Borrowdale

[Stedders]

I guess we all look for different things. I think his distribution is excellent, and actually I don't feel he is especially slow. I think he has been lacking confidence. Name an left back who has been better than him in the last 3-4 years for us.... Delaney had half a good season then was awful. Barker really IS slow. Borrowdale uses the ball well and is decent. Not a world beater, no.

[sirpiechucker]

To help the left mid by making over lapping runs..
To deliver quality crosses when in position ..
To pass the ball with Quality..
To stop crosses coming in when defending and not get beaten by your man ( to often)..
To be in position when we lose the ball or make sure you have cover if your caught up field..

Spot on.

Borrowdale has done nothing new to stop the criticism. I've never booed and I never will but unless he radically improves his game he will be criticised for it. Ferriera was returning from injury and Belleti was slow but we didn't trouble either. Borrowdale needs to add an attacking option to his game otherwise we have nothing down the left hand side. Unfortunately we need Delaney's forward play mixed with Borrowdale's defensive play with Routledge's pace.

A quality full back will create freedom for his winger by drawing defenders away from him and they should have the ability to put in a good ball as well - just like Ashley Cole does for Chelsea. Borrowdale does neither and therefore will continue to be criticised.

[qprjim]

He played excellently last night. He passed superbly, wasn't beaten for pace and actually was only put in trouble a couple of times by my favourite player, Buzz, when he lost the ball and Borrowdale had overlapped.....
I sometimes really wonder what people see that polarises opinion so much. For me Borrowdale is the best left back we have had for a long time. His body language screams inferiority though because of what has happened at QPR, but I think we need to give him the credit he deserves.

Hows the hangover coming along mate?

[Nik29]

I have been critical of him in the past, he's not great in the air, not particularly quick and doesn't fill me with confidence.

But last night he was solid, as he was by all acounts on Saturday.

Hope he carries his form on

[W12_Ranger]

Pete - he was hopeless. Never knew when to provide an outlet or overlap. His heading and positional ability are non existent and he has trouble finding his own man!

Another really poor performance by Borrowdale IMO. A very weak link in the team and certainly NOT an improvement on Delaney

Totally agree, do not rate him at all.

The man gives me the impression that he is frightened to be in possession of the ball and his first instinct is to get rid of it as quickly as possible.

Thought he got off lightly yesterday.

[rangersroar]

You are the weakest link, goodbye.

[ollyhoops]

He's decent enough at this level, but like someone suggested, he isn't the best left back in the league and he wouldn't make the premiership, but he is a good squad player, he reminds me of Ian Barraclough under the Ray Harford era in 1998....

[HammersmithR]

I thought he was our weak link yesterday. Panics on the ball and is painfully slow. Can't win a header to save his life.