LJC_CCFC
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1) Subs - A problem many city managers have had is their inability to know when to make subs, this was evident again today. Ten minutes into the second half the game was stagnating and bury were for the first time getting hold of the ball with their sub elford looking pacy and good. This was the time for Thorn to make changes, freshen up the team by taking off the tiring kilbane and Elliott and giving Macca or ROD a run out so they can show Thorn why they should be starting. But no we wait until after the 2nd goal and take off Baker, who was having a decent game and cody who looked the fitter of the two strikers.
2) Kevin Kilbane - The Kilbane situation is almost a carbon copy of the Stephen Wright situation from the Coleman era. Wright was brought in to fill in at right back and be a squad player, the next season he was made captain and played out of position by Coleman at centre half subsequently being too slow and was released. Kilbane was brought in by Thorn to be an experienced squad player who could be cover at left back for Hussey, he was made captain by Thorn and is being played out of position on the left side of the diamond subsequently being to slow to track back or offer anything going forward. By making Kilbane captain Thorn is basically tying his own hands behind his back by now having to play him in every match like Wright.
3) Pace - we officially have the slowest squad in the division, not one quick player. This was highlighted by Bury today, who in bringing on Marshall and lenell john Lewis their pacy forwards they showed how pace can change a game and how without it we can get overrun all over the pitch. We can only pray that some pace is injected into this team before the close of the transfer window.
2) Kevin Kilbane - The Kilbane situation is almost a carbon copy of the Stephen Wright situation from the Coleman era. Wright was brought in to fill in at right back and be a squad player, the next season he was made captain and played out of position by Coleman at centre half subsequently being too slow and was released. Kilbane was brought in by Thorn to be an experienced squad player who could be cover at left back for Hussey, he was made captain by Thorn and is being played out of position on the left side of the diamond subsequently being to slow to track back or offer anything going forward. By making Kilbane captain Thorn is basically tying his own hands behind his back by now having to play him in every match like Wright.
3) Pace - we officially have the slowest squad in the division, not one quick player. This was highlighted by Bury today, who in bringing on Marshall and lenell john Lewis their pacy forwards they showed how pace can change a game and how without it we can get overrun all over the pitch. We can only pray that some pace is injected into this team before the close of the transfer window.
