| Hot take 13:28 - Sep 17 with 1624 views | Garv |
Norwood to start tomorrow. |  |
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| Hot take on 13:29 - Sep 17 with 1614 views | jayessess |
He plays in the same position as our current best player, so why would he? |  |
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| Hot take on 13:33 - Sep 17 with 1583 views | chicoazul |
Lol what |  |
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| Hot take on 13:34 - Sep 17 with 1574 views | Garv |
| Hot take on 13:29 - Sep 17 by jayessess |
He plays in the same position as our current best player, so why would he? |
Can see him potentially playing behind or alongside him, just to try and change up the failing no.10 position. | |
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| Hot take on 13:35 - Sep 17 with 1567 views | jayessess |
| Hot take on 13:34 - Sep 17 by Garv |
Can see him potentially playing behind or alongside him, just to try and change up the failing no.10 position. |
Quite counter-intuitive to resolve problems with your midfield by... removing a midfielder. | |
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| Hot take on 13:41 - Sep 17 with 1529 views | Garv |
| Hot take on 13:35 - Sep 17 by jayessess |
Quite counter-intuitive to resolve problems with your midfield by... removing a midfielder. |
Well obviously it would mean having to play a slightly different way.
Playing two strikers isn't exactly unheard of, even in today's game.
Just a feeling, to be honest. | |
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| Hot take on 13:50 - Sep 17 with 1490 views | jayessess |
| Hot take on 13:41 - Sep 17 by Garv |
Well obviously it would mean having to play a slightly different way.
Playing two strikers isn't exactly unheard of, even in today's game.
Just a feeling, to be honest. |
It's not and certainly Cook's used a striker as a 10 before. I just can't see how you look at our last 6 games and think "we need more up top and less in midfield". Would strike me as far more rational to actually move the 10 further back rather than further forward. [Post edited 17 Sep 2021 13:57]
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| Hot take on 13:52 - Sep 17 with 1478 views | Chrisd |
I'd like to see Norwood play with Bonne, although I can't see it happening with PC's insistence on a 4-2-3-1 system. When Norwood is playing well he's an asset for us and a real threat. Think those two would make a good strike partnership. |  |
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| Hot take on 15:20 - Sep 17 with 1260 views | Illinoisblue |
| Hot take on 13:52 - Sep 17 by Chrisd |
I'd like to see Norwood play with Bonne, although I can't see it happening with PC's insistence on a 4-2-3-1 system. When Norwood is playing well he's an asset for us and a real threat. Think those two would make a good strike partnership. |
100% agree with this but alas it will never happen if Cook is so fixed on his formation of choice. |  |
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| Hot take on 15:25 - Sep 17 with 1243 views | ElderGrizzly |
| Hot take on 15:20 - Sep 17 by Illinoisblue |
100% agree with this but alas it will never happen if Cook is so fixed on his formation of choice. |
Although at this stage, what must Piggott be thinking? One of our most costly signings and can't get ahead of Jackson in the Pizza Trophy? |  | | |
| Hot take on 15:30 - Sep 17 with 1231 views | jayessess |
| Hot take on 15:20 - Sep 17 by Illinoisblue |
100% agree with this but alas it will never happen if Cook is so fixed on his formation of choice. |
I'm a bit confused as to what you've seen over the past month or so that made you think "we need another striker on the pitch pronto". | |
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| Hot take on 15:40 - Sep 17 with 1199 views | pointofblue |
| Hot take on 13:52 - Sep 17 by Chrisd |
I'd like to see Norwood play with Bonne, although I can't see it happening with PC's insistence on a 4-2-3-1 system. When Norwood is playing well he's an asset for us and a real threat. Think those two would make a good strike partnership. |
As said before, I'm not sure if the solution to the midfield issue is to switch to a two man centre - if anything the number ten needs to drop back rather than switch to a 4-4-2. | |
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| Hot take on 15:43 - Sep 17 with 1187 views | Wallingford_Boy |
Norwood is about as much a number 9 as its possible to be!
He won't be behind Bonne in the 10 role.
Probs on bench though. |  |
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| Hot take on 15:48 - Sep 17 with 1157 views | Illinoisblue |
| Hot take on 15:25 - Sep 17 by ElderGrizzly |
Although at this stage, what must Piggott be thinking? One of our most costly signings and can't get ahead of Jackson in the Pizza Trophy? |
Jackson’s continuing inclusion is very odd. Shame we couldn’t get rid of him in the summer. | |
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| Hot take on 15:51 - Sep 17 with 1141 views | Illinoisblue |
| Hot take on 15:30 - Sep 17 by jayessess |
I'm a bit confused as to what you've seen over the past month or so that made you think "we need another striker on the pitch pronto". |
I’m confused with what you’ve seen over the last month or so that made you think we should keep doing what we’re doing. | |
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| Hot take on 15:52 - Sep 17 with 1129 views | jayessess |
| Hot take on 15:40 - Sep 17 by pointofblue |
As said before, I'm not sure if the solution to the midfield issue is to switch to a two man centre - if anything the number ten needs to drop back rather than switch to a 4-4-2. |
Inserting another striker into our current setup would make us more or less 4-2-4.
In another universe you could set up 4-4-2, so the wingers have more defensive responsibilities. You defend as two compact lines of 4, let the opposition have the ball in front of you, with the aim of counter-attacking with pace. But that wouldn't be adjusting our current plan, it'd be shredding it. | |
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| Hot take on 15:55 - Sep 17 with 1105 views | Chrisd |
| Hot take on 15:40 - Sep 17 by pointofblue |
As said before, I'm not sure if the solution to the midfield issue is to switch to a two man centre - if anything the number ten needs to drop back rather than switch to a 4-4-2. |
With the midfield we need one of them to hold a defensive position if the other pushes forward, I can't see how they can't work that out between themselves? If you go, I'll stay - it really isn't that hard. [Post edited 17 Sep 2021 16:03]
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| Hot take on 15:57 - Sep 17 with 1091 views | jayessess |
| Hot take on 15:51 - Sep 17 by Illinoisblue |
I’m confused with what you’ve seen over the last month or so that made you think we should keep doing what we’re doing. |
I don't, but I think it's obvious we need more, not less, in midfield. | |
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| Hot take on 16:01 - Sep 17 with 1072 views | Chrisd |
| Hot take on 15:57 - Sep 17 by jayessess |
I don't, but I think it's obvious we need more, not less, in midfield. |
When they both want to get forward that’s when it leaves us vulnerable. Neither of them wants to do the horrible stuff, which I’m hoping Morsy will. [Post edited 17 Sep 2021 16:02]
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| Hot take on 16:02 - Sep 17 with 1064 views | pointofblue |
| Hot take on 15:55 - Sep 17 by Chrisd |
With the midfield we need one of them to hold a defensive position if the other pushes forward, I can't see how they can't work that out between themselves? If you go, I'll stay - it really isn't that hard. [Post edited 17 Sep 2021 16:03]
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It's as though Harper and Evans have no form of communication whatsoever? Which is why I wonder if Cook needs to be more rigid and define roles for the pair of them. | |
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| Hot take on 16:07 - Sep 17 with 1040 views | jayessess |
| Hot take on 16:01 - Sep 17 by Chrisd |
When they both want to get forward that’s when it leaves us vulnerable. Neither of them wants to do the horrible stuff, which I’m hoping Morsy will. [Post edited 17 Sep 2021 16:02]
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But it's already a problem now when we've ostensibly got 3 centre midfielders, why would it be improved by taking one away? | |
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| Hot take on 16:08 - Sep 17 with 1036 views | pointofblue |
| Hot take on 16:07 - Sep 17 by jayessess |
But it's already a problem now when we've ostensibly got 3 centre midfielders, why would it be improved by taking one away? |
To be fair it will always be between the central midfielders to make the decision; the number ten will be going forwards. | |
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| Hot take on 16:14 - Sep 17 with 1002 views | Chrisd |
| Hot take on 16:07 - Sep 17 by jayessess |
But it's already a problem now when we've ostensibly got 3 centre midfielders, why would it be improved by taking one away? |
PC has faith in this 4-2-3-1 system, so it’s going to be Morsy with either one of Evans, Harper or Carroll in that midfield. Evans and Harper both appear like they enjoy the offensive side, but aren’t disciplined enough to sit in to provide that defensive shield. | |
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| Hot take on 16:18 - Sep 17 with 977 views | jayessess |
| Hot take on 16:08 - Sep 17 by pointofblue |
To be fair it will always be between the central midfielders to make the decision; the number ten will be going forwards. |
I think a good number 10 reduces some of the decisions you have to make a centre midfield though, particularly when you're against another team with 3 midfielders. | |
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| Hot take on 16:23 - Sep 17 with 964 views | jayessess |
| Hot take on 16:14 - Sep 17 by Chrisd |
PC has faith in this 4-2-3-1 system, so it’s going to be Morsy with either one of Evans, Harper or Carroll in that midfield. Evans and Harper both appear like they enjoy the offensive side, but aren’t disciplined enough to sit in to provide that defensive shield. |
Right, but in this thread people are advocating for 4-4-2, which feels very much like it's completely unrelated to this problem, in fact solving a problem we don't have and potentially exacerbating one we do have! [Post edited 17 Sep 2021 16:34]
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| Hot take on 17:05 - Sep 17 with 834 views | BlueBadger |
Who'd have thought that someone who though that Lambert and Jewell deserved more time would be wrong about something ITFC related? |  |
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