Henrik Dalsgaard (Released)

[BFC1997]

I thought he offered most at the back, especially coming forward. I only really saw the second half, admittedly.

Did you see the Preston goals?

 

[Mr Cynical]

That right side is a massive worry. Clearly we've seen that with Goode coming in and I guess we were hoping Roerslev would push on. Any idea how long he'll be out? We can't possibly play Dalsgaard every game as he's currently struggling with two games in a week.. Wonder whether this result will focus Ras and Phil's minds and we'll push for some cover/replacement there?

 

[HaylingBee74]

That right side is a massive worry. Clearly we've seen that with Goode coming in and I guess we were hoping Roerslev would push on. Any idea how long he'll be out? We can't possibly play Dalsgaard every game as he's currently struggling with two games in a week.. Wonder whether this result will focus Ras and Phil's minds and we'll push for some cover/replacement there?

I think Fin Stevens would be an improvement, I know he is only 17. But as they say “if he is good enough, he is old enough”

 

[jlove]

Given that Henrik (and Pontus), both rested for the midweek game, put in very poor performances Sunday, and with Mads Roerslev recovering from injury and Goode not really up to speed, there really needs to be some consideration giving the the right side of defence.

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Why do you think Goode is not up to speed?

 

[Bigbee]

Goode seems to have a few mistakes in him , maybe needs a little more time to adjust to a higher league

 

[8 Bee]

Did you see the Preston goals?

Did you see any midfielders helping an overloaded defence?

 

[jlove]

Why do you think Goode is not up to speed?

On the few occasions I've watched him, he seems comfortable doing big clearances and that type of 'ordinary defending' but he does seem uncomfortable playing our style in the defensive unit, anticipating the actions of others. Not a problem but he needs to keep training with the others to get there. My concern is that he's probably OK with an experienced head alongside him (similarly Pontus with Mads) but Dalsgaard (and Jansson) looked really poor yesterday and, if you're concentrating on your own game, you're not helping another.

 

[BFC1997]

Did you see any midfielders helping an overloaded defence?

Two wrongs don’t make a right? Dalsgaard was awful and just because others performed poorly too we shouldn’t ignore this.

 

[liverbee]

Did you see the Preston goals?

Once was enough. I got a picture of incisive attacking and general confusion from the midfield back. I see Mbeumo making bad defensive errors in getting easily tackled and passing to them, which is something I do not associate with him and general weediness all round that area, but no, I didn’t particularly pick him out. I was watching on a small screen granted.

 

[BFC1997]

Once was enough. I got a picture of incisive attacking and general confusion from the midfield back. I see Mbeumo making bad defensive errors in getting easily tackled and passing to them, which is something I do not associate with him and general weediness all round that area, but no, I didn’t particularly pick him out. I was watching on a small screen granted.

First goal, cross from deep, Dalsgaard easily beaten in the air.

Second goal, again comes from HD's side. Mbeumo is under pressure and Henrik does not sniff out what it felt like we could all see happening in slow motion. Not alert to the danger. As such he doesn't attempt to show for the ball or offer help, nor does he close down the cross when possession is lost.

Third goal comes from the massive space in between Henrik and Pontus. Awful. No communication between our two most senior players. Henrik doesn't exactly bust a gut to get back across either, so Potts has all the time in the world to set himself and pick his spot.

 

[liverbee]

I accept that the “two senior players” should anticipate others mistakes and provide solidity, but after their third goal it was none other than Dalsgaard showing leadership. Clearly there was space, but much of that was caused by not seriously challenging for the second ball in the approaches. All over, in fact. I think of Rico, the King of the Second Ball.

 

[magicbees]

We should of addressed this weeks ago, massive issue yesterday and I don't think it will be the last time we see sides attacking our right side with force.

 

[AB]

We should of addressed this weeks ago, massive issue yesterday and I don't think it will be the last time we see sides attacking our right side with force.

I think a lot of the time Pontus and Henrik can do very well by anticipation and positioning but both have the turning circle of a supertanker so if they are caught out they can’t (unlike Pinnock and Henry) react. I thought Fosu did well v Fulham so it might be that the next fortnight is a good time to get him focusing on winning and holding that RB berth. There will be slower teams who Henrik will still be good to play against.

Alternatively as MBS and Goode look decent prospects, in games where we don’t have Norgaard we move to 3CBs given that we have fast attacking wide players in Henry and Fosu behind the front 3.

 

[nick logan]

I think a lot of the time Pontus and Henrik can do very well by anticipation and positioning but both have the turning circle of a supertanker so if they are caught out they can’t (unlike Pinnock and Henry) react. I thought Fosu did well v Fulham so it might be that the next fortnight is a good time to get him focusing on winning and holding that RB berth. There will be slower teams who Henrik will still be good to play against.

Alternatively as MBS and Goode look decent prospects, in games where we don’t have Norgaard we move to 3CBs given that we have fast attacking wide players in Henry and Fosu behind the front 3.

You want to replace a Danish international RB with a left winger ?
This place after a defeat lol

 

[magicbees]

You want to replace a Danish international RB with a left winger ?
This place after a defeat lol

He hasn't been great this season, yesterday he was awful. I believe we need somebody to challenge him, young Mads may not be ready until xmas. This should have been addressed weeks ago, not on xfer window day.

 

[Guildford Bee]

You want to replace a Danish international RB with a left winger ?
This place after a defeat lol

To be fair, he's an inverted left winger and a pretty right footed one at that so there's no reason he couldn't be an option at RB if he keeps up what he showed the other night.

That said, I agree that it's bonkers to suggest he should be our first choice RB.

If I'm not mistaken, have we not had similar issues with Dalsgaard before where he's come back looking absolutely shattered (after the WC)?

Him and Pontus are a huge worry though.

 

[Delbee]

To be fair, he's an inverted left winger and a pretty right footed one at that so there's no reason he couldn't be an option at RB if he keeps up what he showed the other night.

That said, I agree that it's bonkers to suggest he should be our first choice RB.

If I'm not mistaken, have we not had similar issues with Dalsgaard before where he's come back looking absolutely shattered (after the WC)?

Him and Pontus are a huge worry though.

Fosu had a decent game at full back against Fulham

 

[nick logan]

Fosu had a decent game at full back against Fulham

Thats one game , HD has had 100's of them

 

[Delbee]

Thats one game , HD has had 100's of them

You have to start somewhere as they say from little acorn’ (yes he’s a bit on the short side) big oak trees grow ( so you never know)

 

[Guildford Bee]

Fosu had a decent game at full back against Fulham

First half he was very good but he had trouble against Lookman. I'd say if we're looking at him to be our first choice Championship RB then we've got bigger issues than I thought.

 

[mhead bee]

That right side is a massive worry. Clearly we've seen that with Goode coming in and I guess we were hoping Roerslev would push on.

Goode is not a right back.

Yes we were collectively sh*t on Sunday for at least 25 minutes but lets not throw the baby out.

 

[mhead bee]

Did you see any midfielders helping an overloaded defence?

It was two bloody midfieders that gave the ball away cheaply that led to the first two.

 

[Freebee]

He is 31 now and his days as a rb are numbered.TF has even said that he should be looking to convert to cb in the near future if he wants to extent his career.

I'm not going to defend Pontus completely because he has been less than great since he came back from lock down but HD's lack of pace is causing big problems down that side as it's pulling him out of position to cover HD's lack of pace to get back when our attack breaks down.
I think the club rate really rate Roerslev and it's just bad luck he got injured otherwise i think we'd have seen a lot of him this year.

 

[Mr Cynical]

Goode is not a right back.

Yes we were collectively sh*t on Sunday for at least 25 minutes but lets not throw the baby out.

No. I meant right sided CB..

 

[mhead bee]

No. I meant right sided CB..

Instead of Janson?

 

[jlove]

Dalgaard and Jensen remained on the bench in the Denmark's 3-0 win in Iceland.

Keeping them fresh for the England game?

 

[Mr Cynical]

Dalgaard and Jensen remained on the bench in the Denmark's 3-0 win in Iceland.

Keeping them fresh for the England game?

Hopefully keeping them fresh for the Coventry game!

 

[Stander]

Dalgaard and Jensen remained on the bench in the Denmark's 3-0 win in Iceland.

Keeping them fresh for the England game?

The Danish manager didn't think they had anything to add to those on-pitch; he brought on a defender to close out the win, but not HD.

 

[JCMcBee]

....good luck to the big lad if he starts against England....with that front line and wingbacks....he's going to need it.

 

[Stander]

What an enjoyable , interesting and intelligent post-match interview from Henrik, tonight.

 

[Wooburn Bee]

What an enjoyable , interesting and intelligent post-match interview from Henrik, tonight.

Very! Seems to act as a mentor for some of younger players and loved way talked about Mads

 

[Owlsmoor_Bee]

His best game for a good while tonight I thought. Solid defensively and contributed a lot going forward.

 

[Balders Bee]

His best game for a good while tonight I thought. Solid defensively and contributed a lot going forward.

Definitely found his mojo tonight. A welcome return to form. Strong in defence and added offensively.

 

[SH]

What an enjoyable , interesting and intelligent post-match interview from Henrik, tonight.

Very! Seems to act as a mentor for some of younger players and loved way talked about Mads.

What a great, positive influence to have at the club... I’ll bet he’s earmarked for the coaching staff at BFC or FCM when he hangs up his boots.

 

[Mr Tree]

two great long-range efforts too - that shot late in the first half would've been a beauty!

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Best games for ages.

 

[Simon W]

I love Henrik .. one of the best right backs we’ve ever seen at Brentford. As said above, I really hope he stays in the game with either us or FCM he’s a great pro.

 

[nick logan]

been a brilliant signing, Great player

 

[Balders Bee]

A poor game today from our stand-in-skipper. Beaten easily in the tackle near the half way line for the first goal and didn't track back at all for the second. Seemed too knackered to play the wing-back role. Looked better in the 2nd half in a flat back four but expect better from one of our most experienced players. Really think he looks like he's playing on empty at times.

 

[Freebee]

If Pontus is injured for any length of time i'd prefer HD to move to cb and play Henry and Thompson as FB's as i don't think Goode or Mads are quite good enough yet.

His days as a WB/FB are numbered anyway so he might as well get used to playing CB to extend his career as TF has already advised him.

 

[Bill Benn]

If Pontus is injured for any length of time i'd prefer HD to move to cb and play Henry and Thompson as FB's as i don't think Goode or Mads are quite good enough yet.

His days as a WB/FB are numbered anyway so he might as well get used to playing CB to extend his career as TF has already advised him.

Think he’s our best bet to partner Pinnock while we get Goode up to speed.TF has said recently he should play there if he wants to extend his playing career.He was excellent at Sheff Wed but looked knackered yesterday.

 

[Delbee]

I think that CB is the better place now for Dalsgaard as he lost a little bit of what pace he had. In my mind he has never been an attacking full back like Rico Henry.

So my back four for Norwich would be

Henry Dalsgaard Pinnock Thompson . Goode was not ready yesterday to be in a 3 CB role.

 

[Doovster]

If Pontus is injured for any length of time i'd prefer HD to move to cb and play Henry and Thompson as FB's as i don't think Goode or Mads are quite good enough yet.

His days as a WB/FB are numbered anyway so he might as well get used to playing CB to extend his career as TF has already advised him.

I don't think we can fully judge anyone on the first half performance of a changed formation which simply didn't work.

I would rather give Mads or Goode a couple of games before wholesale changes to our back 4. Rico will not be as effective on the right side in an attacking sense and Dom Thompson whilst getting better, offered little going forwards in the games he played.

Let's see what Goode or Mads can offer in a normal back 4 before a complete shakeup.

 

[Beeswaxnees]

Rico has a good engine on him when it comes to fitness and look as if he could run all day, but yesterday playing WB he was blowing with the amount of running up and down the line he was doing. My point is, how do you think Henrik felt doing the same job. Why people are already preparing his pension for him, is beyond me. I personal think as a fullback he has a few years left and still one of the best RB in the league.

 

[Beat Poet]

HD could be put into central defence, but it's all about shoring things up in the best possible way. If you put him at CB, it's at the expense of less experienced natural CBs...and you move him to CB, but with our lack of cover at RB, it severely weakens that area, as you've got to move Rico over to his less preferred side, to let the inexperienced Dom Thompson play LB.

 

[JANORAK]

Rico has a good engine on him when it comes to fitness and look as if he could run all day, but yesterday playing WB he was blowing with the amount of running up and down the line he was doing. My point is, how do you think Henrik felt doing the same job. Why people are already preparing his pension for him, is beyond me. I personal think as a fullback he has a few years left and still one of the best RB in the league.

I think it’s the 3 games a week that’s the problem. It’s only a few days since his last good game, where he could’ve scored twice! Yes, most likely he’ll play CB more often, and that should have been TF’s decision yesterday.

 

[johndub]

Surprised that Henrik has not been mentioned much after last night’s game. Our IFollow commentators were positively drooling about how well he was playing (in contrast to Saturday). I thought he had another poor game generally. Yes, he got forward from time to time and is trying to shoot more but he gives me the jitters every time a winger runs at him.

Just saying.

 

[shouldbee]

Rico has a good engine on him when it comes to fitness and look as if he could run all day, but yesterday playing WB he was blowing with the amount of running up and down the line he was doing. My point is, how do you think Henrik felt doing the same job. Why people are already preparing his pension for him, is beyond me. I personal think as a fullback he has a few years left and still one of the best RB in the league.

100%...he's strong, good in the air and likes to get forward whenever possible, he's also a great influencer to the younger players

 

[jlove]

Surprised that Henrik has not been mentioned much after last night’s game. Our IFollow commentators were positively drooling about how well he was playing (in contrast to Saturday). I thought he had another poor game generally. Yes, he got forward from time to time and is trying to shoot more but he gives me the jitters every time a winger runs at him.

Just saying.

I thought we dealt well with their wide players on both sides – Marcondes assisting Dalsgaard on the right and Jensen with Henry on the left, it's as if there was a plan.