Nick
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Apparently sat behind the bench. I'm the other side so can't see
Callum Doyle (20 Viewers)
- Thread starter Ccfcisparks
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Have you?
No haven't noticed him. Been looking for Bassette, Lati and Bell as well but wondering if my eyesight is getting worse therefore causing conspiracy thoughts to form which are not factually correct
Londonccfcfan
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Anybody else?
SkyBlueDom26
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Even for you that’s low Nicholas, stop lying he’s definitely not here
Woooah who needs Callum Doyle, wooah with Perry in the middle, never gives the ball away 
peteCCFC
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Nope, too busy watching Asante and trying to figure out how the fuck he became a professional footballer and thinking if he can do it so can I.
SkyBlueDom26
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Jamesimus
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You could have quite the LinkedIn profile - storyteller, flamenco dancer, professional footballer
Thought it was him hiding in the tunnel but I think it’s actually Isaac Moore - the hair was too curly and he wasn’t as ‘built’ up top
Nick
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If you and the other chuckle brother want to double team then at least do it properly.
SkyBlueDom26
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You have to block multiple accounts of his because he hurts your feelingsIf you and the other chuckle brother want to double team then at least do it properly.
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT
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donald_trumps
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Sounds like Lamps wants another CB - Coventry City - Lampard following Real Betis draw - BBC Sounds
Not a fan of the parting gift at the end..... "no were not looking at bringing in another striker"!?!?! With sicknote Hadji and can't trap a ball Ellis, were going nowhere! If we want to be serious, promotion candidates we cannot, CANNOT, keep relying on Rudoni to score the goals. We're a 15 goal striker short of a serious contender. We've got to be looking at a striker, surely?!?! If not, I'm tapping out! I can't watch Simms and BTA for another season!
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Matt smith
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He’s not going to go into specific details is he
Don’t think he’d say it in public, your basically saying you don’t believe in what you’ve got, pretty sure if bassettes going on loan then we’ll get someone in,
Mucca Mad Boys
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Haji Wright scored 12 goals missing 3 months of the season… even Simms scored 19 goals in his first season here.
Meanwhile, our 2 wingers between them didn’t get past 10 goals… that’s actually what’s holding us back.
Ccfcisparks
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So was nick on the windup then
Nick
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No. I just asked because a couple of people by me were saying it and it was the opposite side of the ground so I couldn't look or see.
Hence I asked a question rather than stating it as fact.
Lamps
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How many goals in total did our strikers get last season?
mark82
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27
Ccfcisparks
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Our wingers are not the issue. We need a quality 9 if Wright isn’t fit
Lamps
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Just not good enough if we want to challenge at or near the top.
Ccfcisparks
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What?
For a 1 striker formation if you told me our 9 would get 20 goals and our backup 7 id snap your hand off
ccfc1234
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We ideally need 30+ goals from Simms, Wright, BTA, it's possible but it's an area of the pitch I would like to see strengthened if we want to be in and around the top of the league table all season.
mark82
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4th highest scorers in the league. 13th in goals conceded. I'd argue it's stopping them going in we need to concentrate on more.
Individually only 6 players scored more than Wright, and he missed 3 months.
SeaSeeEffCee
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Equally Wright has only scored 5 goals under Lampard, 3 of those coming in one game, and was appallingly bad for the final stretch of the season.
Lamps
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I agree with Wright. Otherwise no.
So how many goals came from midfield?
I wasn't one of the 62% and wanted the GK we got.
Mucca Mad Boys
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Quick comparison:
- BTA + Simms = 4374 minutes played, 12 goals
- Sakamoto + EMC = 4842 minutes, 9 goals.
Let’s put aside that we do not have the depth required to play 4-2-3-1 without playing players out of position… 9 goals from 2 attacking players is just not good enough. For context, Leeds had 3 wingers with 9+ goals alone. Even Sheff U had 4 wingers who matched Sakamoto’s goal scoring tally.
EMC’s numbers are generally encouraging and with a trusted role and an injury free season, would reasonably expect to him to hit 12-15 goal contributions. I’m not worried about him at all really.
However, I just don’t get why Sakamoto is viewed as a sacred cow. He’s a good player but it’s an area where we can improve upon easily. He would make a great role/impact player.
The hyper fixation on bringing in a striker is missing the bigger picture really. Haji is the number one guy and he’s proven he’s a top end striker so wanting to replace more fringe players just isn’t a priority compared to areas on the pitch where we lack extra quality as well as depth.
Ccfcisparks
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You expect a striker to score more than wingers so not sure what youre getting at really
Mucca Mad Boys
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Not from the bench. Ironically, a lot BTA’s minutes would’ve been out wide too. Leeds sub striker (Joseph) scored 3 goals and 4 of their top goal scorers were wide players. Likewise, Sheff U had 5 wide in theirs and Keiffer Moore scored 5 goals last season from the bench (less than Simms lol).
In the case of Sakamoto, he had less shots and a lower xG than Bobby Thomas. Whilst, Thomas had a good season, there isn’t really any circumstances where a winger is outscored by a CB.
How to improve the starting 11 is staring you in the face: sign a winger or two who can get 12-15 goal contributions.
shmmeee
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We don’t even own three wide players.
Mucca Mad Boys
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I am including Rapha who may get more minutes this season.
If we intend to play 4-2-3-1/4-3-3, we can’t really do that with Rapha, Sakamoto and EMC. If we’re only signing ‘cover’ players, we’re wasting our time.
Seriously, it won’t be that difficult to find a winger who scores more goals than Sakamoto.
Mucca Mad Boys
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Outside of Rudoni and Wright, there wasn’t much goals in the team.
What would we do if Rudoni got injured? He played a role in 33% of all our goals in the league last year. Which is mental.
People moan about BTA and Simms but we put in our best run of form playing them upfront together last season. Those two players are v clearly serviceable at this level. We don’t want to be in a position where we’re forced into tactical/formation changes because players in undermanned positions get injured. Specifically, Sakamoto, EMC and Rudoni. Any of those players get an injury, we either need to change formation or play another player out of position.