SlowerThanPlatt
Well-Known Member
Has there ever been a Cov player as wildly inconsistent as Haji Wright?
I think we have too many players like that right now. You can add Rudoni to that list.To be fair it's been more cold, cold cold, hot, cold
There is a pretty low bar though.And yet he's our top scorer again
Because he’s better on the leftWhy don't they play him up front which is the position he was bought for?
+1 hereOh, so this isn't a thread about a free buffet then?
I love a free buffet.
When was the last time we had Wright in good form on the left, Sheaf in the middle, and a 100% fit Sakamoto on the right?Has there ever been a Cov player as wildly inconsistent as Haji Wright?
We already have more than enough players who don't seem to have the responsibility to work or track back.He was summed up in the first 5 minutes of the game. His first touch went out for a throw and then from the throw in, he won the ball back, ghosted past 3 players and had a shot from the edge of the box.
I think the obsession with him tracking back doesn’t help his game. I’d rather see him allowed to stay high and wide with no responsibility to work back.
You can poo poo my response all you like, but even u8 footballers know that if a winger doesn't track back and do the defensive work it leaves the full back exposed in a 2 on 1 and targeted by the opposition.I think the obsession with him tracking back doesn’t help his game. I’d rather see him allowed to stay high and wide with no responsibility to work back.
Quite a while but Haji started the season on fire!When was the last time we had Wright in good form on the left, Sheaf in the middle, and a 100% fit Sakamoto on the right?
You can poo poo my response all you like, but even u8 footballers know that if a winger doesn't track back and do the defensive work it leaves the full back exposed in a 2 on 1 and targeted by the opposition.
This is so basic it's unbelievable, to suggest it as a tactic is wayyy beyond fucking rediculous.
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Still one of the top wingers in the league for attacking output this season. He is not the problem.
And yet he's our top scorer again
Again, he and the rest of the forwards are being scapegoated when the problem is so obviously our lack of chance creation. Of all the players taking the easy options, it isn’t the likes of Simms, Wright, BTA and so on. Watford away is the only game we can point at the forwards failing to deliver - 1 in 9 games.View attachment 38807
Still one of the top wingers in the league for attacking output this season. He is not the problem.
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Still one of the top wingers in the league for attacking output this season. He is not the problem.
Which is a result of slow and risk averse build up play. We seen what happened with England this summer, despite having world class talent available.This.
I don't understand the criticism of him. He's had a few poor games but no more than anyone else. A goal in champ every 180mins is not bad.
I also think on Saturday he was doubled up on Everytime as he's our only reliable attacking threat.
Also we don't give him enough of the ball, when he has it he general creates something.View attachment 38807
Still one of the top wingers in the league for attacking output this season. He is not the problem.
You can poo poo my response all you like, but even u8 footballers know that if a winger doesn't track back and do the defensive work it leaves the full back exposed in a 2 on 1 and targeted by the opposition.
This is so basic it's unbelievable, to suggest it as a tactic is wayyy beyond fucking rediculous.
Against Blackburn and won a foulPretty sure he's frustrated from lack of supply. He does seem that type of player, to get easily annoyed.
Was it against Wednesday, or the game before, that he tracked back all the way to our corner flag to make an excellent tackle and win us a throw in?
He's not the problem at all, one of our best players and probably second only to Sheaf in terms of importance to the team.Imagine watching his performances this season and thinking the OP doesn't have a point because of a graph!
And ges not the problem, but he's one of them.
Agree with others though, it's about the speed of our approach play and this season we've been so slow at progressing the ball through midfield we give the opposition time to smother him.
We need Rudoni to drop deeper to help progress the ball up field, he needs to be receiving the ball in his own half and getting on the turn, not hanging about behind the striker.
Another bloody essay!Sheaf and Eccles also need to be braver on the ball and put balls in behind defenders. They haven’t done this nearly enough and we’re never going to take advantage of the pace we have in the team if Simms, BTA, EMC, MVE, Wright and Bassette are not running onto balls. Looking at how well Vik was doing, he was constantly running onto balls behind defences from (typically) Hamer’s passes.
All too often, Wright gets passes behind him so he’s breaking stride to control the ball. Oxford (league) is a great example of what Wright can do when he’s running onto balls being played ahead of him.
There’s the issue of MVE and Bidwell either a) not trying to take players on and b) not getting the ball in the box when we have 2-3 players in there.
I don’t think we’re too far away from being a good team and do feel that whilst we’re not helping ourselves, we’ve been a bit unfortunate in some of the games. It’s not all doom and gloom.
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