Carl Starfelt

Aye but what goal? More a hun helper.

 

Good 2nd half but that OG was fooking * hour at it's best.. absolute diddy of a clearance. Hopefully that 2nd half will give him a bit of confidence.

 

Decent player just needs to cut out these mistakes,his decision making is questionable at times.A good defensive coach would sort all that out……………..

 

He's a liability just now.

 

Hate to say it but Morelos will cause him all types of problems Sunday I fear

 

Trouble is we don't have time to bed players in

 

Yeah I do have sympathy that he was thrown straight in to high profile games for us, again Ange's hand was forced there too with Bitton the only other option who's also a liability.

We need Jullien back.

 

Starfelt doesn't look great if we are honest. Hesitant on the ball, prone to * mistakes, not great pace if caught out over the top. Honestly would not have him in the team when Julien is back. I think Welsh has been much better.

 

Hopefully during the international break Ange will have time to really bed in these recent arrivals and any incoming new players to bed them in with the system he has implemented.

Hopefully after that we may see Starfelt settle properly and become much more solid, because he really hasn#t put in a 90 performance where have felt completely comfortable that he can handle anything and everything that is required of him.

But w still need Julien back ASAP as well as a new CB to provide competition for places.

 

I think you're wrong. He's a liability and the help you think he needs is something you would be expecting of a youth making his way not a first choice, expensive CB. Morelos and his physicality will have a field day against him. Hopefully Welsh and Ralston bail him out again.

 

Its starfelt playing at centre back
I think he's * rubbish
It's like having shane duffy back

 

I don't really see what this guy brings to be honest.

4 million quid for a Swedish internationalist who has played in the Russian Premier League, a good age to be experienced and versatile with having moved to a new country and climate etc, but I don't see what he brings yet.

It's early days to be fair but he's certainly not the CB we all wanted him to be.

My only defense of him is that he has no competition, that will turn to criticism if we sign another CB and suddenly he starts playing brilliantly.

It is healthy for teams to have players fighting for a jersey, Starfelt knows that him and Welsh are starting all day long because there is no * else there. Sign a decent CB and suddenly Starfelt will realise that he's not guaranteed the jersey.

We often see the best of players when they know they have somebody champing at the bit to come in and take their place.

 

i dont think so , i think morelos is the type he will do well against , the issue is he looks clumsy when people are heading to the byline.

 

There's that and he gets rolled by players and let's the ball bounce before trying to head it, can't pass, crumbles under pressure, was so bad on his left foot we had to switch Welsh to the left of the CB's to accommodate him and he still smashed a howler in to his own net when called upon to use his left. So, basically he struggles with most things. Morelos will torment him.

 

Being Swedish, I take great interest in how fellow countrymen do when they play abroad.

Unfortunately, Starfelt reminds of another Swedish center half who played for the other lot, in more ways than one.

Karl Svensson came after having been part of the Swedish WC squad in 2006. Never understood the pace of play in the SPL, let the ball bounce in the box, was bullied by opposition forwards, et cetera. Ended in tears after the one season.

I´ve been hoping since day one that he would be a success. I still have hope, but he needs to adapt NOW. Not in a few weeks time, now.

The thought of Carl in the starting XI on Sunday doesn´t fill me with confidence. That´s being very polite as well.

 

I feel like even though he had a decent second half, we won’t play like that in the league. Second half last night was very backs to the wall type defending(what Shane Duffy was good at) for that reason I just don’t see him being that great here. If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a million time, he looks terrified every time the ball comes near him. That’s not what I expect a big commanding CB to be like.

 

He's not big or commanding sadly.

 

Exactly….I don’t want to be defeatist but I just can’t see him turning it around.

 

Each team throughout history and good runs has had a "scape goat" this boys caught it early. Personally think he's getting better, random own goal aside he's improving. If it turns out Welsh keeps being the best defender then big julien will put this boy on the bench as backup.

 

If either of our 3 academy players that finished that game last night at the back, made any of the mistakes he’s made they’d get absolutely slaughtered. There would be people looking for heads to roll. Thank * for Welsh and Ralston.
The bigger question is who decided he was good enough to spend that fee on him. From the hearts game he’s been brutal and doesn’t look like an Ange signing to me.