Ben Gibson

daveyravey said:
Sad to see he is so far out his depth it is embarrassing. At fault for all three goals against Norwich . As much as I hate to admit it Sean Dyce was right not to play him for Burnley.
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I always thought Ayala was the more important player for us (I’m not claiming Ayala is a PL player - imagine how many pens he’d concede with Var!)
 
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WeeGord said:
Ben Gibson acquitted himself well enough for us in the relegation season, it wasn't conceding goals that was the issue. One poor performance shouldn't define him and if we're honest we'd all be happy to have him back at the Boro.
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Ben Gibson looks exposed under Agnew, his performances dipped. His best performances were under karanka
 
GazC_MFC said:
Ben Gibson looks exposed under Agnew, his performances dipped. His best performances were under karanka
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I don't disagree with that that all but that was the whole team. Gibson and Ayala were superb together under Karanka and Gibson has been a regular three seasons in the Chamionship for teams that got, or almost got promoted (twice at Boro, once at Norwich).

I don't understand the mentality of some of the so called Boro supporters who are quick to have a go at our players past and present. Gibson give his all for this club and was an excellent player and a great leader - having a bad game against one of the top teams in the world doesn't at all make him 'out of his depth' as the OP puts it, just means he had a bad game.

If a few more of our higher profile players over the years had given a fraction of the commitment and effort that he showed during his time with us we'd be in a much better postion.

And no, I am not Ben Gibson and so a £5 can't be claimed ;)
 
Keyboard Worrier said:
I thought he played well and played some lovely passes out from the back. Tough afternoon against those strikers but which centre half has it easy against Liverpool.
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Let's not forget Liverpool are not the best, when he comes up against the likes of Man City, Man Utd and Chelsea. If you put a man on the edge of the box against these teams and it happens to be Gibson there is only going to be one outcome.
Carnage.
 
daveyravey said:
Let's not forget Liverpool are not the best, when he comes up against the likes of Man City, Man Utd and Chelsea. If you put a man on the edge of the box against these teams and it happens to be Gibson there is only going to be one outcome.
Carnage.
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They've been League champions and European champions within the last 3 seasons.

They had a poor season last year by their own recent standards, but they've still done more than Man United have.

There's no shame in a newly promoted team losing to Liverpool.
 
He has always struggled with pacey players, Karanka suited him because we were defensive and we often sat deep, he can head the ball away all day long. The reason he struggled when Agnew took over was because we tried to attack more, we left ourselves open at the back and he doesn't cope well in those situations.

In a few of the goals today you can see him literally sprinting back at his own goal and completely disregarding the backline because he is scared stiff of pace.

He's a very good Championship defender in the right team, in the Premier League I think he struggles either way but especially in a team that try to attack like Norwich do. Probably doesn't help that he has Grant Hanley next to him, Gibson is the pacier of the 2. In the Premier League I think he needs a quick defender next to him.
 
daveyravey said:
Let's not forget Liverpool are not the best, when he comes up against the likes of Man City, Man Utd and Chelsea. If you put a man on the edge of the box against these teams and it happens to be Gibson there is only going to be
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WeeGord said:
Ben Gibson acquitted himself well enough for us in the relegation season, it wasn't conceding goals that was the issue. One poor performance shouldn't define him and if we're honest we'd all be happy to have him back at the Boro.
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I agree 100% and I would love to see him back at the Boro. The issue is his he good enough for the Premiership.
 
He was a very good CH for us and we got good money for him. Hes playing for a team that doesn't have one defender any of the top half clubs would want. Every game will be a struggle. If he came back here in this league he would be a very good CH again.
 
I didn’t see him particularly at fault for any of the Liverpool goals? I thought he had a decent game tonight - this is one of the best front 3’s in world football - a very tough start from any promoted team. Redknapp blamed Hanley for the first goal. This thread smacks of let’s kick a former player who left to better himself. Gibson was an excellent servant to the club sold for financial reasons only. I wish him nothing but the best of luck for his future career.
 
It was Gibson's first competitive game back after a naughty injury don't forget. He's good enough for the premier League no problem.
 
daveyravey said:
I agree 100% and I would love to see him back at the Boro. The issue is his he good enough for the Premiership.
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he was and is good enough, he lacks a bit of pace but his all round game is good enough.

he was hindered in the premier league for us as his fellow defenders weren’t good enough. Friend couldn’t cope in the premier league, barrigan was terrible and that Columbian centre back we bought was slower than literally any other player I’ve ever seen. Throw in the fact we had arguably the worst ever premier league keeper in Guzan for half the season it’s a miracle we didn’t concede more.
 
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