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Ben Davies

Ben Davies

Couldn't agree more. Having him in the team is like having another bonus midfielder with the way he can stride out with the ball. Two footed, composed and confident. Hopefully remains a nobber for a very long time. Neil has a real selection dilemma on his hand with centre backs. Who would've thought we'd be saying that at the start of the season??
 
Paul Huntington as well. Class at this level, who'd have thought it? Organising everyone and winning everything in the air as per usual. His passing seems to have come on a lot as well.
 
His best performance in a white shirt. I think Hunts talking is keeping that defence very stable, he's been emence this season and long may it continue.
 
Could well be another one we are struggling to keep hold of come January, or certainly next summer.
 
Big call from Neil to drop Spurr for Davies after a good performance by Spurr on Saturday, but the right call.

Davies had the mobility to deal with Zohore, and was calm/assured in everything he did.

As Ron says, the only thing wrong was his attacking headers at corners missing the target. I'm sure those will improve though.
 
Davies has definitely benefited from having a manager who has a great deal of confidence in him and plays him in his best position, I'd hate to put to words in his mouth but he was probably one of the few players glad to see Grayson leave.
 
Davies was my MOTM last night. He was superb, just a shame he missed the chance to score in the first half.

It's also nice to see the balance on the LHS of the defence with Spurr or Davies playing there. We too often used to see Wright or Huntington ballooning the ball into the stand but now we're seeing good balls going in behind the opposition defence and starting off attacks.
 
If Hunts and Davies/Spurr continue to develop as a partnership, what does it mean for Clarke when he returns from injury? We'd lose that balance Tino is talkig about for sure.
 
Pumba said:
If Hunts and Davies/Spurr continue to develop as a partnership, what does it mean for Clarke when he returns from injury? We'd lose that balance Tino is talkig about for sure.
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It means we will have massive strength-in-depth.
 
Top class last night.

His distribution isn't all that good though. If it was Tommy Spurr who shanked some long balls out of play like Davies did in the first half, then he'd be getting ridiculed.

Tommy still suffers from last seasons effect of just "not being Greg Cunningham", and still doesn't get the credit he deserves.

Will be interesting to see who plays on Saturday, given AN likes to rotate between the two.
 
Pumba said:
If Hunts and Davies/Spurr continue to develop as a partnership, what does it mean for Clarke when he returns from injury? We'd lose that balance Tino is talkig about for sure.
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Clarke simply doesn't get back into the team.

I actually said last night walking back to my car that if Cunningham was suddenly 100% fit and available, I still wouldn't drop Earl for him. Earl has the shirt now on merit and he keeps it until he loses it via form, suspension or god forbid, injury.
 
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