I thought our tactic of putting Luiz on the the keeper at corners (and then us giving away needless fouls as a result) was bloody stupid and Luiz didn't look happy doing it either.He'll do far better with a proper holding player in the middle. Hi, Ramsey, Sanson and McGinn can all play the '8' with a decent '6' behind them, Against some teams though, we can play with 3 '8's. Jesus I feel dirty having typed all that number crap out.
Quote from: Drummond on January 04, 2022, 12:08:55 PMI thought our tactic of putting Luiz on the the keeper at corners (and then us giving away needless fouls as a result) was bloody stupid and Luiz didn't look happy doing it either.He'll do far better with a proper holding player in the middle. Hi, Ramsey, Sanson and McGinn can all play the '8' with a decent '6' behind them, Against some teams though, we can play with 3 '8's. Jesus I feel dirty having typed all that number crap out.You're right though. Yesterday Luiz, Ramsey and McGinn all looked too similar I thought.
Do we have any "6's" in the yoofs that like they could cover for Nakamba if we don't make any moves for a stopper in January?
Quote from: eamonn on January 04, 2022, 04:47:26 PMDo we have any "6's" in the yoofs that like they could cover for Nakamba if we don't make any moves for a stopper in January?I liked the look of rikhy in that role last year, and he has just been recalled from loan
Quote from: paul_e on January 04, 2022, 05:15:16 PMQuote from: eamonn on January 04, 2022, 04:47:26 PMDo we have any "6's" in the yoofs that like they could cover for Nakamba if we don't make any moves for a stopper in January?I liked the look of rikhy in that role last year, and he has just been recalled from loanI'll stand to be corrected but I understand he wasn't getting any match time. If he didn't impress enough at a Tier 5 club it might be questionable to hope he would be ready for the Premiership.
It makes you wonder what Dean's plans were for Sanson this time last year - Ramsey hadn't fully broken through yet but Smith clearly believed in him. Was it a bit of insurance in case Dougee went back to Citeh/elsewhere? Otherwise, the overload of number 8s (Meatball too) suggests a lazy, profligate signing strategy.
Quote from: eamonn on January 04, 2022, 06:52:31 PMIt makes you wonder what Dean's plans were for Sanson this time last year - Ramsey hadn't fully broken through yet but Smith clearly believed in him. Was it a bit of insurance in case Dougee went back to Citeh/elsewhere? Otherwise, the overload of number 8s (Meatball too) suggests a lazy, profligate signing strategy. Wasn’t the story that the club had earmarked him for the summer but financial issues at Marseille meant he was available earlier?