There is a difference between being fit and being match fit. Same in any sport, particularly at a professional level. A couple of weeks off is enough to take the edge off your performances. It’s not so much physical fitness but also mental sharpness and confidence.
Not sure what my location has to do with anything but amazingly I am aware players can move on a football pitch, thank you ever so much for enlightening me to that.
Where did I say he wouldn't fit in? The post you quoted had a formation suggestion he fit in. The issue isn't him fitting in, it's symmetry. If we play him on a wing who plays on the other? Considering we didn't want to start Longman there's not really any other options.
I'm sure he will but as it stands whenever he's had a chance he's fluffed his lines. If we were to play to our players' natural positions though you're right the line up will be something like: Ingram Coyle - Greaves - Fig - Elder Jones - Seri Tufan Pelkas - Oscar - Longman On the weekend.
Same formation I picked out the other night. I honestly think we'd see a big improvement if we gave that a go. Taking some pressure off the defence by offering a good attacking threat up the pitch can only help them right now.
"It's not easy of course, if you want to feel better you have a chance soon to get back on the field and change things that we don't like, make things positive and get some points," the Tigers' boss told Hull Live ahead of the journey to South Wales. "We haven't got any points in the last three games but this is the last game before the break and we have the opportunity to react. "In the last three games, if you counted, you would see many mistakes, you could see my mistake as well. Everything you do before the game is generally right and then the game shows you, your reactions, your changes during the game. "We didn't create too much (against Stoke). We weren't aggressive (enough), especially for a home game, we could do much more offensively, we didn't have too many creative players. I tried to change it at half-time with the wing-backs, and the second striker, but altogether, it didn't work out. "I would start with Pelkas for example, even though he had only three training sessions, maybe (Ryan) Longman. Someone will always play not as well as you wish. When you have a bad game, it's not about one player or two players." Arveladze admits that being without players like Allahyar and Benjamin Tetteh while not having Dogukan Sinik, Adama Traore and Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand unavailable is also causing problems. "We wanted to be more offensive on one side like we've done before with Ally (Sayyadmanesh) with Longman, we've done with other boys to make the wing-backs more attacking, you think your centre-backs will be more effective in this shape and can help more. "You expect them to do more, and more from the strikers and the number ten. We tried to change this at half-time but it can be too late and it was too late. "We've had some boys that have not been fit enough to start and that gives you a headache, how long can they play, how much can they do and you as a coach can make a mistake. "I'm not here to point fingers at people. We can't wait for a reaction. We have to act and not react. We've been reacting to our opponents in the last three games. "It can be being more aggressive, it can be braveness. I don't want to make excuses, but we have lost more creative players with speed and power, more creativity. "At the end of the day, it's my responsibility and I have to work on it, that's the way it is."
Steve Bruce not getting on at West Brom. If Shota cannot get this group playing soon then maybe he (SB) could instill some passion like back then. Think he only left cos of the Owner at the time here. I’ll give it another month but it’s not working at the moment is it.
