by ALF » Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:41 pm
Crouching Shola Hidden Talent wrote: ↑Sat Jan 23, 2021 10:16 pm
Colly wrote: ↑Sat Jan 23, 2021 10:06 pm
He does keep going to "they won't do anything without a takeover" though. This team with a handful of additions is a good side, it's just been coached to utter s****. Pundits going on about Rafa's "miracle" in keeping us up have been repeating this lie ever since, and the team hides behind it. It's not a bad squad, it just needs central midfielders and some coaching. I'd be happy with that regardless of Ashley.
That's a fair point - I guess I've just become so accustomed to hearing most pundits say how great Bruce is that one who vaguely tries to point out the fallacy seems like a revelation!
The central midfield is a real concern. One thing that alarms me about it is the lack of pace right across the board. I also cannot stand Shelvey - I'm happy with Hayden as at least he knows his limits and puts a shift in. He's a far less 'talented' player than Shelvey according to most, but Shelvey is just lazy as s*** and offers nothing to a team like ours in its current state.
We have plenty of pace in the side and in the right areas. Pace is a massively overrated attribute anyway. I heard Bent talking about how quick Wilson is before the game, I don't think I've seen him sprint past someone since joining. Clever movement is far more important than pace. Pace gets you a yard at most, even Miggy when he was set free was caught by Mings and Miggy is one of the quickest players in the league.
Hayden is good as an out and out DM but he'll never be good enough as a central midfielder, he has no interest in having the ball. Under better coaching we may see something from Longstaff, Longstaff and Hendrick. Shelvey just needs to be moved on, nowhere near good enough in any area.
[quote="Crouching Shola Hidden Talent" post_id=883998 time=1611440160 user_id=83]
[quote=Colly post_id=883995 time=1611439604 user_id=125]
He does keep going to "they won't do anything without a takeover" though. This team with a handful of additions is a good side, it's just been coached to utter s****. Pundits going on about Rafa's "miracle" in keeping us up have been repeating this lie ever since, and the team hides behind it. It's not a bad squad, it just needs central midfielders and some coaching. I'd be happy with that regardless of Ashley.
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That's a fair point - I guess I've just become so accustomed to hearing most pundits say how great Bruce is that one who vaguely tries to point out the fallacy seems like a revelation!
The central midfield is a real concern. One thing that alarms me about it is the lack of pace right across the board. I also cannot stand Shelvey - I'm happy with Hayden as at least he knows his limits and puts a shift in. He's a far less 'talented' player than Shelvey according to most, but Shelvey is just lazy as s*** and offers nothing to a team like ours in its current state.
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We have plenty of pace in the side and in the right areas. Pace is a massively overrated attribute anyway. I heard Bent talking about how quick Wilson is before the game, I don't think I've seen him sprint past someone since joining. Clever movement is far more important than pace. Pace gets you a yard at most, even Miggy when he was set free was caught by Mings and Miggy is one of the quickest players in the league.
Hayden is good as an out and out DM but he'll never be good enough as a central midfielder, he has no interest in having the ball. Under better coaching we may see something from Longstaff, Longstaff and Hendrick. Shelvey just needs to be moved on, nowhere near good enough in any area.
