First choice right back

[ratcatcher]

I dont get why some people dont rate Flanagan, perhaps these people would have said the same about Alec Lindsay or even Tommy Smith as fullbacks?

 

Sure the modern game is 'different' but basically, a full back still needs to be able to defend. johnson cannot, Flanagan can.

 

Have to admit I was hugely disappointed to see johnson come on saturday. I just knew he'd be up to his old tricks of giving the ball away which he did.

 

I dont think Manquillo has done anything not expected of him. He's quick, gets forward, doesnt give the ball away cheaply.

 

Seems to me people just want the club to go out and buy a danny alves type fullback for mega money because that's the done thing.

[Jairzinho]

The two best fullbacks in England, for me, are Zabaleta and Azpilicueta. The best in the world, Lahm.

 

Intelligent fullbacks, capable of defending, attacking, and the difficult to describe stuff in between.

[stringvest]

I dont get why some people dont rate Flanagan, perhaps these people would have said the same about Alec Lindsay or even Tommy Smith as fullbacks?

 

Sure the modern game is 'different' but basically, a full back still needs to be able to defend. johnson cannot, Flanagan can.

 

Have to admit I was hugely disappointed to see johnson come on saturday. I just knew he'd be up to his old tricks of giving the ball away which he did.

 

I dont think Manquillo has done anything not expected of him. He's quick, gets forward, doesnt give the ball away cheaply.

 

Seems to me people just want the club to go out and buy a danny alves type fullback for mega money because that's the done thing.

I'm hardly a Sky generation supporter, and I think people wailing that we haven't spend 30 million on everyone are supporting a different sport to me frankly, the certainly don't get how football actually works.  The team should always win out against a load of talented individuals.  

 

For me, Flanagan still has to prove his decision making and positional awareness - particularly at RB.  

 

fyi... Lindsay was a class LB - we actually paid what was decent money for him in those days. 

Smith was class too, though not really as a fullback

[Bjornebye]

Flafu is still only 21 

[aws]

I'd give Johnson the nod for the big games but rest him regularly to give Flanagan plenty of games. If Johnson can't produce the goods then he'd be the one mostly on the bench.

[Pureblood]

Do you have TK421 Copyright over Glen Johnson & renaissance in the same sentence?

Copyright originates in the author and i would definitely describe myself as an author. So the answer is yes.

[VladimirIlyich]

Manquillo.

[Mook]

I nearly forgot to vote.

 

Flanagan all the way, the lad was brilliant for us last season & has it all in front of him.

 

Manquillo - hit the ground running but has since looked a bit careless with the ball, however he can run all day & is another one who will only get better.

 

Johnson - there's a very good right back in there somewhere but he's not been at the races for a long time & doesn't looking interested in being so, get rid of him & his ridiculous wages pronto.

[DanDanShaw]

Manquillo and Flano are full time not-Glen Johnsoners, so either of those.  Probably Flano, because I enjoy him flying into tackles, winning the ball and clattering the man.

 

The one thing I don't understand about Johnson, and this is coming from somebody who has always defended him and rated him, is when/why did he start to run into people instead of going round them?  I can't even remember when it started, but he does it every single fucking time.

[Bjornebye]

[DanDanShaw]

That was my second favourite thing he did that game.

[Bjornebye]

His tackle was on form all game

[ratcatcher]

I'm hardly a Sky generation supporter, and I think people wailing that we haven't spend 30 million on everyone are supporting a different sport to me frankly, the certainly don't get how football actually works.  The team should always win out against a load of talented individuals.  

 

For me, Flanagan still has to prove his decision making and positional awareness - particularly at RB.  

 

fyi... Lindsay was a class LB - we actually paid what was decent money for him in those days. 

Smith was class too, though not really as a fullback

 

Flanagan is what, 20, 21? He's going to make mistakes but even so, I dont see him making as many mistakes as johnson or, as a reason to say he isnt good enough. And sorry, but I disagree that his decision making and positional awareness is lacking.

 

Lindsay was a fantastic buy for 65 grand if I remember right.

[stringvest]

Flanagan is what, 20, 21? He's going to make mistakes but even so, I dont see him making as many mistakes as johnson or, as a reason to say he isnt good enough. And sorry, but I disagree that his decision making and positional awareness is lacking.

 

Lindsay was a fantastic buy for 65 grand if I remember right.

 

You may be right, it's only my opinion I'll be happy to revise it if he does well when he gets the chance.

 

Lindsay was 60 or 65K from Bury - not a snip in those days, but he was a cultured player - one of my favourites when I was a young scal.

[Paul]

Flanno is way better technically than people give him credit for. It was the same with Carra too. It seems that if you're Scouse and uncompromising then your technique must be questionable for some people.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

johnson is still the best right back at the club

The nightclub, maybe.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Flanno is way better technically than people give him credit for. It was the same with Carra too. It seems that if you're Scouse and uncompromising then your technique must be questionable for some people.

Maybe it has nothing to do with where you come from? Maybe people just don't agree about his technique.

[stringvest]

I don't have too much of an issue with his technique - it's certainly not worse than Manquillo's.  

[Pureblood]

Johnson is clearly the best technically.  It's just a matter of finding form and fitness.  Luckily, The Renaissance will be televised. 

[Kevin D]

johnson is still the best right back at the club

Agreed.

[Curly]

Flanagan is our best defender, never mind full back. The lad, while appreciated by us, is criminally underrated in my view. He's going to be a special player.

[billypilgrimnz]

I think he's highly overrated by us. Maybe the truth is somewhere in the middle?

 

The fact is, he gets skinned regularly, no matter how "uncompromising" he may be, and he is deeply average going forward. But Manquillo and Johnson are not really all that better. (Johnson going forward is another overrated skill, given his unerring ability to cut inside and lose the ball 100 times a game.)

[Bjornebye]

Flanagan is our best player since Dalglish. 

 

 

Johnson is our worst since Lucas. 

 

 

 

Manquillo is fine. 

 

 

Anyone who has genuinely voted Johnson seriously needs help. Or maybe needs to watch our run-in last season. I can't forgive him for completely not giving a fuck. 

[stringvest]

Flanagan is our best player since Dalglish. 

 

 

Johnson is our worst since Lucas. 

 

 

 

Manquillo is fine. 

 

 

Anyone who has genuinely voted Johnson seriously needs help. Or maybe needs to watch our run-in last season. I can't forgive him for completely not giving a fuck. 

 

He did seem to save his best efforts for moaning at the fans on twitter.  He showed some commitment there.

[Markmywords]

Its very close between Flanno and Manquillo for me. They both have different strengths and weaknesses, but they are both work in progress and will develop at different rates and form will hit at different times.

 

One thing's for sure it's not that fraud Johnson. He's one of those classic defenders that becomes massively over rated because of the odd sexy goal. Goals add value to any player and is seen as an extra bonus for a defender, but he just can't defend.