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- Welcome to the forum!
- I agree with almost all of this.
- Post more often.
comment by The_Dungeon_Master (U4830)
posted 1 minute ago
What to say?
- Welcome to the forum!
- I agree with almost all of this.
- Post more often.
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Many Thanks Dung
Nice to have mostly positive feedback on me getting stuff off my chest.
Glad you agree with MOST of it, I will try harder next time 😉
"Dito" tommmy "wright wright wright"
I a have to be in Man city's home town and will be watching the game with their local support and my Camel. Mumbling about 1969 into my Shisha.
Get the Camel a win he was have way across the empty quarter when knonch got sent off on Tuesday hell of a job to get him back.
I said almost all!
If I'm being /really/ picky, I'd say the following:
I wouldn't go as far as saying I never want Tony Pulis anywhere near my club as there are far worse managers out there; however he's not someone I'm actively enthused by.
I'm also not sure about Pearson's future if we were to get relegated - after all, what would that say about his credentials in this league? Would he have the heart to get us back up again? Would potential new signings believe in his any more? These are potentially awkward questions that would result from a straight relegation, particularly one where we're bottom of the league. That's not to say I'd be disappointed for him to stay or demanding his head, but I would have pretty big concerns about his future here and I think it would probably be time for a change at the helm in that case.
But as I say, these are minor quibbles compared to the sentiment of the entire article. I'm sure others will argue far greater things. So just prepare your hard hat and wait for Foxello to read it.
Dung
I completely respect your opinions about Pulis ( I personally would be more enthused about receiving an enema from Stevie Wonder)........
I can also see your concerns relating to NP if we are relegated at the end of this season. I personally would have no issue with NP continuing, but as you say NP may not have the heart/fight to do it again.
If so I would like to see our club be brave in their vision for our club, and make an appointment that shows that.
I like the football Eddie Howe gets Bournemouth playing and think he is a star manager in the next 5-10 years.
You never know maybe Arsene Wenger will be fed up peeling onions and want to get back into football by then, I would like to see us have 11 strikers and only 6 defenders on our books!!
And some people think NP had a bad transfer window in the summer!
Welcome
You seem too positive to be a City fan
Welcome, unlike Dunge I disagree with a lot of what you say, but I sure do like the way you say it
comment by CDUBYA (U17121)
posted 7 minutes ago
Welcome
You seem too positive to be a City fan
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Many thanks CDUBYA
It's only a game, a game we all love and a club that is in our blood.
Have had many years of frustration so positivity is the way forward, irrespective of the circumstances.
comment by a foxes voice (U1133)
posted 6 minutes ago
Welcome, unlike Dunge I disagree with a lot of what you say, but I sure do like the way you say it
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Thanks Foxes Voice
As I said, opinions make the world go round. If we all agreed with each other then JA606 would be like the Brendan Rogers Appreciation Society (empty).
I look forward to debating/ discussing our views thought the rest of our ride that is the 2014-2015 season.
Hey Tommy, call me The Voice
I agree with everything you say, with Dunge's caveats!
To particularly look at your 'players' section, it's becoming more and more obvious that the one person most blinded by promotion was NP!
I've always been a massive fan of Pearson and still stand by him now but the more I think about it, the more annoyed I'm getting about our current plight. I can't help but think that his stubbornness got in the way of improving the squad. The season he produced last year was the best I've experienced and for me that still buys him a little time.
Although, I feel that some of the criticism and vitriol on here and elsewhere goes too far, I don't think he'll ever have universal approval sadly. The simple truth is that he comes across as incredibly rude and goes out of his way to be awkward and stubborn during interviews. For some, this will sour results even during the good times and it's like petrol on a fire during the bad ones.
Excellent Thread and one I can agree with 100%
If you didn't get banned for having two accounts I could have written that myself, don't get too despondent and keep posting though even after the anti brigade crawl all over you.
Welcome OooTommyWright - great first post and I actually agree with you on Pulis so I agree with everything you say.
Just to enamour yourself to me even more, would you like to share your views on Richie De Laet?
comment by DoningtonBlue (U7476)
posted 12 minutes ago
I agree with everything you say, with Dunge's caveats!
To particularly look at your 'players' section, it's becoming more and more obvious that the one person most blinded by promotion was NP!
I've always been a massive fan of Pearson and still stand by him now but the more I think about it, the more annoyed I'm getting about our current plight. I can't help but think that his stubbornness got in the way of improving the squad. The season he produced last year was the best I've experienced and for me that still buys him a little time.
Although, I feel that some of the criticism and vitriol on here and elsewhere goes too far, I don't think he'll ever have universal approval sadly. The simple truth is that he comes across as incredibly rude and goes out of his way to be awkward and stubborn during interviews. For some, this will sour results even during the good times and it's like petrol on a fire during the bad ones.
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Donnington
AGREE?? Careful, I may be new but that's not a word I have seen on here for a while😉
Blinded?? Was he blinded or is he just a person that believes in showing faith and that is a strong part of him as a person.
We have all seen instances of either BLIND FAITH or CROSS ME AND YOUR OUT, but NP is no different to other managers in all walks of life. He is just unlucky that his role is a public one so we all get too pick over the bones of every decision / statement he makes with a fine tooth comb.
I do find it amusing that NP's persona is made into the end of the world when results head south, yes I know that many people have mentioned it over time but it was never a big thing when we were winning, now his attitude is being called into question and used as a big stick!!
Again I completely agree that too some people he can be seen to be dour or even rude. I can honestly say that I don't give a rats behind how he sounds in interviews, I listen and I watch NP and too me he has always been like that. We knew how he was when we first appointed him and he has never changed, does how he comes across in interviews affect results??
I think not.
But as you say this will be used as petrol, as will NP sitting in the stand ( never a big thing before, but now OFF WITH HIS HEAD).
The crux of it all is can NP and his team work hard in training and improve results? Can NP and his team bring players into our club in January to help our cause?
I firmly believe yes is the answer to both, and I believe that the majority of fans think the same but those that disagree are entitled to their opinions and may be proved right in the long run ( I am humble enough to accept that others can be right instead of me)
BLUEARMY
comment by True Blue (U9486)
posted 16 minutes ago
Excellent Thread and one I can agree with 100%
If you didn't get banned for having two accounts I could have written that myself, don't get too despondent and keep posting though even after the anti brigade crawl all over you.
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Many thanks TB
Don't agree all the time, it will get boring 😉
Believe me I will respect what others have to say, whether they agree or not but despondent will not be a reaction.
The anti-brigade as you call them are just the same as you and I, they love our club but just have a different opinion.
It's all good with me.
comment by Merseysidefox (U4842)
posted 13 minutes ago
Welcome OooTommyWright - great first post and I actually agree with you on Pulis so I agree with everything you say.
Just to enamour yourself to me even more, would you like to share your views on Richie De Laet?
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Evening Mersey
Thanks for your welcome and nice to see we are in agreement on TP.
So to answer your question on RDL......
He is a midfielder in a defenders body!! Pace to burn, impresses me when he is going forward but when he is required to defend ( and that has been a lot this season) he commits himself far too early therefore making and decision making process hell of a lot easier for the attacker.
His pace can get him out of a number of self created poo holes but in the Premier League he is shown up more than a lot of his team-mates as we defend for such long periods of the game.
Again I have to say RDL does not run onto the pitch each game and think, guess what today I will have a stinker just for the fun of it. He tries his very best, but has been found wanting defensively.
Is he any worse mistake wise than anyone else? NO
Support from us all will bring confidence, confidence will bring improved performance, improved performance will bring better results, better results will bring not having to play Florist next season, so all good in my book.
Anything else you would like my opinion on while I am in the zone?
Great point about NP in the stands-it gained us 102 points last year but all of a sudden it's an issue!
This is a good example of why it's 50 years since we won a World Cup-an inability to embrace new ideas. Some people think that screaming at players and showing 'Pashun' on the touchline is the only way to inspire players. I for one disagree.
However, if sitting in the standard provides NP with a better view, I wish he'd use it to spot how hopeless James is at set pieces!!
Wow, you're very measured. He's actually doing better than I thought he would to be honest but I see a man who has very limited defensive ability, and who has no final ball to take advantage of his attacking strengths. Therefore I see a poor full back and a poor midfielder who won't cut it in the prem.
If I was playing a wing back I'd play Albrighton as at least he can cross a football!!!
Anyway, I think you've put across a pretty fair assessment of him.
If you want to keep going, how would you feel sbout a switch to 3-5-2 or 4-5-1 to get more men in midfield to try and shore us up until Xmas?
Welcome OTW!
Can't see much to disagree with in your post, although I would have no problem with seeing Pulis in our dugout.
I'd also have had no problem with Warnock there either (cue the calls for me to be forced to ring a bell on matchdays and shout 'unclean! unclean!' as I walk to my seat).
About RDL, Simpson looked OK at RB against Villa, so it might be worth trying RDL on the right side of midfield (offensively possibly not as good as Albrighton, but defensively better). Allied with a switch to 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 perhaps, with Mahrez in the middle behind Ulloa?
comment by DoningtonBlue (U7476)
posted 40 minutes ago
Great point about NP in the stands-it gained us 102 points last year but all of a sudden it's an issue!
This is a good example of why it's 50 years since we won a World Cup-an inability to embrace new ideas. Some people think that screaming at players and showing 'Pashun' on the touchline is the only way to inspire players. I for one disagree.
However, if sitting in the standard provides NP with a better view, I wish he'd use it to spot how hopeless James is at set pieces!!
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As I said before Donnington, we are all prone to some BLIND FAITH at some point. Maybe this is NP's weakness, I for one would like to see Cambiasso given some FK responsibility in the next couple of games.
Although we might not be privy to Matty James knocking in FK's like a certain Mr Beckham in training😉
comment by Merseysidefox (U4842)
posted 38 minutes ago
Wow, you're very measured. He's actually doing better than I thought he would to be honest but I see a man who has very limited defensive ability, and who has no final ball to take advantage of his attacking strengths. Therefore I see a poor full back and a poor midfielder who won't cut it in the prem.
If I was playing a wing back I'd play Albrighton as at least he can cross a football!!!
Anyway, I think you've put across a pretty fair assessment of him.
If you want to keep going, how would you feel sbout a switch to 3-5-2 or 4-5-1 to get more men in midfield to try and shore us up until Xmas?
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Personally I wouldn't play Albrighton as a right back or wing back, square pegs round holes?? We aren't Man Utd you know 😉
I actually rate Albrighton highly and would like to see him given a run of starts in his favoured position, he is one player who could give us a spark to turn things round.
As for any formation change, no one will ever convince me that 3-5-2 works, especially with our frailties at the back. I wouldn't be averse to moving to a 4-5-1 to shore up the middle of the park, create more possession and to help the defence feel more supported by the engine room of the team. Depending on players selected in this formation it could be fluid to force a 4-3-3 if required as well.
Whether we get to see this or not I couldn't say, but if we do we could all be armchair managers in the Premier League.
If only it was that easy 😉
comment by nuneaton_fox (U7936)
posted 13 minutes ago
Welcome OTW!
Can't see much to disagree with in your post, although I would have no problem with seeing Pulis in our dugout.
I'd also have had no problem with Warnock there either (cue the calls for me to be forced to ring a bell on matchdays and shout 'unclean! unclean!' as I walk to my seat).
About RDL, Simpson looked OK at RB against Villa, so it might be worth trying RDL on the right side of midfield (offensively possibly not as good as Albrighton, but defensively better). Allied with a switch to 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 perhaps, with Mahrez in the middle behind Ulloa?
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Thanks Nuneaton
If ever I saw Pulis or Warnock in our dugout I would hope they have a bucket and a mop in their hands and not a team sheet 😉
I thought Simpson did ok on Sunday and I would like to see RDL pushed forward as an experiment, just to prove me wrong.
Re. Mahrez behind Ulloa,certainly needs to be someone creative and pacy in the support role behind Ulloa but also needs to be reliable. I remain to be convinced that Mahrez could fill this role at the moment.
So am I, but he likes to take the ball past people (wish he'd learn when to pass) so try him in a position where he can do some real damage doing that. Also his defensive liabilities wouldn't cause us so much of a problem as normal (exposing RDL all the time and making RDL look worse than he actually is).
comment by nuneaton_fox (U7936)
posted 39 minutes ago
So am I, but he likes to take the ball past people (wish he'd learn when to pass) so try him in a position where he can do some real damage doing that. Also his defensive liabilities wouldn't cause us so much of a problem as normal (exposing RDL all the time and making RDL look worse than he actually is).
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Very solid argument, would be good to see it tried out 😃
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posted on 10/12/14
What to say?
- Welcome to the forum!
- I agree with almost all of this.
- Post more often.
posted on 10/12/14
comment by The_Dungeon_Master (U4830)
posted 1 minute ago
What to say?
- Welcome to the forum!
- I agree with almost all of this.
- Post more often.
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Many Thanks Dung
Nice to have mostly positive feedback on me getting stuff off my chest.
Glad you agree with MOST of it, I will try harder next time 😉
posted on 10/12/14
"Dito" tommmy "wright wright wright"
I a have to be in Man city's home town and will be watching the game with their local support and my Camel. Mumbling about 1969 into my Shisha.
Get the Camel a win he was have way across the empty quarter when knonch got sent off on Tuesday hell of a job to get him back.
posted on 10/12/14
I said almost all!
If I'm being /really/ picky, I'd say the following:
I wouldn't go as far as saying I never want Tony Pulis anywhere near my club as there are far worse managers out there; however he's not someone I'm actively enthused by.
I'm also not sure about Pearson's future if we were to get relegated - after all, what would that say about his credentials in this league? Would he have the heart to get us back up again? Would potential new signings believe in his any more? These are potentially awkward questions that would result from a straight relegation, particularly one where we're bottom of the league. That's not to say I'd be disappointed for him to stay or demanding his head, but I would have pretty big concerns about his future here and I think it would probably be time for a change at the helm in that case.
But as I say, these are minor quibbles compared to the sentiment of the entire article. I'm sure others will argue far greater things. So just prepare your hard hat and wait for Foxello to read it.
posted on 10/12/14
Dung
I completely respect your opinions about Pulis ( I personally would be more enthused about receiving an enema from Stevie Wonder)........
I can also see your concerns relating to NP if we are relegated at the end of this season. I personally would have no issue with NP continuing, but as you say NP may not have the heart/fight to do it again.
If so I would like to see our club be brave in their vision for our club, and make an appointment that shows that.
I like the football Eddie Howe gets Bournemouth playing and think he is a star manager in the next 5-10 years.
You never know maybe Arsene Wenger will be fed up peeling onions and want to get back into football by then, I would like to see us have 11 strikers and only 6 defenders on our books!!
And some people think NP had a bad transfer window in the summer!
posted on 10/12/14
Welcome
You seem too positive to be a City fan
posted on 10/12/14
Welcome, unlike Dunge I disagree with a lot of what you say, but I sure do like the way you say it
posted on 10/12/14
comment by CDUBYA (U17121)
posted 7 minutes ago
Welcome
You seem too positive to be a City fan
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Many thanks CDUBYA
It's only a game, a game we all love and a club that is in our blood.
Have had many years of frustration so positivity is the way forward, irrespective of the circumstances.
posted on 10/12/14
comment by a foxes voice (U1133)
posted 6 minutes ago
Welcome, unlike Dunge I disagree with a lot of what you say, but I sure do like the way you say it
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Thanks Foxes Voice
As I said, opinions make the world go round. If we all agreed with each other then JA606 would be like the Brendan Rogers Appreciation Society (empty).
I look forward to debating/ discussing our views thought the rest of our ride that is the 2014-2015 season.
posted on 10/12/14
Hey Tommy, call me The Voice
posted on 10/12/14
I agree with everything you say, with Dunge's caveats!
To particularly look at your 'players' section, it's becoming more and more obvious that the one person most blinded by promotion was NP!
I've always been a massive fan of Pearson and still stand by him now but the more I think about it, the more annoyed I'm getting about our current plight. I can't help but think that his stubbornness got in the way of improving the squad. The season he produced last year was the best I've experienced and for me that still buys him a little time.
Although, I feel that some of the criticism and vitriol on here and elsewhere goes too far, I don't think he'll ever have universal approval sadly. The simple truth is that he comes across as incredibly rude and goes out of his way to be awkward and stubborn during interviews. For some, this will sour results even during the good times and it's like petrol on a fire during the bad ones.
posted on 10/12/14
Excellent Thread and one I can agree with 100%
If you didn't get banned for having two accounts I could have written that myself, don't get too despondent and keep posting though even after the anti brigade crawl all over you.
posted on 10/12/14
TWO ACCOUNTS Surely not
posted on 10/12/14
Welcome OooTommyWright - great first post and I actually agree with you on Pulis so I agree with everything you say.
Just to enamour yourself to me even more, would you like to share your views on Richie De Laet?
posted on 10/12/14
comment by DoningtonBlue (U7476)
posted 12 minutes ago
I agree with everything you say, with Dunge's caveats!
To particularly look at your 'players' section, it's becoming more and more obvious that the one person most blinded by promotion was NP!
I've always been a massive fan of Pearson and still stand by him now but the more I think about it, the more annoyed I'm getting about our current plight. I can't help but think that his stubbornness got in the way of improving the squad. The season he produced last year was the best I've experienced and for me that still buys him a little time.
Although, I feel that some of the criticism and vitriol on here and elsewhere goes too far, I don't think he'll ever have universal approval sadly. The simple truth is that he comes across as incredibly rude and goes out of his way to be awkward and stubborn during interviews. For some, this will sour results even during the good times and it's like petrol on a fire during the bad ones.
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Donnington
AGREE?? Careful, I may be new but that's not a word I have seen on here for a while😉
Blinded?? Was he blinded or is he just a person that believes in showing faith and that is a strong part of him as a person.
We have all seen instances of either BLIND FAITH or CROSS ME AND YOUR OUT, but NP is no different to other managers in all walks of life. He is just unlucky that his role is a public one so we all get too pick over the bones of every decision / statement he makes with a fine tooth comb.
I do find it amusing that NP's persona is made into the end of the world when results head south, yes I know that many people have mentioned it over time but it was never a big thing when we were winning, now his attitude is being called into question and used as a big stick!!
Again I completely agree that too some people he can be seen to be dour or even rude. I can honestly say that I don't give a rats behind how he sounds in interviews, I listen and I watch NP and too me he has always been like that. We knew how he was when we first appointed him and he has never changed, does how he comes across in interviews affect results??
I think not.
But as you say this will be used as petrol, as will NP sitting in the stand ( never a big thing before, but now OFF WITH HIS HEAD).
The crux of it all is can NP and his team work hard in training and improve results? Can NP and his team bring players into our club in January to help our cause?
I firmly believe yes is the answer to both, and I believe that the majority of fans think the same but those that disagree are entitled to their opinions and may be proved right in the long run ( I am humble enough to accept that others can be right instead of me)
BLUEARMY
posted on 10/12/14
comment by True Blue (U9486)
posted 16 minutes ago
Excellent Thread and one I can agree with 100%
If you didn't get banned for having two accounts I could have written that myself, don't get too despondent and keep posting though even after the anti brigade crawl all over you.
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Many thanks TB
Don't agree all the time, it will get boring 😉
Believe me I will respect what others have to say, whether they agree or not but despondent will not be a reaction.
The anti-brigade as you call them are just the same as you and I, they love our club but just have a different opinion.
It's all good with me.
posted on 10/12/14
comment by Merseysidefox (U4842)
posted 13 minutes ago
Welcome OooTommyWright - great first post and I actually agree with you on Pulis so I agree with everything you say.
Just to enamour yourself to me even more, would you like to share your views on Richie De Laet?
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Evening Mersey
Thanks for your welcome and nice to see we are in agreement on TP.
So to answer your question on RDL......
He is a midfielder in a defenders body!! Pace to burn, impresses me when he is going forward but when he is required to defend ( and that has been a lot this season) he commits himself far too early therefore making and decision making process hell of a lot easier for the attacker.
His pace can get him out of a number of self created poo holes but in the Premier League he is shown up more than a lot of his team-mates as we defend for such long periods of the game.
Again I have to say RDL does not run onto the pitch each game and think, guess what today I will have a stinker just for the fun of it. He tries his very best, but has been found wanting defensively.
Is he any worse mistake wise than anyone else? NO
Support from us all will bring confidence, confidence will bring improved performance, improved performance will bring better results, better results will bring not having to play Florist next season, so all good in my book.
Anything else you would like my opinion on while I am in the zone?
posted on 10/12/14
Great point about NP in the stands-it gained us 102 points last year but all of a sudden it's an issue!
This is a good example of why it's 50 years since we won a World Cup-an inability to embrace new ideas. Some people think that screaming at players and showing 'Pashun' on the touchline is the only way to inspire players. I for one disagree.
However, if sitting in the standard provides NP with a better view, I wish he'd use it to spot how hopeless James is at set pieces!!
posted on 10/12/14
Wow, you're very measured. He's actually doing better than I thought he would to be honest but I see a man who has very limited defensive ability, and who has no final ball to take advantage of his attacking strengths. Therefore I see a poor full back and a poor midfielder who won't cut it in the prem.
If I was playing a wing back I'd play Albrighton as at least he can cross a football!!!
Anyway, I think you've put across a pretty fair assessment of him.
If you want to keep going, how would you feel sbout a switch to 3-5-2 or 4-5-1 to get more men in midfield to try and shore us up until Xmas?
posted on 10/12/14
Welcome OTW!
Can't see much to disagree with in your post, although I would have no problem with seeing Pulis in our dugout.
I'd also have had no problem with Warnock there either (cue the calls for me to be forced to ring a bell on matchdays and shout 'unclean! unclean!' as I walk to my seat).
About RDL, Simpson looked OK at RB against Villa, so it might be worth trying RDL on the right side of midfield (offensively possibly not as good as Albrighton, but defensively better). Allied with a switch to 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 perhaps, with Mahrez in the middle behind Ulloa?
posted on 10/12/14
comment by DoningtonBlue (U7476)
posted 40 minutes ago
Great point about NP in the stands-it gained us 102 points last year but all of a sudden it's an issue!
This is a good example of why it's 50 years since we won a World Cup-an inability to embrace new ideas. Some people think that screaming at players and showing 'Pashun' on the touchline is the only way to inspire players. I for one disagree.
However, if sitting in the standard provides NP with a better view, I wish he'd use it to spot how hopeless James is at set pieces!!
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As I said before Donnington, we are all prone to some BLIND FAITH at some point. Maybe this is NP's weakness, I for one would like to see Cambiasso given some FK responsibility in the next couple of games.
Although we might not be privy to Matty James knocking in FK's like a certain Mr Beckham in training😉
posted on 10/12/14
comment by Merseysidefox (U4842)
posted 38 minutes ago
Wow, you're very measured. He's actually doing better than I thought he would to be honest but I see a man who has very limited defensive ability, and who has no final ball to take advantage of his attacking strengths. Therefore I see a poor full back and a poor midfielder who won't cut it in the prem.
If I was playing a wing back I'd play Albrighton as at least he can cross a football!!!
Anyway, I think you've put across a pretty fair assessment of him.
If you want to keep going, how would you feel sbout a switch to 3-5-2 or 4-5-1 to get more men in midfield to try and shore us up until Xmas?
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Personally I wouldn't play Albrighton as a right back or wing back, square pegs round holes?? We aren't Man Utd you know 😉
I actually rate Albrighton highly and would like to see him given a run of starts in his favoured position, he is one player who could give us a spark to turn things round.
As for any formation change, no one will ever convince me that 3-5-2 works, especially with our frailties at the back. I wouldn't be averse to moving to a 4-5-1 to shore up the middle of the park, create more possession and to help the defence feel more supported by the engine room of the team. Depending on players selected in this formation it could be fluid to force a 4-3-3 if required as well.
Whether we get to see this or not I couldn't say, but if we do we could all be armchair managers in the Premier League.
If only it was that easy 😉
posted on 10/12/14
comment by nuneaton_fox (U7936)
posted 13 minutes ago
Welcome OTW!
Can't see much to disagree with in your post, although I would have no problem with seeing Pulis in our dugout.
I'd also have had no problem with Warnock there either (cue the calls for me to be forced to ring a bell on matchdays and shout 'unclean! unclean!' as I walk to my seat).
About RDL, Simpson looked OK at RB against Villa, so it might be worth trying RDL on the right side of midfield (offensively possibly not as good as Albrighton, but defensively better). Allied with a switch to 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 perhaps, with Mahrez in the middle behind Ulloa?
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Thanks Nuneaton
If ever I saw Pulis or Warnock in our dugout I would hope they have a bucket and a mop in their hands and not a team sheet 😉
I thought Simpson did ok on Sunday and I would like to see RDL pushed forward as an experiment, just to prove me wrong.
Re. Mahrez behind Ulloa,certainly needs to be someone creative and pacy in the support role behind Ulloa but also needs to be reliable. I remain to be convinced that Mahrez could fill this role at the moment.
posted on 11/12/14
So am I, but he likes to take the ball past people (wish he'd learn when to pass) so try him in a position where he can do some real damage doing that. Also his defensive liabilities wouldn't cause us so much of a problem as normal (exposing RDL all the time and making RDL look worse than he actually is).
posted on 11/12/14
comment by nuneaton_fox (U7936)
posted 39 minutes ago
So am I, but he likes to take the ball past people (wish he'd learn when to pass) so try him in a position where he can do some real damage doing that. Also his defensive liabilities wouldn't cause us so much of a problem as normal (exposing RDL all the time and making RDL look worse than he actually is).
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Very solid argument, would be good to see it tried out 😃
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