Ninos Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 All these threads about players and imo the one player that's turned our fortunes and made us a defensive fortress of a team ... from squad obscurity to first name on the team sheet, thoughts on what he's doing or how he's done it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irobinson Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Was very patient. took his chance and made the shirt his own on the back of the Shackel injury. looks steady, dependable and strong at the back - I like him puts his head in - where CHs should do!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBB Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 He does what, IMO, all the best centre backs do, he keeps it simple. nothing is done if he doesn't have to do it. Doesn't need to flick the ball between his feet to turn on it when receiving it from Carson. Doesn't need to do flash control from a long ball if he can do a simple cushioned header, doesn't need to slide tackle or dive in if he can stay on his feet. one moment stood out for me on Saturday. Rotherham, in an admittedly rare attack second half, got in behind down our right hand side. Bloke behind me was screaming at Pearce for not sprinting out to close the man on the wing with the ball. Instead he saw the danger was for the pull back to the edge of the box, read it like a book and simply headed the ball out to Baird to start a counter attack. So simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 He's not played a "good team" yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 he does what defenders should primarily be able to do, and that is defend. Doesn't matter how good his passing etc is if he cannot defend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiddingsRam Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I started the Tom Ince thread and now feel a little guilty for not starting this one . I'm one of his biggest fans , never puts a foot wrong . Reads the game so well and barely has to make a challenge because if this . "Mr reliable " springs too mind . On another note he seems a top bloke too . Last player on the pitch regardless of the result and applauds EVERY stand after the game , not just the south stand . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 14 minutes ago, Mostyn6 said: he does what defenders should primarily be able to do, and that is defend. Doesn't matter how good his passing etc is if he cannot defend. You say that but I know a player that fits your description that commanded a £50m transfer few in the summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Not only a good player but also seems like the model professional. Give me this day ahead of Shackell every day of the week and twice on Sundays. Will be at the head of the running for POTY if he continues doing what he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritty Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 What it also shows is that those of us (me included) who write players off do them a disservice. Often confidence and belief is all they need and we don't help wit our attitude to some of them. Ince, Johnson, Pearce, Baird, Bent were listed as players to sell in many threads a couple of months back Let's back them in good times and bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarity Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Pearce has been excellent in recent games. He's limited due to his lack of pace and mobility, but against 9 out of 10 forwards he's going to come up against in this league, he's a good enough defender to deal with them. He keeps things simple, is always well positioned, and puts his head on everything. It's also worth mentioning he complements Keogh very well. Shackell had a tendency to try and play out a la Keogh, but these weren't his strengths. Pearce knows his game, and he sticks to it. When a top player at this level has his pants down, it's important for us as fans not to overreact. Over the course of a season, he's earning us a fair lot of points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Love Pearce,I remember him making a block on the line preseason at Chesterfield which said everything about his atitude. Looking forward to seeing how good him and Keogh are with George Thorne patrolling in front of them.(I know BJ is doing a good job). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 A really simple thing that he does differently to Shackell is that unless he is under extreme pressure, every header is directed into the path of a Derby player. You can see him weighing up the options before he does it. Shackell's headers go miles but anywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 1 hour ago, G STAR RAM said: You say that but I know a player that fits your description that commanded a £50m transfer few in the summer! absolute madness. If he wasn't Brazilian, he'd be playing at the same level as Pearce. EDIT: you're talking about David Luiz? or are you talking about Cahill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Playing well but shackell is just as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Shackle can tackle, head and has good positional sense .. He is Mr reliable ... Pearce, on the other hand can do everything Shackle can do but with more precision. Add to that I think he is a better reader of the game, his choices of when to play a forward ball (or not) are better. He and Keogh clearly understand each other at and compliment each other's games. The final thing has to be his character ... Never a moan when out of the side, clearly a Captan when playing and with great respect for the fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninos Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 8 minutes ago, RamNut said: Playing well but shackell is just as good. You think so? It seems to me that Pearce also leads in a very positive way - he's constantly communicating and marshaling the team. And shacks' distribution has been woeful. 2 differences I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Mostyn6 said: absolute madness. If he wasn't Brazilian, he'd be playing at the same level as Pearce. EDIT: you're talking about David Luiz? or are you talking about Cahill? Or even Stones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 2 hours ago, Alpha said: He's not played a "good team" yet Depends on what you define as a "good team". Leeds? Wednesday? Reading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Mostyn6 said: absolute madness. If he wasn't Brazilian, he'd be playing at the same level as Pearce. EDIT: you're talking about David Luiz? or are you talking about Cahill? Erm this is awkward... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 26 minutes ago, rynny said: Or even Stones? yeah, that's who I meant, but was on a conference call at the time, talking. Yeah, I can multi-task! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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