| Midfield - A HUGE issue currently. 04:39 - Aug 9 with 2942 views | Westcountryblue |
Firstly, i'll start with the one major positive from last night which was the defense. I thought Greaves and O'Shea were imperious. They had a lot of work to do last night (possibly more than they'll normally have to do week in, week out at this level) but did a magnificent job keeping it to 1, having been totally overrun in midfield. Davis wasn't able to go forward as much, but defended very well and Johnson, who i've seen some people criticise, again did well, but i think people have to understand just how much work he had to do with Birmingham coming down the right side with Anderson again and again. Young didn't give the ball away once and brought a level of calmness to the side. For me, we have the best backline in the Championship and full credit to them for keeping it at 1 last night.
The midfield on the other hand was nothing short of atrocious. Outmuscled, bullied, lacked any form of intensity, leaderless, lost a huge amount number of aerial battles, slow, ponderess and i could keep on going...Taylor sat too deep, Azor, while he made some good interceptions, was physically outmuscled and bullied off the ball a number of times, Clarke a total passenger and pushed off the ball in a child-like manner and Ogbene running through treacle post achilles OP. To be brutally honest, neither Taylor or Ogbene are nowhere near good enough to be starting in a top 2 aspiring Championship side. Azor will need time to adapt to the speed and physicality of English football, but his relationship playing alongside Cajuste should help him in coming weeks. AHH playing on the right wing summed up where we are in terms of our midfield options right now.
For me, we need to seek to replace Broady (unfortunately), Hutchinson, Ogbene and Taylor. We really lack muscle, leadership and physicality (particularly in wide areas of the pitch- similar to what Burns offered us). The composition just isn't right, with too many diminutive ball carrier types. Think we'll need 4 more midfielders through the door, excluding Cajuste, so a huge amount of work to be done here. With Broady and Hutchinson gone, luckily we should have the best part of 30m, perhaps even more, to do this business.
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| Midfield - A HUGE issue currently. on 16:46 - Aug 9 with 122 views | blueoutlook |
| Midfield - A HUGE issue currently. on 15:58 - Aug 9 by ottovonbismark |
In terms of midfield being a massive issue (that McKenna has created), how confident are you that he seems to identify Hayden Hackney as the answer to that problem? We have no presence in midfield, no leadership, are you sure the manager knows how to solve this issue? Because i'm not. |
Agreed. None of them are physical enough. Cajuste included in that. Hackney definitely wouldn’t be. KM does favour slightly built players. And that’s in all forward positions too except Hirst. |  | | |
| Midfield - A HUGE issue currently. on 16:46 - Aug 9 with 122 views | southnorfolkblue |
| Midfield - A HUGE issue currently. on 15:58 - Aug 9 by DavoIPB |
Midfield will be fine have cajuste to come back in. Attacking threat on other hand. That is a worry |
You won’t have an attacking threat if the midfield are unable to get the ball in the first place. | |
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| Midfield - A HUGE issue currently. on 16:52 - Aug 9 with 92 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| Midfield - A HUGE issue currently. on 15:44 - Aug 9 by blueoutlook |
He played most weeks in the premier league and our midfield disappeared after about 20 minutes every match. He isn’t going to like the physical side of this league, he maybe big but he won’t like the rough and tumble. |
Tbf playing against the best players in the world that can happen... |  |
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