What would happen without Grimes? (8 Viewers)

[mmttww]

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]

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!

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

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!

Hopefully we can get someone in Jan who can cover for him if he's injured or suspended.

 

[nicksar]

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.

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.

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

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.

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

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.

 

[fatso]

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?

Fucking bed wetter!

 

[covboy9]

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

 

[skybluejelly]

Oxlade chamberlain wouldn’t be bad cover on a six month contract

 

[alexccfc99]

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

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

Oxlade chamberlain wouldn’t be bad cover on a six month contract

A player who hasn't played a competitive game for several months.

 

[clint van damme]

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!

We won 9 out of10 playing 5 at the back last season and beat Portsmouth at their place playing it this season.

 

[shmmeee]

We won 9 out of10 playing 5 at the back last season and beat Portsmouth at their place playing it this season.

Three in midfield though.

 

[clint van damme]

Three in midfield though.

Which is what I think we'd do again.
We simply don't have anyone remotely capable of deputising for Grimes

 

[Cally Fedora]

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]

do still feel like this captures what the mood on the internet would be if he got injured tbf. full on panic.

 

[shmmeee]

Which is what I think we'd do again.
We simply don't have anyone remotely capable of deputising for Grimes

This is one of the many reasons why we need to sign Hamer in January.

 

[StrettoBoy]

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?

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.