Vermaelen is a terrible defender

[Grebbo]

I knew he hadn't been great this season but last night was the first time I've really paid much attention to him and....well....he's fucking shite!!

He CONSTANTLY gets too close to his man and gets turned and then sticks out a leg or pulls a shirt and commits a foul. Time after time after time - and this is againts League Two opposition!!

I don't know what the answer is as Kos has been terrible this season as well. But one thing for certain is Vermaelen is no-where near good enough for a top team (yeah, yeah I know).

[BOBN]

Absolutely and believe me hes never been good, dont listen to these "its just bad form" types.

In his first season here we conceded a record number of goals. People tried to put it all on the midfield but this guy is thick as fack.

Ajax eventually shunted him to left back just to get him out the way he was so poor. If you remember back the ajax fans were delighted with the deal.

hes always got bitched by decent forwards but what he did against no paced championship player taraabt when he got too tight and lunged in when there was no threat of him doing shyt thus giving him the pathway to turn and finish would have been the last straw for a ruthless manager, ours went and gave him the captaincy.

He is the most overrated defender in britain today. Welcome to reality.

[Marc Overmars]

Our David Luiz.

Time to drop him, take away the captaincy and bring in Kos.

[Grebbo]

But Kos has been terrble in every game he's played for us this season.

It's like beating cancer but getting aids.

[Kano]

and he's our captain!

[The Governor]

He's always been an average defender, his goals through the seasons have masked that. Koscielny and Mertesacker is our best CB pairing but it will probably never happen because this guy is our captain.

[LDG]

He could be a very good defender, if he was actually given some advice.

It's all about anticipation in Vermaelens case. Where Koscielny is far superior, is his timing and reading of the game. He does the job we're set up as a team to do, which is bring the ball out of defence rather than lump it. Kocielny is able to anticipate better, and time challenges better.

But where all of them are absolutely dire, is when the ball comes over the top.

"I I let the ball bounce, I'll be just fine.....oh"

[Gervinho's Forehead]

He could be a very good defender, if he was actually given some advice.

It's all about anticipation in Vermaelens case. Where Koscielny is far superior, is his timing and reading of the game. He does the job we're set up as a team to do, which is bring the ball out of defence rather than lump it. Kocielny is able to anticipate better, and time challenges better.

But where all of them are absolutely dire, is when the ball comes over the top.

"I I let the ball bounce, I'll be just fine.....oh"

bradford has one tactic which was to lump it up front to their "big man". vermaelen lost out every single time.

[LDG]

bradford has one tactic which was to lump it up front to their "big man". vermaelen lost out every single time.

I know. He was and has been shit this year.

[Syn]

bradford has one tactic which was to lump it up front to their "big man". vermaelen lost out every single time.

There's a bit of scapegoating going on. Their big man kept winning headers against Mertesacker, and that speedy fuck (wells?) kept beating Vermaelen to the flick on and kept skinning him.

Overall both CBs struggled.