Player Suggestion Harry Darling

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Accoutrement? Who are you and what’ve you done with Blade56?
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Nah
Definitely his (illiterate) self 😉

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Nah
Definitely his (illiterate) self 😉

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Nowt wriong with an additional item of dress for a pork pie to wear it’s piccalilli well.
 
Been looking at some stats from WhoScored for CBs and Harry Darling doesn't seem any better than Jack Robinson (who is more successful in the air, at tackling and at passing).

They're both the same height at 5'11. Robbo is slightly below the league average for successful aerial duels with Darling a bit below that (Anel is well below the average and Robbo attempts nearly double what Anel does in the air despite Anel being 6'4). Souttar was the most dominant in the air in the entire league, not surprising as he was a monster at 6'7! And for those obsessed with height, in the top 10 most dominant CBs so far, after Souttar seven are 6'4 or 6'3 and two are 6'1.

Robbo is well above the league average for both tackling and passing accuracy whereas Darling is below average for successful tackles and above average for passing accuracy (Anel is below average for both tackling and passing accuracy, altho the latter may be because of the number of times he carries the ball up field). Souttar had one of the worst records for successful tackles and is actually in the bottom 10 in the league for this stat, possibly suggesting he was getting done for speed, but he did have above average passing accuracy.

By far and away the best Souttar replacement is Charlie Hughes from Hull. He's the most dominant in the air after Souttar (despite being 6'1), has above average tackling and one of the best passing accuracy stats. Unfortunately, he picked up a hamstring injury on Boxing Day and while he is now back on the grass, he's still expected to be out for another 4 weeks, and at 22 years old and under contract til the summer of 2029, would cost an absolute bomb.

I suppose we're not necessarily looking for a Souttar replacement. Neither Leeds nor Burnley (the two teams with a better defensive record than us) have dominant CBs and Rondon and Egan-Riley are actually in the bottom 10 for aerial duels won (Esteve and Struijik are both a tiny bit above average). All of them have very good passing accuracy and while Esteve and Struijik lose more tackles than they win, Rondon and Egan-Riley are two of the most successful tacklers in the league. So each team has one CB that is ok in the air, partnered with one who is crap in the air but excellent tacklers.

Darling's stats show he's not particularly successful in the air nor in the tackle (unlike Robbo who is one of the best tacklers in the league - the 4th best actually for successful tackles), so not really comparable to the Leeds/Burnley defenders. Tanganga is a better tackler than Darling (but not better than Robbo), but has the same aerial dominance (below average and below Robbo), and his passing accuracy is one of the worst in the league.

Assuming there's no chance with Charlie Hughes, even if he weren't injured, and if Kyle Bartley and Danny Batth are too old, then the other dominant-in-the-air CBs, with either good tackling or good passing would be Sean McLoughlin (28yo from Hull), Francisco Sierralta (27yo from Watford) and Luke McNally (25yo from Bristol City)

Obviously this is all based on stats, and they don't tell the whole story, like their team's style of play, ability of team mates, etc, etc, all of which can skew the stats one way or the other. But based on stats alone, I'm not sure there's many options in the Championship so maybe it'd be best advised to look for someone out of favour in the Premier league, maybe an older/more experienced CB who could do a job in our league til the end of the season at least
 
Colombia Blade said:
True, altho that's possibly the same for most modern day CBs with all the playing out from the back that goes on these days
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There needs to be a distinction brought in around ‘playing out from the back’ and ‘passing it backwards and sideways for a bit before getting fed up and booting it’.

Some teams are adept at the former, some teams think they are but are actually doing the latter.
 
Houston_Blade said:
There needs to be a distinction brought in around ‘playing out from the back’ and ‘passing it backwards and sideways for a bit before getting fed up and booting it’.

Some teams are adept at the former, some teams think they are but are actually doing the latter.
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Well, while we're on the subject of booting it forward, Robbo is actually 5th for most accurate long balls in the league!
 
Lord Eddard Muir said:
I'm still hoping we go back in for Souttar on a permanent in the summer, should get a decent discount after that injury and player would be more than up for it. It does make getting a short term replacement in a bit more awkward though, especially now the loan slots are all full.
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He won’t be anywhere near fit in the summer
 
Blade56 said:
An acceptable pickled veg accoutrement with pork pie, you may join our club
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There is no finer Piccalilli on the planet. Perfect balance of sweet n sour,cracking wi a smoked Cheddar or crumbly Cheshire,or both😊 and them Pork pies.
Sadly unavailable here in Scarborough.
 
Colombia Blade said:
Been looking at some stats from WhoScored for CBs and Harry Darling doesn't seem any better than Jack Robinson (who is more successful in the air, at tackling and at passing).

They're both the same height at 5'11. Robbo is slightly below the league average for successful aerial duels with Darling a bit below that (Anel is well below the average and Robbo attempts nearly double what Anel does in the air despite Anel being 6'4). Souttar was the most dominant in the air in the entire league, not surprising as he was a monster at 6'7! And for those obsessed with height, in the top 10 most dominant CBs so far, after Souttar seven are 6'4 or 6'3 and two are 6'1.

Robbo is well above the league average for both tackling and passing accuracy whereas Darling is below average for successful tackles and above average for passing accuracy (Anel is below average for both tackling and passing accuracy, altho the latter may be because of the number of times he carries the ball up field). Souttar had one of the worst records for successful tackles and is actually in the bottom 10 in the league for this stat, possibly suggesting he was getting done for speed, but he did have above average passing accuracy.

By far and away the best Souttar replacement is Charlie Hughes from Hull. He's the most dominant in the air after Souttar (despite being 6'1), has above average tackling and one of the best passing accuracy stats. Unfortunately, he picked up a hamstring injury on Boxing Day and while he is now back on the grass, he's still expected to be out for another 4 weeks, and at 22 years old and under contract til the summer of 2029, would cost an absolute bomb.

I suppose we're not necessarily looking for a Souttar replacement. Neither Leeds nor Burnley (the two teams with a better defensive record than us) have dominant CBs and Rondon and Egan-Riley are actually in the bottom 10 for aerial duels won (Esteve and Struijik are both a tiny bit above average). All of them have very good passing accuracy and while Esteve and Struijik lose more tackles than they win, Rondon and Egan-Riley are two of the most successful tacklers in the league. So each team has one CB that is ok in the air, partnered with one who is crap in the air but excellent tacklers.

Darling's stats show he's not particularly successful in the air nor in the tackle (unlike Robbo who is one of the best tacklers in the league - the 4th best actually for successful tackles), so not really comparable to the Leeds/Burnley defenders. Tanganga is a better tackler than Darling (but not better than Robbo), but has the same aerial dominance (below average and below Robbo), and his passing accuracy is one of the worst in the league.

Assuming there's no chance with Charlie Hughes, even if he weren't injured, and if Kyle Bartley and Danny Batth are too old, then the other dominant-in-the-air CBs, with either good tackling or good passing would be Sean McLoughlin (28yo from Hull), Francisco Sierralta (27yo from Watford) and Luke McNally (25yo from Bristol City)

Obviously this is all based on stats, and they don't tell the whole story, like their team's style of play, ability of team mates, etc, etc, all of which can skew the stats one way or the other. But based on stats alone, I'm not sure there's many options in the Championship so maybe it'd be best advised to look for someone out of favour in the Premier league, maybe an older/more experienced CB who could do a job in our league til the end of the season at least
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May look at Hughes and Souttar again in the Summer!
 
Yoonited said:
There is no finer Piccalilli on the planet. Perfect balance of sweet n sour,cracking wi a smoked Cheddar or crumbly Cheshire,or both😊 and them Pork pies.
Sadly unavailable here in Scarborough.
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Look online at Calders Kitchen, based on the East coast. Often at food festivals at Brid and Filey. There piccalilli is to die for, they do a fiery one, a beetroot one and a normal one. 3 for an Ayrton.
 
SwissBlade said:
He won’t be anywhere near fit in the summer
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Think we'd be better off with two pacey CBs (if) we go up anyway. There aren't many premier league teams that use a big fridge as a center forward (City, Forest, Wolves sometimes...). It's usually smaller, agile forwards.
 

Adder said:
Think we'd be better off with two pacey CBs (if) we go up anyway. There aren't many premier league teams that use a big fridge as a center forward (City, Forest, Wolves sometimes...). It's usually smaller, agile forwards.
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Yeah agreed, but what Souttar gave was leadership, he organised the defence well.
 
SwissBlade said:
Yeah agreed, but what Souttar gave was leadership, he organised the defence well.
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👍

Whilst Souttar was a good commanding centre half the most important aspect of his contribution was his ability to communicate and organise no one else does that now and it explains why we look so disorganised since he left
 
Colombia Blade said:
Been looking at some stats from WhoScored for CBs and Harry Darling doesn't seem any better than Jack Robinson (who is more successful in the air, at tackling and at passing).

They're both the same height at 5'11. Robbo is slightly below the league average for successful aerial duels with Darling a bit below that (Anel is well below the average and Robbo attempts nearly double what Anel does in the air despite Anel being 6'4). Souttar was the most dominant in the air in the entire league, not surprising as he was a monster at 6'7! And for those obsessed with height, in the top 10 most dominant CBs so far, after Souttar seven are 6'4 or 6'3 and two are 6'1.

Robbo is well above the league average for both tackling and passing accuracy whereas Darling is below average for successful tackles and above average for passing accuracy (Anel is below average for both tackling and passing accuracy, altho the latter may be because of the number of times he carries the ball up field). Souttar had one of the worst records for successful tackles and is actually in the bottom 10 in the league for this stat, possibly suggesting he was getting done for speed, but he did have above average passing accuracy.

By far and away the best Souttar replacement is Charlie Hughes from Hull. He's the most dominant in the air after Souttar (despite being 6'1), has above average tackling and one of the best passing accuracy stats. Unfortunately, he picked up a hamstring injury on Boxing Day and while he is now back on the grass, he's still expected to be out for another 4 weeks, and at 22 years old and under contract til the summer of 2029, would cost an absolute bomb.

I suppose we're not necessarily looking for a Souttar replacement. Neither Leeds nor Burnley (the two teams with a better defensive record than us) have dominant CBs and Rondon and Egan-Riley are actually in the bottom 10 for aerial duels won (Esteve and Struijik are both a tiny bit above average). All of them have very good passing accuracy and while Esteve and Struijik lose more tackles than they win, Rondon and Egan-Riley are two of the most successful tacklers in the league. So each team has one CB that is ok in the air, partnered with one who is crap in the air but excellent tacklers.

Darling's stats show he's not particularly successful in the air nor in the tackle (unlike Robbo who is one of the best tacklers in the league - the 4th best actually for successful tackles), so not really comparable to the Leeds/Burnley defenders. Tanganga is a better tackler than Darling (but not better than Robbo), but has the same aerial dominance (below average and below Robbo), and his passing accuracy is one of the worst in the league.

Assuming there's no chance with Charlie Hughes, even if he weren't injured, and if Kyle Bartley and Danny Batth are too old, then the other dominant-in-the-air CBs, with either good tackling or good passing would be Sean McLoughlin (28yo from Hull), Francisco Sierralta (27yo from Watford) and Luke McNally (25yo from Bristol City)

Obviously this is all based on stats, and they don't tell the whole story, like their team's style of play, ability of team mates, etc, etc, all of which can skew the stats one way or the other. But based on stats alone, I'm not sure there's many options in the Championship so maybe it'd be best advised to look for someone out of favour in the Premier league, maybe an older/more experienced CB who could do a job in our league til the end of the season at least
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How do they compare in errors leading to goals?
 
Colombia Blade said:
Been looking at some stats from WhoScored for CBs and Harry Darling doesn't seem any better than Jack Robinson (who is more successful in the air, at tackling and at passing).

They're both the same height at 5'11. Robbo is slightly below the league average for successful aerial duels with Darling a bit below that (Anel is well below the average and Robbo attempts nearly double what Anel does in the air despite Anel being 6'4). Souttar was the most dominant in the air in the entire league, not surprising as he was a monster at 6'7! And for those obsessed with height, in the top 10 most dominant CBs so far, after Souttar seven are 6'4 or 6'3 and two are 6'1.

Robbo is well above the league average for both tackling and passing accuracy whereas Darling is below average for successful tackles and above average for passing accuracy (Anel is below average for both tackling and passing accuracy, altho the latter may be because of the number of times he carries the ball up field). Souttar had one of the worst records for successful tackles and is actually in the bottom 10 in the league for this stat, possibly suggesting he was getting done for speed, but he did have above average passing accuracy.

By far and away the best Souttar replacement is Charlie Hughes from Hull. He's the most dominant in the air after Souttar (despite being 6'1), has above average tackling and one of the best passing accuracy stats. Unfortunately, he picked up a hamstring injury on Boxing Day and while he is now back on the grass, he's still expected to be out for another 4 weeks, and at 22 years old and under contract til the summer of 2029, would cost an absolute bomb.

I suppose we're not necessarily looking for a Souttar replacement. Neither Leeds nor Burnley (the two teams with a better defensive record than us) have dominant CBs and Rondon and Egan-Riley are actually in the bottom 10 for aerial duels won (Esteve and Struijik are both a tiny bit above average). All of them have very good passing accuracy and while Esteve and Struijik lose more tackles than they win, Rondon and Egan-Riley are two of the most successful tacklers in the league. So each team has one CB that is ok in the air, partnered with one who is crap in the air but excellent tacklers.

Darling's stats show he's not particularly successful in the air nor in the tackle (unlike Robbo who is one of the best tacklers in the league - the 4th best actually for successful tackles), so not really comparable to the Leeds/Burnley defenders. Tanganga is a better tackler than Darling (but not better than Robbo), but has the same aerial dominance (below average and below Robbo), and his passing accuracy is one of the worst in the league.

Assuming there's no chance with Charlie Hughes, even if he weren't injured, and if Kyle Bartley and Danny Batth are too old, then the other dominant-in-the-air CBs, with either good tackling or good passing would be Sean McLoughlin (28yo from Hull), Francisco Sierralta (27yo from Watford) and Luke McNally (25yo from Bristol City)

Obviously this is all based on stats, and they don't tell the whole story, like their team's style of play, ability of team mates, etc, etc, all of which can skew the stats one way or the other. But based on stats alone, I'm not sure there's many options in the Championship so maybe it'd be best advised to look for someone out of favour in the Premier league, maybe an older/more experienced CB who could do a job in our league til the end of the season at least
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I would take the tackling stats with a pinch of salt. Good centre halves don't need to make as many tackles as their positioning, anticipation and awareness prevents this being necessary.

Van Dijk barely makes any tackles whereas Robinson is constantly having to throw himself into them.
 
Yoonited said:
There is no finer Piccalilli on the planet. Perfect balance of sweet n sour,cracking wi a smoked Cheddar or crumbly Cheshire,or both😊 and them Pork pies.
Sadly unavailable here in Scarborough.
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Ya can get a very decent Pork pie mind.
And for anyone wondering what this has to do with Blades,it's food you might eat pre or post match.😁
Tenuous I know,but it's the best I can do on a Sunday morning 🙏😇
 
Bell4 said:
Looking at all those interesting stats - let’s just extend JLTs contract - end

He gets too much stick for me

His positives far outweigh his negs
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He was definitely the stronger of the two. Centre backs yesterday
Anel gets ragdolled on a regular basis and then gets penalised for shirt pulling
 
Moving off the subject on CBs... anybody got any ideas were you can get decent back bacon from🤭
 

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