I’ve at all times rated Wesley Fofana as a defender, I’ve stated that rather a lot on right here. I used to be buzzing when he joined, and many people positioned him as our greatest defender for some time.
He really jogs my memory of Gary Cahill somewhat bit in how he performs. He’s defensively colossal. Nonetheless, what he lacks that Cahill had, was his studying of the sport and focus. Fofana wants extra consciousness and must cease ball watching.
However I see Fofana carry the ball out of defence with willpower and confidence, and it mirrors how Cahill used to do it, that stepping out with the ball, I find it irresistible.
Cahill additionally acquired criticised for the way he was on the ball. He was by no means going to be the perfect ball-playing defender on the earth, and neither is Fofana. I really suppose Cahill deserves a bit extra credit score for the way he was on the ball to be trustworthy although.
However these are the 2 areas that Fofana must step up in to be an entire centre again. Apart from that although, I feel yesterday in opposition to Arsenal was his greatest recreation since earlier than he acquired injured.
He was extra assured, he was a lot sharper, and defensively he was excellent and tremendous sturdy.
Fofana admits that he’s a extra of a ‘canine’ centre again, and Levi Colwill gives the standard on the ball. This will work.
Fofana stated: “I’m the canine and Levi [Colwill] is extra the calm man! We praise one another rather a lot and it’s superb for the crew and for us. We have to enhance some little particulars, however we’re younger and we progress.
“I feel this was my greatest [performance since returning from injury]. In opposition to Arsenal as properly, a London derby, I’m very blissful. I gave every little thing on the pitch, I give every little thing for the membership. I have to proceed like this.”
He’s completely proper right here. Fofana is extra of an old style combating centre again, therefore the Cahill comparisons. However he can praise Colwill. They each simply collectively want extra consciousness and focus when defending and working again in direction of our objective. They each lack that.
Fofana is an excellent sturdy defender although and if you happen to ask this man to only throw himself into challenges, win tackles, intercept, all recreation lengthy, he might be blissful.
However we not solely have to see that canine in him each recreation now going ahead, he additionally must work on being extra calm in possession and the opposite aforementioned issues.
Nonetheless, it is a constructive article and a constructive step for Fofana yesterday. He didn’t play all final season, so it was at all times going to take a little bit of time. But when he can maintain enhancing and enjoying like he did yesterday while chopping out the focus lapses and errors in possession, then there isn’t any motive he can not turn into the participant all of us anticipated him to turn into when he signed.
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