Fair comments just feel we cud do with a goal or 2 extra from midfield sure Swanson will get his chance at some point pusb
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I'd do as little as possible to disrupt a winning team at the moment to be honest.
how anyone can say that Conor Thomas is good enough to put on a Coventry City shirt is beyond me. Danny Swanson all day long. Instead of letting Fleck and O'Brien bomb on why dont we play Swanson and have thwm all bomb forward. Conor Thomas offers nothing to this football club. Just a kid who thinks hes better than everyone else because he had a trial at Liverpool. Rant over
The way he plays, frees Fleck up to play make. Yes SP will want a chip in of goals from all of his midfielders but my main point is, Thomas does the kind of role that never gets noticed from fans or TV, He's not a 'star' but what he is, is a good team player and he contributes. People see he doesn't score 15 a season and think he's crap.
how anyone can say that Conor Thomas is good enough to put on a Coventry City shirt is beyond me. Danny Swanson all day long. Instead of letting Fleck and O'Brien bomb on why dont we play Swanson and have thwm all bomb forward. Conor Thomas offers nothing to this football club. Just a kid who thinks hes better than everyone else because he had a trial at Liverpool. Rant over
Where is the evidence he thinks he is better than everyone else? Shit thing to say.
There seems to be an inherent link between people talking shit and people saying 'rant over'.
Fleck, O'Brien and Swanson ALL bomb forwards?
Great plan .... not. Footballing suicide.
A lot of the time it isn't just about picking your best players, it is about picking players that work as a team and that compliment each other. You are looking to field the best team, not just pick 11 individuals who are the best players.
Swanson, Fleck AND O'Brien would never, ever work I don't think. Whether it is Conor Thomas or someone else, you need his type of player trait in a team like ours right now.
it has already this season hasn't it? not that i want thomas dropped.
who was in midfield for JPT? daniels,coubilaly and ??? we have options in midfield, connor is not indispensible or crap.
it has already this season hasn't it? not that i want thomas dropped.
who was in midfield for JPT? daniels,coubilaly and ??? we have options in midfield, connor is not indispensible or crap.
Clueless.how anyone can say that Conor Thomas is good enough to put on a Coventry City shirt is beyond me. Danny Swanson all day long. Instead of letting Fleck and O'Brien bomb on why dont we play Swanson and have thwm all bomb forward. Conor Thomas offers nothing to this football club. Just a kid who thinks hes better than everyone else because he had a trial at Liverpool. Rant over
Does that also mean that fleck and o'brien are not indispensable or crap?
I'm just wondering whether the same logic applies...
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From what I have seen of Daniels, which is not a lot, he seems to be a more similar sort of player to Thomas.
What would happen I think if you had Swanson, O'Brien and Fleck in there, would be a Jack Wilshere England sort of situation against Switzerland, whereby he was asked to play a role that just wasn't at all natural for him and it clearly showed,
i think thomas is palying well, i dont think hes on level of fleck and obrien personally. i wanna see connor stay in team whilst on form, but i dont think the midfield would collapse if he was swapped for swanson or coubilaly.
Trouble with taking Thomas out of the squad and replacing him with a more attacking minded player, it'll reduce the amount of protection and time on the ball Fleck has been revelling in. Yes Thomas might not be the attacking threat of Swanson, but he allows Fleck that time to pull the strings.
how anyone can say that Conor Thomas is good enough to put on a Coventry City shirt is beyond me. Danny Swanson all day long. Instead of letting Fleck and O'Brien bomb on why dont we play Swanson and have thwm all bomb forward. Conor Thomas offers nothing to this football club. Just a kid who thinks hes better than everyone else because he had a trial at Liverpool. Rant over
They play a different role? Thomas has been great this season so far from what I've seen, he's been box to box, allows O'Brien to get forward and Fleck to have time on the ball. Also, don't change a winning team!
Complete and utter ignorance and lack of understanding of the game and roles on the pitch.
Sorry i musnt understand the game, im 19 for a start and have played at academies across the midlands- blues, wolves, Villa, Stoke and played semi proffesionally at Hinckley United before they went under 3 years ago. PLease dont try and tell me i dont undertsand the game. Yes i didnt make it and before anyone pull the jealousy card- arent we all jealous of cov kids playing for our local team? Ive seen it before when players ive played with have gone to massive clubs then come back and thought they were the dogs ... funny because when i posted nearly the same comment about Conor Thomas a few weeks ago it was welcomed with praise. Funny isnt it how fickle football supporters are.
Let me explain. 3-5-2 is a defensive formation. All about building from the back. In the centre of the park there will normally be two players (fleck, o'brien) who are attack minded players to give the formation some creativity and forward thinkingness (if thats even a word) then you have a player who naturally sits and holds his position, helping the wingbacks when needed and coming short for an inside pass from them. This player is the one to win tackles and distribute the ball either out wide or to bring in one of the other centre midfielders who are playmakers. Conor Thomas isnt that player. He is weak on and off the ball and not by any means a ball winner. At times againist Gillingham and Yeovil fleck and o;brien could have been further forward if they were confident enough to allow Conor Thomas to win the ball. We didnt have bodies to throw forward and we were put under pressure.
But Thomas isn't being used as a holding midfielder. He is more of a box to box man, providing energy to the team. Fleck is the one who has been sitting in the middle, almost akin to a xabi alonso role. Not necessarily the best tackler or holding midfielder but he is there for his passing ability.
indeed
they all interchange, its not rigid.
which is great.
Its great now until one game where they are confused and can be blamed for a loss. Then suddenly everyone would be calling for a disciplined midfield three
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