I’ll keep banging the Charlie Taylor drum, if I may? Another brilliant performance from the blonde bombshell wearing number three.

His reading of the game, calm distribution, link-up play with McNeil and most importantly, superb, last-ditch blocks, were fantastic.

It was a horrible game to watch - very attritional at times - and we needed players to stand up. Taylor certainly did that.

Another player who stock continues to rise!

Well played Charlie .
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Absolutely outstanding again

England are really strong in the left back area but I can see a call coming for Charlie if he keeps playing like he has.

It took him a couple of months to settle. I wasn't impressed at all but fair play to him he just keeps improving and has that shirt for a few years now.

Superb today

superb but VERY lucky not to give a penalty away (because it was a penalty). Him and McNeil have been very impressive since the new year

Outstanding, again.

Pre Christmas I didn’t think he was anywhere near the level needed for this league, now I think bar Chilwell I wouldn’t swap him for a left back outside the top 6. Absolutely fantastic. We need to extend his contract this summer.

What does hibsclaret now think of Charlie Taylor?

Vegas Claret wrote:superb but VERY lucky not to give a penalty away (because it was a penalty). Him and McNeil have been very impressive since the new year

Took the ball cleanly for me. Another great performance.

Sensational. Hasn't had a rating lower than a 7 for me since like December?

Charlie Taylor is one who I’m excited to watch next season. One of those who truly is going above and beyond what he promised to be, outstanding footballer.

Told you.

FactualFrank wrote:Told you.

Its a thread about Taylor not you

He's been superb of late.

I wasn't sure about him at first. I was wrong.

Several posters on here suggested Taylor be signed.

claretcarrot93 wrote:Its a thread about Taylor not you

Played well. Survival pretty much guaranteed.

Lovely stuff.

Pearcey wrote:Took the ball cleanly for me. Another great performance.

wait till you see the replay, he 100% kicks the Cardiff player and doesn't play the ball

mkmel wrote:What does hibsclaret now think of Charlie Taylor?

Since Everton has got better every week. He’s great.....

Was very poor first half of the season...much like some of the other players but he looked out of his depth to me....happy for him to prove me wrong...

Agreed. Superb again. Lots of energy and takes the right options. And no it wasn’t a penalty.

Vegas Claret wrote:wait till you see the replay, he 100% kicks the Cardiff player and doesn't play the ball

Wrong (again)

Another MOM performance.

Two of his runs down the left wing today were a joy to watch !

Vegas Claret wrote:wait till you see the replay, he 100% kicks the Cardiff player and doesn't play the ball

He got the ball

mkmel wrote:What does hibsclaret now think of Charlie Taylor?

I would think Hibs has either shot himself or has a new sign-in name or has just disappeared on purpose like. How wrong he got it and how right SD got it signing Taylor.

Stayingup wrote:I would think Hibs has either shot himself or has a new sign-in name or has just disappeared on purpose like. How wrong he got it and how right SD got it signing Taylor.

He replied in post #17.

Vegas Claret wrote:superb but VERY lucky not to give a penalty away (because it was a penalty). Him and McNeil have been very impressive since the new year

You could say he was very unlucky not to get one against Leicester.

Stayingup wrote:You could say he was very unlucky not to get one against Leicester.

I could but we are talking about today. I'm delighted it wasn't given though and even more delighted that we won

Hibsclaret wrote:Since Everton has got better every week. He’s great.....

Was very poor first half of the season...much like some of the other players but he looked out of his depth to me....happy for him to prove me wrong...

Should I delete my post below? Haha.

He has got better because he has got games under his belt, has got Ben Mee alongside him playimg better, has got Tom back in goal and has the incredible McNeil in front of him. .

Taylor’s improved exponentially 2nd half of the season, particularly his ball control. He links up with McNeil as if they’ve been playing together for years.

Total agree, managed to get on today...thought he was immense. He and others are what we should be building this team around.

I was out for my nephew's 10th birthday so I watched about 60 minutes of the game on mobile.

The Taylor tackle did look like a penalty, especially after watching it again. It didn't look to me from the angle, that he won the ball.

He's really grown into this league and into our left back position and as an aside I thought today Gunnarson pushed him before falling over his outstretched leg as he fell over, which wasn't really Taylor's fault so no pen there for me.

Taylor for England, Taylor for England: is he is English isn't he?

Remember The stupid one who posted every game slating him due to some weird obsession with ward

He’ll never be a premier league footballer he said thankfully he’s took his stupid comments elsewhere

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:Remember The stupid one who posted every game slating him due to some weird obsession with ward
He’ll never be a premier league footballer he said thankfully he’s took his stupid comments elsewhere

He actually admitted on another thread that he's seen more of him and took his swipes against him back. Fair play to the lad.

FactualFrank wrote:He actually admitted on another thread that he's seen more of him and took his swipes against him back. Fair play to the lad.

He hammered every week without attending now realising he was talking ******** he deserves highlighting

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:Remember The stupid one who posted every game slating him due to some weird obsession with ward

He’ll never be a premier league footballer he said thankfully he’s took his stupid comments elsewhere

hibsclaret I believe

Has to be said that Taylor has come on massively this season, huge amounts tbh and today he was outstanding, very rarely wastes the ball anymore too. Shows far more composure than he did 6 months ago. For me he is the model I'd like us to follow going forward, younger, hungry players with huge potential. I don't think Dyche has got a defensive signing wrong so far.

Vegas Claret wrote:hibsclaret I believe

Easy. He does talk a lot of sense.

FactualFrank wrote:Easy. He does talk a lot of sense.

nobody on here talks any sense

I must admit I wasn’t convinced 12 months ago, but his performances particularly since the turn of the year have been fantastic. What a player and what a left wing we have.

Vegas Claret wrote:Has to be said that Taylor has come on massively this season, huge amounts tbh and today he was outstanding, very rarely wastes the ball anymore too. Shows far more composure than he did 6 months ago. For me he is the model I'd like us to follow going forward, younger, hungry players with huge potential. I don't think Dyche has got a defensive signing wrong so far.

you cannot introduce too many at a time - took Taylor 18 months to be reliably effective and that was probably part of the reason Dwight was held back earlier in the season. Dwight's lapses in concentration in defense are being covered mainly by Taylor but also by Cork, Barnes and Mee. It is a learning curve and requires patience and understanding - which evidence suggests few on here have been willing to give. Our approach to defense means it is difficult to carry more than one who is raw and developing in the 11.

Chester Perry wrote:you cannot introduce too many at a time - took Taylor 18 months to be reliably effective and that was probably part of the reason Dwight was held back earlier in the season. Dwight's lapses in concentration in defense are being covered mainly by Taylor but also by Cork, Barnes and Mee. It is a learning curve and requires patience and understanding - which evidence suggests few on here have been willing to give. Our approach to defense means it is difficult to carry more than one who is raw and developing in the 11.

not suggesting we do, Fulham and Huddersfield are proof that that doesn't work.......but I'd rather have a younger quicker adventurous midfielder pushing for a place than Defour any day of the week

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:Remember The stupid one who posted every game slating him due to some weird obsession with ward

He’ll never be a premier league footballer he said thankfully he’s took his stupid comments elsewhere

I wish I could kiss like our Ashley...

Charlie's biggest problem pre Xmas was Dyche. Dyche was playing both him and Lennon to deep, he did not let him play his natural game, which is to get forward and attack the wings

Dyche changed his tactics mid December because he was getting desperate and knew he had to try something different. With the introduction of McNeil and a more offensive mind set from Dyche, Charlie is now flourishing

Two facts for the season.

One -Taylor was nowhere near good enough in the first half of the season and was rated accordingly. In my opinion he was our worst player particularly in games at Wolves as an example and we were one of the worst 3 teams in the league.

Two - Taylor is by far the most improved player in our team by a country mile. He has been absolutely brilliant since Everton and along with Dwight is one of the reasons that we have got back to being one of the best teams in the league as was the case last season.

Dyche and his team have performed wonders getting someone who didn’t know whether to stick or twist when defending spaces to the accomplished player he is today...yes he needed games but those games were looking like relegation as one or two of the people who continually dig people out for comments were actually flapping about at the time

My biggest complaint about him pre-Xmas was his decision making. He is so left footed and he would allow himself to be closed down and then freeze or rush a pass. Thankfully those days are gone. Everything he does is snappier, whether it’s his passing or carrying the ball. He knows what is going on around him and gets it moving.

Now that Premier League football is almost a given for next season Charlie should be tied down with a new extended deal

At the beginning of this season I was one of the posters who felt he was out of his depth, boy has he proved me wrong.

He's steadily improved over the last three months and is at the moment one of the first names on the team sheet. He's been terrific of late.

He and McNeil are an absolute joy down our left hand side. Young, talented players showing their quality.

Another few players of their profile in the summer and I’ll be happy