Brandon Cover

[foxile5]

Very unlucky to be bought off, I felt. There were others doing less.

 

Good to see him gaining some time in the first team.

[filbertway]

47 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

The Bournemouth away game? He scored twice. He's a very versatile midfielder.

That was the one yeah, took both goals really well.

 

Hopefully these lads can stick around rather than just been wheeled out in games with ne jeopardy.

[Ely fox]

2 hours ago, weller54 said:

.. snuggled up under the covers.

No diving for cover 

[Deeg67]

I thought he did quite well under rough circumstances.  Not only in terms of positioning, but also being surprisingly vocal for a kid in his first appearance.

[Mickyblueeyes]

I thought he looked very tidy. Can see Enzo really developing him. played in a position many experienced players find difficult. That pass for Vardy was class

[mozartfox]

4 hours ago, ithuriel said:

Fact Maresca picked him says a lot, never heard of him until today.

You need to pay attention to Ric more.

[Frances Dempsey]

6 hours ago, FoxinNotts said:

He was a bright spark in a terrible first half. Thought he played well.

Must be poor so if he’s standing out! 

[fuchsntf]

Everybody said it all so far.

I would add, I would play him again…against Swansea. Give his reins,we can nurse him into the squad..

[1972 Fox]

4 hours ago, foxile5 said:

Very unlucky to be bought off, I felt.

Well if he's taking bungs from the opposition, he only has himself to blame.

[Claudio Fannieri]

Did Enzo indicate why he took him off at half time, personally I felt it should have been Hamza and I would have liked to have seen Cover given opportunity to play the Winks role. 

[FoxinNotts]

6 hours ago, Frances Dempsey said:

Must be poor so if he’s standing out! 

Yeah it was. He stuck to his task well though

[coolhandfox]

1 hour ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

Did Enzo indicate why he took him off at half time, personally I felt it should have been Hamza and I would have liked to have seen Cover given opportunity to play the Winks role. 

 

I think we just wanted more experienced players on.

[Chelmofox]

1 hour ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

Did Enzo indicate why he took him off at half time, personally I felt it should have been Hamza and I would have liked to have seen Cover given opportunity to play the Winks role. 

Enzo doesn't need to explain why. I could only presume that it was decided (either pre agreed or during the match) that a more experienced head was needed in the inverted role in the 2nd half. The fact that Cover,  for 45 mins in that role made a good account of himself is something he should hold his head high about.  Its a very difficult role to play, and the danger for the kid is that the wheels fall of quickly. I hope we see more of him.

 

As for Hamza, I agree. But you can't expect an academy kid to play 2 roles in one match. He would have trained for the inverted role in the week. 

Edited 28 January 2024 by Chelmofox

[Blanchflower78]

Looked very tidy and not out of place at the level. Hadn't been aware of him prior to game but looked a good prospect. Hopefully continues to develop and get more opportunities. Rare bright spark in that poor first half. 

[oxford blue]

As with KDH (&Nelson) he needs loan spells in lower leagues to improve. If not for remainder of season, hopefully 2024/5.Perhaps stating the obvious, It's great when local lads get the chance to be challenging for a first team place.

[justfoxes]

I thought the lad stood up tall and played a bloody good game made a mistake but overcame that played well & gave a great display FairPlay to the lad !

[Collymore]

10 minutes ago, justfoxes said:

I thought the lad stood up tall and played a bloody good game made a mistake but overcame that played well & gave a great display FairPlay to the lad !

This.

 

It was his debut and a big step up from development football and he did well. Not only that the rest of the team were rancid and he still looked good. 

[ARM1968]

Seemed decent to be fair. Was impressed. Need to build on that and not let him disappear. 

[murphy]

16 hours ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

Did Enzo indicate why he took him off at half time, personally I felt it should have been Hamza and I would have liked to have seen Cover given opportunity to play the Winks role. 

I imagine it was decided before the game that he would play 45 in order to rest Ricardo for 45, rather than being an indictment on his performance.

[GingerrrFox]

I don’t mean in talent or ability but he reminds me of Trent AA in his style. Saw people saying that pass to Vardy was a channel ball but if you watch it carefully he just whips it and it’s a meant pass. If he can stay grounded and work hard he could get games for us because he’s versatile and young enough to learn off Ricardo. 

Edited 29 January 2024 by GingerrrFox