woof woof ! wrote:Ace Ventura wrote:Babel was also poor and gave the ball away too much and didnt battle enough at times. He needs to have more determination and heart.
I'd go further than that Ace. Over the last couple of games I've noticed how time after time the fella just give's up when chasing a ball that looks as though it's going out of play , Kuyt may lack Babels skills but he at least would chase the ball into row z , Babel on the other hand does a bit of a sprint and, with the ball still in play, just gives it up. Kuyt may have been poor last night but Babel was a complete waste of space. For sometime now I've been thinking the fella's got no bottle.
Overall a thoroughly professional team performance , marred only by the sub par performances of Babel and Kuyt. Once again our lack of real quality in the wide positions was glaringly obvious.
I dont usually go in for the slatin players thingy but with this one i have noticed it for a while now Babel needs to get a bit of bottle he needs to start being nasty if i was Raffa id stick him in the ressies for a while to toughen him up i hate to see players bottle out of tackles and lately hes been doin his fair share.
He also needs to learn how to track back and help the left back out .Last night Kuyt worked that position brilliant and yes his crossing and final ball was poor but Carra could just drop in the middle because he knew there was cover there for him, if he went inside that what Babel needs to learn
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