Phillips (1 Viewer)

[Nick]

I thought he had given a penalty away in the first couple of minutes, it was a bit dodgy. A bit like what happened to vincelot in the week

 

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[Del Boy 82]

We have a lot of young players and yes we are making mistakes. A few games ago RCC had a couple of shockers but he played well today. Yes Phillips made a very poor error that cost us a goal and probably the game...but he will learn and hopefully improve. I thought Murphy didn't have the balls he thrives on; he needs to push t past the full back and use his speed...his control is not good enough to try and trick his way through. Armstrong seemed to switch off after we conceded and lame ire didn't impress today. I thought fleck had good first half but his touch and drive disappeared second. Bigi and tudgay did ok when they came on. Ramage ok but not a Ben turner. Stokes and rickets didn't have their best games...thought stokes would try the outside a few times but didn't seem confident enough to do it. This was possibly the worst collective performance this season (certainly at home). Hopefully the next half dozen games will see us back on track...they are all winnable on paper. The way we recover from a very disappointing week will show us all whether we have a realistic chance of promotion.


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A fair summary that. RCC was fairly solid at what he did. Made a few good saves. Thought ricketts was poor today and has been a while for me. Murphy was a shadow of what he can offer, terrible performance today. Fleck, a few excellent balls in the first half! Made a error with a poor touch on the lead up to there 2nd goal. Maddison a few good twists and turns to win free kicks but largely ineffective today unfortunately. Armstrong was to tightly marked tho broke free one or twice out wide. Lamires, Phillips, and stokes didn't shine today. Vincelot put himself about a bit, thought tudgay linked up play fairly well tho would of done better if bigi stopped firing the big ball up like we had a huge target man

 

[covcity4life]

I thought he had given a penalty away in the first couple of minutes, it was a bit dodgy. A bit like what happened to vincelot in the week

Yup instead of row z he blocked guy off. He's not smart enough for division 3 footy

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Fact is Phillips is a 4th choice right back behind Ricketts, Lorentzson, Willis...

Also he plays like a 4th choice right back. He isn't good enough for a promotion chasing team.

 

[simonregis]

When Haynes is usef as a wing back he is great but as a defender he's a nonstarter imo

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Mogga I guess can't do much at the moment with the lack of defenders.

Martin out is a blow
Turner we sent back crocked
Lorentzson we crocked him on day 1
Reda crocked himself

Seems to be our jinx area of the team.

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

When's Willis back? Not great going forward but a good defender who won't get targeted and bullied like Phillips

 

[Otis]

Mogga I guess can't do much at the moment with the lack of defenders.

Martin out is a blow
Turner we sent back crocked
Lorentzson we crocked him on day 1
Reda crocked himself

Seems to be our jinx area of the team.

Willis too.

 

[NorthernWisdom]

If we miss out on promotion, it'd be interesting to see how many points were dropped overall by goals conceded when the team played it cute in defence when they could have just cleared.

Then you'd have to also work out how many chances would have been lost by hoofing rather than passing.

I'd rather the players were encouraged to have confidence in their ability rather than be scared to settle on the ball myself, even if it does mean a few cockups.

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Willis too.

Oh yeah and Willis.

Mogga needs a couple of new decent defenders who aren't past it or too young.

 

[covcity4life]

We need lorentzken fit desperately. Gotta be miles better than phillips

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Lorentzon looks like a top defender for this league. He would make a huge difference at right back.

We need another central defender and another versatile defender who can play along the back four.

To be honest I wouldn't mind seeing Pennington back.

 

[higgs]

A half fit Lorentzken would be better than Philips he has to start Saturday

 

[covcity4life]

I think I am better than phillips. Hill 83 might even agree

 

[skyblueheaven]

Bless him, the lad is not fit enough to lace his old man's boots league 2 standard at best.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

Calamity Philips has to have played his last game. Anybody in our squad can do a better job there.

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

To be fair, he is our 4th choice right back. If we had everyone fit, Lorentzson, Willis and Ricketts would all be preferred to him.

 

[Great_Expectations]

Phillips certainly seems error prone, be it directly like today or indirectly i.e. giving away a penalty.

Note of caution with Lorentzson, we seem to be pinning a lot of hope on him, but he's an unknown quantity in this league. I'm sure he will be a great signing but let's not heap piles of pressure on before he's even played a game.

 

[chiefdave]

To be fair, he is our 4th choice right back. If we had everyone fit, Lorentzson, Willis and Ricketts would all be preferred to him.

We've been unlucky with injuries in defence. Losing the likes of Reda, Turner and to a lesser extent Willis would have an impact on any team.

 

[Otis]

Phillips certainly seems error prone, be it directly like today or indirectly i.e. giving away a penalty.

Note of caution with Lorentzson, we seem to be pinning a lot of hope on him, but he's an unknown quantity in this league. I'm sure he will be a great signing but let's not heap piles of pressure on before he's even played a game.

I am basing my judgement on the fact that he surely can't be worse than Phillips!

 

[ajsccfc]

Then you'd have to also work out how many chances would have been lost by hoofing rather than passing.

I'd rather the players were encouraged to have confidence in their ability rather than be scared to settle on the ball myself, even if it does mean a few cockups.

It's not so much a question of ability but decision making. The finest defenders in the world will still clear the ball if there's enough danger.

 

[topcat]

It was a poor mistake by Phillips, but their attacker looked offside when the ball was played

 

[Liquid Gold]

you can see why TM didn't pick him against Burton early on in the season, he must be a last resort. If none of our right backs are fit for next week I can see Stokes back in the centre Ricketts out wide and Haynes back in.

 

[Grendel]

The obvious answer if there is no alternative is to put Vincelot or Bigiamara at full back.

 

[Otis]

The obvious answer if there is no alternative is to put Vincelot or Bigiamara at full back.

Guess it would have to be Bigi, cos I think we would really miss Vincelot in the midfield big time.

Does Bigi have the discipline to play that role I wonder? Not convinced myself.

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

The obvious answer if there is no alternative is to put Vincelot or Bigiamara at full back.

Would hate to lose RV from centre mid. And Bigi might be as hit and miss as Phillips but we can't keep playing Phillips if we want to progress!

 

[skyblueinBaku]

Guess it would have to be Bigi, cos I think we would really miss Vincelot in the midfield big time.

Does Bigi have the discipline to play that role I wonder? Not convinced myself.

I'm sure that I read somewhere that Bigi has played at fullback for Toon.

 

[Grendel]

I'm sure that I read somewhere that Bigi has played at fullback for Toon.

Yes I think he has. He seems an obvious choice if there is no one else.

 

[Otis]

Yes I think he has. He seems an obvious choice if there is no one else.

May be worth a try then. Phillips' confidence will not at all be high after yesterday and we need to change the back four around a bit.

Wish we had another left back so Stokes could go back to the centre.

Worth a gamble on Hunt if fit?

 

[johnwillomagic]

I am not sure how far Martin is from a comeback - when he comes back things are a lot easier,
However for this game I would have gone as below.

Ricketts RB
Stokes CB
Ramage CB
Haynes LB

When Martin fit comes back in at CB and Stokes move to LB in place of Haynes - that back four should be decent
enough imo especially when Ramage gets match fit!

Bigi at Right Back......hmm not for me he is rash round the area with his tackling which is also not the best. I know
people will say the same applies to Phillips but would still have him over Bigi.

An alternative could be three at back - at mo Stokes, Ramage, Ricketts with wing backs,,,,,,Haynes enjoys wing back system
if he got fit sure Hunt could play on the other side even if not his strongest foot? I seem to remember he used to like to cut inside and shoot.

 

[Malaka]

Shame, he showed promise early on.

Needs to go out on loan IMO, aswel as Haynes.

Spot on!. He is not at this level yet, but I am prepared to give the lad another chance. A loan would do him the world of good.

 

[Otis]

When was the last time Hunt played full back? Anyone know?

 

[johnwillomagic]

I think Hunt played wing back numerous times for Reading and Wolves....? Not out and our full back but sure
he has played that role loads of time is a 3-5-2 formation??

 

[Adge]

Said it all that Mowbray took him off! Bad bad mistake and destroyed the gameplan.

Indeed! Only one who rates Phillips is his old man. Won' be anywhere near the team when everyone is fit anyway-bit like Haynes on the other side.
Don't get the "young player needs to learn" non-sense either. How long do we wait-he is now 22?

 

[Otis]

Indeed! Only one who rates Phillips is his old man. Won' be anywhere near the team when everyone is fit anyway-bit like Haynes on the other side.
Don't get the "young player needs to learn" non-sense either. How long do we wait-he is now 22?

If he needs to learn let him do it elsewhere on loan. He might come back a far better player for it.