Tino asprilla 0 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Kieron Dyer could be handed the right-back slot for England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia on Wednesday. The Newcastle midfielder would replace Jamie Carragher, who played there against Brazil but is set to switch to partner John Terry at centre-back. How desperate is mcclaren? would be hilarious seeing dyer at RB trying to tackle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35258 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Rumour has it that that's where Allardyce sees his future at NUFC too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bias 3 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2284 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Rumour has it that that's where Allardyce sees his future at NUFC too. Source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bias 3 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 hope not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35258 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Rumour has it that that's where Allardyce sees his future at NUFC too. Source? The Times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bias 3 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 it said it on ssn as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I can see the reasoning behind it tbh especially for England. There is a need to be as attacking as possible against Estonia as they are shite and will keep everyone behind the ball. It was painful on Friday night watching Carragher trying to support Beckham, he's clearly not got that in his game. Dyer should be able to give Beckham support and an option on the overlap, his pace should also help create more space for others in the team and the obvious concern about his defensive weaknesses shouldn't really be at all exposed (especially with the cover Beckham gives). Most really top teams have very attacking fullbacks these days many of whom have been converted from being attackers. Whether or not it could be worked for us, especially against teams with quality on the wing remains to be seen but Nobby has taken to it like a fish to water (admittedly he already had considerably more experience there than Dyer) and that was under Roeder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bias 3 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 but dyer is an attacker he can run at people and sometimes score... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Made his England debut at right back IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I remember him playing there away to Villa a few years back under Bobby when O'Brien got sent off and Bellamy did his hamstring. Think he ended up man of the match. Not sure how he'd handle it against a top drawer winger though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35258 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I think he could do a decent job tbh. Let's face it, it's not like we've discovered anywhere else on the pitch where he's consistently effective. One last throw of the dice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I remember him playing there away to Villa a few years back under Bobby when O'Brien got sent off and Bellamy did his hamstring. Think he ended up man of the match. Not sure how he'd handle it against a top drawer winger though. Not many good left-wingers kncoking about anyway. And his pace would get him out of trouble. Definitely worth a try there anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 5007 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I remember him playing there away to Villa a few years back under Bobby when O'Brien got sent off and Bellamy did his hamstring. Think he ended up man of the match. Not sure how he'd handle it against a top drawer winger though. Not many good left-wingers kncoking about anyway. And his pace would get him out of trouble. Definitely worth a try there anyway. Might not get done by a winger but a big centre forward at the back post certainly will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 6985 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 £80K a week for a right-back who on current evidence can't tackle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 £80K a week for a right-back who on current evidence can't tackle Tbh I don't see the relevance of his wage. We have to pay that whether he plays or not so we might as well try and find a use for him and if that's at rightback so be it. If we can find a buyer for him then fair enough but I'm not convinced one is forthcoming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bias 3 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 he cant tackle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GafferTape 0 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 he cant tackle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bias 3 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 he cant tackle shock horror huh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8915 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I don't know why people are fussed about tackling. It's a poor attribute for a footballer and imho not necessarily needed as a full back. As the saying goes, you can't play football sitting or lying on the floor. So if Dyer can make up for it with his pace this won't be a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GafferTape 0 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 he cant tackle shock horror huh Err, yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6321 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Dyer played quite a bit of his Ipswich career (where he made a name for himself) at right-back. Was pretty good from all accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Made his England debut at right back IIRC. Correct, I can remember him playing a right back role for England during Keegan's reign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I remember him playing there away to Villa a few years back under Bobby when O'Brien got sent off and Bellamy did his hamstring. Think he ended up man of the match. Not sure how he'd handle it against a top drawer winger though. Not many good left-wingers kncoking about anyway. And his pace would get him out of trouble. Definitely worth a try there anyway. Might not get done by a winger but a big centre forward at the back post certainly will. As would countless other short-arsed full-backs. A big centre-forward should be picked up by the centre-half anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I don't know why people are fussed about tackling. It's a poor attribute for a footballer and imho not necessarily needed as a full back. As the saying goes, you can't play football sitting or lying on the floor. So if Dyer can make up for it with his pace this won't be a bad idea. He's going to run circles around them to make them dizzy and then take the ball when the fall over? (at least until his hamstring goes again anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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