hilarious - Jones, Macca and Greaves are all peas from the same pod - average championship at best - our goals conceded more than confirms that - Rosie sorted out our leaky defence by shipping Greaves and Figs out and installing Macca and Jones - since he's dropped Macca we've started shipping goals again - I appreciate this doesn't quite fit in with the narrative but it's a fact
I fully disagree Greaves is a step above in every way Lets see I was being facetious about england perhaps But he is prem level 100%
Greaves is a level above those 2. We conceded 2 to one of the worst in the division with Maka in the side at the weekend. Greaves and Coyle are top championship players, Jones holds his own. Left back we still have issues defensively. Allsop is statistically the 2nd worst keeper in the division.
not a fan - said the same about Junior Bruce and got slated for it - all he could manage when he left us was Bury, Wigan on the bench and Kilmarnock on the bench, which sort of confirms I was right - lets see what happens with Greaves, if we can get good money for him it will be a win win as far as I'm concerned then we can invest in a centre back who can command the box, win headers from crosses and can tackle and not get easily turned and end up tugging shirts
Greaves is the best defender in the air in the division. I feel like you’re still hung up on what you thought of him last season. Greaves has come on 10 fold this season with multiple other clubs naming him one of the best they’ve ever seen at this level.
lets see what happens when he leaves - and if he's supposed to be the best defender in the air in the division, I look forward to him stating to win the ball at corners and free kicks because more often than not he doesn't
Since Greaves has been out we've conceded 5 goals in two games. Before then we'd conceded the second least in 2024. FACT.
I just cant justify the following. Greaves is banned so instead of bringing in Macca he moves Coyle to centre back and Slater to right back Coyle gets injured so instead of bringing in Macca he brings on Christie Is Macca really that bad that he has to play half the defence out of position?
What an odd point to make. Against Preston our last clean sheet, a very direct side. He won 15/15 aerial duels. With Preston fans claiming he was the best they’ve ever seen at this level
Rosenior would love someone like Honeyman. But careful, there's someone who'll pop along and rubbish this soon enough.
Philogene would get in any side in the league bar maybe a few at the top, Greaves would also get in any side. He’s been absolutely top class for us this last couple of months and our best player. He’s probably the best up and coming prospect centre half wise in the country bar maybe the kid at Everton from Carlisle.
We’ve got some of the best attacking talent in the division, if not the best. Yet we find it so hard to fashion chances. Even though I find us very easy on the eye to watch at times you can’t win games if you don’t score goals.
It was clearly a tactical decision, partly because LR was worried about his lack of pace against their quick forwards but also because he wanted extra bodies further forward to wrestle control of the game away from them and for 85 minutes it largely worked.
He's stopped tugging shirts though...And I'm sure there's been a stat that shows him as being one of the top headers of the ball in European football.
He did it no more times than Jaden to get to the bye line - but he does look more football savvy , v dangerous he moves quicker
