Bridge'srightfoot wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:Bridge'srightfoot wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:Bridge'srightfoot wrote:In Sven's season, we all touted him as world class and the next season people called him 'shite'. In reality he was a fabulous player and servant for us over the years. Pulled off some truly memorable magnificent performances such. Liverpool and both Scum games instantly spring to mind. Not quite in the world class bracket but a very solid defender on his day.
On his day.
Unfortunately there are many other days. On those days, he was a fucking disaster. On the whole he was average, as he was last season for Villa, when all of a sudden people stopped talking about how foolish we were to let him go & never ever mentioned it again.
I still disagree with that. In Sven's season he was very strong and consistent throughout. It was only really in the Hughes era when he became really inconsistent which is why people have a tainted opinion of him. He pulled off several fantastic performances over the years. Is Lescott really THAT much better?
Yep.
Dunne is faster, Lescott is better at everything else & more intelligent as a footballer. He is still not at the level we would hope for in an ideal world. Dunne is miles away though. If he was any good, he wouldn't be at Villa; all of the top sides in the Premier League have been looking for centre backs, he would be cheap, nobody even considers him. If Lescott was available at the same price, every one of them would be interested.
Well that final bit's purely based on opinion. I really can't see that much difference between Lescott and Dunne and I'm yet to see Lescott put in a truly memorable heroic performance, of which Dunne gave us quite a few.
Tbf Lescott doesn't play in a team that gets turned over every week, or play with ten defenders in it's own box because it can't pass it's way out of its own half so it's unlikely he'll be in that position very often. I have however seen Lescott himself take Dunne to the cleaners on several occasions which have had me pulling my fucking hair out at the sheer stupidity & lack of awareness of the 'brick wall'. I've also seen the 'brick wall' turned over & ripped a new arsehole regularly by such luminaries as Joe Anyinsah, Luton Shelton, Caleb Folan (who the fat cunt was so piss poor against that he got Folan a transfer to the Premier League 'if he makes Richard Dunne look that shit he must be good right ?) etc etc etc etc etc etc year in year out.
Dunne is a loser who is happiest when his team are getting battered, so if he makes a mistake, he gets away with it. A scruffy backs to the wall hanging on pats on the back all round for getting away with it lets all go for a pint player. He is not the bloke you want in a cup final unless you are expected to get hammered. anything else & his arse will go 9 times out of 10.
He is a proffessional underdog & I'm delighted I don't have to watch him anymore.
