" SOL BAMBA "
Sat Oct 15, 2016 7:34 am
" SOL BAMBA "
By Phil Smith
Saturday 15th October 2016
Neil Warnock had tried to sign Bamba all the way back when he was a Leicester player, telling him to take his advice if he wanted to become an even better player.
Bamba has obviously been paying very close attention all week as this was a remarkable debut.
He came flying out of the blocks, to his detriment, in truth. Jamie Paterson surged into the box from the visitors after Bamba's wild, wild sliding challenge got nowhere near him.
Tammy Abraham, spoken about this week in the same breath of Marcus Rashford, sniffed blood. Having being shepherded well by Sean Morrison up to that point, he began to pull onto Bamba.
The Ivory Coast man stood up to the challenge brilliantly and completely dominated him. He barely gave him a second ball and squeezed him high up the pitch, never losing a header. That the starlet was subbed off with ten minutes to go said everything.
Warnock said this week that his defenders needed to be more committed with balls into the box that had cost them so far this season. Well, Morrison and Bamba did all that and more.
When the ball dropped from the bar in the 66th minute, there was only one man getting close to it. Sol Bamba.
And he wasn't done there, with a remarkable goal-line clearance and a spectacular overhead clearance in the dying moments. What a performance.
By Phil Smith
Saturday 15th October 2016
Neil Warnock had tried to sign Bamba all the way back when he was a Leicester player, telling him to take his advice if he wanted to become an even better player.
Bamba has obviously been paying very close attention all week as this was a remarkable debut.
He came flying out of the blocks, to his detriment, in truth. Jamie Paterson surged into the box from the visitors after Bamba's wild, wild sliding challenge got nowhere near him.
Tammy Abraham, spoken about this week in the same breath of Marcus Rashford, sniffed blood. Having being shepherded well by Sean Morrison up to that point, he began to pull onto Bamba.
The Ivory Coast man stood up to the challenge brilliantly and completely dominated him. He barely gave him a second ball and squeezed him high up the pitch, never losing a header. That the starlet was subbed off with ten minutes to go said everything.
Warnock said this week that his defenders needed to be more committed with balls into the box that had cost them so far this season. Well, Morrison and Bamba did all that and more.
When the ball dropped from the bar in the 66th minute, there was only one man getting close to it. Sol Bamba.
And he wasn't done there, with a remarkable goal-line clearance and a spectacular overhead clearance in the dying moments. What a performance.
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Re: " SOL BAMBA "
Sat Oct 15, 2016 10:24 am
Considering how little football he has played and not been training with us long it was an exceptional performance.
I trust that Warnock can keep motivating him like that.
Man of the match.
I trust that Warnock can keep motivating him like that.
Man of the match.
Re: " SOL BAMBA "
Sat Oct 15, 2016 10:55 am
He organised the defence constantly
No offence to morrison but bamba was continuously counting and continuously checking the line including making sure morrison was in position.
Bamba made a few mistakes and rectified them straight away that's the sign of a great defender and what we needed
MOTM by a country mile
No offence to morrison but bamba was continuously counting and continuously checking the line including making sure morrison was in position.
Bamba made a few mistakes and rectified them straight away that's the sign of a great defender and what we needed
MOTM by a country mile
Re: " SOL BAMBA "
Sat Oct 15, 2016 1:08 pm
He did very well,but he got lucky on quite a few occasions nicking in and winning balls but for me he spent to much time on his backside and in another game he will get caught out in fairness though Warnock is aware of this,but as for the other boy Morrison for me he defended properly throughout the game and looks a very good player
Re: " SOL BAMBA "
Sat Oct 15, 2016 2:37 pm
since64 wrote:He did very well,but he got lucky on quite a few occasions nicking in and winning balls but for me he spent to much time on his backside and in another game he will get caught out in fairness though Warnock is aware of this,but as for the other boy Morrison for me he defended properly throughout the game and looks a very good player
Agree about Morrison. Very happy with him and an obvious goal threat from set pieces to boot!
Re: " SOL BAMBA "
Sat Oct 15, 2016 5:48 pm
To see a performance like that from a centre back reminded me of the days of Hudson. 
Re: " SOL BAMBA "
Sat Oct 15, 2016 7:13 pm
Always had my doubts with Morrison but last night he was very good , maybe Bamba gets the best out of him .I was impressed with the whole back 4 .
If we can keep them all fit with Gunnar or O'Keefe playing in front of them ,that's a very good defence .
If we can keep them all fit with Gunnar or O'Keefe playing in front of them ,that's a very good defence .
Re: " SOL BAMBA "
Sat Oct 15, 2016 7:51 pm
glad morrison getting some credit. thought he was awesome last night. everyone banging on about Bamba who was excellent on his debut but little said on Morrison. Mr Consistent whose growing into the next Hudson for us.
Bamba got the credit but for me Gunnarson was our star man protecting in front
Bamba got the credit but for me Gunnarson was our star man protecting in front
Re: " SOL BAMBA "
Sun Oct 16, 2016 5:08 pm
Yea Morrison was great, but he seems to be the player who just wants to get on with his job where as Bamba wanted to talk, wanted to organise. And it looks like it suits them both that way