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Ben Nelson - loan to Oxford United - Official

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Lad1966

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27 minutes ago, Cropwellfox said:

That’s what should happen but who takes Vestergaard? - he’s marooned here unless we’ve negotiated a massive drop in salary when we are relegated, with the numpties in charge we have probably given him a pay rise in year 2 of his new contract. Faes we may be able to shift on for a very small book value profit as he probably won’t be on quite as ridiculous a wedge as many others.   

 

10 minutes ago, volpeazzurro said:

Very true unfortunately. If you're actually there, you must fully understand how bad it is. Any young player with any common sense is probably looking at their best move to progress their career elsewhere because to just hang around and let this lot look after you only screams stagnation. 

Or they see it as an opportunity to break into the 1st team a gateway to show their talent

andy peake

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48 minutes ago, Bilo said:

I'm not sure Nelson would bring much in. He's a young CB who has had one good season in a relegation threatened Championship team. It would make much more sense to tie him to a decently paid three year contract with a fvck-off release clause. 

I’ve seen Nelson a few times for Oxford this season, both before and after his injury. He does look very assured on the ball,  can play a pass and has good positioning. But he doesn’t seem anything special in the air and doesn’t have a particular physical presence. All in all a younger version of Vestergaard. He’s good but perhaps not quite as good as people are hoping I’m afraid.

coolhandfox

coolhandfox

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4 minutes ago, andy peake said:

I’ve seen Nelson a few times for Oxford this season, both before and after his injury. He does look very assured on the ball,  can play a pass and has good positioning. But he doesn’t seem anything special in the air and doesn’t have a particular physical presence. All in all a younger version of Vestergaard. He’s good but perhaps not quite as good as people are hoping I’m afraid.

He's 21, he had a lot of bulking up and strengthening work to do, he can improve he's physicality.

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Pliskin

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59 minutes ago, andy peake said:

I’ve seen Nelson a few times for Oxford this season, both before and after his injury. He does look very assured on the ball,  can play a pass and has good positioning. But he doesn’t seem anything special in the air and doesn’t have a particular physical presence. All in all a younger version of Vestergaard. He’s good but perhaps not quite as good as people are hoping I’m afraid.

Queen Victoria is better than Vestergaard, so this is an absurd statement. 

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dmayne7

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55 minutes ago, andy peake said:

I’ve seen Nelson a few times for Oxford this season, both before and after his injury. He does look very assured on the ball,  can play a pass and has good positioning. But he doesn’t seem anything special in the air and doesn’t have a particular physical presence. All in all a younger version of Vestergaard. He’s good but perhaps not quite as good as people are hoping I’m afraid.

What a strange comparison because he has one thing JV doesn't; pace. That completely changes the type of defender he can be. The physicality was the the thing that needed working on from what I saw last season, but it's not just about bulking up. He's barely played any men's football and at his size, he's probably been used to dominating attackers, so it's as much about learning to using his size against stronger and smarter attackers.

 

Sample size this season isn't much bigger than what we saw and from what I saw last year, potential is almost limitless for him. Will just be that aforementioned physicality and his reading of the game that determines how far he can go.

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Sankey93

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7 hours ago, andy peake said:

I’ve seen Nelson a few times for Oxford this season, both before and after his injury. He does look very assured on the ball,  can play a pass and has good positioning. But he doesn’t seem anything special in the air and doesn’t have a particular physical presence. All in all a younger version of Vestergaard. He’s good but perhaps not quite as good as people are hoping I’m afraid.

You can’t criticise a LCFC Academy player on here 😂

 

I think Nelson will be a good player for us the lad looks like he could have it all.

Ted Maul

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12 hours ago, Silva Fox said:

Hate to say it but if he and any of our other highly-coveted Academy players have got any sense they'll be off like a shot to a more professionally-run club.

We need to create a clear pathway into first team football for the academy lads- it's the only way we will be able to get them to stay.

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dmayne7

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4 hours ago, Sankey93 said:

You can’t criticise a LCFC Academy player on here 😂

 

I think Nelson will be a good player for us the lad looks like he could have it all.

I refuse to believe that as somebody who's been on here 10+ years, you actually think that's a valid statement? It's the complete opposite; they get held to a much higher standard by many. Absolutely shocking fanbase for supporting youngsters.

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volpeazzurro

volpeazzurro

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15 hours ago, Lad1966 said:

 

Or they see it as an opportunity to break into the 1st team a gateway to show their talent

But that's the problem, they don't get a chance do they apart from the odd few minutes cameo by a manager under pressure. 

MrsJohnMurphy

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10 hours ago, Sankey93 said:

You can’t criticise a LCFC Academy player on here 😂

 

I think Nelson will be a good player for us the lad looks like he could have it all.

You can criticise if it's valid, but to compare him to Vesty 😆

oxford blue

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19 hours ago, andy peake said:

I’ve seen Nelson a few times for Oxford this season, both before and after his injury. He does look very assured on the ball,  can play a pass and has good positioning. But he doesn’t seem anything special in the air and doesn’t have a particular physical presence. All in all a younger version of Vestergaard. He’s good but perhaps not quite as good as people are hoping I’m afraid.

 

19 hours ago, coolhandfox said:

He's 21, he had a lot of bulking up and strengthening work to do, he can improve he's physicality.

Two interesting posts. I agree with andy peake in post as far as Vestergaard comparison; is there a comparison apart from how different they ar?. As you say he has good positional sense, play a pass (looking to move forward)  but also will move forward with the ball when situation allows. I think he will continue to improve next season in a better team than Oxford, and no doubt his physical presence will increase. However, good positional play is far more important., and difficult to coach into a player. Alongside a player like Souttar we could have a decent centre back partnership next season. It's a pity he got injured, but he has come back the same player with consistently good performances.

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coolhandfox

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50 minutes ago, oxford blue said:

 

Two interesting posts. I agree with andy peake in post as far as Vestergaard comparison; is there a comparison apart from how different they ar?. As you say he has good positional sense, play a pass (looking to move forward)  but also will move forward with the ball when situation allows. I think he will continue to improve next season in a better team than Oxford, and no doubt his physical presence will increase. However, good positional play is far more important., and difficult to coach into a player. Alongside a player like Souttar we could have a decent centre back partnership next season. It's a pity he got injured, but he has come back the same player with consistently good performances.

Come with experience, if you can learn from making errors.

The Year Of The Fox

The Year Of The Fox

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3 hours ago, oxford blue said:

 

Two interesting posts. I agree with andy peake in post as far as Vestergaard comparison; is there a comparison apart from how different they ar?. As you say he has good positional sense, play a pass (looking to move forward)  but also will move forward with the ball when situation allows. I think he will continue to improve next season in a better team than Oxford, and no doubt his physical presence will increase. However, good positional play is far more important., and difficult to coach into a player. Alongside a player like Souttar we could have a decent centre back partnership next season. It's a pity he got injured, but he has come back the same player with consistently good performances.

What does an astronaut know about CB’s?

coolhandfox

coolhandfox

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1 hour ago, CosbehFox said:

People talking we didn’t see Nelson play very well in a handful of games for last season against Championship opposition for us last season 

Agreed, Enzo should have used him more, 208 minutes was never enough.

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MPH

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He’s going to be a nailed on starter next season . And that’s great news because it means we can shift more of the rot

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