Only pass marks from the back four tonight.
Solid, read the game well (bar one moment), committed challenges, couple good deliveries, great cover defending 1st half.
I don't think anyone questioned his ability just his mentality and capability to adapt to a very physical league compared to what he was used to , it is no coincidence his best performances have been against footballing sides .
Of the last 3 games, tonight's is the one that gives me the most confidence in him having turned the corner.
He absolutely would have has issues last season in a tough, physical battle but while he did nothing spectacular, he was solid, determined and a whole load of other adjectives that people on here said he never would or could be.
Not his greatest ever performance by a long chalk, but certainly an encouraging one!
I genuinely think his song is helping him too. Perhaps a sign that positive encouragement is more helpful than miserable bastards berating everything loud and long?
He certainly was and is gradually getting used to playing against the hammer throwers .He fought tonight mate. Our best defender easily.
He certainly was and is gradually getting used to playing against the hammer throwers .
Thought he was our best player tonight, couldn’t never have predicted this turnaround but I’m delighted for him.
Unfortunately as Barišić's form improves Tav's is plummeting, I lost count of the number of times attacks broke down when he was in possession.
Pena doesn’t play for us anymore so I would be a bit worried if they hadn’t gone quiet.You’re right mate. Same can be said about the guys who were blinded to Pena’s short comings.
They would have none of it when posters called him out on his attitude, mentality, fitness etc and would roll-out various sound bites to blame everyone else around Pena.
These same guys have went all quiet.
The thing is, we have a part of FF who are all sugar or all shitē. That won’t ever change.
Pena doesn’t play for us anymore so I would be a bit worried if they hadn’t gone quiet.
How about we enjoy the win and stop throwing digs at folk.
Pena doesn’t play for us anymore so I would be a bit worried if they hadn’t gone quiet.
How about we enjoy the win and stop throwing digs at folk.
Its not entirely true anyway, I can think of one prominent posters who more or less defended him to the hilt from start to finish (I think he still has a Peña avatar).
Some (including myself) stuck up for him when people were laying into him early doors over “unsubstantiated stories” that he’d been spotted drinking. I think sticking up for a player who is being abused before there’s any confirmation or proof of guilty is perfectly fine mind. But lord knows FF loves a good feeding frenzy, Barisic himself is a perfect example, abused and shat upon in games where he didn’t really do an awful lot wrong. But once people get a test for a certain player’s blood they can’t seem to relent.
Agree. I wanted a Left Back before the window closed but he’s absolutely proving me wrong & im enjoying every minute of it
I have been the same.
Incredible change in a player, not sure I can remember anyone turning it around so quickly, his last 4 performances he has been very consistent and good. Working harder, running faster, being more positive in possession.