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I might be judging him a little harshly if that was the case.
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Get to Blundell Park on Saturday and watch the Mighty Mariners stuff Cheltenham. That's what to do next.
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| lee65 |
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I thought Whitehouse pulled out as he was on a yellow?
That was the suggestion on the ifollow / Humberside commentary too |
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A Lincoln squad player was never really going to set BP alight was he? He seems a good lad and is a battler to overcome that injury, but I am not sure why we put such store on him coming back.
Well it seems to be the fashion. Big up a player when he's not playing. Scapegoat him when he fails to live up to the fevered imaginings. |
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| barralad |
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We have seen Town play different formations using different players with mixed results.
So what is the way forward ?
My view is I would be happy if MJ plays the same formation he used at Cambridge at away games but he can not do that when at home.
If he let the opposition have 70% of the ball at home the fans will soon drop off .
Wright and Robson have been unfit for the last few games so they might make a difference myself I would put them in if fit but I would also like to see Ogbu in for Hanson.
I must say Hanson has done nothing wrong and works hard but the service he has received has been very poor and when he does get a ball on his head there is not a town player anywhere near him most of the time.
Playing Moses in that role for a while might make us play more on the ground he is better holding the ball up and laying it off than he is on the wing.
There many ways we can play at home and I do like the 3 centre backs because it gives Pollock a chance to show how good he is at 18. Hendrie and Gibson showed us a little attacking options last night that could be more effective at home and with some more practice.
I would also like us to stick to just 2 formations one for home and one for away games that way the players will know their roles a lot more than when they are asked to do 4 or 5 or however many.
Lets stick to a settle team when we can and if the game is not going our way we have always the option of bring on Hanson to go long.
MJ said we are going for it this season so if we are to challenge for promotion we need a couple more players in and if one of them is a left winger who can get to the bye line and put the ball on Hanson's head we could be up there at the end of the season.
Anyway that's my view have you got any that could be used to make us more consistent ?
I haven't seen much of Ogbu but the reports I've heard are that he is the very model of inconsistency. One minute does something brilliant and the next a total member up. Do you think fans currently at least have the patience to wait for consistency to come? |
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I think Ogbu will be always all over the place with his erratic style, but more often than not his unpredictability worth a role of the dice as he could unlock opposition defence.
But the counter to that is he doesn't offer any defensive support to the full back behind him who often ends up doubled up against as a result.
So perhaps a safer bet is him up front or central in the hole where a lack of defensive mindedness not going to leave such gaping holes behind him?
But Hanson and Green no doubt our big earners and hold 'must play' status by and large. Though that shouldn't be the case, I suspect it largely is.
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Oh dear.that really wasn't intended.bloody spell check. Apologies for lack of proof reading.
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| grimsby pete |
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Ogbu is not a winger he played his best game at Exeter when played in his best position.
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| lew chaterleys lover |
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I haven't seen much of Ogbu but the reports I've heard are that he is the very model of inconsistency. One minute does something brilliant and the next a total member up. Do you think fans currently at least have the patience to wait for consistency to come?
I feel a bit for Ogbu - he is our most skilful player, hardworking and spends too much time tracking back (not his fault) but because he is "unpredictable" ie skilful he takes some undeserved flak. I hope he gets a sustained run in the side and really shows what a good player he is. |
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What to do next?
Stick to footballing principles. Resorting to anti-football tactics mid-October is far too early. Jolley is either losing his nerve or lacking confidence in the squad he's brought in. Long balls to Hanson or setting up to defend will not improve the confidence of the players. Neither will the constant chopping and changing of starting eleven, formation and tactics. Self-defeating if it's putting off the fanbase too.
We were promised front foot attacking football with pace and a bit more physicality. Time for Jolley to earn his salary and coach that into the players on the training ground. If it means we use Hanson from the bench as plan B for the last twenty minutes, then so be it. We've got enough pace and potential in Ogbu, Vernam, Wright and Rose if the rest of the team can move the ball quicker and more accurately and also move themselves around the pitch with more guile and intelligence too.
It seems that the players are playing too much to instruction and not enough with their instincts, probably with the fear of getting dropped if not carrying out precise orders due to the constant chopping and changing of the starting eleven.
Jolley needs to loosen up a bit and not worry about results as much as developing a better long term effective entertaining style of play. We only need a point a game to be safe for god's sake..
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