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What would happen without Grimes? (11 Viewers)

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mmttww

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  • Today at 11:43 AM
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We'd have to either go very direct and ask a lot more of the backline, or we'd have to stick with some combination of three midfielders with two of them sitting fairly deep. He's like an EFL Kante - coaches of his said it was like having the work of 1.5 players done by one bloke.
 
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Speedie's Head

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  • Today at 11:54 AM
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We'd have to swap to 5 at the back and play more like the Robins teams probably with one up top away two at home. That's a top half style of play but were short on players to make that kind of switch. Back to rarely winning away and taking risks with a light mf at home, not for me!
 
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Skyblue Bangkok

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  • Today at 11:56 AM
  • #38
Speedie's Head said:
We'd have to swap to 5 at the back and play more like the Robins teams probably with one up top away two at home. That's a top half style of play but were short on players to make that kind of switch. Back to rarely winning away and taking risks with a light mf at home, not for me!
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Hopefully we can get someone in Jan who can cover for him if he's injured or suspended.
 

nicksar

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  • Today at 12:31 PM
  • #39
djr8369 said:
What’s really impressive is that he was identified and brought in as it wasn’t a position where there was a consensus we needed a player.
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No concensus on this forum perhaps but F.L. and his coaching team obviously saw the need.
Masterstroke signing him... like all of us I just love watching him play....we have signed some absolute bargains over the last few years for sure but Matt Grimes has to be the best.

Edit: I'm fairly sure he recommended Carl Rushworth to F.L. too.
 
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Skyblue Bangkok

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  • Today at 12:56 PM
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nicksar said:
No concensus on this forum perhaps but F.L. and his coaching team obviously saw the need.
Masterstroke signing him... like all of us I just love watching him play....we have signed some absolute bargains over the last few years for sure but Matt Grimes has to be the best.

Edit: I'm fairly sure he recommended Carl Rushworth to F.L. too.
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I was talking to a fellow Cov fan ,I was amazed when he said he did not see what Grimes did or bought to the side. . Players don't have to be spectacular in that position just consistent IE Rodri Kanye, Deschamps , Makelele spring to mind
nicksar said:
No concensus on this forum perhaps but F.L. and his coaching team obviously saw the need.
Masterstroke signing him... like all of us I just love watching him play....we have signed some absolute bargains over the last few years for sure but Matt Grimes has to be the best.

Edit: I'm fairly sure he recommended Carl Rushworth to F.L. too.
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fatso

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  • Today at 1:48 PM
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jto123 said:
Such a critical player. Our most in my opinion. If he got suspended or injured who or what would be the cover? Without Sheaf nobody really springs to mind. Would it require a change of formation?
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Fucking bed wetter!
 
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covboy9

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  • Today at 2:32 PM
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He’s just a very good player at what he does he’s no way near as talented as fleck was but similar positions and incredible levels of fitness
 
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skybluejelly

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  • Today at 2:36 PM
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Oxlade chamberlain wouldn’t be bad cover on a six month contract
 

alexccfc99

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  • Today at 3:14 PM
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Dread to think

For all the goals we score he is the one player that I worry about the most as to what would happen to us if we lost him for a significant period
 
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Skyblue Bangkok

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  • Today at 4:18 PM
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skybluejelly said:
Oxlade chamberlain wouldn’t be bad cover on a six month contract
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A player who hasn't played a competitive game for several months.
 

clint van damme

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  • Today at 6:47 PM
  • #46
Speedie's Head said:
We'd have to swap to 5 at the back and play more like the Robins teams probably with one up top away two at home. That's a top half style of play but were short on players to make that kind of switch. Back to rarely winning away and taking risks with a light mf at home, not for me!
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We won 9 out of10 playing 5 at the back last season and beat Portsmouth at their place playing it this season.
 

shmmeee

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  • Today at 6:49 PM
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clint van damme said:
We won 9 out of10 playing 5 at the back last season and beat Portsmouth at their place playing it this season.
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Three in midfield though.
 

clint van damme

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  • Today at 7:00 PM
  • #48
shmmeee said:
Three in midfield though.
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Which is what I think we'd do again.
We simply don't have anyone remotely capable of deputising for Grimes
 
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Cally Fedora

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  • Today at 7:33 PM
  • #49
Excellent player. You have to have a plan B. If he were injured in an odd way I think the player most like him is Torp. But we’d probably drop Allen in.
 

mmttww

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  • Today at 7:42 PM
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do still feel like this captures what the mood on the internet would be if he got injured tbf. full on panic.
 

shmmeee

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  • 34 minutes ago
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clint van damme said:
Which is what I think we'd do again.
We simply don't have anyone remotely capable of deputising for Grimes
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This is one of the many reasons why we need to sign Hamer in January.
 
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StrettoBoy

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  • 2 minutes ago
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jto123 said:
Such a critical player. Our most in my opinion. If he got suspended or injured who or what would be the cover? Without Sheaf nobody really springs to mind. Would it require a change of formation?
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We clearly haven't got a like-for-like replacement. I guess the possibilities are Torp, Rudoni, Eccles and Allen.

I'd probably go with Rudoni as it is such a critical position. A left-field thought is Wolfenden playing centrally as a third CB just in front of Thomas and Kitching: it probably works defensively but not creatively. The fact that I even suggest it shows how short of cover we are for that position.
 
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