Mark Robbins has wanted to change things - mix things up. I feel Tom Davis is pretty much underrated. I would love to see him in a defensive midfield / Midfield role. Quite a few times this season I have watched him spray the ball left and right 30 or so yards and have thought "wow" . I feel he is underated..great centre half but think he could be so much better in midfield...wand of a foot and would provide extra defensive cover. Anyway always interested in what other s,Ky blues think but would really love to see how he would do in this role.
Sorry, but no way is he a potential midfield player. It's all very well spraying balls out from the back under little pressure, but you can't do that from midfield, especially if you never really played there. He is a good defender, but I don't think he has the speed or guile to step up into midfield.
We are going to need him to remain a good and improving defender.
Dom Hyam is the one you might move into that deep lying midfield role. Much more comfortable on the ball. Still wouldn't though.
I really like Tom Davies, but would go as far as saying I’d probably rather see Doyle there, and that’s saying something.
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Aside from the Wycombe game at home where he did play half a dozen excellent diagonal passes I don't think his distribution is that great. The one player in the squad who is probably slower than Doyle too and with a bigger turning circle - defensively he is all over the place when the ball goes in behind him. A great backs to the wall defender which makes him stand out but not so great when you want to be taking the game to the opposition. Been our only threat from corners this season though. Bottom half of L1 is his level as a defender and never a midfielder in a million years.
Absolutely agree with that. Willis has pace, Davies raw aggression and Hyam more composed. The best attributes of all 3 a world class player but the fact they don't possess all is why we have them. It's like a poor mans version of Stones (Hyam) Terry (Davies) and Ferdinand (Willis)
He’s a traditional defender all day long, or a emergency target man for the last mins of a Cup game nothing more.
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I reckon this thread has been started by Jack Grimmer so he can gather some material for 'bants' with his old mate Tom.
I remember peter billing playing on the wing once so I call this progress.
Davies is no midfielder.
Our 3 centre backs are generally some of our best players. It's a shame really.
As much as I detest the formation, I wouldn't mind seeing all 3 of them play and then have wing backs.
As much as I detest the formation, I wouldn't mind seeing all 3 of them play and then have wing backs.
surely the obvious cover for Kelly is Ogogo, isn't that the position he was brought to the club to play?
About time he started earning his wages.
About time he started earning his wages.
