David Bates might be gone but Russell Martin hopes to stay

[ranger_syntax 3,831]

I read it so that you might not.

 

Some highlights here:

 

• Thinks that the manager/dof are satisfied with his contribution
• Thinks he has done alright with 4 clean sheets out of ten
• Is quite satisfied with his performance apart from against Hamilton

 

Not sure I'm persuaded.

 

He acknowledges that good performances are required for him to win a move.

 

I think we might have a higher level of performance in mind than he does.

 

I wonder if he would be on more or less than £7,500 per week. 

[Rousseau 9,588]

I think he's a good professional -- I can't remember who said it, but in the match programme last week, he's apparently always training or in the gym. He's a good player to have around, and he does a solid job. 

 

I don't want him in the first-team, though. We need someone better. 

[Rousseau 9,588]

Talking of CBs:

 

 

 

[Rousseau 9,588]

For all those saying Alves has been poor and that Bates has been good, there's not much between them.

 

Those radars suggest Alves is better. 

 

Bates attempts to get the ball back more and makes fewer errors, but Alves wins more aerial duels and is superior in passing forward. 

 

It would be interesting to see Martin's, but he's not played enough yet.

[Rousseau 9,588]

What's disappointing is they don't make many interceptions.

 

We need that more; that reading of the game, stopping forward passes into our defensive area.  

[der Berliner 3,320]

I would hazard a guess and say that the season might have been better had Jack and McCrorie been fit throughout. Both did a good job in breaking up play before it became dangerous to our defence - no matter who played there.

[cooponthewing 1,139]

Martin does not fill me with any confidence. I was six rows from the front behind the goal at Motherwell. He didn’t look interested and was the stereotypical “slow as a week after in the jail”. I will b hugely disappointed if he is here after the summer. Unfortunately we are stuck with Alves for another year.

Edited April 14, 2018 by cooponthewing

[rbr 1,247]

All our CB, s are poor , I don't include young Ross as he hasn't played enough games at that position to judge him on.