Is Enciso needed? 19:14 - Jan 21 with 4894 views | ITFCBlues | 7 players who can play that role now. Surely there's other areas more pressing? I think we're desperate for a CM myself. Enciso Philogene Hutchinson Chaplin Szmodics Broadhead Clarke You'd think there's going to be someone moving out. |  |
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Is Enciso needed? on 19:16 - Jan 21 with 3688 views | GlasgowBlue | I wonder if Chaplin's injury is more long term than at first thought? |  |
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Is Enciso needed? on 19:16 - Jan 21 with 3699 views | portmanking | McKenna craves 6 players to rotate across his front 3 behind the striker. There we have it. Plus, Szmodics is out for some time... |  | |  |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:16 - Jan 21 with 3667 views | CrockerITFC |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:16 - Jan 21 by portmanking | McKenna craves 6 players to rotate across his front 3 behind the striker. There we have it. Plus, Szmodics is out for some time... |
What's up with Sammie? |  | |  |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:17 - Jan 21 with 3639 views | gainsboroughblue | I'm kind of excited, kind of borderline frustrated we may not be focusing on areas we are obviously requiring tightening up on. I'm trusting the process and hoping we are looking elsewhere too. |  |
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Is Enciso needed? on 19:18 - Jan 21 with 3609 views | portmanking |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:16 - Jan 21 by CrockerITFC | What's up with Sammie? |
I say some time, we're probably talking 4-6 weeks, but that's another 4+ games missed likely. He's a quick healer like most of our boys, so he won't be too long. |  | |  |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:21 - Jan 21 with 3503 views | PhilTWTD |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:18 - Jan 21 by portmanking | I say some time, we're probably talking 4-6 weeks, but that's another 4+ games missed likely. He's a quick healer like most of our boys, so he won't be too long. |
Szmodics is proably back in training by now. Kieran said he wasn't far away at the end of last week. |  | |  |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:21 - Jan 21 with 3501 views | ITFCBlues |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:16 - Jan 21 by portmanking | McKenna craves 6 players to rotate across his front 3 behind the striker. There we have it. Plus, Szmodics is out for some time... |
KM said he wasn't too far away the other day...quite the turnaround if that's the case. I just think there's other areas, like CM, that'd be far more pressing to get someone in imo |  |
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Is Enciso needed? on 19:22 - Jan 21 with 3448 views | Dubtractor | We've got a lot of players for that position, but I'd argue that a number of them look unlikely to provide the difference to win us games. I love Chappers, but he isn't a premier league player. Clarke has obviously struggled, Szmodics has scored a few goals, but all round play can be a bit scrappy. Bottom line is that we don't score enough goals, and we don't create enough good chances. We either stick with what we have and hope it clicks, or we add a little extra sugar and give ourselves the best chance of staying up. |  |
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Is Enciso needed? on 19:22 - Jan 21 with 3434 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:18 - Jan 21 by portmanking | I say some time, we're probably talking 4-6 weeks, but that's another 4+ games missed likely. He's a quick healer like most of our boys, so he won't be too long. |
There are limits on squad numbers but with Encisco being only 20 I guess he wouldn't need a slot (or is a loan different?) |  |
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Is Enciso needed? on 19:25 - Jan 21 with 3327 views | bluesym |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:22 - Jan 21 by Nthsuffolkblue | There are limits on squad numbers but with Encisco being only 20 I guess he wouldn't need a slot (or is a loan different?) |
As other people have said in this thread,He will (hopefully) be an upgrade on Chappers. I love Chaplin but unfortunately there is no real room for sentiment,so he looks an obvious one to be slowly phased out... |  |
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Is Enciso needed? on 19:25 - Jan 21 with 3315 views | BseaBlue |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:22 - Jan 21 by Dubtractor | We've got a lot of players for that position, but I'd argue that a number of them look unlikely to provide the difference to win us games. I love Chappers, but he isn't a premier league player. Clarke has obviously struggled, Szmodics has scored a few goals, but all round play can be a bit scrappy. Bottom line is that we don't score enough goals, and we don't create enough good chances. We either stick with what we have and hope it clicks, or we add a little extra sugar and give ourselves the best chance of staying up. |
Exactly. We aren't scoring enough goals so we have signed attacking players. Makes sense really |  | |  |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:25 - Jan 21 with 3300 views | SmithersJones |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:22 - Jan 21 by Nthsuffolkblue | There are limits on squad numbers but with Encisco being only 20 I guess he wouldn't need a slot (or is a loan different?) |
Yes, all loans count regardless of age. |  | |  |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:27 - Jan 21 with 3226 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:25 - Jan 21 by BseaBlue | Exactly. We aren't scoring enough goals so we have signed attacking players. Makes sense really |
Especially with Premier League experience and he has plenty of that. |  |
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Is Enciso needed? on 19:28 - Jan 21 with 3181 views | Trequartista |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:22 - Jan 21 by Dubtractor | We've got a lot of players for that position, but I'd argue that a number of them look unlikely to provide the difference to win us games. I love Chappers, but he isn't a premier league player. Clarke has obviously struggled, Szmodics has scored a few goals, but all round play can be a bit scrappy. Bottom line is that we don't score enough goals, and we don't create enough good chances. We either stick with what we have and hope it clicks, or we add a little extra sugar and give ourselves the best chance of staying up. |
I'd argue they're not getting the ball much because central midfield is a weak area where we are being dominated. [Post edited 21 Jan 19:29]
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Is Enciso needed? on 19:28 - Jan 21 with 3163 views | backwaywhen |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:21 - Jan 21 by ITFCBlues | KM said he wasn't too far away the other day...quite the turnaround if that's the case. I just think there's other areas, like CM, that'd be far more pressing to get someone in imo |
Thanks boss , see you at Playford Rd in the morning….in McKenna we trust. |  | |  |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:30 - Jan 21 with 3094 views | homer_123 | Yes...injury and rotation. Suspect we'll see a striker and a centre mid in this month as well. |  |
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Is Enciso needed? on 19:32 - Jan 21 with 3037 views | gainsboroughblue |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:25 - Jan 21 by BseaBlue | Exactly. We aren't scoring enough goals so we have signed attacking players. Makes sense really |
Indeed. But we have an issue in obtaining possession in the first instance to make use of these more attacking players and when we have it, too often our transition is too sideways, back, sideways, back. [Post edited 21 Jan 19:32]
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Is Enciso needed? on 19:32 - Jan 21 with 3019 views | pointofblue |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:22 - Jan 21 by Dubtractor | We've got a lot of players for that position, but I'd argue that a number of them look unlikely to provide the difference to win us games. I love Chappers, but he isn't a premier league player. Clarke has obviously struggled, Szmodics has scored a few goals, but all round play can be a bit scrappy. Bottom line is that we don't score enough goals, and we don't create enough good chances. We either stick with what we have and hope it clicks, or we add a little extra sugar and give ourselves the best chance of staying up. |
I'd argue Szmodics, from what we've seen, is less of a Premier League player than Chaplin. Maybe a bit harsh as he's not had the chance to play in his favoured position but, when fit, I actually think Chaplin actually has been best, to date, of linking midfield to Delap. Again, it feels like we'll be moving on someone from last year's squad without any proof the replacement is a true upgrade. |  |
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Is Enciso needed? on 19:34 - Jan 21 with 2952 views | Samuelowen88 | As he's under 20 and doesn't count towards squad number, does he also not count towards the loan rule? |  |
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Is Enciso needed? on 19:34 - Jan 21 with 2942 views | NeverSayDie | Out of that list (Enciso aside) only Clarke hasn’t recently been injured, or is still injured, or is returning from injury and we weren’t creating enough when they were fully fit and available, so the answer is a resounding YES. |  | |  |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:36 - Jan 21 with 2848 views | SheffordBlue | He won't count towards the squad cap due to age and it's an area we've consistently had players out due to injury this season - possibly due to the pressing demands we put on those AM rules. Gives us an upgrade and additional depth in that department for me. |  |
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Is Enciso needed? on 19:38 - Jan 21 with 2732 views | GlasgowBlue |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:21 - Jan 21 by PhilTWTD | Szmodics is proably back in training by now. Kieran said he wasn't far away at the end of last week. |
Could our thinking now be that with Hirst and Delap fit we have Szmodics as the third choice striker if needed? |  |
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Is Enciso needed? on 19:40 - Jan 21 with 2663 views | NeverSayDie |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:38 - Jan 21 by GlasgowBlue | Could our thinking now be that with Hirst and Delap fit we have Szmodics as the third choice striker if needed? |
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Is Enciso needed? on 19:44 - Jan 21 with 2572 views | ITFCBlues |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:38 - Jan 21 by GlasgowBlue | Could our thinking now be that with Hirst and Delap fit we have Szmodics as the third choice striker if needed? |
Not after Newcastle |  |
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Is Enciso needed? on 19:52 - Jan 21 with 2456 views | GlasgowBlue |
Is Enciso needed? on 19:44 - Jan 21 by ITFCBlues | Not after Newcastle |
If we are judging players by the Newcastle game then we need to replace the entire eleven who started. No one came out of that game with any credit. I'm not advocating this btw. Just have a hunch that is the club's thinking and we will strengthen elsewhere. |  |
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