He is naturally a midfielder, but moved to RB at Charlton due to injuries IIRC.This is just a hunch but I thought the other day that he could move into midfield next season. I think right-sided defenders moving into midfield is all the rage after John Stones and Alexander-Arnold, and to my mind Dijksteel has always struck me as more of a defensive midfielder than a full back anyway. He can bring the ball out. Obviously he’s not as good as Stones, before anyone starts.
Absolutely agreenever understood smith being in the team instead of dijksteel tbh,but each to there own i suppose,but dijksteel is far superior,lets wait an dsee what happens tho
never understood smith being in the team instead of dijksteel tbh,but each to there own i suppose,but dijksteel is far superior,lets wait an dsee what happens tho
Dijksteel is a far better player in our system than Smith !Smith is a better defender than Dijksteel, behave yourselves!
I don’t get this hate for Tommy Smith, I think he did really well for us last season. He’s very vocal too, constantly talking. Him and Forss on the right were great.
Not for me. His main strength is driving forward dribbling with the ball, rather than passing, and given carricks tactics don't think he'd fit in one of the middle two. The two players you name check, their strongest attribute is their range of passing.This is just a hunch but I thought the other day that he could move into midfield next season. I think right-sided defenders moving into midfield is all the rage after John Stones and Alexander-Arnold, and to my mind Dijksteel has always struck me as more of a defensive midfielder than a full back anyway. He can bring the ball out. Obviously he’s not as good as Stones, before anyone starts.
Tommy Smith has done a pretty solid job this season, seems though he is in the side for his leadership qualities over ability, Djiksteel is a much better option for me, going forward he is far superior, defensively he tends to lack a bit of concentration, but he does have pretty good athleticism, which really lets Smith down. My feeling is both Djiksteel & Bola will move on this season, mainly I think because of Woody's influence, he seems from what the players are coming out with, do most of the defensive coaching, and he's never fancied either of them.
Smith and Dijksteel are both a booking waiting to happen unfortunately.
Agree with that and two good athletic full backs and we could be so much tighter at the backDjjksteel rarely gets booked, that's part of his problems for me. He isn't ruthless or committed enough when it counts.
He's athletically superior to Smith no arguments there, technical elements to his game going forward are better too, but he doesn't really score or assist. He is a much worse defender than Smith.
The coach who everyone agrees has done an amazing job, and has developed players and brought their game on massively, doesn't seem to want to utilise him as first choice.
For their number of games for various reasons, Dijsteel, Bola and Clarke could easily be replaced in the squad. One experienced defender who can cover a couple of positions on a free and maybe a PL youth for the bench.
Our defence is poorer than our finishing position suggests IMHO, although the way we play will always leave them more exposed than other teams, so we have to accept that.
A big Ugo type to partner Lenihan who can still play a bit and crash a few set piece headers in, and a Boateng type to offer some more physical prowess and protection in midfield would transform us I think.