Sp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhopping Owl Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Good to hear that he can step up into midfield, that's crucial in a three. Van Aken was useful for that but unfortunately his defensive ability hasn't really been up to the mark as of yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike312 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Almat said: Just what we needed, provides height, is commanding in the air, has an air of menace about him and can pick a pass. Van Aken, at the moment, has 2 of these 4 attributes.... Agreed but the so has Lees although better at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpowl Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Thought we looked solid at the back I noticed him more when he went into midfield but what I did notice was a Tom Lees who not only looked solid but aided with confidence I swear Tom Lees opted for bring the ball out of defence and dribbled passed two players into their half before passing instead of just returning the ball back to where it came from or hoof it it was a magical moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Almat said: Just what we needed, provides height, is commanding in the air, has an air of menace about him and can pick a pass. Van Aken, at the moment, has 2 of these 4 attributes.... Van Aken has height. That’s it. He’s well down the pecking order for me Lees Pudil Thorniley Hector Fox van Aken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almat Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 48 minutes ago, McRightSide said: Van Aken has height. That’s it. He’s well down the pecking order for me Lees Pudil Thorniley Hector Fox van Aken He can pick a pass as well TBF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Yorks Owl Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Not sure how many other loan options he had available, but he mentioned in the interview on YouTube that Jos was fundamental in him coming to our club. Said he’s played in Germany where Jos has a very good reputation for getting clubs into the top league and also building teams that stay in the top flight. All sounded very positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 32 minutes ago, East Yorks Owl said: Not sure how many other loan options he had available, but he mentioned in the interview on YouTube that Jos was fundamental in him coming to our club. Said he’s played in Germany where Jos has a very good reputation for getting clubs into the top league and also building teams that stay in the top flight. All sounded very positive. He’s probably exhausted his other options already, it’s like his doing a loan version of the 92 grounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 On 22/09/2018 at 17:18, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: He reminded me of Anthony Gardner at times - he's similar in stature and has the same kind of rangy running style which makes him deceptively quick across the ground. A very, very solid performance. I like that comparison and said similar when first linked. Very calm. Although Loovens was also a calm centre half who lead well. We seem to have gone for similar traits since promotion back to this league. We haven’t had a big ugly brawler since Rob Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkfieldowl14 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 11 hours ago, Cerdic Elesing said: Wednesday's new back three Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacock1961 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 i nearly didnt post this in case it all goes wrong, but he reminds me of Paul McGrath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukestheman82 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 From reports I've read on here he sounds a very good championship player. Makes me resent even more these rich top teams that stockpile talent. I'm sure Hector's Bank balance is looking mighty fine as a result of his move to Chelsea, but football looses out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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