25/26 January Transfer Window (67 Viewers)

shmmeee said:

And a very capable LB too which makes his lack of time even more baffling.

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I would be quite tempted to put him LB with MvE RB. Would be an interesting experiment to have those two in the team at the same time.

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:

I would be quite tempted to put him LB with MvE RB. Would be an interesting experiment to have those two in the team at the same time.

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We did against Charlton didnt we, and he did quite well till he got injured

shmmeee said:

And a very capable LB too which makes his lack of time even more baffling.

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Agree. I keep forgetting he plays for us.

19Skybluearmy76 said:

100% I'd say KKH is far better defensively and probably quicker than Milan it's really strange how sparingly he's been used. There needs to be a shake up somewhere and I'm not slagging Frank and Co. off it's fair criticism and he's been fantastic since day one but the real test is now having the coaching skills to steer us in another direction and change up the tactics instead of consistently sticking with the same formation. JDS has been immense but he needs a break too he's targeted by most opposition teams simply because of his size.

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skybluecam said:

Lati "in form"

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He has done well, when picked. Personally I would give Woof a lot more game time.

Skyblueabo1111 said:

He has done well, when picked. Personally I would give Woof a lot more game time.

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Woolf has hardly done much to impress when given the chance and until quite recently there was really no reason to even consider dropping Thomas or Kitching.

A lot of your comments seem to just be hindsight biased, it's very easy to say we should have changed things when you're looking at 5 or 6 poor results, but that would require making changes after just 2 or 3.

CCFCSteve said:

We played Bidwell against Swansea and Brau against Ipswich. KKH was on bench for both

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Yes I know, he started 1st Jan replacing dasilva who was on a red card ban. Played well but injured 62 minutes in. Been out until recently. He would be first pick at left back for me played on left at Preston & got player of the season.

skybluecam said:

Woolf has hardly done much to impress when given the chance and until quite recently there was really no reason to even consider dropping Thomas or Kitching.

A lot of your comments seem to just be hindsight biased, it's very easy to say we should have changed things when you're looking at 5 or 6 poor results, but that would require making changes after just 2 or 3.

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Totally untrue. I have been saying for ages, we need to change formation away from home.Great when you are scoring 3 or 4, but that has changed and we need to make ourselves harder to beat. Woolf has done okay, when played..He had one bad game at Wrexham, when we were short of players. The whole team were dreadful that day. My posts aren't about dropping players, resting them, when playing 3 in a week. KH was Preston's player of the year, but hardly ever plays.

skybluecam said:

Woolf has hardly done much to impress when given the chance and until quite recently there was really no reason to even consider dropping Thomas or Kitching.

A lot of your comments seem to just be hindsight biased, it's very easy to say we should have changed things when you're looking at 5 or 6 poor results, but that would require making changes after just 2 or 3.

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skybluecam said:

It's not just about the keeper's ball playing ability, it's about dictating the areas they play in to.

If a keeper is poor with his feet you might prefer to let him have the ball and force him to attempt a longer pass or just hoof it which generally benefits the defence.

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So thinking about that specific game, Ipswich left their wingers very high up the pitch which kept our full backs honest and our defence stretched. Walton did indeed play long a lot but was able to wait until their attacking unit was set due to the lack of pressure. I’d imagine we won a healthy amount of first contact but, given we have been going for the invisible midfield approach, the second balls were more often than not picked up by Ipswich.

I appreciate that both plans can work - it just seems we try to do half of one and half of another. My natural preference is to press weak ball players and I’d be trying to encourage the keeper to play short knowing their ball control isn’t sound, especially given Ipswich have given up a few goals and more than a few chances this season through AAATB.

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:

I would be quite tempted to put him LB with MvE RB. Would be an interesting experiment to have those two in the team at the same time.

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Yeah and when one bombs forward the other full back stays back and tucks in, which allows Grimes to squeeze forward its basic ametuer shit

What’s happened to @Jimmy87 ?

Has he taken a vow of silence !

Deity said:

What’s happened to @Jimmy87 ?

Has he taken a vow of silence !

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Only sees his source at home games I think

I agree Kesler-Hayden has been horrendously underused. He’s solid defensively and good going forward. A no brainer of a rotation option to keep him and MVE fresh. Or at LB where he could easily make that position his own.