Blah blah blah, we are playing without a striker on the pitch, how on earth are we supposed to play effectively as a team, in defence or attack, it certainly is not the manager's fault To come into the season with only two strkers is simply unforgivable
it's always good to get a view from the dug out. As for Pritchard, it was he that danced his way through about 4 players that lead to the 1st goal getting scored. He was clattered in the first half aswell. I get what you're saying though. But for me, we win 2-1 and it's a different conversation.
I thought Pritchard didn't offer enough defensively and personally I would've tried swapping him and Embleton over before subbing them. But if we play like we did in the first half and get into the Burnley players faces it would've been a totally different story
Why? when Stewart and Simms will be fit and we will more than likely play 1 striker with 2 playing off him
To avoid the shambles that we have had to endure for the last few months perhaps? Its obvious that teams know we have nothing to hit upfront. Centre half’s are having a day off playing against us at the moment.
Because they both might get injured again and we end up in the same situation we are in now!? I honestly don't get how anyone can defend only having 2 strikers of any real pedigree at the club. I'm not aware of any team ever having done it in the past. The only argument is the one speakman made which is that amad and dajaku can play as a striker. Well, why have we been playing Pritchard and Clarke in that role then?
I would seriously think about sending Simms back to Everton and finding another two loans in January, if that is possible, if not definitely get another one in and send a winger and one or two others out on loan. This squad is a little unbalanced atm., and we are thin on the ground up front, only Stewart impresses tbh.
I havent read all of this thread., Ive seen reaction over the road. Too lose after being 2 goals up is very disappointing and I understand folk getting upset But FFS, without Ballard, Alese, Stewart, Gooch and arguably Simms (who Im not really sure about) it was always going to be difficult against a team who were 2 divisions above us Its the one really bad result we've had so far, there will be more no doubt..Ist half was really good, 2nd half Burnleys experience told ( maybe not to 4 goals !! Frankly I find some of the over reactions pathetic But then its just my opinion, haealthy debate is god HTL
Quinn, Philips, Dichio, Bridges You think two strikers are enough for a full season's football campaign, you are sadly mistaken At any level of football , you need more than two strikers
No, because its very different getting a left midfielder or a centre back, for example, to fill in at left back compared to getting a midfielder to play as a striker. It's a very specialist position and you should have enough resilience in your team to cover for two strikers getting injured at the same time i.e you need at least 3 strikers.
That was when we played 2 up top, we are clearly set up to play 1 striker, therefore you need 1 replacement. So we buy a third striker,l that when everyone is fit doesn't even make the bench
So a striker is a specialist? Yet a left back isn't? For years we struggled without a left back and shoehorned anyone and everyone in. Worked well didn't it
Do you think a game only lasts 45 mins, to keep up the pressing game we were doing for the full 90mins turned out to be impossible To play at any level with no striker at any level of football is very ,very difficult It impinges the entire teams play, from defence to attack
