Bacuna has generally been fantastic for us attacking from right back - when he is given the opportunity to do so.
When he isn't adequately protected on that flank and he is left 1 on 1 he is prone to disaster. For instance he handled Hazard really well against Chelsea (except for one moment where Vlaar had to cover him) but got utterly destroyed by Arnautovic of Stoke this past weekend multiple times. You can tell it his not his favoured position, he'd be better used further up the pitch but he's the best we have there right now.
I would say Vlaar has been our most important player this season, despite the praise Delph and Benteke get. He reminds me of how Laursen played for us. A no frills, solid defender. I'm surprised at times how much recovery speed he has. Just seems like a defender most teams in the league would like to have on the team.
Thanks man. Bacuna is young still, were a lot of question marks about him leaving Groningen for such a big league as the PL. But good to hear that he's developing well, wonder if he's under consideration for the World Cup with Van Der Wiel his injury still bothering him.
As far as Ron 'Beton' Vlaar goes, I hope he continues to grow as well, show some leadership on a notoriously bad Dutch defense. Funny how you use the words recovery speed, as I always pictured him as the slowest defender alive
. Him being decent is already a massive upgrade over dudes like De Vrij and Martins Indi. I assume he'll be starting all of our 3 matches at te WC.
