by CountryRoyal »
28 Nov 2020 17:13
retro royal Nameless Notts Royal
Is he excellent though? Holmes has provided a greater goal threat and has linked up better with the other players from what I’ve seen
He’s certainly not poor !
Esteves has had some racking long shots , how Holmes has been moreof a threat I cannot see. Very different players and i’d Prefer Holmes for his defensive solidity and height . However labelling Semedo and Esteves as poor is just head shaking....
Sorry Nameless, all I've seen Esteves do is pass backwards, he looks to have a good free kick in him, but he's useless at positioning himself, looks like a school boy not wanting to get hurt and generally seems to lack pace, I'd send him back to Portugal personally.
I certainly wouldn’t send him back. He’s fine for back up and could do a job off the bench further forward, but hopefully we’ve seen the last of him at the back. One day he may very well develop into a good right back but it won’t be with us and it won’t be this season. His main issue is positioning and it’s not something you can just pick up in a few games, he needs the experience but we can’t afford to give it to him at the expense of our own results.
Semedo is a weird one, I think he fits what Forest fans said of him. I see him as an attack minded defensive midfielder but it’s a struggle to see what he tangibly offers at either hand. He’s not creative enough, or even technically good enough to play in the middle as an attacking midfielder and his positional sense is awful to play in Laurent/rino role. Again, in the right circumstances he’s fine off the bench but like Esteves I don’t want to see them starting.