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Frazier the Lion said:
Yeah but the problem is a functional central midfield IMO. The regular three are incredible, but they’re not gonna overwhelm the opposition with creativity. They’d be my three against Boro, and I’m very confident that they’ll do well in that type of game. They’ve done it time and again in big games this season. But against a team playing deep and daring us to break them down, we need a bit more creative magic. ELF can do fine out wide in certain games, and AA would be who is use to allow ELF to slide centrally against more limited teams. That’d be fine for the next few games until kindle and Watson get back m, in my view. The bigger problem for me is that I just don’t see RLB doing that.
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Our best midfield is neil jobe and ELF

ELF was needed centrally today like
 
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CR17 said:
I hope the club change their mind and sign a couple. Need a CF and a RW for me. Not sure we are going find a versatile unicorn if a player who can come in AND make an impact immediately
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Hard to find players that are natural as a RM and a CF, but you never know we might find one

I wouldn't mind something like Carlos Vinicius on a permanent (effectively a free but we pay his wages till end of season) and Sessegnon on loan
 
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Scout73 said:
Yep we do but no point stockpiling LMs, we know we have 2 creative LMs coming back in the nxt month - the same can't be said about RM

We need 2 forwards still imo, a CF and a RM - be shocked if we get both as seems like it might be a versatile forward instead

I'd also like a LB

Here's hoping for a productive week ahead
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I want a direct winger on the right

basically a right wing Mundle

Roberts game style just isn’t useful most of the time anymore and I hate saying that

I’d rather him coming off the bench for us
 
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MadMackem77 said:
I want a direct winger on the right

basically a right wing Mundle

Roberts game style just isn’t useful most of the time anymore and I hate saying that

I’d rather him coming off the bench for us
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Yep agreed

Roberts is a solid championship RM but that's it imo. His decision making and movement is shocking. He has unreal close control and footwork and he definitely works hard for the team but we need more

We get zero creativity or threat on the right, and it's been like that for a few months now
 
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Scout73 said:
Hard to find players that are natural as a RM and a CF, but you never know we might find one

I wouldn't mind something like Carlos Vinicius on a permanent (effectively a free but we pay his wages till end of season) and Sessegnon on loan
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Agree. If the whole Akpom thing is true I hope we get it over the line. Would be nice to see us target a winger mind too
 
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Don’t think roberts is as effective against a low block. He’s good at playing in triangles with others but isn’t great at crossing, shooting or through balls. I don’t think he’s going to be great in home matches for the rest of the season.

He’ll be more useful away from home. His ability to hold onto the ball to relieve pressure really helps us at times, and he’s really improved how he tracks back over the years.

Whether roberts/poveda/rigg/mayenda is enough for RW im not sure.
 
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Scout73 said:
Yep agreed

Roberts is a solid championship RM but that's it imo. His decision making and movement is shocking. He has unreal close control and footwork and he definitely works hard for the team but we need more

We get zero creativity or threat on the right, and it's been like that for a few months now
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Zero creativity and threat on the right and it’s been that way for months? That’s a stretch.
 
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MadMackem77 said:
Akpom solves nothing in todays game
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Might have scored a few of the chances that came into the box. Where nobody attacked it. That said, I’m not saying he really would have. I’m just more concerned if Isidor gets injured we will have to rely on Mayenda and that’s not what we need imo
 
Has to be another RW ahead of a forward for me unless something dramatically changes with our tactics.

It was like watch City go left to right today trying to score a tap in. Wilson keeps making runs that the midfield fail to see.

The fullbacks needs to stop attacking like Kyle Walker and get the ball in the box early from time to time.

Rant over.
 
CR17 said:
Might have scored a few of the chances that came into the box. Where nobody attacked it. That said, I’m not saying he really would have. I’m just more concerned if Isidor gets injured we will have to rely on Mayenda and that’s not what we need imo
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Which ones were they? There weren’t any coming into the box apart from the one neil missed

oh also if Isidor gets injured I wouldn’t want to rely on akpom as a 9.

but I do get your point and think we need a CF
 
Have to agree on Roberts. I've always enjoyed watching him but he isn't doing enough and no longer feels enough of a threat.

We definitely need a left back to cover Cirkin though. There is a feeling around the club that he might not be here for much longer. Even if he is, he looks like he is carrying an injury or something
 
MadMackem77 said:
Which ones were they? There weren’t any coming into the box apart from the one neil missed

oh also if Isidor gets injured I wouldn’t want to rely on akpom as a 9.

but I do get your point and think we need a CF
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There was one or two crosses into their box in the first half where somebody should have attacked it. Hume put a lovely ball in with his left that wasn’t met. Another time a cross came in and nobody was in the right space to attack it. I remember that as I can remember saying and people around me saying a CF should have been attacking that position.

Akpom for all he done well as a 10 has scored goals and played a good bit as a striker throughout his career and at Ajax. I’m sure he would offer us the composure infront of goal that Mayenda does not have
 
CR17 said:
There was one or two crosses into their box in the first half where somebody should have attacked it. Hume put a lovely ball in with his left that wasn’t met. Another time a cross came in and nobody was in the right space to attack it. I remember that as I can remember saying and people around me saying a CF should have been attacking that position.

Akpom for all he done well as a 10 has scored goals and played a good bit as a striker throughout his career and at Ajax. I’m sure he would offer us the composure infront of goal that Mayenda does not have
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Respect your opinion but I don’t think he’s a good centre forward.

I’d rather someone else for CF

good points made though
 
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SUNDERLAND star Jobe Bellingham is being chased by two German giants.

Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen sent scouts to watch the midfielder, 19, in the Championship promotion-chasers’ win at Derby on Tuesday.

Jobe moved to the Stadium of Light in 2023 for £3million and has already been linked with a string of Premier League sides and could move in this month’s window.

But the £20m-rated goalscoring midfielder would prefer to see out Sunderland’s bid for promotion to the top flight and then move in the summer

The new England boss Thomas Tuchel is prepared to look outside the Prem for new talent.

The former Chelsea and Bayern Munich chief has already sent trusted No 2 Anthony Barry to see Jobe and his fellow Championship star James Trafford ahead of possible selection.

Barry went to watch Burnley keeper Trafford, 22, when he saved two late penalties against Sunderland last week.

And he is in contention for a senior Three Lions call-up — despite being relegated from the Prem with Clarets last year.

England Under-21 ace Jobe is also on the radar for the senior side despite having not played in the top flight.

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