Rico Henry

Rico Henry

magicbees said:
Should have played for England at his best, but hope he makes the World Cup.with Jamaica. When you see some of rubbish Southgate picked ahead of him.
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What rubbish did GS pick in front of him ?
 

Rico Henry

I heard Martin Keown on talksport in the week, expressing some surprise that Thomas Tuchel didn’t give Rico a call up this week. As Myles Lewis Skelly (not getting a start at Arsenal) wasn’t included in the latest squad.

This makes sense for RH now.
 

Rico Henry

nick logan said:
What rubbish did GS pick in front of him ?
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Nick.....apart from Shaw ( always injured ) left back / wing back was always a major problem for GS. Trippier was never really the answer. GS said it was a problem. Before his last injury. I really believe Rico would have been better than most alternatives at the time. Please note: I am hopelessly biased in being a massive Rico fan and not so much of GS !!
 

Rico Henry

Isleworth_Bee said:
Pleased for him. Still a class player and IMO England missed out on a good option.
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He is still a class player but imo not yet hitting the heights he was at before he got injured. Unfortunately for Rico the world has moved on with more options now available at LB, his window to be picked by England is closing, just one of those things. His decision makes perfect sense to me, and gives him a chance to play in the WC. Rico is being realistic, i hope it pays off for him, he deserves his chance.
 

Rico Henry

Kingston Bee said:
He is still a class player but imo not yet hitting the heights he was at before he got injured. Unfortunately for Rico the world has moved on with more options now available at LB, his window to be picked by England is closing, just one of those things. His decision makes perfect sense to me, and gives him a chance to play in the WC. Rico is being realistic, i hope it pays off for him, he deserves his chance.
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Agreed. O’Reilly seems to have got the job this week, and a succession of other youngsters recently. I think Livramento is TT’s preferred though, having been sent to the U21Euros for tournament experience. Injured currently, of course.
 

Rico Henry

Was Englands best option at left back once upon a time. Only we appreciate how quality Rico was/is on his best form! Happy to see him recognised regardless internationally.
 

Rico Henry

Kingston Bee said:
He is still a class player but imo not yet hitting the heights he was at before he got injured. Unfortunately for Rico the world has moved on with more options now available at LB, his window to be picked by England is closing, just one of those things. His decision makes perfect sense to me, and gives him a chance to play in the WC. Rico is being realistic, i hope it pays off for him, he deserves his chance.
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I personally dont think the world has moved on. Yes we have other options...................... But i think he just needs a run of games.

Unfortunately his return has also come at a time when the squad has gone through bug change.

Not every FB/WB/LB has to score goals and assist. I want him to defend. And hes bloody good at that.
 

Rico Henry

Gazza Bee said:
England is now gone so why not try and go to a WC - good luck to them
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It's the right decision for him but I feel sad that he missed his chance of being an England international. He should have won double-figure number of caps under Southgate when Shaw was constantly breaking down. I never understood what Southgate had against him. Admittedly his attacking play has never been as good as his defending but then loads of regular internationals have deficiencies. Look at Dan Burn. And how the F did Harry Maguire get 64 caps? Funny old game.
 

Rico Henry

magicbees said:
Should have played for England at his best, but hope he makes the World Cup.with Jamaica. When you see some of rubbish Southgate picked ahead of him.
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Got injured at the wrong time but hard to argue with what Southgate did as we reached two finals and a WC semifinal under his tenure. I think what has happened to Rico shows just how precarious football can be
 

Rico Henry

hanworthbee said:
Got injured at the wrong time but hard to argue with what Southgate did as we reached two finals and a WC semifinal under his tenure. I think what has happened to Rico shows just how precarious football can be
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I expect Southgate had football fans all around the country recommending their own club player(s) for international duty, Rico being a stand-out full back for us, so we would, wouldn’t we. I think Southgate’s record stands up to scrutiny on the whole, but that’s not much consolation to our man. As you say, plenty of ups and downs in football, and Rico’s had his fair share, and then some.
 

Rico Henry

cliffbee said:
It's the right decision for him but I feel sad that he missed his chance of being an England international. He should have won double-figure number of caps under Southgate when Shaw was constantly breaking down. I never understood what Southgate had against him. Admittedly his attacking play has never been as good as his defending but then loads of regular internationals have deficiencies. Look at Dan Burn. And how the F did Harry Maguire get 64 caps? Funny old game.
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Dont disagree but you cant compare Rico with Burn or Maguire imo, not apples with apples. Burn and Maguire have other qualities that may ensure selection like height, physicality etc. Where i get annoyed is where Southgate was playing other players out of position at LB where Rico was a perfect fit at the time, in great form. But hey ho what do i know. Does it come down to the big club bias?
 

Rico Henry

There’s no point in comparing Rico with anyone but a contemporary left back. International full backs seem to be selected as much for their offensive contribution as their defensive qualities.

Let’s hope Rico finds his ‘home’ with the Reggae Boys and racks up a decent number of caps.
 

Rico Henry

It makes a Brentford heart happy when Rico plays well.

This 30 minutes was his best of the season, the challenges he has overcome to get to playing in the PL again.
The clearance and the general pass and move was reminiscent of Rico from earlier days.

Good guys prevail and Rico playing in 30 games for Brentford this season and turning out at a World Cup for Jamaica next summer would be a helluva achievement from where he was 18 months ago.
 

Rico Henry

Mick.C said:
It makes a Brentford heart happy when Rico plays well.

This 30 minutes was his best of the season, the challenges he has overcome to get to playing in the PL again.
The clearance and the general pass and move was reminiscent of Rico from earlier days.

Good guys prevail and Rico playing in 30 games for Brentford this season and turning out at a World Cup for Jamaica next summer would be a helluva achievement from where he was 18 months ago.
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His passing and moving out from the back was exactly at the level he left of at 18months ago.

People writing him off and saying the game has changed etc etc............... Not for me. Hes class and close to being back up and running.
 

Rico Henry

Rico is Brentford heritage! Be fantastic when Dasilva is back out there with Rico. Our old guards still with much more class to come 🍾 🍾 🍾
 

Rico Henry

Great to have him as an option off the bench; his pace as an outlet on the counter created numerous opportunities to peg them back and even threaten for a fourth goal. As their legs were tiring and they had to commit bodies forward they weren’t really able to stop him.

And at the other end, of course, he had the freshness and alertness to sniff out the danger and get across quickly to make a clearance for that chance at a crucial stage of the game.

We saw what can happen when you don’t have/utilise that strength in depth when Ajer - tiring towards the end of his performance against Liverpool - had that lapse in concentration that allowed them to make the contest nervy at the end.
 

Rico Henry

I thought Hickey was really good....but I'm still not sure he's better than Rico.
Hard to judge because of the red card but he saved a goal and we looked better in the period he was on.
Still love Rico.
 

Rico Henry

Isleworth_Bee said:
His passing and moving out from the back was exactly at the level he left of at 18months ago.

People writing him off and saying the game has changed etc etc............... Not for me. Hes class and close to being back up and running.
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Yep looked back to very near his best I reckon.
 

Rico Henry

Kingston Bee said:
Dont disagree but you cant compare Rico with Burn or Maguire imo, not apples with apples. Burn and Maguire have other qualities that may ensure selection like height, physicality etc. Where i get annoyed is where Southgate was playing other players out of position at LB where Rico was a perfect fit at the time, in great form. But hey ho what do i know. Does it come down to the big club bias?
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Of course it comes down to big club bias. You might want to revise your opinion of Burn's qualities after yesterday. IMO he's no better than Dunk, another big lump found out at international level.
 

Rico Henry

cliffbee said:
Of course it comes down to big club bias. You might want to revise your opinion of Burn's qualities after yesterday. IMO he's no better than Dunk, another big lump found out at international level.
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Fair comment dont disagree. However, we are now playing Ajer at LB ahead of Rico and Hickey, maybe he brings height and physicality that the other 2 dont possess, in the same way Burn is being picked for England, even though he has no pace. I dont profess to understand, especially after yesterday....
 

Rico Henry

Isleworth_Bee said:
His passing and moving out from the back was exactly at the level he left of at 18months ago.

People writing him off and saying the game has changed etc etc............... Not for me. Hes class and close to being back up and running.
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Dont think anyone is writing him off to be fair. He just has competition for his place now that he never had before, which is a good thing. If he is good enough he will be back in the starting line up.
 

Rico Henry

Kingston Bee said:
we are now playing Ajer at LB ahead of Rico and Hickey, maybe he brings height and physicality that the other 2 dont possess
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I’m not sure it’s as simple as that.

With all three match fit, I think Keith is selecting the best player for his tactics against the specific opposition. Ultimately, I believe Hickey is the best LB and having one (or two) of the others on the bench for when he tires is very positive – Rico if we want to hold onto our position in the game and Kris if we need an extra attacking dimension if we’re loading balls into the opposition box.
 

Rico Henry

jlove said:
I’m not sure it’s as simple as that.

With all three match fit, I think Keith is selecting the best player for his tactics against the specific opposition. Ultimately, I believe Hickey is the best LB and having one (or two) of the others on the bench for when he tires is very positive – Rico if we want to hold onto our position in the game and Kris if we need an extra attacking dimension if we’re loading balls into the opposition box.
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You could be right, i am just getting vibes that atm Kris is the preferred choice. Kris also gives you the extra height that is very useful for some games. It doesnt really matter they are all good options. The main thing for me is competition for places, something we have not had at LB for a very long time.
 

Rico Henry

CTBee said:
Dango would have had a tougher afternoon against my 6 year old. Burn is an absolute carthorse.
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I made this point to my toone supporting mates. Their response was he is getting played out of position for club but is much better in the centre. I'm not so sure. Loved the fact he took their long throws when surely he should have been the target man?
 
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