| Dozzell 07:56 - Mar 4 with 7613 views | Smith45 |
Despite everything else about the game last night I was really impressed with him. Considering he was once again parachuted in from not playing since January he seemed to be the only player trying to get things working. His passing is a joy to watch and we simply do not have someone either the vision of a pass like him. I know there’s other aspects of his game that come in to question but I thought he really put a shift in tonight and deserves some credit for it. |  | | |  |
| Dozzell on 09:30 - Mar 4 with 2700 views | TheTrueBlue1878 |
Best player on the pitch in a blue shirt (not a tough task last night)
I really like Andre's vision, and always, always looking for a killer pass.
I genuinely think that Andre sometimes struggles because no one is on his footballing intellectual level. He knows his next pass before he has got the ball, others are static and wait for the pass before reacting.
Good player, needs to player every game when fit between now and the end of the season. |  |
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| Dozzell on 09:30 - Mar 4 with 2705 views | artsbossbeard |
There really is some blue tinted glasses revolution going on in this thread.
He wasn't outstanding, he went missing BUT did keep the keep ball flowing. The player we should be making a fuss about was their #17 who should have the word "sh1thouse" across the top of his shoulders, who managed to dominate all 3 of our footballing midfielders whilst also getting into Chambers too.
Painful to say but we need someone just like him next season. In division 3. |  |
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| Dozzell on 09:34 - Mar 4 with 2679 views | Herbivore |
| Dozzell on 09:24 - Mar 4 by gordon |
For me we've got a team which is struggling massively to create chances, and we've given way too much game time to the likes of Huws, Skuse, Nolan and Judge during that period, at the expense of Dozzell, Dobra and Bishop.
Agreed that those three don't do all of the defensive bits as well, but it's really difficult to see how we're going to score when we are often picking a whole team of players without anyone on the pitch who can either play a killer pass or go past a man. |
The balance of the side has been wrong most of the season to be honest. During our good start although we weren't all that inspiring we at least had balance in the side and we looked organised. That gave us a platform for our greater quality to tell in key moments. Since Lambingo kicked off we've rarely looked balanced as a side. Trying to persist with Judge doesn't help. He's useless when we stick him out wide and he doesn't have the dynamism needed to be a number 10 either. He's taking up an attacking spot in the side whilst carrying next to no threat. Dobra should have been given more opportunities ahead of him imo.
Dozzell should now be given a few games to see what he can do. Hopefully Huws and/or Skuse will be back for Saturday to give him more of a platform. And to be fair he's only going to learn the dirty side of the CM role by playing games. He does have a nice pass in his locker, nobody can deny that, but in itself that isn't enough and he needs to push on now. |  |
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| Dozzell on 09:37 - Mar 4 with 2665 views | Harry_Palmer |
| Dozzell on 09:06 - Mar 4 by Herbivore |
The issue is what he does between those passes though, and often the answer is not very much. He clearly has ability and will show flashes like he did last night but he's a luxury player in that he doesn't do the rest of what a CM needs to do very well. I imagine if he'd been in there with Downes and Huws or Skuse it'd have mattered less.
I don't know, he's a bit of an enigma and to be honest I'd be up for giving him a run in the side now as the season is over and he needs to play to get fully up to speed. I do feel that if he's going to fulfill his potential though he's going to need to get better at being effective without the ball and he's going to need to find ways to win the midfield battle with his teammates. |
He has flaws in his game for sure but then so do all of our players. I look at Huws and question how effective he is off the ball and if he really uses his size effectively. I look at Nolan and see a player that offers very little to the team either on or off the ball.
I actually thought Dozzell was a bit better off the ball last night, tracked well and even put in a couple of strong tackles. I agree that he needs a run in the team now as he needs to develop and he can get better which the likes of Nolan and Judge never will.
Alongside Downes and Skuse in a three I think would be our best option and he could flourish. I still think 4-3-3 suits us best, something I know you agree with. Put some pace in the wide attacking positions with the likes of Jackson, Sears, Dobra and give Dozzell some forward runners that he can actually pick out with his incisive passing. |  | | |
| Dozzell on 09:37 - Mar 4 with 2665 views | StokieBlue |
| Dozzell on 08:16 - Mar 4 by Herbivore |
He played like Dozzell has played every game since his injury. A few nice passes but nowhere near enough over 90 minutes and long spells where he just looks lost. Last night was tough as he was thrown in after not playing in months into a makeshift, dysfunctional team. He was set up to fail really. |
I think that is a little harsh, he was probably one of our better players in a terrible lot last night.
There was one passage in the first half where he carried the ball forward, beat a player, played a one two with Donacien I believe and then slipped him in behind the defence with a reverse pass.
There was more intent in that dribble and pass than anyone else showed in the entire match and that in a microcosm sums up our problems.
Judge was appalling - he should never play for us again. There is no excuse for him to be starting ahead of the likes of Dobra.
Thought McGavin was a bit harshly treated but understand the change - he was better than Judge or Nolan - both need to be shipped if anyone is willing to have them.
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| Dozzell on 09:51 - Mar 4 with 2649 views | SamWhiteUK |
He played a couple of good passes, but by that measure, so did Chambers.
He's so hilariously one-footed as well. My weaker foot is better than AD's |  | | |
| Dozzell on 09:52 - Mar 4 with 2643 views | Smith45 |
Genuine question, of what we've seen this season would you rather have Huws or Dozzell playing? | | | |
| Dozzell on 09:53 - Mar 4 with 2636 views | itfcjoe |
He was our best player last night, after no league minutes this year and dropped into a makeshift team having not even been on the bench at the weekend. Still a long way to go for him to nail down a spot but he does make things happen
This season is done, time to give him a run of games because if he leaves this club having not started 4-5 games in a row it will be a travesty |  |
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| Dozzell on 09:54 - Mar 4 with 2635 views | haynes_toe1 |
Could he be given a run of games in the number 10 position? It's hard to fairly critique a player who's thrown into a dismantled team out of form after 2 months of not playing. | | | |
| Dozzell on 09:56 - Mar 4 with 2627 views | r2d2 |
When was that then? Missed it. He would be the first one l would sell, after l pensioned Chambers and Skuse off. |  | | |
| Dozzell on 09:56 - Mar 4 with 2625 views | Herbivore |
| Dozzell on 09:37 - Mar 4 by StokieBlue |
I think that is a little harsh, he was probably one of our better players in a terrible lot last night.
There was one passage in the first half where he carried the ball forward, beat a player, played a one two with Donacien I believe and then slipped him in behind the defence with a reverse pass.
There was more intent in that dribble and pass than anyone else showed in the entire match and that in a microcosm sums up our problems.
Judge was appalling - he should never play for us again. There is no excuse for him to be starting ahead of the likes of Dobra.
Thought McGavin was a bit harshly treated but understand the change - he was better than Judge or Nolan - both need to be shipped if anyone is willing to have them.
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I don't think it is harsh. He had some good moments but you need your CMs to do more than have good moments. Agree that Nolan and Judge were garbage and I'd have Dozzell over both of them in a heartbeat. He does need to offer a bit more over the course of a game though, but hopefully that might come with a run in the side. | |
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| Dozzell on 10:06 - Mar 4 with 2601 views | Harry_Palmer |
| Dozzell on 09:37 - Mar 4 by StokieBlue |
I think that is a little harsh, he was probably one of our better players in a terrible lot last night.
There was one passage in the first half where he carried the ball forward, beat a player, played a one two with Donacien I believe and then slipped him in behind the defence with a reverse pass.
There was more intent in that dribble and pass than anyone else showed in the entire match and that in a microcosm sums up our problems.
Judge was appalling - he should never play for us again. There is no excuse for him to be starting ahead of the likes of Dobra.
Thought McGavin was a bit harshly treated but understand the change - he was better than Judge or Nolan - both need to be shipped if anyone is willing to have them.
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Agree with all of that. Judge is finished as far as I can see, he is just too slow and too weak to ever be effective, even in League One.
Nolan is either severely lacking in confidence or maybe just character, I'm not sure which, but either way he is contributing absolutely nothing currently and needs to be left out of the side. | | | |
| Dozzell on 10:21 - Mar 4 with 2579 views | TractorJack |
519 minutes this season is a joke and he only played last night because of 2 injuries and a suspension. For comparison:
Downes - 2502
Skuse - 2116
Judge - 1855
Nolan - 1559
Huws - 958
And people will still forget how few minutes he's had before this season and expect him to hit the ground running when he comes in. At this point I'm more looking forward to watching him for someone else. |  | | |
| Dozzell on 10:40 - Mar 4 with 2554 views | LankHenners |
I feel for him really as he can do things no-one else in the squad is capable of but he always gets dropped into a mish-mash of a team every now and then and then immediately taken out again.
At some point the club should have decided that his quality is worth putting faith in and structuring the team to accommodate it. If I were him I'd leave - he could go to a better club which will look after him properly and allow him to shine, which will be a complete waste from our perspective and totally self-inflicted. [Post edited 4 Mar 2020 10:40]
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| Dozzell on 10:55 - Mar 4 with 2527 views | Doctor_Earman |
Spot on. Watching on iFollow he was the only one who wanted to make things happen. His passing was crisp, sharp and incisive. It broke the lines of multiple occasions. Other players were not on his level in the sense that they don't possess the footballing intelligence to anticipate what he's going to do. He would thrive in a better team. | | | |
| The blinkered view is yours on 10:59 - Mar 4 with 2522 views | Dyland |
| Dozzell on 09:21 - Mar 4 by blueM3 |
I never personally understand the love in with Dozzell. If his name was Andre Smith he would almost certainly have been let go a long time ago.
My thoughts of the first half was that he did very little. He tried a couple of passes. But he should be trying a lot more of those anyway. Hes light weight in tackles and 50/50s and hes not particularly quick. Either that or he just never seems I terested enough to bust a guy to actually get stuck into the battle.
I noticed that about 5 minutes before half time he suddenly tried to get involved more. Was this as he knew changes were being planned for half time? Looked a little coincidental to me. As he was very lethargic prior to that. Either way, it kept him on at half time.
Second half again, offered very little. Lost every challenge, didn't look interested on taking the hits for the team to get the ball back. And didn't make anything tick.
I know the team was woeful, and even a top player would have looked garbage. But it's a very blinkered view of our fans to think that he offers anything useful to the team. And as I say again, if he wasnt Jason's son, he wouldn't be getting the free ride he currently does fron the fans. |
"I noticed that about 5 minutes before half time he suddenly tried to get involved more. Was this as he knew changes were being planned for half time? Looked a little coincidental to me."
LOL
Dozzell did what he could last night. McGavin as well. Nolan was Nolan, and is not up to itm but tbf the whole formation was awful and helped no one. |  |
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| The blinkered view is yours on 11:03 - Mar 4 with 2496 views | Herbivore |
| The blinkered view is yours on 10:59 - Mar 4 by Dyland |
"I noticed that about 5 minutes before half time he suddenly tried to get involved more. Was this as he knew changes were being planned for half time? Looked a little coincidental to me."
LOL
Dozzell did what he could last night. McGavin as well. Nolan was Nolan, and is not up to itm but tbf the whole formation was awful and helped no one. |
It was just baffling wasn't it? I spent a good few minutes looking at the line up and laughing, trying to suss out what the fook Lambert was thinking. It felt like a last game in charge kind of selection. | |
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| Dozzell on 11:25 - Mar 4 with 2472 views | BrixtonBlue |
| Dozzell on 09:37 - Mar 4 by StokieBlue |
I think that is a little harsh, he was probably one of our better players in a terrible lot last night.
There was one passage in the first half where he carried the ball forward, beat a player, played a one two with Donacien I believe and then slipped him in behind the defence with a reverse pass.
There was more intent in that dribble and pass than anyone else showed in the entire match and that in a microcosm sums up our problems.
Judge was appalling - he should never play for us again. There is no excuse for him to be starting ahead of the likes of Dobra.
Thought McGavin was a bit harshly treated but understand the change - he was better than Judge or Nolan - both need to be shipped if anyone is willing to have them.
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Absolutely agree with everything you've said there, especially Judge and Nolan. Wasters. |  |
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| Dozzell on 11:42 - Mar 4 with 2452 views | judespiveyg |
Easily our best player last night, does struggle with the fact that our players very often aren't good enough to be on his wavelength. Would look better with good players around him.
He doesn't run around much, and struggles with physicality, although that's hardly going to get better without playing more games. |  |
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| Dozzell on 15:02 - Mar 4 with 2408 views | JoHnNnY |
Agreed... but the thing, he lacks is effort consistency, when he gets comfortable and a regular 11.
Therefore, turns himself into an impact player when he is gee’d up enough to put in 90 mins of graft. |  |
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