| Did we need a wide player rather than a centre forward? 08:17 - Oct 3 with 3664 views | Herbivore |
Hopefully this lad will be decent and can offer something different but I do wonder about the areas of the squad we are prioritising. First off, we signed a CB despite having four senior CBs plus Ndaba but no specialist right back currently fit and good enough to play, hence Chambers continuing to fill in there. I know others don't have an issue with that but for me it was an odd area to bring someone in with the gaps we had elsewhere.
Now we've signed a player that will presumably be pushing to play wide forward. We already have Sears, Edwards, Lankester, and Judge who have played those two roles. Dobra and Jackson are also options there. That looks a good amount of cover to me. Contrast that with the central striker role where we have Hawkins and possibly Jackson, though it's nowhere near an ideal role for him.
Just seems to me that in a season where our budget is limited we've added two loan signings in areas of the squad that are already well-covered whilst still leaving a couple of important gaps. We continue to have a very large squad but not a brilliantly balanced one. |  |
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| Did we need a wide player rather than a centre forward? on 14:37 - Oct 3 with 216 views | Herbivore |
| Did we need a wide player rather than a centre forward? on 14:28 - Oct 3 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Two points. First Chambers has played more games at RB than CB I believe (or certainly a similar number) and it is notable we have done well with him there. Second the new signing is a wide forward who can play through the middle isn't he? |
No, the new lad is a left winger who has also played left back apparently. He's not coming here to play through the middle. Chambers has played most of his career as a CB and for me when he plays right back he very much looks like a CB that is covering there. He does an adequate job but no more than that. Given the length of the injury to KVY I'd have rather moved Chambers back to the middle and got a specialist right back in. [Post edited 3 Oct 2020 14:39]
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| Did we need a wide player rather than a centre forward? on 14:45 - Oct 3 with 202 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Did we need a wide player rather than a centre forward? on 14:37 - Oct 3 by Herbivore |
No, the new lad is a left winger who has also played left back apparently. He's not coming here to play through the middle. Chambers has played most of his career as a CB and for me when he plays right back he very much looks like a CB that is covering there. He does an adequate job but no more than that. Given the length of the injury to KVY I'd have rather moved Chambers back to the middle and got a specialist right back in. [Post edited 3 Oct 2020 14:39]
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I may be wrong but I believe he played a fair bit for Forest at right back and considering the amount of grief MM got for continually playing him at RB I would be surprised if he has played much more at CB here than RB. That said, I take your point he looks more like a CB. However, this season I feel he has looked OK as RB in the 3 games so far.
From the ITFC website: "The winger, who can also play up front" https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2020/october/keanan-bennetts-joins-ipswich-on-loan/ |  |
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| Did we need a wide player rather than a centre forward? on 14:58 - Oct 3 with 189 views | Herbivore |
| Did we need a wide player rather than a centre forward? on 14:45 - Oct 3 by Nthsuffolkblue |
I may be wrong but I believe he played a fair bit for Forest at right back and considering the amount of grief MM got for continually playing him at RB I would be surprised if he has played much more at CB here than RB. That said, I take your point he looks more like a CB. However, this season I feel he has looked OK as RB in the 3 games so far.
From the ITFC website: "The winger, who can also play up front" https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2020/october/keanan-bennetts-joins-ipswich-on-loan/ |
He's not coming here to lead the line. He'll be here as a wide forward. | |
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