| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? 10:28 - Oct 29 with 11822 views | unstableblue |
Our full backs have been a problem for seasons now.
We obviously knew RB was a problem; but like many I’d convinced myself Knudsen was pretty good.
He is not. He has been woeful this season; the amount of turnover ball and mistakes is harming the team. And in previous seasons he has been really limited going forward.
He needs replacing. Now I like Kenlock but is he too lightweight, too inexperienced?
Where do you begin on RB?! How long has it been a problem? It’s years.
Pennington is not quick or attack minded enough; Chambers - don’t go there!; Chalobah - he’s wasted there; i thought Donacien was pretty good but seemed out of favour
Answers on a postcard!
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:31 - Oct 29 with 5495 views | LankHenners |
Just play Donacien and Knudsen and get them organised into a solid defensive unit either side of Chambers and Pennington. Easy. |  |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:32 - Oct 29 with 5487 views | Garv |
I really want Kenlock to thrive but he's not going to in our situation, let's be honest. He's much more worth persisting with long term than Jonas. Can't fault his effort and heart, but he's so poor.
Donacien should have played the majority of games at right back. When he has he's played generally well. |  |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:34 - Oct 29 with 5454 views | Steve_M |
Jonas is fine as a left back for where we are, he's not a wingback as not good enough on the ball, but as a fullback he gets up and supports the attack well and crosses well as the number of assists he got last season demonstrates. Knudsen is a long way down our list of problems at the moment.
The real problem this season is that Hurst has made so many changes between matches that no-one knows who they are playing with from week to week. One of the first things I expect Lambert to do is pick a settled defence regularly and build from there. |  |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:40 - Oct 29 with 5420 views | wkj |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:34 - Oct 29 by Steve_M |
Jonas is fine as a left back for where we are, he's not a wingback as not good enough on the ball, but as a fullback he gets up and supports the attack well and crosses well as the number of assists he got last season demonstrates. Knudsen is a long way down our list of problems at the moment.
The real problem this season is that Hurst has made so many changes between matches that no-one knows who they are playing with from week to week. One of the first things I expect Lambert to do is pick a settled defence regularly and build from there. |
I couldn't agree more, Defence is probably the most important area of the pitch to have nailed down early and get right with minimal tinkering, especially in the modern game where a lot of distribution goes down the flanks- you do not want to chop and change centre-halves for fullbacks willy nilly, especially when you have defenders who are getting used to how the league works. |  |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:44 - Oct 29 with 5390 views | No9 |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:31 - Oct 29 by LankHenners |
Just play Donacien and Knudsen and get them organised into a solid defensive unit either side of Chambers and Pennington. Easy. |
& stick with it instead of changing every game + sometimes in the game |  | | |
| It's really not complicated.... on 10:46 - Oct 29 with 5377 views | Bloots |
....flat back 4.
Donacien Chambers Pennington Knudsen
Stick with it. |  |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:47 - Oct 29 with 5373 views | hype313 |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:34 - Oct 29 by Steve_M |
Jonas is fine as a left back for where we are, he's not a wingback as not good enough on the ball, but as a fullback he gets up and supports the attack well and crosses well as the number of assists he got last season demonstrates. Knudsen is a long way down our list of problems at the moment.
The real problem this season is that Hurst has made so many changes between matches that no-one knows who they are playing with from week to week. One of the first things I expect Lambert to do is pick a settled defence regularly and build from there. |
Joke of it is most successful clubs are built from the back with solid foundations, how Hurst couldn't see that just shows how inept he was. |  |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:48 - Oct 29 with 5364 views | Herbivore |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:32 - Oct 29 by Garv |
I really want Kenlock to thrive but he's not going to in our situation, let's be honest. He's much more worth persisting with long term than Jonas. Can't fault his effort and heart, but he's so poor.
Donacien should have played the majority of games at right back. When he has he's played generally well. |
Knudsen is twice the player Kenlock is. |  |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:50 - Oct 29 with 5353 views | Herbivore |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:34 - Oct 29 by Steve_M |
Jonas is fine as a left back for where we are, he's not a wingback as not good enough on the ball, but as a fullback he gets up and supports the attack well and crosses well as the number of assists he got last season demonstrates. Knudsen is a long way down our list of problems at the moment.
The real problem this season is that Hurst has made so many changes between matches that no-one knows who they are playing with from week to week. One of the first things I expect Lambert to do is pick a settled defence regularly and build from there. |
A thousand times this. When Jonas goes on a free in the summer it will be to a better side than us. The Knudsen witchhunt is just utterly bizarre, we got 99 problems but our solid international left back ain't one. | |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:51 - Oct 29 with 5339 views | wkj |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:50 - Oct 29 by Herbivore |
A thousand times this. When Jonas goes on a free in the summer it will be to a better side than us. The Knudsen witchhunt is just utterly bizarre, we got 99 problems but our solid international left back ain't one. |
I think Jonas' shortcomings are not as much a personal problem as they are a team problem- I too think he will shine in a team where he has more quality around him. | |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:53 - Oct 29 with 5322 views | No9 |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:50 - Oct 29 by Herbivore |
A thousand times this. When Jonas goes on a free in the summer it will be to a better side than us. The Knudsen witchhunt is just utterly bizarre, we got 99 problems but our solid international left back ain't one. |
Agreed, I don't understand the anti JK stuff
With better players around him he is a good fit for this division
The real problems are in midfield & have been for a long, long time | | | |
| It's really not complicated.... on 10:54 - Oct 29 with 5316 views | BasingstokeBlue |
| It's really not complicated.... on 10:46 - Oct 29 by Bloots |
....flat back 4.
Donacien Chambers Pennington Knudsen
Stick with it. |
This. |  |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:55 - Oct 29 with 5307 views | fabian_illness |
Knudsen hasn't been great this season but has performed well in previous years.
Hopefully the new management will work WITH the players rather than try to alienate them.
Knudsen is still our best left back, with a bit of coaching and some stability, Im sure he can recover his form.
He actually looked really good as a left sided CB, he could well end up being a better CB than LB and the answer to our lop sided defence although we need him as a solid LB for the foreseeable. |  | | |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 11:02 - Oct 29 with 5283 views | Pinewoodblue |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:34 - Oct 29 by Steve_M |
Jonas is fine as a left back for where we are, he's not a wingback as not good enough on the ball, but as a fullback he gets up and supports the attack well and crosses well as the number of assists he got last season demonstrates. Knudsen is a long way down our list of problems at the moment.
The real problem this season is that Hurst has made so many changes between matches that no-one knows who they are playing with from week to week. One of the first things I expect Lambert to do is pick a settled defence regularly and build from there. |
I'm sure having a right footed centre back inside of him doesn't help
Suspect he will try and catch a Swindon game in the international break. |  |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 12:42 - Oct 29 with 5166 views | Garv |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:48 - Oct 29 by Herbivore |
Knudsen is twice the player Kenlock is. |
A better all round player at the moment I'd probably agree, this is why I added 'long term' to the post.
Kenlock does have at least a bit of promise in terms of forward threat and enthusiasm to get forward and contribute to attacks, getting to the byline etc. If the squad in general was stronger and we were a mid table side then Kenlock would be a better a option to use and develop, in my opinion anyway. | |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 12:47 - Oct 29 with 5141 views | TheTrueBlue1878 |
Kenlock / Chambers / Pennington / Donacien
Best back four. Knudsen is woeful, he won't be here next year. Kenlock is the future and needs a mass run of games.
Knudsen has been here 3/4 years and hasn't improved himself or the team really. Time to change things there. |  |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 12:56 - Oct 29 with 5080 views | BiGDonnie |
Kenlock is better than Knudsen. Emmanuel should never have been loaned out IMO. |  |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 12:59 - Oct 29 with 5058 views | BiGDonnie |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 10:50 - Oct 29 by Herbivore |
A thousand times this. When Jonas goes on a free in the summer it will be to a better side than us. The Knudsen witchhunt is just utterly bizarre, we got 99 problems but our solid international left back ain't one. |
Did you go Saturday? He was an absolute shambles. | |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 13:00 - Oct 29 with 5052 views | Herbivore |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 12:56 - Oct 29 by BiGDonnie |
Kenlock is better than Knudsen. Emmanuel should never have been loaned out IMO. |
Not even Myles Kenlock and Myles Kenlock's mum would agree with you on that one. | |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 13:03 - Oct 29 with 5038 views | Herbivore |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 12:42 - Oct 29 by Garv |
A better all round player at the moment I'd probably agree, this is why I added 'long term' to the post.
Kenlock does have at least a bit of promise in terms of forward threat and enthusiasm to get forward and contribute to attacks, getting to the byline etc. If the squad in general was stronger and we were a mid table side then Kenlock would be a better a option to use and develop, in my opinion anyway. |
See, I don't even really buy into that. Kenlock's use of the ball isn't very good and he doesn't get up the pitch anymore than Jonas does. Kenlock has made a decent number of appearances for us but, from memory, hasn't scored or set up a single goal. Jonas got more assists than any other left back in the league last season and chipped in with a couple of goals, as he did the year before too. Jonas is just better all round. Maybe Kenlock would benefit from a spell out on loan to see if he develops but he's way behind Knudsen in terms of ability. | |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 13:08 - Oct 29 with 5008 views | Darth_Koont |
Quite simple really. He plays our best fullbacks in Donacien and Knudsen. And likely supports them by playing his best players inside and behind them: Chambers paired with Pennington and Bart in goal. |  |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 13:11 - Oct 29 with 4995 views | PJH |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 13:08 - Oct 29 by Darth_Koont |
Quite simple really. He plays our best fullbacks in Donacien and Knudsen. And likely supports them by playing his best players inside and behind them: Chambers paired with Pennington and Bart in goal. |
All correct in my view although Bart's form this season is a worry because he has not looked to be the very good 'keeper that we know him to be and his confidence looks completely shot.
He made an error in the first league game that led to the first Blackburn goal and does not seem to have recovered since. |  | | |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 13:17 - Oct 29 with 4961 views | BecclesITFC |
Just asked my Nodge mate. His answer:
"He won't"
PL said
"goals get you out of the league not clean sheets"
So in other words score more than the opposition. |  | | |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 13:18 - Oct 29 with 4950 views | Garv |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 13:03 - Oct 29 by Herbivore |
See, I don't even really buy into that. Kenlock's use of the ball isn't very good and he doesn't get up the pitch anymore than Jonas does. Kenlock has made a decent number of appearances for us but, from memory, hasn't scored or set up a single goal. Jonas got more assists than any other left back in the league last season and chipped in with a couple of goals, as he did the year before too. Jonas is just better all round. Maybe Kenlock would benefit from a spell out on loan to see if he develops but he's way behind Knudsen in terms of ability. |
We'll agree to disagree.
It's difficult because Kenlock has never had a run in the side so I don't want to big him up too much.
But for me he's sharper, more tenacious and has better close control. My vision of him is trying to weave between defenders and catch lucky ricochets similar to how Edwards does. His crossing also could be improved. I just feel his energy almost as much as anything else is better than what Jonas offers. | |
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| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 13:21 - Oct 29 with 4926 views | Steve_M |
| How is Lambert going to fix our full back problem?? on 13:18 - Oct 29 by Garv |
We'll agree to disagree.
It's difficult because Kenlock has never had a run in the side so I don't want to big him up too much.
But for me he's sharper, more tenacious and has better close control. My vision of him is trying to weave between defenders and catch lucky ricochets similar to how Edwards does. His crossing also could be improved. I just feel his energy almost as much as anything else is better than what Jonas offers. |
Kenlock is better on the ball that Herbi gives him credit for but has one major failing: he can't defend very well. He's ok as cover but Jonas is much better. | |
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