the one glaring thing missing from our squad (and any of our squads since Mifsud's departure) is pace. This has hindered us for years. If you look at teams that do well in this league (or indeed any league) they have at least 2 players than can go past an opponent and get a cross in. How many times do we see any of our players get to the byline and deliver?
I said for some time that we don't get our midfielders going past the strikers often enough - but to get into the box, not to the goal line. If you're expecting that, you play 4-4-2 - i.e. wingers, which we ain't got.
i've said this before a little while bak but i would have christie on the bench with thomas and have mcpake come CB keogh RB and bigi CMhow about this for a lineup? 4-2-3-1
.......................................................Murphy...........................................................
................Christie...................Keogh.........Cranie...............Hussey...........................
............................................Clingan.........Thomas..................................................
................Baker..............................Gardner.....................McSheffrey
.........................................................Juke..............................................................
We could get Gardner running from deep to support Juke. Juke's role will be to recieve the ball to feet and hold it up. Get the two wide players into the box, in other words play them more as inside forwards than actual wingers. That way the two full backs can run into the space on the overlap. Simples!
i've said this before a little while bak but i would have christie on the bench with thomas and have mcpake come CB keogh RB and bigi CM
yeah that is an option of course but for me Thomas and Clingan will be better at keeping the midfield ticking over more efficiently and I think Keogh is fitter than McPake. It's all relative anyway, for Thorn it's the diamond and nothing else!
Going back to the original post, I think it has to be worth a go. He also looked the most threatening/creative player in the final third against Hull. No point talking about Gardener, we only have him a couple more games.
McPake needs to go out on loan to get games - he is horrendously bad when he's only half fit. His defending has been shocking when he's played this season for that very reason. - check back at the millwall, southampton, Doncaster and bury goals in fact we've conceded 11 goals in the 4 games he's played in this season.
Mcsheffrey ain't too slow but he not quick either - injuries have taken their toll and he's lost the yard of pace that made effective. If he goes past someone their invariable recover get the ball back.
against doncaster he was pretty good i thought he was solid kicked the ball out the stadium stoped them scoring in the last min.
against southampton he had played 3 games in a week after only just coming back from injury and was only on for 2 goal's.
And most goals arn't his fault anyway and the fittness would have been sorted by now if we had a fitness coach
Christies was sensational against peter'boro, he's such an attacking threat and is just getting better and better.
He's gonna be brilliant in L1 next year if we can keep it.
the one glaring thing missing from our squad (and any of our squads since Mifsud's departure) is pace. This has hindered us for years. If you look at teams that do well in this league (or indeed any league) they have at least 2 players than can go past an opponent and get a cross in. How many times do we see any of our players get to the byline and deliver?
Mifsud scored more from out wide though?
He was definitely at fault for their equaliser - he was stood 5 yards behind the rest of the back four playing the scorer on. I'm not saying he is crap per se, I'm saying he is particularly dodgy when he isn't fully fit.
PHP:Christies was sensational against peter'boro, he's such an attacking threat and is just getting better and better. He's gonna be brilliant in L1 next year if we can keep it.
1. McSheffrey doesn't track back. which since we expect full-backs to get forward, is a good part of any winger's game.WE have got winger's just not with a lot of pace we've got them in sheffers bell baker and sheffers isn't to slow and also lot's will disagree but eastwood is pretty pacey when fit.
Thats true but I feel only because he ended up playing a load more games out wide than as a striker.Mifsud scored more from out wide though?
Pretty sure most of Mifsuds goals came playing wide of a 4-3-3 form under Dowie anyway which is different than playing wide of a 4-4-2 which he did under ColemanThats true but I feel only because he ended up playing a load more games out wide than as a striker.
I bet if you looked into it, he has a better goals to minutes ratio playing up front than out wide as a winger.
sheefer's is a winger and said he's not good at defending, we dont need baker to score goals and he's scored 1 so far playing there for us1. McSheffrey doesn't track back. which since we expect full-backs to get forward, is a good part of any winger's game.
2.Baker scored all his goa;s for stockort playing jus behind the strikers (i.e. at the point of the diamond), which leaves
3. Bell - say no more.
As for Eastwood having a bit of pace, as you say, he's not fit, and shows no sign of wanting to get fit. And what happened to playing people in their proper positions?
Pretty sure most of Mifsuds goals came playing wide of a 4-3-3 form under Dowie anyway which is different than playing wide of a 4-4-2 which he did under Coleman
where did you learn to spell or are all of these new player's coming in?Murphy
Craine Wood McPake Keough
Clingan
Deegan Gardner
Bigarami
McSheffery Juketswich
Strong Experieced Defence. Two Good Strikers. And the midfield has very passing players who Deegan, Bigarami and Clingan plus Gardner. And Deegan, Clingan and Gardner can score from midfield.
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