I’ve at all times rated Wesley Fofana as a defender, I’ve stated that lots on right here. I used to be buzzing when he joined, and many people positioned him as our greatest defender for some time.
He truly 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 obtained criticised for a way he was on the ball. He was by no means going to be one of the best ball-playing defender on this planet, and neither is Fofana. I truly assume Cahill deserves a bit extra credit score for a 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. Aside from that although, I feel yesterday towards Arsenal was his greatest recreation since earlier than he obtained injured.
He was extra assured, he was a lot sharper, and defensively he was very good and tremendous robust.
Fofana admits that he’s a extra of a ‘canine’ centre again, and Levi Colwill offers the standard on the ball. This could work.
Fofana stated: “I’m the canine and Levi [Colwill] is extra the calm man! We praise one another lots and it’s superb for the workforce 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 nicely, a London derby, I’m very completely satisfied. I gave every little thing on the pitch, I give every little thing for the membership. I must 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 operating again in direction of our objective. They each lack that.
Fofana is an excellent robust defender although and for those who ask this man to simply throw himself into challenges, win tackles, intercept, all recreation lengthy, he will probably be completely satisfied.
However we not solely must 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 hold enhancing and taking part in like he did yesterday while slicing out the focus lapses and errors in possession, then there isn’t any motive he can’t develop into the participant all of us anticipated him to develop into when he signed.
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