Here is my opinion Stevie, only mine unless I am not allowed to have an opinion.... on a forum. I am only responding to Stevie's comment to me... Stevie, nobody else.You just won't let it go regarding Starfelt pal. You've made it crystal clear on numerous occasions. I think Ange knows best. If he was as bad as you feel he is then why is our defensive record the best in the league?
Like everybody else on the Noise I have watched each player since they arrived and formed an opinion that some are better that the others.
When Starfelt first arrived he looked afraid to receive the ball to a point where he made big mistakes in almost every game. He looked like a very poor footballer. He did not seem to know what to do if somebody passed the ball to him.
That went on for the best part of 2 months. Somebody tried to settle him and it looks like he was instructed... EVERY time he got the ball he should not try to think, just pass the ball to CCV and I'm talking almost every time. That went on for about another 2 months.
About Christmas he had stopped looking terrified and he seems to have been told to be a bit more relaxed so he started to pass almost every ball to his left to try to find the left back or whoever was to his left. Say another 2 months. Now he is gaining confidence, he is still making 90 degree passes but has started to try to take the ball out of defence, gets a nosebleed and still passes to his left. He has been winning his fair share of balls in the air in the last few months but never a directed header. Head like a threepenny bit so the ball comes back in. His best trait of late seems to be that he has remembered how to put in a tackle. Best part of his game IMO
If you doubt any of this Stevie. Choose 2 sets of highlights from any of those periods and let me know if there is any truth in what I am saying. It is so predictable I am genuinely not being argumentative or over critical. Have a look. Let me know what you see. It is also odd that there are so many pundits who consider him a bit of a bombscare. (I'm paraphrasing)
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