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Blog CCFC Analysis - Ellis Simms - The Enigma (2 Viewers)

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  • Start date Yesterday at 1:23 PM
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CCFCAnalysis

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  • Yesterday at 1:23 PM
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Ellis Simms - The Enigma

Deep dive into the numbers behind the 24 yr old, who had such a dissapointing 24/25 season.
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A dig into the numbers behind Ellis Simms.

Would you move him on?
 

edgy

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  • Yesterday at 1:28 PM
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Yes. Didn't read it though.
 
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JulianDarbyFTW

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  • Yesterday at 1:39 PM
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I want him to succeed, but don't believe he will. He lacks the aggression you need to be a top player. In fact, he needs one of those little dog collars that gives an electric shock wrapped around his bollocks so that Frank can fire him up a bit mid-game.
 
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Herb70

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  • Yesterday at 1:50 PM
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Definitely keep. Still think his best years are ahead
 
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Skyblueabo1111

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  • Yesterday at 2:30 PM
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Definitely keep, but play 2 up front
 

stevefloyd

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  • Yesterday at 2:46 PM
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Fuck him off he is fucking dreadful and get someone who can head the ball control the ball and shoot everthing that Simms finds increasingly difficult to do !
 
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Boicey

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  • Yesterday at 3:16 PM
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We can't continue with 2 hit or miss lethargic forwards.
It would make a huge difference to get a centre forward with aggression who actually likes getting in the box, making a nuisance of himself, rattling defenders, who is desperate to score goals.
Simms needs to go.
 
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fatso

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  • Yesterday at 3:35 PM
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CCFCAnalysis said:
Would you move him on?
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Abso- fucking- lutely

In a heart beat. The guy can't trap or control a football ffs, and can't even head a ball!!!

On top of that he doesn't work hard enough, or use his physicality enough.

Shit hair do too
 

CCFCAnalysis

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  • Yesterday at 3:51 PM
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I’m less concerned about the aggression element.

It’s the first touch that means you can’t really involve him in build up play that worries me more


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fernandopartridge

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  • Yesterday at 4:27 PM
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fatso said:
Abso- fucking- lutely

In a heart beat. The guy can't trap or control a football ffs, and can't even head a ball!!!

On top of that he doesn't work hard enough, or use his physicality enough.

Shit hair do too
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He can't head a ball yet managed to score 4 headers last season. This is in a thread where the analysis even says that heading accuracy is an area of the game he has improved.
 
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fatso

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  • Yesterday at 4:34 PM
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fernandopartridge said:
He can't head a ball yet managed to score 4 headers last season. This is in a thread where the analysis even says that heading accuracy is an area of the game he has improved.
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Of course hes improved, he couldn't really of been any worse.
There's more to heading than just scoring, I'd love to see him win a header with his back to goal, get a flick on, or even bring the ball down on his chest and lay it off (to one of our own players)

He's one of our top earners, but one of our poorest players.
I think the fact that Lampard left him out of both play off games would indicate that his time here is up. But as I've said before, we could have difficulty off loading him, I doubt anyone else would pay him what we are paying him.
 

LastChance

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  • Yesterday at 5:00 PM
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Ideally, we move him on and replace him with a striker who is more aggressive and competitive, more able to control a pass and convert the chances he will get. Who's that gonna be? I'm hoping Frank and Dean are working on that as a priority, it looks like he doesn't have much of a future here now.
 

AOM

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  • Yesterday at 5:24 PM
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I'm still a fan of Simms, and in the keep category but I can see how he frustrates.

Maybe him not featuring in the two play off semis is a hint that Lampard doesn't seem him in his future plans either
 
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DT-R

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  • Yesterday at 5:33 PM
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Boicey said:
We can't continue with 2 hit or miss lethargic forwards.
It would make a huge difference to get a centre forward with aggression who actually likes getting in the box, making a nuisance of himself, rattling defenders, who is desperate to score goals.
Simms needs to go.
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You mean like Bassette? I really think he has all those attributes. All he needs now is to add a bit of skill and he'll be a top striker. I just hope its for us and not against us.

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Captain Dart

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  • Yesterday at 7:26 PM
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One of our strikers is going to have a great 25/26 season but I have no idea which one.
 

Boicey

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  • Yesterday at 7:37 PM
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DT-R said:
You mean like Bassette? I really think he has all those attributes. All he needs now is to add a bit of skill and he'll be a top striker. I just hope its for us and not against us.

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Bassette doesn't actually get in the box much or attack the goal. So not for me.
 

fatso

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  • Yesterday at 7:39 PM
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Boicey said:
Bassette doesn't actually get in the box much or attack the goal. So not for me.
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Or we could just tell him to push 10 yards further forward?
 
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