I’ve at all times rated Wesley Fofana as a defender, I’ve stated that quite a bit 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 a bit of bit in how he performs. He’s defensively colossal. Nevertheless, 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 deliver the ball out of defence with dedication and confidence, and it mirrors how Cahill used to do it, that stepping out with the ball, I adore it.
Cahill additionally acquired criticised for a 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 assume Cahill deserves a bit extra credit score for a way he was on the ball to be sincere although.
However these are the 2 areas that Fofana must step up in to be an entire centre again. Aside from that although, I believe yesterday towards Arsenal was his greatest sport since earlier than he acquired 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 supplies 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 quite a bit and it’s superb for the staff and for us. We have to enhance some little particulars, however we’re younger and we progress.
“I believe this was my greatest [performance since returning from injury]. Towards Arsenal as properly, a London derby, I’m very pleased. I gave the whole lot on the pitch, I give the whole lot for the membership. I must proceed like this.”
He’s completely proper right here. Fofana is extra of an old style preventing 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 a brilliant robust defender although and for those who ask this man to simply throw himself into challenges, win tackles, intercept, all sport lengthy, he can be pleased.
However we not solely must see that canine in him each sport now going ahead, he additionally must work on being extra calm in possession and the opposite aforementioned issues.
Nevertheless, this can be a optimistic article and a optimistic 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 preserve enhancing and enjoying like he did yesterday while reducing out the focus lapses and errors in possession, then there isn’t any motive he can not develop into the participant all of us anticipated him to develop into when he signed.
Each staff wants canine in addition to the engaging techy stuff.
