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Offline ciggiesnbeer

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Re: Alan Hutton
« Reply #330 on: July 27, 2014, 09:57:40 PM »
True. Lowtons rather spectacular fall in form after his first season was really sad. Hutton certainly has played well enough against lower level opposition the past three friendly games.

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Re: Alan Hutton
« Reply #331 on: July 28, 2014, 06:54:14 AM »
I don't think we'll play with a right back this season, I think it will be a 3 with Okore Vlaar and Senderos and Bacuna will play right wing back.   Hutton looking better is promising but I don't see Lambert dropping Okore or Senderos to accommodate him.

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Re: Alan Hutton
« Reply #332 on: July 28, 2014, 07:49:51 AM »
We should hold on to him beyond Euro 2016.  He might have a good tournament in France, like what Vlaar did weeks ago in Brazil.   Or he might ended up doing a Luiz which might cost more to the Chumps League teams.

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Re: Alan Hutton
« Reply #333 on: July 28, 2014, 08:53:08 AM »
I don't think we'll play with a right back this season, I think it will be a 3 with Okore Vlaar and Senderos and Bacuna will play right wing back.   Hutton looking better is promising but I don't see Lambert dropping Okore or Senderos to accommodate him.

Bacuna seems to have carried his end-of-season form into the pre-season to me. He's looked poor in all of the pre-season action I've seen. As it stands, I think he'll be behind both Hutton and Lowton as wing-back, and also about 3rd/4th option as an attacking midfielder. Needs to up his game for me.

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Re: Alan Hutton
« Reply #334 on: July 28, 2014, 08:56:03 AM »
having a Hutton thread and it being near the top of the messageboard must sum up what a miserable situation the club is in at the moment

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Re: Alan Hutton
« Reply #335 on: July 28, 2014, 09:20:05 AM »
having a Hutton thread and it being near the top of the messageboard must sum up what a miserable situation the club is in at the moment

Not to sound like those fake Aussies on the Fosters ads but "GOOD CALL!"

I think Bucuna is worth keeping around, he takes a good free kick, and is decent going forward, with a bit more time to adapt to the English game I think he could be one of Lambert's better buys.  Its just that I would play him on the wing rather at full back as his positional play is pretty shocking.   

I also see promise in Lowton and think he could have a good future for the club.  If Hutton is going to stick around then I guess he can play certain games with the opener being an obverous one, but mostly I think we should stick with Lowton, but maybe try and give him better protection from wide area, which is something Richardson could be useful for.

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Re: Alan Hutton
« Reply #336 on: July 28, 2014, 09:31:03 AM »
I like Bacuna and given time I also think that he'll eventually be a really decent buy for us. I thought he did ok overall last year for his first season in. One to persevere with I think.

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Re: Alan Hutton
« Reply #337 on: July 28, 2014, 09:35:58 AM »
I like Bacuna and given time I also think that he'll eventually be a really decent buy for us. I thought he did ok overall last year for his first season in. One to persevere with I think.

There's definitely a player in there, I'm just not sure where he should play. In a 4-4-2 he suits a right-midfield place, but I think he's too much of a liability (even more so than Lowton) to play at either RB or Wing-Back. Still young enough to improve though, and his set-piece delivery alone makes him worth persevering with.

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Re: Alan Hutton
« Reply #338 on: July 28, 2014, 09:43:57 AM »
I like Bacuna and given time I also think that he'll eventually be a really decent buy for us. I thought he did ok overall last year for his first season in. One to persevere with I think.

There's definitely a player in there, I'm just not sure where he should play. In a 4-4-2 he suits a right-midfield place, but I think he's too much of a liability (even more so than Lowton) to play at either RB or Wing-Back. Still young enough to improve though, and his set-piece delivery alone makes him worth persevering with.

I agree, not sure I would even play him in every match, but I think he is one of our better creative players right now, and I wouldn't mind seeing him as a regular set piece taker, more so than COZ who maybe better coming off the bench.

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Re: Alan Hutton
« Reply #339 on: July 28, 2014, 09:27:48 PM »
I don't think we'll play with a right back this season, I think it will be a 3 with Okore Vlaar and Senderos and Bacuna will play right wing back.   Hutton looking better is promising but I don't see Lambert dropping Okore or Senderos to accommodate him.

He's not going to play centre back (or did I misunderstand you?)

I suspect we'll play both 4 and 3 at the back. Bacuna is the most obvious choice at right wing back but on pre season form I'd pick Hutton. Bacuna has looked a bit ropey.

I don't buy this stuff about pre season being no guide. Last year was a guide to benteke's early form, Lowton's poor form, Sylla's complete lack of form and tonev's shooting.

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Re: Alan Hutton
« Reply #340 on: July 28, 2014, 10:05:21 PM »
Bacuna could do the Milner role I reckon....the industrious right sided wide midfielder, up and down as he has the energy, can help whoever RB is and also chip in with some goals.

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Re: Alan Hutton
« Reply #341 on: July 28, 2014, 10:21:08 PM »
I like Bacuna. Not as a right back so much, but he's got promise and did pretty well last season.

Offline Matt Collins

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Re: Alan Hutton
« Reply #342 on: July 28, 2014, 10:47:23 PM »
I like bacuna too. But I've only ever seen him play well at right back. He looks much better coming onto the ball than receiving it to feet in midfield

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Re: Alan Hutton
« Reply #343 on: July 28, 2014, 11:07:02 PM »
HE played up in the hole in one game pretty well last season. I could actually see him, with a decent run, playing well as a "goal scoring" midfield player in the 3 we play, but you would need someone more robust than Westwood to anchor Bacuna and Delph.

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Re: Alan Hutton
« Reply #344 on: July 28, 2014, 11:10:51 PM »
HE played up in the hole in one game pretty well last season. I could actually see him, with a decent run, playing well as a "goal scoring" midfield player in the 3 we play, but you would need someone more robust than Westwood to anchor Bacuna and Delph.

That's what I see him as too.

 


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