| New ball playing central defender anyone? 15:23 - Aug 1 with 1583 views | itfcserbia |
Disclaimer first: this is not judging Woolfie based on Saturday game against Bolton nor his mistake for the goal against Millwall nor his sometimes overly casual style.
But does anyone else feel we need maybe a bit more ball playing defender with better overview and distribution for that central role? Both Millwall and Bolton did some good man marking on Morsy and Evans early on and we had trouble getting it out from the back. And McK is clearly set on playing that way which I personally support. Trouble is if you pull back your wingbacks even more it only invites more pressure closer to the back line and long balls also become ineffective. So it's maybe a bit more crucial role than it's being talked about?
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| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 15:26 - Aug 1 with 1533 views | Dyland |
Have you only seen Woolfie against Millwall and Bolton? ;)
Not sure he did too badly against Bolton anyway...
Seriously though, no. And hypothetically, if we were looking to improve on Wolfenden, who would be get? He has all the attributes for this team imo. |  |
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| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 15:29 - Aug 1 with 1506 views | Mediocre_Quick |
Corrie Ndaba is decent on the ball, he's clearly being lined up to have an important role
If you want an example of Woolfs playing ability, he carried the ball out from the back fairly regularly last season, pretty sure against Rotherham at the back end of the last season he carried the ball pretty much from our box to theirs... |  | | |
| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 15:42 - Aug 1 with 1398 views | homer_123 |
No - our main issue lies with putting the ball into the net. |  |
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| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 15:43 - Aug 1 with 1392 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 15:29 - Aug 1 by Mediocre_Quick |
Corrie Ndaba is decent on the ball, he's clearly being lined up to have an important role
If you want an example of Woolfs playing ability, he carried the ball out from the back fairly regularly last season, pretty sure against Rotherham at the back end of the last season he carried the ball pretty much from our box to theirs... |
So is Elkan Baggott. We are pretty well served in this department, especially for a League One team. |  | | |
| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 15:47 - Aug 1 with 1349 views | Mookamoo |
| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 15:43 - Aug 1 by ArnoldMoorhen |
So is Elkan Baggott. We are pretty well served in this department, especially for a League One team. |
Nbada and Baggott both look good, plus Armin looks like he has a future.
Edmundson will be playing in the Championship next year, with or without us, so one of those 3 might be become first choice. |  | | |
| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 16:05 - Aug 1 with 1278 views | itfcjoe |
You aren't going to get a better defender than Woolf for that role in this league |  |
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| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 16:23 - Aug 1 with 1205 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 15:26 - Aug 1 by Dyland |
Have you only seen Woolfie against Millwall and Bolton? ;)
Not sure he did too badly against Bolton anyway...
Seriously though, no. And hypothetically, if we were looking to improve on Wolfenden, who would be get? He has all the attributes for this team imo. |
Woolfenden made one mistake and took a yellow card for it ensuring their player didn't get away. Edmundson also made one similar mistake and had Evans cover for him.
I thought there was nothing between the two of them on Saturday. It is about having an effective unit overall and it would have kept a clean sheet aside from one mistake from the left back. |  |
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| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 16:34 - Aug 1 with 1158 views | DJR |
| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 16:05 - Aug 1 by itfcjoe |
You aren't going to get a better defender than Woolf for that role in this league |
Agreed. I think he oozes class, and performed the role brilliantly last season from when McK took over, without, to my recollection, any mistakes. [Post edited 1 Aug 2022 16:34]
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| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 16:37 - Aug 1 with 1129 views | DinDjarin |
| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 16:23 - Aug 1 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Woolfenden made one mistake and took a yellow card for it ensuring their player didn't get away. Edmundson also made one similar mistake and had Evans cover for him.
I thought there was nothing between the two of them on Saturday. It is about having an effective unit overall and it would have kept a clean sheet aside from one mistake from the left back. |
Wolf and Fridge also got in a muddle between them in our box which could of led to a calamity goal. |  | | |
| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 17:43 - Aug 1 with 1000 views | SlippinJimmyJuan |
For me the defence is set. Never used to be that impressed with the Woolf; clearly had the talent but didn't seem to have the mentality. Since McKenna has come in I have had to eat my words, which perhaps shows the chaos of the last few years and the impact it can have... and of course that I was wrong. Ndaba deserves an opportunity to fill that role if required. | |
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| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 17:47 - Aug 1 with 955 views | Swansea_Blue |
| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 17:43 - Aug 1 by SlippinJimmyJuan |
For me the defence is set. Never used to be that impressed with the Woolf; clearly had the talent but didn't seem to have the mentality. Since McKenna has come in I have had to eat my words, which perhaps shows the chaos of the last few years and the impact it can have... and of course that I was wrong. Ndaba deserves an opportunity to fill that role if required. |
Yep, defence picks itself and we've decent cover, plus we'd be unlikely to get a better player that Woolf anyway.
Focus has to be on getting the front 3 settled to working better together. Everywhere else I think it's clear what the starting lineup is. |  |
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| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 17:56 - Aug 1 with 921 views | SlippinJimmyJuan |
| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 17:47 - Aug 1 by Swansea_Blue |
Yep, defence picks itself and we've decent cover, plus we'd be unlikely to get a better player that Woolf anyway.
Focus has to be on getting the front 3 settled to working better together. Everywhere else I think it's clear what the starting lineup is. |
Ageeed, on all counts.
I do think we need another forward (maybe Hirst but am sure we are working on other targets) as TJJ will likely miss some of the season, and I wouldn't bank on Jackson or Ladapo being consistently fit either.
Then it comes back to the Celina question. Will be difficult to find someone that compares to him but I saw someone mention the need for a lockpicker and tend to agree. Although chance creation is not too much of a problem, I do feel we need someone that offers genuine creativity to bamboozle more stingy defences. | |
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| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 18:05 - Aug 1 with 895 views | Skip_Intro |
| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 16:34 - Aug 1 by DJR |
Agreed. I think he oozes class, and performed the role brilliantly last season from when McK took over, without, to my recollection, any mistakes. [Post edited 1 Aug 2022 16:34]
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agree with this - I was a Woolfy doubter pre-Kmac but he now looks like a top end Champ player...one to build a team around hopefully |  | | |
| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 18:16 - Aug 1 with 857 views | jas0999 |
No, we will be gone defensively. More than good enough at this level. We need goal scorers. Need to score more than one per game. | | | |
| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 18:55 - Aug 1 with 757 views | Veggie |
This is probably the least of our worries. Scoring enough goals to prevent teams parking the bus and constantly ‘getting cramp’ against us is the main one. [Post edited 1 Aug 2022 18:56]
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| Wolf is an excellent fit for that central role in 3 CBs.... on 19:02 - Aug 1 with 737 views | unstableblue |
.... some of his runs out have been fantastic last season, and his passing is good
Very happy with him in that role
Just a bit of rust... and a tough opposition |  |
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| New ball playing central defender anyone? on 19:02 - Aug 1 with 737 views | Whos_blue |
I don't think so.
Our back 3 was one of the highlights last season and in the main, they looked assured on Saturday. Bolton played such an effective high press that there just wasn't the space in midfield to run in to on Saturday.
Of the 3, probably Fridge is the least creative with the ball at his feet and even this is being harsh.
I wouldn't mess with that back 3 at all. It's the foundation of the team. |  |
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