Reply With QuoteI'm expecting him to have a much better season.
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I notice gets very little recognition or debate on here it seems
A very basic question
do you think he will smash it in League 1 ?
I,m on the fence
I'm expecting him to have a much better season.
If he gets free rein to play as a winger, I don’t see why not. He should do well.
I'm comparing him to the lad we had on loan from Leicester - beat his man, then beat him again, turned left, then right, and then had to beat him a 3rd time. No genuine pace, just a nippy winger who flatters to deceive. Tanner probably isn't as good with the ball but he has genuine pace and given game time hopefully will do well for us in league one.
The thing with a player like Tanner is that he does the same things whether they're working or not. Most of the time it doesn't come off, when it does then it looks really good, and we all seemingly get our gold fish brains into gear in forgetting all the times he's looked clueless. Will he 'Smash it' in some games, for a portion of time, yes, but for the best part, no in my opinion. He's not the brightest in possession.Originally Posted by MOZZER2
Like many of our players too good for league one too crap for championship. I don’t rate tanner.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought this of Alves. Very underwhelming for all of the hype.
I believe he will be very good for us this season
Tanner needs to concentrate on playing football rather than waving his arms like a windmill at the crowd. He was poor last season and had some dreadful games.
I am not sure what "smash it" means but I would hope he makes an impact in the third flight, but it isn't an easy division and application is required.
If he played consistently at the level he is capable, he would be a very good championship player but he only plays well in one in every five games which isn’t good enough for a team with promotion ambitions. The fact that he was dropped from the squad by Bulut because of being a negative influence also would concern me.
I don't think he'll smash it but I think he'll be decent
He is good cutting in and shooting. I have always liked him
Smashing it for me means 15 goals / assists minimum.
I don't think he'll smash it.
Me too. He seemed to tangle himself up in knots quite often without actually getting anywhere. He's got some skills but not the match experience, which is why young players like that get sent on loan. In a couple of years though he could be decent.
Pity he couldn't play against Josh Tymon every week.
He works hard and does have ability.
I think he will perform well for us this season.
Apparently, he's a bit of a prick.
As a player, I think this will be the last season he can realistically have to prove himself.
but them few times it works and he makes the right pass / cross / cuts inside and gets fouled for a pen could be the difference in games and earn us a decent return of points, I think a fit Ollie at the end of last season would have meant we would have stood a much better chance of staying up, in a team devoid of creativity, he might have made the difference
from a personal point of view, I love it when a player takes another player on and beats his man, its exciting and get you stood up and cheering
I also like Ollie as he is everything thats right with the game, a young man living his best life doing something he loves , didnt work out at Arsenal academy, didnt really work out in the Nat League, joined Lewes in step 3, then signed for us, loaned out to NL side York, didnt really work out, but stuck at it, came back and got his head down and played a fair few times for us, that can only be character building
The Tanner of the closing weeks of last season was not even a good League One player - he contributed next to nothing after getting injured against the jacks. If BBM is really able to improve players already at the club, then Tanner would become an influential player at this level provided a full pre season gets him fully fit.
If this is what BBM is really about, getting the best out of players then Tanner could be a real asset, whether Tanner has the mentality to take on board the coaches vision is the big question?
Based on last season Tanner would probably have a career in league 2 or the conference or whatever it’s called now.
This season could define his career, has he got what it takes and can BBM get that out of him? or will he just slip away settle for earning a living in non league football and wonder what happened when he turns 30?
Some players respond better to an arm around the shoulder and encouragement, others just need to be able to follow instructions, Tanner strikes me as being in that camp?
I hope BBM, doesn’t waste too much time on him, he needs to knuckle down and concentrate on his career here or move on
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