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Question for the jacks on Ben davies

Sun May 19, 2013 4:15 pm

How do you rate Ben davies? Does he hold his own in the prem and have prem quality? Is he quick and good defensively?

The reason I ask this is because I wonder sometimes if our own left back Andrew Taylor will cut it in the premiership?
I think that he could get skinned to often and lack defensive quality and pace for the premiership when going up against the speed and trickery of wingers in the prem...But then I think of Ben davies for the jacks and I can't really see him as a top quality left back and think to my self Taylor could be better than davies and if davies can do it for the jacks then maybe Taylor can aswell...

Re: Question for the jacks on Ben davies

Sun May 19, 2013 7:57 pm

Well?? I know Swansea got stuffed today by super Fulham but any responses jacks? :lol:

Re: Question for the jacks on Ben davies

Sun May 19, 2013 8:00 pm

cakey-8t7 wrote:How do you rate Ben davies? Does he hold his own in the prem and have prem quality? Is he quick and good defensively?

The reason I ask this is because I wonder sometimes if our own left back Andrew Taylor will cut it in the premiership?
I think that he could get skinned to often and lack defensive quality and pace for the premiership when going up against the speed and trickery of wingers in the prem...But then I think of Ben davies for the jacks and I can't really see him as a top quality left back and think to my self Taylor could be better than davies and if davies can do it for the jacks then maybe Taylor can aswell...


Ben has been absolutely outstanding for us this season, especially when you consider he hadn't played a minute of first team football before the season started.

He's quick, strong, reads the game well and can play with the ball at his feet.

Re: Question for the jacks on Ben davies

Mon May 20, 2013 9:13 am

I heard he is getting made into a centre back during the off season to help replace Williams as he is surprisingly 6'2/3.

All I have heard is how all Swansea fans have rated him so highly this year.

Re: Question for the jacks on Ben davies

Mon May 20, 2013 9:21 am

Bray wrote:I heard he is getting made into a centre back during the off season to help replace Williams as he is surprisingly 6'2/3.

All I have heard is how all Swansea fans have rated him so highly this year.

:lol: where's he going the centre back summer camp

Re: Question for the jacks on Ben davies

Mon May 20, 2013 9:36 am

kingdong wrote:
Bray wrote:I heard he is getting made into a centre back during the off season to help replace Williams as he is surprisingly 6'2/3.

All I have heard is how all Swansea fans have rated him so highly this year.

:lol: where's he going the centre back summer camp


:lol:

Re: Question for the jacks on Ben davies

Mon May 20, 2013 11:51 am

NJ73 wrote:
cakey-8t7 wrote:How do you rate Ben davies? Does he hold his own in the prem and have prem quality? Is he quick and good defensively?

The reason I ask this is because I wonder sometimes if our own left back Andrew Taylor will cut it in the premiership?
I think that he could get skinned to often and lack defensive quality and pace for the premiership when going up against the speed and trickery of wingers in the prem...But then I think of Ben davies for the jacks and I can't really see him as a top quality left back and think to my self Taylor could be better than davies and if davies can do it for the jacks then maybe Taylor can aswell...


Ben has been absolutely outstanding for us this season, especially when you consider he hadn't played a minute of first team football before the season started.

He's quick, strong, reads the game well and can play with the ball at his feet.


For a lad who is so young, to be plopped into the 1st team because of an unfortunate injury to Neil Taylor, i think he has done extremely well and has been remarkable this season. Give it a couple of seasons and one of the big clubs will be having a serious look at him.

Re: Question for the jacks on Ben davies

Mon May 20, 2013 12:14 pm

kingdong wrote:
Bray wrote:I heard he is getting made into a centre back during the off season to help replace Williams as he is surprisingly 6'2/3.

All I have heard is how all Swansea fans have rated him so highly this year.

:lol: where's he going the centre back summer camp

:laughing5:

Re: Question for the jacks on Ben davies

Mon May 20, 2013 12:18 pm

No disrespect to Andrew Taylor but the kid at Swansea is going to go on to become a top, top player so there is no point comparing.

Re: Question for the jacks on Ben davies

Mon May 20, 2013 1:25 pm

...and he plays icehockey for the Cardiff Devils...

http://www.cardiffdevils.com/devils/2012-13-devils/ben-davies/

;)