Snifter Pee Rot Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 nice to see Forster doing good. Might yet see both Dundees in the prem. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Bliss Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tony Wonder said: How has Berra looked for you so far? Made a real difference to us defensively and appears to have settled those around him. We’ve stopped leaking goals since he’s come into the side and at the same time Hearts have started to ship them. Hopefully it remains the same for Dundee. Not very often a Dundee team goes 2 games without conceding a goal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossBFaeDundee Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Yenitit said: Made a real difference to us defensively and appears to have settled those around him. We’ve stopped leaking goals since he’s come into the side and at the same time Hearts have started to ship them. Hopefully it remains the same for Dundee. Not very often a Dundee team goes 2 games without conceding a goal Indeed. Only 1 goal conceded in the last 3 games and the chance was created from a bad deflection off of a free kick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Play Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, Yenitit said: We’ve definitely looked better defensively since Berra has came in. Limited Morton, Partick and Queen Of The South to very few clear cut chances. Absolutely agree with you there. I thought he may be too slow but so far he seems to have read the game very well which helps to compensate for any lack of pace. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Bliss Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Snifter Pee Rot said: nice to see Forster doing good. Might yet see both Dundees in the prem. Done a lot better since just concentrating on defending. My man of the match today. Edited February 22, 2020 by Yenitit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Bliss Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Shadow Play said: Absolutely agree with you there. I thought he may be too slow but so far he seems to have read the game very well which helps to compensate for any lack of pace. Not seen the so called lack of pace that so many fans of other clubs liked to tell us about when we signed him. So far, so good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wonder Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, Yenitit said: Made a real difference to us defensively and appears to have settled those around him. We’ve stopped leaking goals since he’s come into the side and at the same time Hearts have started to ship them. Hopefully it remains the same for Dundee. Not very often a Dundee team goes 2 games without conceding a goal Glad to see him doing well, I said at the time he signed he'd do well at that level as if you let him concentrate on defending he's fine, it's when you ask him to do thing he can't that's the problem. I'd disagree there's any correlation between him going and the rate we are letting them in though. We were very far from solid with him and he was culpable for goals all over the place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wonder Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Yenitit said: Not seen the so called lack of pace that so many fans of other clubs liked to tell us about when we signed him. So far, so good. I also said when people were laughing at you signing him he wasn't slow, especially in a straight line. He can't turn as well as he used to though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossBFaeDundee Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, Tony Wonder said: How has Berra looked for you so far? More than happy to say my fears were misplaced and that I was wrong about him. Been rock solid so far for us, a stabilising figure that's kept us tight at the back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Bliss Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tony Wonder said: I also said when people were laughing at you signing him he wasn't slow, especially in a straight line. He can't turn as well as he used to though. He had a run up the left wing today with the ball at his feet and the striker didn’t keep up with him. Might be in my head but he looked a bit sharper today! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossBFaeDundee Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Yenitit said: He had a run up the left wing today with the ball at his feet and the striker didn’t keep up with him. Might be in my head but he looked a bit sharper today! Don't think it's just in your head. Didn't have playing time for a while at Hearts, so probably is getting better with every new game and improved match fitness. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Yenitit said: We’ve definitely looked better defensively since Berra has came in. Limited Morton, Partick and Queen Of The South to very few clear cut chances. 1 hour ago, Shadow Play said: Absolutely agree with you there. I thought he may be too slow but so far he seems to have read the game very well which helps to compensate for any lack of pace. When I read the description above by Shadow it reminded me of the fellow below. Not the quickest of defenders, however what he possessed between his ears reading the game left even the most gifted or overpaid of strikers in his wake. If Berra is even 70% of that player, he'll more than do well at our current lower level. Regards Edited February 22, 2020 by This Charming Man 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Play Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 28 minutes ago, This Charming Man said: When I read the description above by Shadow it reminded me of the fellow below. Not the quickest of defenders, however what he possessed between his ears reading the game left even the most gifted or overpaid of strikers in his wake. If Berra is even 70% of that player, he'll more than do well at our current lower level. Regards Spot on TCM. I was at Ibrox when he got the injury. Studs caught in the grass. Such a shame, yet he was never bitter about it. Off the top of my head the only players around that time that I can think of that could match his ability to read the game were Ray Wilkins and Willie Miller. Good company indeed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Tony Wonder said: How has Berra looked for you so far? I was quite happy with his signing and he is proving me right so far. I just hope we can keep him after the loan ends. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolph Hucker Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 hours ago, This Charming Man said: When I read the description above by Shadow it reminded me of the fellow below. Not the quickest of defenders, however what he possessed between his ears reading the game left even the most gifted or overpaid of strikers in his wake. If Berra is even 70% of that player, he'll more than do well at our current lower level. Regards Neil Orr was a standout for Morton for a few years, and when he left for England we signed Jim Duffy from Sellick as his replacement. It was an underwhelming signing at the time but he won the fans over in no time. Tackled like a demon, solid as a rock defensively, great distribution, anticipation of what was coming that was almost psychic - we never missed Neil Orr at all, and when the Duff left Cappielow it was a big big loss to us. Anyone who doubts how good he was should look out what John Terry said about how Duffy mentored him at Chelsea, Terry credits him with making him into the player he was (shame he couldn’t have turned him into a decent human being as well, but there you go). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifespud Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 No surprise we have tightened up since Berra came in. He’s a quality player. There is so much more wrong at Hearts than just him. Surprised and very pleased to win 2 on the bounce. Hopefully this half decent we run can continue. Not mathematically impossible to catch the scum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifespud Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 ^^^ wee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrising Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Catching ICT now for second place. Knicking a goal and defending with a bit of shape is all it needs in this Division. A guy like Berra at this level is a bit of a steal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Feel it's too early to label Berra as a successful signing but he's fairly shut my pus so far. The biggest plaudit isn't his own performances, it's that he has Meekings and Forster looking like good CH's. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moo Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Feel it's too early to label Berra as a successful signing but he's fairly shut my pus so far. The biggest plaudit isn't his own performances, it's that he has Meekings and Forster looking like good CH's.This. What a difference a proper leader at the back does to a team. We look far more organised at the back with Berra there and like you said, Meekings and Forster to look like competent centre halves now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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