| Delaney 17:37 - Nov 10 with 8010 views | inthenet |
I think we need to bring back Delaney to give us a back up in the centre of defence.
We looked so lacking today in that area. | |
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| Delaney on 19:58 - Nov 11 with 1885 views | TVOS1907 |
McShane went off injured against Ipswich. | |
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| Delaney on 14:32 - Nov 15 with 1623 views | Gabriel |
Neutral here at the game tomorrow - curious as to what you lot reckon makes Keohane potentially a good defender? I'm sure I remember Exeter fans talking about him a few years ago as an attacking player. | | | |
| Delaney on 15:39 - Nov 15 with 1544 views | AtThePeake |
Is this Gabriel of Football Lab fame? I think we've had a few brief chats on Twitter if so.
Basically, Keohane isn't that great a defender. He's a little lightweight and doesn't really look comfortable there at full-back to me, though you have to admire that he's slotted in and tried to do a job in all three positions across the back.
Strangely, arguably his best performance for us so far came at centre-back at Old Trafford, but he's never going to displace McShane or McNulty there alongside O'Connell in the long-term. Plus, United were never going to be quite as direct and as physical as some of the teams we see in League One, so his lack of physicality was less likely to be exposed. He seems to have been used as a right-back both this season and last season as one of the back-ups to McLaughlin (who seems to be incredibly injury-prone) in order to ensure Matheson doesn't suffer from burn-out given his young age and especially given his recent involvement with the England youth sides.
It seems to me that Keohane is quite a tidy player of the ball, which BBM clearly values in every position and he seems to carry out instructions well. Basically, he's ended up being a relatively decent player to have because we can slot him into a few different positions and although he may not be the most effective in any of them, he can do a job in all, which is valuable given that we have a fairly small squad and plenty of injuries. That said, he has had a couple of really poor games and I think his lack of experience in at full-back has been really obvious when that's been the case.
I definitely remember him playing more as a number 10 during his time with Exeter. | |
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| Delaney on 17:38 - Nov 15 with 1436 views | 442Dale |
Keohane fits the squad because of that versatility but to anyone who knows their football he’s never going to be a first choice or a standout player.
In the past, again when the club maintained the policy of spending what we can afford, we’ve had someone like Rhys Bennett performing a similar role. | |
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| Delaney on 19:19 - Nov 15 with 1363 views | ChaffRAFC |
Jamie Clark as well | |
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