Team of the Day 28/06/12

He looked good as a winger to me did higgy

Because, like Grayson and Clark before him its tricky to work out where to put Higgs. He is best suited behind the front 2 in my book but that entails playing a totally different formation unless we keep getting overrun in midfield.

I hear Peltier being linked for a return and wonder where he would fit in? Hunt replaced him at RB before we sold him and he did do a job in midfield so maybe that is the thought?

this is the first transfer time for ages we havent been going to get kevin phillips..

damm ive just mentioned him...

after his performances ive see lately i wouldnt want him i think we can get far better more mobile players.

higgsy..??

in their half, wherever he wants to go...coming short, collecting and moving forward with the ball.. he has a decent touch and good control and that type of player in that role is the hardest to mark..

he is only a lad so should be able to drop and take a covering position around the half way line etc..

he just appears to be a player that you cant plan for, unless you specifically have a man marker for him.. that always leaves space for someone else..

about time we had a "drifter"...

we have seen other teams always have what appears to be a spare man collecting the ball in space on the halfway line, be that wide or in the middle, they always had an "out ball" that wasnt a 50/50 long high punt or just a boot to "nowhere"..

about time we had the same..

I agree 38, I thought with Higgs in our team we had different attacking options that didnt involve a punt up the field. Players at all levels panic when the attacker runs with the ball towards them in space.

What I wouldnt want is him on the wing and then "doing a Roberts" and drifting inside all the time meaning we have no width. I personally think wingers staying wide gives you more outlets to pass to a man in space. For years we have bunched up in the same little bit of grass without someone thinking "if I were 10 yards away from them I may get the space for a run"!

Novak is a must!

When did Higgy play behind a front 2?

He's played for Town behind a front man, he's played for Town on the wing. He played for Barnsley on the wing.

When have you seen him play behind a front 2?

Not having a go or anything just don't get how you have come to that conclusion

he hasnt ever boris

I havent seen him play behind a front 2 but its that he is at his best when running at defenders and ever since Paul Scholes I tend to think the perfect role is just "in the hole" behind the forwards. We have done it with only 1 upfront but I thought maybe we could try it with 2 upfront and him behind so the attackers arent too easily crowded out.