Victor Kristiansen

[brookfox]

I just think we’re seeing a 21yo playing in probably the toughest league in the world and making a few mistakes in the public eye. He’s not perfect (if he was he wouldn’t be playing for us) but for me he’s putting in decent performances each week and will only get better.

 

I know Ayew gets the focus on the age front but we actually have a pretty solid base of younger players; Mads, VK, Okoli, Fatawu, Skipp, Bilal, then the youngsters out on loan and another group in the 25-28 range. He may need a better understudy but for now I’m happy that he’s playing and developing.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

19 minutes ago, Old Fox said:

it is no coincidence that teams target our left hand side !

How many goals have we conceded from the left hand side so far this season? 

[James_lcfc]

Love his application, and he's young so definitely not going to write him off.

 

...but I don't think he's good enough yet. Offers very little to the team overall.

 

If Cooper is insistent on playing this system, he should look for a new left back in Jan - Even if just a loan.

[suffolk fox]

2 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

How many goals have we conceded from the left hand side so far this season? 

It's Justins side they target.  Justin a player who frustrates the hell out of me.  Great going forward, scores great goals......defending though?  Worrying, Saturday a prime example.  Assisted our goal, kept drifting in to the centre of the pitch 2nd half leaving the winger totally unmarked, all 2nd half.

[suffolk fox]

1 minute ago, James_lcfc said:

Love his application, and he's young so definitely not going to write him off.

 

...but I don't think he's good enough yet. Offers very little to the team overall.

 

If Cooper is insistent on playing this system, he should look for a new left back in Jan - Even if just a loan.

Christiansen does his job as a fullback well.  Defends well.  Yes, doesn't bomb forward, but always puts in a 6/10 performance.  He hasn't let us down this season.

Danish international too.  What, would you like him to offer?  Just interested.

[James_lcfc]

9 minutes ago, suffolk fox said:

Christiansen does his job as a fullback well.  Defends well.  Yes, doesn't bomb forward, but always puts in a 6/10 performance.  He hasn't let us down this season.

Danish international too.  What, would you like him to offer?  Just interested.

I don't think he does anything particularly well to be honest.

 

He plays as a wingback yet offers absolutely nothing going forward - In fact, he often hinders us by occupying the same spaces as Mavididi.

 

I don't know what you mean by - 'He hasn't let us down this season' either - Yeah his application is good, but that should be a bare minimum really.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

4 hours ago, suffolk fox said:

It's Justins side they target.  Justin a player who frustrates the hell out of me.  Great going forward, scores great goals......defending though?  Worrying, Saturday a prime example.  Assisted our goal, kept drifting in to the centre of the pitch 2nd half leaving the winger totally unmarked, all 2nd half.

Exactly. Just another example of people stating things that are just objectively wrong and easy to disprove. 

[Jimmy]

also do people not remember Justin playing on the left all last season and completely refusing to use his left foot making us lopsided? we have so much more balance to us with a left footer there and he is building a good understanding with Stephy.

 

I'd like him to be more aggressive with his passing but that was the same with a lot of the squad and even the same last season, its a modern football thing, players get hammered for their passing stats so get drilled into them about the percentages and end up turning down the attacking pass.

[CosbehFox]

Worth noting he didn’t let one of the inform players in the league, Semenyo get a sniff on Saturday 

[CrazyKopCorner]

On 07/10/2024 at 10:11, James_lcfc said:

Love his application, and he's young so definitely not going to write him off.

 

...but I don't think he's good enough yet. Offers very little to the team overall.

 

If Cooper is insistent on playing this system, he should look for a new left back in Jan - Even if just a loan.

I think that has to be the current conclusion. He’s clearly a trier and wants to do well but he’s extremely limited and not to the standard currently. We really should have him out of loan in the championship. 

[Jaspa]

Other defenders were really frustrated with him in the second half, particularly Faes & Ayew. He had to have a word first with Hermansen and then one of the coaches at the side. He went bright red again

 

I know Justin's a scapegoat, get Ricky back in and all that but JJ's been really quite good aswell. These guys are now up against tough tough opponents every week. Semenyo was a huge physical presence, explosive and skilful; then right afterwards we had to defend against a fresh legged Sinisterra.

[RumbleFox]

Both things can be true.

 

He can be young and developing and promising and given time. But he can also be not quite good enough yet. Which I think is probably true. In which case any poor performances/blips from

him have to be on Cooper’s shoulders not VK’s. He needs to managed well and eased in, he definitely has potential. 

[VG Fox]

interested to know would people prefer Doyle to VK?

[Sly]

1 minute ago, VG Fox said:

interested to know would people prefer Doyle to VK?

He wouldn’t get played by Cooper in this ridiculous system he adopts. 

[VG Fox]

1 minute ago, Sly said:

He wouldn’t get played by Cooper in this ridiculous system he adopts. 

Fair point

[Sly]

I see people are hammering Justin for his displayed yesterday.

 

I’ve just watched the highlights package now.

 

I know JJ got skinned (it happens).

 

What on earth was Kristiansen doing for their 2nd goal?
 

Literally gave Aribo 2 years of space to choose his spot and didn’t pick him up in the area at all. 
 

 

[BillyFOX12]

He’s got the work ethic, no doubt, but for me, the quality just isn’t there. He’s simply not good enough.

[foxfanazer]

On 08/10/2024 at 21:29, VG Fox said:

interested to know would people prefer Doyle to VK?

Doyle was shite in the championship

[sylofox]

On 07/10/2024 at 09:46, Old Fox said:

it is no coincidence that teams target our left hand side !

Would that have anything to do with the right hand side being the stronger in most teams.

[FOXSE]

2 hours ago, Sly said:

I see people are hammering Justin for his displayed yesterday.

 

I’ve just watched the highlights package now.

 

I know JJ got skinned (it happens).

 

What on earth was Kristiansen doing for their 2nd goal?
 

Literally gave Aribo 2 years of space to choose his spot and didn’t pick him up in the area at all. 
 

 

I'm sure the 'years' is an autocorrect, but it really drives home the point!

[Sly]

22 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

Doyle was shite in the championship

Maybe a bit harsh.

 

Doyle was okay pre injury.  

[The Quick Brown Fox]

I feel for Kristiensen with that one, you can't blame him for not being close the the guy in the middle when there was another Saints player behind him, if he had gone on and closed the scorer down and the ball goes through to the player further out he would get bashed for not picking him up, he can't Mark 2 men, he did what he could with the situation he had. Never good to leave 2 on one at the back post. 

[Sly]

Where is he today then? Injured or dropped? 

Edited 25 October 2024 by Sly

[HighPeakFox]

13 minutes ago, Sly said:

Where is he today then? Injured or dropped? 

Yes.

[st albans fox]

14 minutes ago, Sly said:

Where is he today then? Injured or dropped? 

Must have a knock cos Thomas is on the bench