Kyle Walker

[army88]

Thought I’d just pay this lad a compliment what an athlete he is and obviously as Parker says a model professional-

His pace and power and precision to pass waddle esque a 60 yard cross field pass to a team mates boot is a joy to watch - his reading where the opposing winger is going to go also still sharp as a knife and lastly his organising skills also brilliant.

Wasn’t sure what to expect when he came to us but he is a little nugget of real quality even at his age.

Glad he came 👍

[ballcock]

Thought I’d just pay this lad a compliment what an athlete he is and obviously as Parker says a model professional-

His pace and power and precision to pass waddle esque a 60 yard cross field pass to a team mates boot is a joy to watch - his reading where the opposing winger is going to go also still sharp as a knife and lastly his organising skills also brilliant.

Wasn’t sure what to expect when he came to us but he is a little nugget of real quality even at his age.

Glad he came 👍

An amazing athlete and footballer. Possibly the best full back in the clubs history

[outwoodclaret]

I have copied below a post I made back in August on the thread Best Summer Signing after seeing Kyle in the Lazio game. He is proving to be one of a number of shrewd/good signings. Parker has been able to blend these new signings into the squad that won promotion from the Championship without disrupting the team ethos. VK failed to do that with fatal results.

I know it’s only early doors but Kyle Walker is set fair to be our best summer signing. He is not faultless by any means and no longer has that absolutely blistering pace but his experience and ability to influence a game are plain to see. If some of our other summer signings Ugochukwu, Tchaouna and Broja prove to be as successful then relegation back to the Championship no longer looks like the inevitability it threatened to be. A few other teams that looked to be rock solid PL clubs are looking distinctly wobbly round the edges. West Ham for sure and they can take that ghastly stadium with them. And I would include Brentford in there. If you can nullify Damsgaard they do not pose the attacking threat they posed under Thomas Frank. Maybe there is some hope this season after all.

[warminsterclaret]

Yes, Outwood, there is definitely hope this time. I reckon we will stay up.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

A first class professional in every department of the game. His will to win is evident.

Whoever had the idea to try and sign Kyle Walker needs a gong striking.

Beyond criticism in every way possible. I love him.

[warminsterclaret]

That's unusually positive for you, BT. A bit like the Ian Wright signing, in that he's a **** until he signs for us. Then he becomes a legend.

[Supersub6]

Cracking signing who is performing as well as I thought he would. It is also good to see him having quiet words and, sometimes not so quiet words, with other younger team members and giving advice. Just what you want if you want to learn ---Kyle has done a lot!

[The Bedlington Terrier]

That's unusually positive for you, BT. A bit like the Ian Wright signing, in that he's a **** until he signs for us. Then he becomes a legend.

I saw Wrighty on debut at Colchester. he came on as a sub and even the Colchester fans applauded him. He is a proper legend, no doubt about it warmy.

[ballcock]

We looked weak in midfield yesterday without Big Les. Walker kept stepping up into midfield to get us up the pitch because he could see we were struggling, with Laurent slotting into the RFB slot

If we have go on a bad run with injuries we are going to struggle, as the bench isn't good enough at this level

[The Bedlington Terrier]

We looked weak in midfield yesterday without Big Les. Walker kept stepping up into midfield to get us up the pitch because he could see we were struggling, with Laurent slotting into the RFB slot

If we have go on a bad run with injuries we are going to struggle, as the bench isn't good enough at this level

Total bloody nonsense ballcock, Florentino was immense, the Skipper was tidy and industrious, Laurent looks to me to be the best bargain buy ever, Hannibal was full of energy when he came on and Ugochukwa has had a nice little rest.

We are still blending but we look better than tidy.

[FromTheDarkness]

He is absolute quality, he understands when to slow it down, quickly play it forward.. he reads the game, he understands the game, he knows what a forward wants to do before he does!
The way he calmly plays it off their shins for a throw.. it's just a shame we didn't get a Xaha for the middle and Calvin Lewis or Wilson up the top.
Why we buy player £50 mil in Flemming and Broja to just bench warm every week. When we could have bought more quality experience to keep us up. Then reassessed next year.

[mnrht]

No doubt about it, terrific in every way. The younger players need to pay attention and listen, an opportunity not to be missed.

[ballcock]

Total bloody nonsense ballcock, Florentino was immense, the Skipper was tidy and industrious, Laurent looks to me to be the best bargain buy ever, Hannibal was full of energy when he came on and Ugochukwa has had a nice little rest.

We are still blending but we look better than tidy.

You need to get to spec savers BT. Laurent just lacks the extra bit of quality at this level, he is good off the bench when you need someone to put a foot in and close down, but not good enough to play a full 90, he just isn't creative enough. Walker could see this and stepped up into midfield to give us the drive, while Josh dropped back.

A rest was the last thing Les and the team needed, its still September ffs.

Hannibal. It's ok being full of energy but the energy needs directing into the right channels. I honestly think he is a liability at this level; has he spills the ball far to easily

Florentino had a good debut and put in some excellent challenges to breakdown the Forest play

[The Bedlington Terrier]

You need to get to spec savers BT. Laurent just lacks the extra bit of quality at this level, he is good off the bench when you need someone to put a foot in and close down, but not good enough to play a full 90, he just isn't creative enough. Walker could see this and stepped up into midfield to give us the drive, while Josh dropped back.

A rest was the last thing Les and the team needed, its still September ffs.

Hannibal. It's ok being full of energy but the energy needs directing into the right channels. I honestly think he is a liability at this level; has he spills the ball far to easily

Florentino had a good debut and put in some excellent challenges to breakdown the Forest play

You obviously did not see Josh beat his man and roll a perfect ball across the six yard box. Unfortunately, Foster was taking a breather.

[sinkov]

Laurent just lacks the extra bit of quality at this level, he is good off the bench when you need someone to put a foot in and close down, but not good enough to play a full 90, he just isn't creative enough. Walker could see this and stepped up into midfield to give us the drive, while Josh dropped back.

I tend to agree with BT, Laurent looks an absolute bargain to me, and all credit to whoever plucked him out of relative obscurity at Stoke to sign for us for about one million pounds. This is a lad who has been plying his trade for Hartlepool, Bury, Shrewsbury, Reading and Stoke, before signing for us, a typical average journeyman footballer if ever there was one. Yet now, at 30 years old, he's a valuable member of our PL squad and holding his own so far this season against the likes Spurs, United and Liverpool.

Good luck to the lad, I absolutely love him.