Tanner acknowledges his mare.

[Hilts]

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Was Tanner a revelation when he first signed? I recall us putting him out on loan to York City because he was way off.

Your right.

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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Tanner was a revelation when he first signed. Like, where did we find this guy? But two years or so later, he’s a shadow of that player. Why? It’s been trained out of him. Don’t take chances, pass back inside, etc. Sure, we occasionally get the odd burst of the old Tanner, but now he looks timid and he never takes on his man.
You could argue the same about Ashford, to some extent, and even Darland. I don’t know what they coach them down there, but something is not right. Hopefully with the new management, players will be given free rein to express themselves more.

He was a gamble then and is now.

[Joe Gillis]

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He never beats his man on the outside and constantly cuts inside onto his left foot. His distribution was awful last Saturday but far worse in midweek

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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He never beats his man on the outside and constantly cuts inside onto his left foot. His distribution was awful last Saturday but far worse in midweek

Salech should have scored on Saturday when Tanner beat his man on the outside and put a peach of a cross (on his right foot) right on Salech's head.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

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Tanner was a revelation when he first signed. Like, where did we find this guy? But two years or so later, he’s a shadow of that player. Why? It’s been trained out of him. Don’t take chances, pass back inside, etc. Sure, we occasionally get the odd burst of the old Tanner, but now he looks timid and he never takes on his man.
You could argue the same about Ashford, to some extent, and even Darland. I don’t know what they coach them down there, but something is not right. Hopefully with the new management, players will be given free rein to express themselves more.

Tanner was never a "revelation" when he first signed for us, far from it. He was clearly not up to the fitness requirements of the full-time professional game.

As Tuerto pointed out, Tanner was loaned to York City. I think the goals against Swansea and Bristol City have stuck in the minds of a lot of City fans and clouded their judgment a bit.

[delmbox]

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I think that so many players have lost their confidence.
Cian Ashford looked fantastic when he came on the scene. Now he looks timid almost.

Tanner is totally up to the standard we are playing at. No disguising that he was woeful last night though.

Do we have a Sports psychologist?

Agreed on Ashford, he was so good at times last season, seems a shadow of himself at the moment. I suppose maybe that's to be expected from young players though.

[Dave St]

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In my opinion, Tanner isn't good enough. He'll have one great game in 10 and that's about it. most of the time he loses the pass, can't keep or run with the ball.