larry_david
Well-Known Member
This is not a Robins out thread.
Man management on the outside looks piss poor this season. Let’s look at some cases:
Ultimately his use of Giles lost us the player. We've recalled Eccles back to rot in under23s, lack of subs is alarming every game and then moaning our players are knackered when Jobello and co don't get a sniff.
Man management on the outside looks piss poor this season. Let’s look at some cases:
- Biamou – frozen out at the start of the season, barely given a kick in pre season only to be relied upon due to injuries. Now he’s playing with torn ligaments (I’m fine with this) but that game was over at 45 mins 45 seconds today. If he’s playing with a bad injury and the game’s gone. Get him off now but no. He plays on for another 20 mins. We have a game Wed where you’d imagine he starts.
- Tyler Walker – had no pre season with us, caught Covid. Not MR fault. Came back into the team when Baka and Max were completely out of favour and played every game for about 8 games in two weeks. He was clearly running on empty every game and was persisted with, causing a 6 week injury.
- Godden – rushed back when he wasn’t ready. Looked like he was running through treacle from min 1 of his return. Lo and behold – his injury came back and now he’s out for potentially the season.
- Ryan Giles – our best attacking outlet and arguably ONLY player in the squad with lightening pace. Dropped for Mccallum, so much so that even when Sam is on a shocking run he kept his place. Giles recalled. How we could do with him now, McCallum looks shot.
- Shipley – took 6 games too long to realise he was hiding. Confidence completely shot and still thrown out in the lions den.
- Allen – Impact vs Wednesday and scores with his last touch. Doesn’t feature in the next two full games, Shipley chosen ahead of him purely because of height. Shipley could be 19 ft tall he’d still duck out of the header.
- Bapaga – One of our best prospects and every time he’s come on he’s looked direct and skilful. Only just turned 18 so needs to be carefully managed. This in MR book means not playing him all season except for 3 mins, currently rotting on the bench
- Eccles – pulls him back from a loan spell at Gillingham where he was featuring every game to play in the under 23s for us. Why not leave him out there if that’s your intention?
- Subs – Few time’s we’ve been winning by more than goal he’s kept the same 11 out there and then moans afterwards that we’re playing with injuries and players are knackered. It’s not fucking rocket science. We have 5 subs to use because of this very reason. Use them and stop moaning.
Ultimately his use of Giles lost us the player. We've recalled Eccles back to rot in under23s, lack of subs is alarming every game and then moaning our players are knackered when Jobello and co don't get a sniff.