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Michael Hector - March 2025: signed for Dagenham and Redbridge til end of season (p31)
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He been one of our consistent performers this season , Jones looks a far better player alongside him and the way he directs and talks to the younger ones around him .. well worth another year0
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agree he looks much better in the middle of a back 3 and when he's good, he's very good. 1 on 1 he's exceptional
however....I think he thinks he's too good for this level and at times has clearly tried to coast along and try stuff at the back that he can't get away with.
personally I'd keep him if we are going to continue with this formation as it suits him, I worry about him in a back 41 -
And thats the rub of it, are we going to change formation next season, and are we playing 5 at the back , just to make the defence a bit more solid , and get points on the board, and stay up, as we have limited creativity, except balls over the top at the moment.Elthamaddick said:agree he looks much better in the middle of a back 3 and when he's good, he's very good. 1 on 1 he's exceptional
however....I think he thinks he's too good for this level and at times has clearly tried to coast along and try stuff at the back that he can't get away with.
personally I'd keep him if we are going to continue with this formation as it suits him, I worry about him in a back 4
We need to be rock solid next season, with clean sheets aplenty , as well as create chances, if we are to be challenging the top 6.0 -
Personally thought he was superb yesterday. If Jones can get this consistency out of him, then he should be kept. Better in a back 3/5 than 4.0
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I also think he's one to keep, but only depending on on who may arrive, might be a tad too expensive if he ends up sitting on the bench.0
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He only plays well when his contract is due for renewal.3
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Perhaps most importantly of all, I think Jones likes Hector.1
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Trying not to be swayed by a decent performance against a poor Stevenage attack. Bigger picture is he has been a massive disappointment (and suspect poor value for money) this year.4
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100% correct.PaddyP17 said:Fantastic one-on-one defender and really good reader of the game (for the level). Much of his distribution was him trying the killer pass when it wasn't really, or when he didn't quite have the ability to get it right. This resulted in a few great interceptions where he stepped up off the defensive line/where he won the ball one-on-one, but had the ball, and played a loose one away trying to set up what would be a good counter, but with the very low-percentage option.
If he won it and looked for the simple rather than killer ball - to, say, Dobson or Coventry or whoever would be ten yards in front of him - most of the time, I would be very happy.0 -
Would this be a Stevenage attack featuring a guy who's 4 goals behind Alfie May, whom he completely pocketed?AFKABartram said:Trying not to be swayed by a decent performance against a poor Stevenage attack. Bigger picture is he has been a massive disappointment (and suspect poor value for money) this year.2 - Sponsored links:
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Alex Gilbey once had a good game against Ipswich (not saying it’s Hectors only good game, but I get AFKAs point).Leuth said:
Would this be a Stevenage attack featuring a guy who's 4 goals behind Alfie May, whom he completely pocketed?AFKABartram said:Trying not to be swayed by a decent performance against a poor Stevenage attack. Bigger picture is he has been a massive disappointment (and suspect poor value for money) this year.2 -
What a softie. We need to sign someone who knows the dark arts and how to wind up the opposition0
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Got done for their goal far too easily yesterday.
Not that he was the most culpable.0 -
Yesterday goal was down to Small got caught sleeping lost the winger and failed to stop the cross coming in .. Hector was again very good yesterday deserves another year.3
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He didn't get done, he went out to meet the bloke who slightly miscontrolled it only for Coventry to completely stuff up the tackle. He then spent the rest of the game dispossessing their forwards one on oneOff_it said:Got done for their goal far too easily yesterday.
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Oh come on - take those blinkers off for once!Leuth said:
He didn't get done, he went out to meet the bloke who slightly miscontrolled it only for Coventry to completely stuff up the tackle. He then spent the rest of the game dispossessing their forwards one on oneOff_it said:Got done for their goal far too easily yesterday.
Not that he was the most culpable.
I like the bloke. But their fella went past him far too easily for the goal.0 -
He didn't go past him! That would require man and ball going past. He let the ball go across him, which took him into traffic (Coventry), who promptly played it straight back to him. Gillesphey was also favourite to get the block and didn't. I don't see how Hector did anything wrong; what's he meant to do, dive in and give away a penalty?0
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Whatever you say mate. Hector can never do any wrong in your eyes, we get it. Not gonna argue with you about it.Leuth said:He didn't go past him! That would require man and ball going past. He let the ball go across him, which took him into traffic (Coventry), who promptly played it straight back to him. Gillesphey was also favourite to get the block and didn't. I don't see how Hector did anything wrong; what's he meant to do, dive in and give away a penalty?
The rest of us can see that Hector was picking up the goalscorer initially, he didn't notice that he'd dropped off and when he did he rushed out and the bloke easily took him out of the game by letting the ball run across him.
Others were culpable too in what was yet another shit goal to concede, but to suggest there was no fault on Hector is just blinkered. Bizarrely so.
(You might also want to have a look at when their bloke hits the post from a yard out and see who the nearest person not picking him up was.)
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Not sure why but just about to be on talkSPORT0
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Had a fair few clubs hasn't he. Notice we didn't get a mention.
We are so insignificant to the wider football world!1 - Sponsored links:
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Still without a club, has he retired? I thought he was decent (not suggesting we get him back btw!).0
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He had all the tools but was passive and lazy. In my view, he's big reason we had the 2nd worst defensive record in the league last season, alongside the similarly over-regarded Terrel Thomas.se9addick said:Still without a club, has he retired? I thought he was decent (not suggesting we get him back btw!).
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You say this, but I am shocked at the amount of times our name comes up when I watch Prem games.carly burn said:Had a fair few clubs hasn't he. Notice we didn't get a mention.
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He got called up by Jamaica against Honduras on 10th September, so didnt retire in the summer2
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Weird that he doesn't have a club, anywhere. If he wants to keep playing for Jamaica he'll need to play somewhere.0
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Have changed the title so no-one has a coronary thinking we've signed him again. @Red_Chester did you hear the interview, what was it about?
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Not much said really. Asked him about his time at Chelsea when he didn’t make a single appearance. Was asked about Jamaica a big Steve and his accents. Then just kept saying he has children so doesn’t really want to play away from them and still looking for a club. Probably his agent trying another way to get him a club but seems to be limiting himself to London clubs.aliwibble said:Have changed the title so no-one has a coronary thinking we've signed him again. @Red_Chester did you hear the interview, what was it about?1 -
I thought it was nailed on he would end up back at Reading but their embargo has probably prevented that1
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He was solid for us, until he made one calamitous mistake that led to a goal.3
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Gills need reinforcements as they are on the slide. L2 maybe his level depending on fitness.1
