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Brainy Dose said:
The reason we don't see service is because there's nobody to give service to! When Clarke,and let's say Roberts or Ba,get the ball,the tactic is to cut inside and try to create a chance....there is no other option. If we had an option to a front runner, we would use it.Whenever the likes of Neil,Ekwah,Jobe or Pritch come forward from central areas,there is only one choice.....give it to Clarke. And,when we do come inside to lay the ball off,they often take the option to lay it back to one of the midfield runners who have no choice but to try their luck from 20 yards out,which,apart from a couple of excellent Ekwah strikes and a worldy from Pritch,inevitably leads to Row Z or worse.
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Nope. TM spoke many times about him wanting them running at defenders and to not get worried if they give away possession.

How can an inverted wingers create chances cutting inside against teams that normally sit back on us? They get crowded out nearly all the time.

I personally think we play Clarke and Roberts too deep. They tend to star their runs from the halfway line, where I think they'd be more dangerous playing another 15 yards further up. Drop Pritchard and go with a three of Bellingham, Neil and Ekwah until we get a CDM to allow them to play further up like Liverpool do.
 
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Gary Rowell world said:
Not accusing at all. We were told any moneys from sales would be re invested. As of yet nothing on players
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You mean players like Rusyn, etc?

The Stewart money is staggered and we've probably paid out more than has come in ...

. whether you like Mayenda, Pembele, etc, or not, they had to be paid for, not to mention agents fees, etc..
 
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BRMC said:
Nope. TM spoke many times about him wanting them running at defenders and to not get worried if they give away possession.

How can an inverted wingers create chances cutting inside against teams that normally sit back on us? They get crowded out nearly all the time.

I personally think we play Clarke and Roberts too deep. They tend to star their runs from the halfway line, where I think they'd be more dangerous playing another 15 yards further up. Drop Pritchard and go with a three of Bellingham, Neil and Ekwah until we get a CDM to allow them to play further up like Liverpool do.
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Drop Pritchard? And keep Bellingham in when he's dead on his feet?! I like Bellingham, but he needs a few weeks off and everyone apart from club staff can see that. He's lost any sharpness or drive.

Also, the midfield need to actually look up through the middle at times, it's not all about the wingers. Plenty runs from Rusyn go unseen. One simple pass and he'd be clean through.
 
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CoolerKing33 said:
Drop Pritchard? And keep Bellingham in when he's dead on his feet?! I like Bellingham, but he needs a few weeks off and everyone apart from club staff can see that. He's lost any sharpness or drive.

Also, the midfield need to actually look up through the middle at times, it's not all about the wingers. Plenty runs from Rusyn go unseen. One simple pass and he'd be clean through.
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Unfortunately Pritchard can't play centre mid.

I agree Bellingham needs a break, but who else covers there for the next couple of games? Rigg is not ready to play in this sort for environment.
 
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CoolerKing33 said:
Drop Pritchard? And keep Bellingham in when he's dead on his feet?! I like Bellingham, but he needs a few weeks off and everyone apart from club staff can see that. He's lost any sharpness or drive.

Also, the midfield need to actually look up through the middle at times, it's not all about the wingers. Plenty runs from Rusyn go unseen. One simple pass and he'd be clean through.
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A thought struck me during the Hull game that may well be completely wrong ...

.... what if Belingham isn't exhausted and it's just his natural game?
 
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CoolerKing33 said:
Drop Pritchard? And keep Bellingham in when he's dead on his feet?! I like Bellingham, but he needs a few weeks off and everyone apart from club staff can see that. He's lost any sharpness or drive.

Also, the midfield need to actually look up through the middle at times, it's not all about the wingers. Plenty runs from Rusyn go unseen. One simple pass and he'd be clean through.
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Agree...

Also, Rusyn makes plenty of runs but these day's Ekwah and Neil tend to look for the least risk pass, something they weren't doing 6 month's or so ago... most of our other players don't have the skills to slot the ball through (O9 and Ballard sometimes try, but again, they seem to have stopped trying these through balls).
 
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BRMC said:
Unfortunately Pritchard can't play centre mid.

I agree Bellingham needs a break, but who else covers there for the next couple of games? Rigg is not ready to play in this sort for environment.
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He could play as a 3 which is what was being suggested. Just not in a 2.

And try anyone in there. Ba, Aouchiche, Rigg, Pritch... the point is, we're killing Bellingham and it isn't doing him or us any good.
 
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Agent Black Cat said:
Bob, is there any truth in the potential takeover rumours. I know we are waiting on the minutes from last Friday's meeting but the club are very quiet. They could easily have addressed a lot of this negativity by getting on the front foot a bit, perhaps a video interview with KLD apologising for the BCB, Speakman talking positively about transfers, give Beale time to shape his own team etc.
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Wheatsheaf said it’s not true
 
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CoolerKing33 said:
He looked much sharper early on. We've made the same mistake we did with Neil imo. Too much too soon, he looks jaded.
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I agree it seems that way mate.

I'm personally wondering if he looked sharper because we were playing quicker and others players running harder off the ball ...

... just a thought, I'm trying to work out why he isn't being rested if he really needs it.
 
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Smug in Boots said:
A thought struck me during the Hull game that may well be completely wrong ...

.... what if Belingham isn't exhausted and it's just his natural game?
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I said something similar to my son just after the mags game, my son raves about him, I think he’s done ok but nothing out of the ordinary, he seems a bit slow on the ball for me but he’s only a kid and that will come hopefully. I see more potential in Chris Rigg personally and would like to see him given more of a chance.
 
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CoolerKing33 said:
He could play as a 3 which is what was being suggested. Just not in a 2.

And try anyone in there. Ba, Aouchiche, Rigg, Pritch... the point is, we're killing Bellingham and it isn't doing him or us any good.
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I wouldn't trust any of the other players to sit and contribute defensively.

You either push JC and BA off the wing further up with a shielding midfield, or go with Hemir leading the line and JC, Rusyn and Ba off him.
 
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Dorset said:
This ^^
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We all want the best for our club, we all want to be challenging and be vying for the best available players.
However, it looks like the club can't afford or don't want to pay over odds to secure the top end champ players. Thats just the way it is. Theyve been pretty open about it and want to try something else which might take longer and be more sustainable. I'm.alright with that.
You can't say the likes of Ballard, Neil, Clarke, Hume haven't developed under current regime and we now have value in squad from little outlay. How do we know Mayenda, Seelt,hemir, anouche and ba won't come good with another six months of coaching and development.
That brings me to Beale. His appointment suggests that the club are sticking with this approach as he is supposedly very good at developing young players. That might not show instantly on pitch but if they want to bring in young players and develop them then he might be better than most. If that means giving up.promotion this season then that's fine. As long as we don't get relegated, which we won't, we can build and go again next season. We will probably lose some fans along the way but they Will.come crawling back again.
 
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LBW said:
I said something similar to my son just after the mags game, my son raves about him, I think he’s done ok but nothing out of the ordinary, he seems a bit slow on the ball for me but he’s only a kid and that will come hopefully. I see more potential in Chris Rigg personally and would like to see him given more of a chance.
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I rate Chris Rigg more highly but I also recognise he’s 16. This is his breakthrough year and should be done so with caution.
 
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