Grendel
Well-Known Member
I think he’s already done that to get in the play offs with a team that has no decent forward
Well it’s time for Lampard to earn his money then.
Wright?I think he’s already done that to get in the play offs with a team that has no decent forward
Yep, drop Wright.
Lampard needs to have a chat with Poch. He's fucking miles off that USA squad and they are hosting the World Cup next year.
Simms has to go toe for toe with O'Nein. He's fucking twice the size of him.
Simms was useless against Boro, he never won a header all day. Definitely need to move him on in the summer
Wright?
I meant central which I never see him as
I like Haji I think he’s a class act but his form has declined
Simms BTA and Bassette were awful signings
Desperate to hear your view on signing Binks for £2m+ too.
Don’t know why people think we need to go radical and play a team/formation we haven’t used before.
Stick to the 433, probably bring Simms back in and see where we are after an hour. We only need to win by 1 to force ET/pens.
We haven't won since March 1st away from home.
We had more joy in the preceeding couple of months playing 3 at back.
Not really radical to suggest reverting back.
At the moment Rudi is our best striker.It would be insane to drop Wright.
So, drop Wright and put in the goal machine that is Simms? The player that hasn't scored since the 15th Feb?
The sensible answer is to replace BTA with Simms. You keep your top striker in.
Wright wasn't as much of a threat last night, for sure, but right at the end, the only thing that prevented a goal from him, was a brilliant block in the 6 yard box.
If there's a penalty, you want Wright to take it, not Simms.
Wright is our best striker. You play him.
The major issue is we don't have a classic number 10 who can break the lines when teams rock up with two banks of 4 and sit in. I love Rudi but he's clearly more suited to a role just off the striker rather than a classic 10 who drop in, receive the ball and then spin and play a killer pass. So it means Grimes picks it up, there's no options in front and it has to go wide where you just double the wingers.Then it isn’t a matter of formation, it’s a matter of instructions. We move the ball too slowly, then get impatient, make a bad decision and give away the ball.
For this to work we need to pass and move at pace.
Sure but if he wants that he has to perform more often and convincingly than he is doing.Pretty convinced that Wright came here hoping to use us as a gateway to something better in England. He has ability of sorts for sure but with our limited resources it can't just be seen once every 5/6 games. Front line is the big job for closed season. The next part of our project for me is to become a dominant Championship club aiming to look towards 3rd or 4th with a points total comfortably within the play offs. For that we need more firepower. Starting next season without him, Simms, BTA and Bassette would be a start
Agreed. From a generational point of view, if we had to accept a bid for one of our 3 top assets, it would be him.I think I'm ok with this now. Get a decent fee and see who else we can get in.
As i said in the match thread, I reckon a few of our strikers go in the summer.
Yes this is the main issue, we look fine against teams that have a go but struggle so hard against teams that sit back and let us have the ball. Reminds me of watching England a few years back. Very frustrating.The shape and personnel are irrelevant if you fundamentally struggle against teams that sit in front of you and wait for the counter. This team just can’t do it
Yes this is the main issue, we look fine against teams that have a go but struggle so hard against teams that sit back and let us have the ball. Reminds me of watching England a few years back. Very frustrating.
Those are the kind of games we miss an O'Hare type someone who can unlock a bit of space. Maybe a stretch but even a Palmer style wildcard could be a good addition to our squad. Less against Sunderland but he did have a knack of doing unpredictable stuff to see off teams that sat in on us.
Tuesday I'd be tempted to bring Simms back, he's been shit but is a focal point. BTA looked good V Boro because they were tired and stretched he's done nothing this season to suggest he's a target man. Use him as an impact sub
Desperate to hear your view on signing Binks for £2m+ too.
And hopefully another one on 24 MayIt looks like it, he could at least put one last big shift in Tuesday
He isn't a target man, he was the wrong player for that role and it took Lampard far too long to work outI was actually thinking after the Boro cameo , that the coaches had worked their magic with BTA. Very sadly things haven’t changed & the player of reportedly £3 mill , is a very expensive bench warmer at best .
Let’s hope we can off load for some of that out lay ?
He isn't a target man, he was the wrong player for that role and it took Lampard far too long to work out
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