Kelly and Doyle and defensive midfielders, Westbrook and bosma are here more as squad/u23 players Shipley has been/will be deployed out wide as will Bayliss IF he's still hereJones yes Andrue ?? Not sure to be honest, not seen enough of him to give an opinion but hopefully will do the business, will be interesting how that pans out he’s up against Doyle, Kelly, Shipley, Bayliss and the new kid Westbrooke of course for centre midfield and there’s also Bosma too, still a nice problem for Robins to have.
Andreau had his injury 2 months before Jones and was back in training at the end of last seasonThought one don’t know which was virtually ready for the play-offs, champing at the bit according to Robins.
Showed a SparkyAndreu showed a spark
He's probably banging herStill not seen enough in Andreu but in Robins we trust...If Robins says my ex isn't a 2 timing whore I believe him !!
Andreu's cameo away at Chesterfield gave a glimpse of what he can do on the ball. His little look up and first time reverse pass to put McNulty through was excellent and a different level of vision to anything else we had last season - none of the midfield you list are the type to unlock a defence with a single pass. He also showed he had an eye for goal too with his outside of the box finish vs Shrewsbury. He'll still need time at the start of next season to get matches in his legs but the limited chances he had he showed a creativity and technique that we missed for much of the season, even before Jones injury. I'm more excited about seeing him alongside McNulty than I am Jones.Jones yes Andrue ?? Not sure to be honest, not seen enough of him to give an opinion but hopefully will do the business, will be interesting how that pans out he’s up against Doyle, Kelly, Shipley, Bayliss and the new kid Westbrooke of course for centre midfield and there’s also Bosma too, still a nice problem for Robins to have.
Too early to sayAndreau will be available and will probably be on the subs bench but i think Jonesy will not be ready until early october IMHO
McNulty
Jones - Andreu - Bayliss*
*or new signing
Now that would be a pretty exciting front line.[/QUOTE
McNulty is not a sole striker. He needs someone to feed off; that is the point of Mac and JCH.
My only concern with Andreu is where he would fit in. I think McNulty looks better as part of a front two. He's unlikely to replace Doyle or Kelly in a deeper role and isn't really a winger (but I wouldn't have said Bayliss or Shiperley were). He's ideal playing central in a 4-2-3-1 but are we losing out on a more effective McNulty?
Andreau had his injury 2 months before Jones and was back in training at the end of last season
Robins quite rightly didn't risk bringing him back too early as the guys in his position were doing well anyway in the run in
McNulty has already formed a successful partnership with Andreu in a 4-2-3-1, Robins emphasised their past experience when signing him. Last season, 4-4-2 undoubtedly got the most out of the team, and Andreu was the missing piece for that system in my view. McNulty and Beavon never clicked, the same as Nazon and McNulty. They both seemed to do better when Biamou was around — someone needs to be able to create space for them.
I imagine the midfield to look something like this when everyone is fit, based on what we have now:
Bayliss Doyle
Jones Andreu/Allassani Shipley
Expecting Allassani to start the season off (unless he impresses in preseason) as an impact sub because the step up from Dulwich’s league to L1 was quite large — a role he’ll probably suit initially. We’ll probably look to be a bit more expansive in L1 like in Robins’ first spell, hence the balance of Doyle and Bayliss in the middle. Andreu seems to be a bit of a ‘pivot’ player so that’d suit that line up with the runners we’d have. That said, if we kept Kelly and Doyle together, Bayliss would probably remain on the right (Jones on the left) or playing behind the striker (not sure if that’d suit him) flanked by Jones and Shipley.
Things could change, we need a right footed winger and a central midfielder so we need to wait and see what the window brings, which could also see Bayliss leaving too.
All in all, we need the competition in the squad and different options if the goal is promotion next season. 4-4-2 and 4-2-3-1 need to be used or even a system with wingbacks (unlikely) at times. Last season, the team picked itself really (injuries didn’t help) and that probably exposed us a bit — especially when we had no one to play on the right!
Jennings, last played for Warrington Town on loan from Southport. Same level as Bedworth United.
I didn't mind him when he was here tbh, did a decent job in Robins' good spell. He must be getting on now mind you
I liked Jennings when he was here. He was part of the Pressley bomb squad, removed I thing for financial rather than playing reasons.I didn't mind him when he was here tbh, did a decent job in Robins' good spell. He must be getting on now mind you
Jones keeps posting on social media that he can't wait for the season to start so I would assume he's ready to start pre-season and as Andreu was before him I would guess he will be too.Does anyone have an update on the fitness of jones and andreu? Will they both be ready for the start of the season or will we be hearing they're a few weeks behind the rest of the squad.
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