What we have at the moment is a winger who is perpetually recovering, a young lad who is going out on loan, a player Rosie doesn’t want and Lokilo. What we’re after is more utility in the players we sign, which allows us greater tactical flexibility during games. If a player is just a winger, you can’t change the formation and bring him on if the original formation only plays wingers. The square pegs meme has been an ongoing issue, hence players like Tufan, Traore, Slater and Vaughan and playing wide.
No, it’s not a hold up player that could play on their own up front. Not unless you were Phil Brown doing a “***an as the lone striker” move.
Would make sense to be chair if Tufan got injured he could easily play the second striker when I’m not sure our other options can…
Genuinely think he's super aware of the people against his style of play so he's on a war path to show its will work. Can't blame him to some extent
My worry is that he goes somewhere and doesn't get minutes. He's small and slight and I can just see someone of his build not being trusted to start by a team who are prioritising their own results. Sort of the equivalent of us loaning Vale, although the obvious difference is that Vale is a lazy sod and Vaughan isn't.
The good managers are flexible in their styles of play, but all of them will favour a style if given the choice. The key to it is getting in the players that can do what the manager wants but are comfortable if plan A doesn't work to switch to plan B. I can see what he is trying to do, but for.me he also has to be mindful that other managers also see his plan A style, and combat it, this is where Rosie needs to improve, recognising this and working out how to change it in play to overcome it.
Is George Cox a LR Discovery? Presumably LR coached him at Brighton? Vroom vroom. A goal every ten games from full back in the Dutch first division isn't bad.
I can't see that changing drastically. We have too many good players whose best position is centrally. You can't fit more than one of Twine, Tufan and Traore in the same side without putting them out wide.
