Tiago Ilori

[Tee]

Wat? Seriously?

Dead serious mate.

[The Birdman]

Amazing what some see. Ilori did really well
He was more aggressive than previously, cleared the ball better and some of his 1v1 defending was brilliant.
If the team is going to press high and early you need CB's who are quick and can defend both 1v1 and in wide areas.
Ilori showed a lot of promise on both fronts.

[Assassin]

Amazing what some see. Ilori did really well
He was more aggressive than previously, cleared the ball better and some of his 1v1 defending was brilliant.
If the team is going to press high and early you need CB's who are quick and can defend both 1v1 and in wide areas.
Ilori showed a lot of promise on both fronts.

Its more amazing what some dont want to see. But this phenomenum isnt just linked Ilori......

He is a very young classy CB with a great football career ahead of him.....

[Harv]

I was pretty impressed with him. Apart from two horrendous passes straight to the opposition he was solid. Looks a bit iffy in the air when under pressure, but he's very very composed on the ball and always seems to be in the right spot to intercept or cut out a pass. Good signs.

[fah-q]

With the right partner next to him (someone to do his heading for him) I think he could make a very good CB.

His reading of the game was generally very good.

[Harv]

I think him and Matip (from what I've seen) would be a nice combo.

I do like the look of Lucas at CB though. He just reads the game so well and isn't a complete pussy. He could be our little Cannavaro

...just need a Nesta next to him

[BigChief]

Amazing what some see. Ilori did really well
He was more aggressive than previously, cleared the ball better and some of his 1v1 defending was brilliant.
If the team is going to press high and early you need CB's who are quick and can defend both 1v1 and in wide areas.
Ilori showed a lot of promise on both fronts.

The number of times Valencia, Antonio or whichever pacy attacker isolated him 1 v 1 you could just see the disdain in Illori's eyes. He was daring them to go past him at pace or try some dribbles. He was having none of it.

Dare I say it he reminds me of the impressive Smalling this season minus the heading ability.

[Buzzo]

He has all the raw material to become a really classy CB. He has something of the Hansen/Agger type of style in his play. I think he reads the game well, he is tall, fast. He just needs experience. Definitely worth persevering with as a back up next season after the cull we will undoubtedly have in the summer. These games have been good for him, the biggest pity of going out last night is he is unlikely to get more time on the pitch.

[Fernandinho]

He definitely looks like he could use a few more KGs, especially in the upper body to help him challenge in the air better. And with his page he shouldn't struggle to keep up even with a few more kilos on him

[Chris]

Thought he was great, him and Lucas meshed really well. Get him in for the league games over players like Toure and Skrtel who dont mesh with others and have no future here.

[baitman]

ilori and gomez, bossing the defence when we win the league, 2019.

[SK]

was very good last night, even the headers he didn't win he at least nudged the attacker so they'd be off balance, which our other CBs fail to do.

and that pull for the penalty, the cheeky ****er

everyone of these young players has more street smarts and footballing brains than our 1st teamers. little freekicks in the middle of the pitch etc.

liked the look of lucas at CB aswell,, our little commander at the back

[Irishnev]

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[Fosterbloke]

I missed that 'penalty'!

[I, Ravel Morrison]

That look in his eyes

After last night's performance, would ship out Toure, Lovren, Skrtel with Lucas as the senior backup CD/DM and Illori, Gomez, Sakho and another.