Perennial Lurker
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Have you seen the size of Rudoni and EMC ?
Also looking at other players , there seems to have been a lot of work in the gym
I don't think we will be a soft touch this season
Have you seen the size of Rudoni and EMC ?My fear is playing teams that don’t like playing football and just put 10 men behind the ball, we can never seem to get past a draw with those sorts of teams.
Good, it'll make a big difference to able to stand up to all the cloggers in this division, eg our bogey team, PrestonHave you seen the size of Rudoni and EMC ?
Also looking at other players , there seems to have been a lot of work in the gym
I don't think we will be a soft touch this season
I don't think the defence is good enough to go up automatically. Its an area for concern as it was last season. Top 6 is realistic.
I was really positive about the signing of Kitching last season, we paid a good fee and I just think he fell a bit short of expectations. Not slating the guy because it's not like I could do any better, maybe I expected a little too much too soon. As you say they are both relatively young and could come on leaps and bounds. Although I think Kitching may struggle to oust Binks from the staring 11 early doors once he's available again.We might still get another defender in. Also Thomas and Kitching will be learning from their mistakes, they are only young
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Have you seen the size of Rudoni and EMC ?
Also looking at other players , there seems to have been a lot of work in the gym
I don't think we will be a soft touch this season
If you watched the Everton game you will have seen that our approach is now different.It’s not about the size of our players, it’s about how well we can break down teams that like to sit back and play with a back 7. So often against these sort of teams we pass, pass, pass around our defence/midfield and nothing happens.
Hopefully players like Rudoni will be the key to unlocking some of these defensive teams. I’d always rather us play against a team that likes to attack than a team that likes to defend, we always seem to struggle against the latter.
I still think we need another CB and definitely a LB. Dasilva isn't good enough.We might still get another defender in. Also Thomas and Kitching will be learning from their mistakes, they are only young
Fair enough, maybe we’ve got better at breaking defences down but I think one pre-season game is very little evidence to go off.If you watched the Everton game you will have seen that our approach is now different.
I won't start believing until we draw with a bunch of under 16's from the North WestThis pre-season is giving me shades of the title winning L1 season I dont know why but if that happens and we win the league wow
DaSilva has looked fitter and better this preseasonI still think we need another CB and definitely a LB. Dasilva isn't good enough.
Yeh, we have to try and get the best out of him as he isn't going anywhere, hopefully he can step it up a bit this season.DaSilva has looked fitter and better this preseason
Technically he is good but last season he got pulled out of position too easily at times .Yeh, we have to try and get the best out of him as he isn't going anywhere, hopefully he can step it up a bit this season.
The fact we even consider this as a possibility shows just how far we've come
Its only 7 years ago that we were preparing for life in the 4th tier. Never in my wildest dreams did I think at that time we could ever get back to the position we're in now
I agree we’ve invested exceptionally well this summer. Rudoni, BTA and EMC are real coups for me. But this is the Championship. It’s an utter dogfight. If we have decent luck with injuries I’d be disappointed with anything outside the top 8. I also suspect we might have to fend off some late transfer plays for Simms, Wright and Sheaf.
He won't come here . "If " we sign a right back it will either be a young loanee or a young prospect. An established RB won't want to compete with MvETbh it wasn't something i agreed with initially, i guess i was hoping Burroughs was up to it, which seemingly might not be the case... i think we might need another RB. Cyrus Christie is a reasonable shout imo.
I've heard that said so much by people obsessed with this 'starting 11' yet we keep signing good players.He won't come here . "If " we sign a right back it will either be a young loanee or a young prospect. An established RB won't want to compete with MvE
Is he undet contract, don't really want to strengthen those Tigers?Tbh it wasn't something i agreed with initially, i guess i was hoping Burroughs was up to it, which seemingly might not be the case... i think we might need another RB. Cyrus Christie is a reasonable shout imo.
No I get thatI've heard that said so much by people obsessed with this 'starting 11' yet we keep signing good players.
Agreed, he's a star. But still needs a rest. Christie is 31 now... time to come home?No I get that
My point was more about MvE , he's arguably our best prospect and this season won't be far off the best right back in the division. Can't see many established players wanting to compete with him
I would love to see him backAgreed, he's a star. But still needs a rest. Christie is 31 now... time to come home?
Free i think, that's why i quite like the suggestion.Is he undet contract, don't really want to strengthen those Tigers?
I always thought Da Silva looked better going forward than defending last season. Just hope his defending has improvedTechnically he is good but last season he got pulled out of position too easily at times .
Hopefully now he is settled into the squad he can play with more confidence
It’s not about the size of our players, it’s about how well we can break down teams that like to sit back and play with a back 7. So often against these sort of teams we pass, pass, pass around our defence/midfield and nothing happens.
Hopefully players like Rudoni will be the key to unlocking some of these defensive teams. I’d always rather us play against a team that likes to attack than a team that likes to defend, we always seem to struggle against the latter.
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