| Esquerdinha 21:49 - Feb 28 with 3226 views | EalingHoop81 |
The lad has promise and is very young, in a foreign country etc and am certainly not looking to create another Rangers scapegoat…..but…..I can’t recall us ever winning a game with him playing. That sample may well include difficult games, where we’ve rested other players, against decent teams, which may mean it’s not a fair reflection etc etc…..but is his inexperience targeted.
They got a lot of joy down that wing throughout the first half and crosses come on very easily….am I misremembering the good times, and the poor lad has stepped off the pitch in a win or is his only experience of matches, being withdrawn early or is loosing.
A decent loan to league one would do him the world of good. |  | | |  |
| Esquerdinha on 21:51 - Feb 28 with 2219 views | bosh67 |
Agreed. He needs a loan next season. Would do him the world of good. |  |
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| Esquerdinha on 21:55 - Feb 28 with 2186 views | HammersmithR |
I cannot for the life of me understand why our coaching staff keep playing him when RND is unavailable. I think every time he has started he has been hooked early doors because he’s been at fault for a goal. He is not ready for the intensity of the Championship. I don’t actually think he’s very good like many of our development players. The likes of Chair and Eze have succeeded with us because they did a year or two in League 1 and 2. Esquerdinha just can’t defend which has to be his primary job. It’s not as if he bombs forward to create overlaps. Makes the loaning of Field even more ridiculous as he could have done a job there today. Unfortunately when you have the likes of Nourry and a cycling coach running the show we will see such little progress on the pitch. They don’t have the skill set to identify quality players. | | | |
| Esquerdinha on 22:02 - Feb 28 with 2125 views | vanrrrr |
Does he have promise? Not seen it personally, although i assume all Brazillians do . a loan would help us find out. Looks niles off it, as does Saito and as others have said you’d not need to be Pep to target that flank | | | |
| Esquerdinha on 22:15 - Feb 28 with 2035 views | stevec |
We can’t keep giving players a free pass because of their age, he is simply not equipped to play football at this level.
Send him on as many loans as you like, it ain’t going to happen. |  | | |
| Esquerdinha on 22:29 - Feb 28 with 1974 views | Watford_Ranger |
Started the win at Bristol City but you’re right. The record with him on the pitch must be dire.
Not a left-back and wing-back isn’t something you can just give a go and be fine having never played there before. Not his fault he’s learning on the job but he seems miles out of his depth. Would rather give him a go in Saito’s place if he plays at all, which he shouldn’t. | | | |
| Esquerdinha on 23:06 - Feb 28 with 1831 views | paulparker |
He is no left back for sure
Play him on the wing and see how it goes because at the back he is a calamity waiting to happen |  |
| And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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| Esquerdinha on 23:36 - Feb 28 with 1754 views | LazyFan |
| Esquerdinha on 23:06 - Feb 28 by paulparker |
He is no left back for sure
Play him on the wing and see how it goes because at the back he is a calamity waiting to happen |
This.
He has some skill, but he cannot play LB as his positioning is too poor. LW may be an option, and also, possibly DMC long-term.
What's happened is the classic "we need someone who has a left foot to play LB", and anyone who has skill gets picked to play LB (when they may not have that defensive mindset that you need as a defender).
And from a young age, that continues forever until before you know, a few make it all the way to pro, when really they should have been moved upfield years before they even reached 14.
For fullbacks, this is super common. Example Saka, originally an RB/RW until someone realised, oh, he should play RW ... like duh! |  |
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| Esquerdinha on 23:36 - Feb 28 with 1747 views | Hunterhoop |
He is not good enough for this level.
Technically, perhaps he is. But his positioning, reading of the game, and decision making is non-league. Every time he plays left back, the oppo target him and we get destroyed down that flank.
Sadly, a dud. Move on. |  | | |
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| Esquerdinha on 00:04 - Mar 1 with 1661 views | numptydumpty |
He is 19. Many miles from totally different life in Brazil.
He was bought this season to be in the development squad. Larkeche got injured, Paal was sold and RND brought in. He was meant to be third choice at best.
The manager has b*ggered this boys confidence up, big time. Not ready - needs a loan at league 2 or top non league level..... |  |
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| Esquerdinha on 06:42 - Mar 1 with 1409 views | dmm |
I can't see a L1 or even a L2 club wanting to take him on loan as he lacks basic defending skills. He's okay-ish going forward but doesn't have any pace. Sadly, he looks unsuited to the English game and I'd be surprised if he's with us next season. |  | | |
| Esquerdinha on 07:17 - Mar 1 with 1370 views | QPROslo |
We beat Charlton at home with Esquerdinha's flick on assisting Kone's goal. He came on as a sub with the score 1-1 and we won 3-1. | | | |
| Esquerdinha on 08:15 - Mar 1 with 1261 views | JamesB1979 |
I think most didn’t want him playing left back against that lot. Hes just not up to it. So that’s on the manager. I thought he was at fault for both goals. On the 2nd one, he passes the ball to our (right footed) midfielder who has striker on his back, so he has to hit it first time on his left foot. Yeah Varane has to take blame too but it was an unbelievably stupid pass to make. Just knock it down the line. You learn not to do that from an early age. If he doesn’t know that now, not sure any league 1 or 2 club will take him. | | | |
| Esquerdinha on 08:16 - Mar 1 with 1257 views | ozexile |
| Esquerdinha on 07:17 - Mar 1 by QPROslo |
We beat Charlton at home with Esquerdinha's flick on assisting Kone's goal. He came on as a sub with the score 1-1 and we won 3-1. |
Can't believe of all the young left backs in the UK we had to sign a random Brazillian | | | |
| Esquerdinha on 08:18 - Mar 1 with 1236 views | NorthantsHoop |
Not good enough for the rigours of Championship football, much like Heverton Santos, Reggie Cannon and Hermalinan from a few years back. There is a pattern here and we keep signing them. |  | | |
| Esquerdinha on 08:50 - Mar 1 with 1122 views | Bluce_Ree |
I don't rate him at all. |  |
| Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. |
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| Esquerdinha on 09:02 - Mar 1 with 1099 views | mart_Goblin |
| Esquerdinha on 08:15 - Mar 1 by JamesB1979 |
I think most didn’t want him playing left back against that lot. Hes just not up to it. So that’s on the manager. I thought he was at fault for both goals. On the 2nd one, he passes the ball to our (right footed) midfielder who has striker on his back, so he has to hit it first time on his left foot. Yeah Varane has to take blame too but it was an unbelievably stupid pass to make. Just knock it down the line. You learn not to do that from an early age. If he doesn’t know that now, not sure any league 1 or 2 club will take him. |
There was no one down the line . Saito was awol as usual and Varane showed for the ball .
Varane was his only option unless he just jumps the ball away to no one at a time when the crowd was getting very restless about keeping the ball . and it’s not Esquerdinha’s fault that Varane isn’t good enough no matter what foot the ball is on . He showed, and then blamed Esquerdinha.
So poor to A) try to throw a young kid under the bus and B) for fans to pile on . 2 weeks a go it was Bennie .
We need to stop making excuses for some of these more experienced players and perhaps as a fan base try being ‘supporters’ for once, instead of just moaning that they ain’t good enough .
That may be true , but perhaps let’s start aiming the frustration at the people in charge instead of the youngsters themselves . |  | | |
| Esquerdinha on 09:11 - Mar 1 with 1060 views | lassel |
| Esquerdinha on 08:15 - Mar 1 by JamesB1979 |
I think most didn’t want him playing left back against that lot. Hes just not up to it. So that’s on the manager. I thought he was at fault for both goals. On the 2nd one, he passes the ball to our (right footed) midfielder who has striker on his back, so he has to hit it first time on his left foot. Yeah Varane has to take blame too but it was an unbelievably stupid pass to make. Just knock it down the line. You learn not to do that from an early age. If he doesn’t know that now, not sure any league 1 or 2 club will take him. |
Had to watch the first goal back as I thought I’d missed something obvious but indeed it’s still clearly caused by Saito, as per usual, not closing down his man, meaning Esquardinha has to cover the line and allowing a piss easy triangle to get them in behind.
A truly shocking waste of £5m. | | | |
| Esquerdinha on 10:14 - Mar 1 with 925 views | TK1 |
I think it's good (upper) management to say, legitimately and without fear of contradiction, 'OK, this is the only senior left-back available to me to play Sheffield United and this is wide left player available to me to play Sheffield United, I will play them as this is what you, the club, have provided me with.'
There will be a lot written about formations and so forth this week. It's just rearranging deckchairs on a ship holed beneath the line.
It's all about personnel. Look at the players available to the manager on the field and bench yesterday, bearing in mind several are just recovering from injury. They're not good enough to have won v Sheffield United.
Our best players managed a 0-0 at their place and there was grumbling that they should have 'gone for it', that were playing within themselves. They weren't. Sheffield United are good. Our second/third choices in many positions are just nowhere near the level.
If anyone thinks 352 maybe have saved us yesterday, imagine Esquerdinha with *nobody* ahead or behind him.
What's Stephan or any coach, Pep or Arteta, meant to do with that squad yesterday? Just a million miles off the level, from ability to physicality. That's on recruitment and fitness teams. | | | |
| Esquerdinha on 10:14 - Mar 1 with 924 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
| Esquerdinha on 08:15 - Mar 1 by JamesB1979 |
I think most didn’t want him playing left back against that lot. Hes just not up to it. So that’s on the manager. I thought he was at fault for both goals. On the 2nd one, he passes the ball to our (right footed) midfielder who has striker on his back, so he has to hit it first time on his left foot. Yeah Varane has to take blame too but it was an unbelievably stupid pass to make. Just knock it down the line. You learn not to do that from an early age. If he doesn’t know that now, not sure any league 1 or 2 club will take him. |
Maybe Esquadinha assumed Varane could make a pass with his left foot and under a little pressure.
Poor from Varane, and cowardly having a pop at him. Look at yourself first and ask did I do the best I could. If yes, then you can blame others. Varane is a poor footballer. | |
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| Esquerdinha on 10:18 - Mar 1 with 906 views | Blue_Castello |
| Esquerdinha on 09:02 - Mar 1 by mart_Goblin |
There was no one down the line . Saito was awol as usual and Varane showed for the ball .
Varane was his only option unless he just jumps the ball away to no one at a time when the crowd was getting very restless about keeping the ball . and it’s not Esquerdinha’s fault that Varane isn’t good enough no matter what foot the ball is on . He showed, and then blamed Esquerdinha.
So poor to A) try to throw a young kid under the bus and B) for fans to pile on . 2 weeks a go it was Bennie .
We need to stop making excuses for some of these more experienced players and perhaps as a fan base try being ‘supporters’ for once, instead of just moaning that they ain’t good enough .
That may be true , but perhaps let’s start aiming the frustration at the people in charge instead of the youngsters themselves . |
Well this is true we should be aiming the frustration at the people in charge because Stephan should not have picked him at left back, he's out of his depth at Championship level, I said in the match thread before it started that team selection was crucial and we shouldn't just stick Esquerdinha in at left back because that's supposedly his position.
I know we didn't have another left back etc but we could have played JCS on the left and used Edwards or Cook in the middle with Mbengue at right back.
He has absolutely no positional sense when defending, sitting near the front of R block and watching it all unfold was painful, everybody who sits in our area said exactly the same thing. It's true it's not fair on the lad he needs to learn the game at a lower level but as somebody else said I'm not sure anyone else will take him. [Post edited 1 Mar 10:26]
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| Esquerdinha on 10:21 - Mar 1 with 888 views | Northolt_Rs |
Open your eyes! He’s gash! |  |
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| Esquerdinha on 10:38 - Mar 1 with 830 views | johnhoop |
| Esquerdinha on 10:18 - Mar 1 by Blue_Castello |
Well this is true we should be aiming the frustration at the people in charge because Stephan should not have picked him at left back, he's out of his depth at Championship level, I said in the match thread before it started that team selection was crucial and we shouldn't just stick Esquerdinha in at left back because that's supposedly his position.
I know we didn't have another left back etc but we could have played JCS on the left and used Edwards or Cook in the middle with Mbengue at right back.
He has absolutely no positional sense when defending, sitting near the front of R block and watching it all unfold was painful, everybody who sits in our area said exactly the same thing. It's true it's not fair on the lad he needs to learn the game at a lower level but as somebody else said I'm not sure anyone else will take him. [Post edited 1 Mar 10:26]
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Clive continually comes out with the line “what do I know, I’m only a supporter, I don’t have all the years of playing and coaching experience that the manager and coaches selecting the team have?”And it’s true he doesn’t and neither do I but we said as soon as we saw the team sheet on the tube up to the ground yesterday that it was a disaster waiting to happen and so it proved to be. And looking at these threads it appears there were many others on tubes and in pre-game pubs who had the same reaction.
I’d really like to know why it is that things that are so absolutely bl——ding obvious to the majority of the fan base are so inexplicably anything but obvious to those responsible for making the decisions on team selection. | | | |
| Esquerdinha on 11:17 - Mar 1 with 704 views | 1JD |
| Esquerdinha on 09:11 - Mar 1 by lassel |
Had to watch the first goal back as I thought I’d missed something obvious but indeed it’s still clearly caused by Saito, as per usual, not closing down his man, meaning Esquardinha has to cover the line and allowing a piss easy triangle to get them in behind.
A truly shocking waste of £5m. |
Nearly all the Eze money..
Didn’t pull up any trees last year. 1 good game in 4 last season.
The permanent signing was not justified on last seasons form, and far less so at multiple millions outlay . Nothing in this transfer makes any sense, especially because it has blown our once in a blue moon Eze budget. He’s 25 soon and not a baby. His maximum value is already topping out at this age, per market dynamics, and currently he’s worth far less than we paid for him.
This one is really going to haunt us. [Post edited 1 Mar 11:27]
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| Esquerdinha on 11:26 - Mar 1 with 668 views | 1JD |
| Esquerdinha on 10:18 - Mar 1 by Blue_Castello |
Well this is true we should be aiming the frustration at the people in charge because Stephan should not have picked him at left back, he's out of his depth at Championship level, I said in the match thread before it started that team selection was crucial and we shouldn't just stick Esquerdinha in at left back because that's supposedly his position.
I know we didn't have another left back etc but we could have played JCS on the left and used Edwards or Cook in the middle with Mbengue at right back.
He has absolutely no positional sense when defending, sitting near the front of R block and watching it all unfold was painful, everybody who sits in our area said exactly the same thing. It's true it's not fair on the lad he needs to learn the game at a lower level but as somebody else said I'm not sure anyone else will take him. [Post edited 1 Mar 10:26]
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It’s not only pretty clear that Nourry has a lot of direction in players’ playing time. (Look no further than Saito endlessly playing and unbelievably lasting 80+ minutes - every game - because he cost the club millions…. Yet has been utterly dreadful for months)
But it’s also the stated club model being born out. Stephan is given a squad, and extended squad. And he must use it.
Stephan has little choice in giving opportunities to the likes of Esquerdinha and Bennie, especially when he is down the the bare bones. To not pick them, is doing a “Mark Warburton” - and that quickly gets you the sack.
Whether they are any good or not is a different topic. And that is on who is ultimately in charge of the squad-building. [Post edited 1 Mar 11:29]
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| Esquerdinha on 11:39 - Mar 1 with 612 views | Loyalitat |
| Esquerdinha on 09:11 - Mar 1 by lassel |
Had to watch the first goal back as I thought I’d missed something obvious but indeed it’s still clearly caused by Saito, as per usual, not closing down his man, meaning Esquardinha has to cover the line and allowing a piss easy triangle to get them in behind.
A truly shocking waste of £5m. |
Did we really pay that much for Saito. If so, surely Nourry's tenure as DoF has to be called into question and terminated.
Millwall paid circa £1m for Femi Azeez, who is everything that you would want in a wide player and improving year on year, which is in stark contrast to Saito. They both started their championship journeys at the same time. This can't be true. | | | |
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