End of Window - Squad Review

[alpine_saint]

I love the way you have decided we lack pace on the wings despite not seeing any of our new players.

 

then again, you would say that

 

He posed the question, seeking opinion.

 

I gave him mine.

 

Deal with it.

 

Your whine doesnt even deal with the main point, Mr Morning Goods Delivery Boy.

[The9]

Oh yes I can.

 

We have some great attacking options, but we are still weak at the back, possibly also in goal. This has not been addressed properly during the window.

And we still lack some decent pace on the wings.

 

Rodriguez, Guly and Clyne all have pace and play out wide though. Agreed there's a risk at CB, especially if we get an injury, and I'm not convinced by Davis in goal, but I was quite impressed with Gazzaniga against Stevenage, and he could be challenging very soon. Whether he's up to it... well, I'll have to take Adkins' judgement on that one.

[sandwichsaint]

We are woefully short at the back. I think we were all expecting first choice defenders to be brought in bad Jos, Fonte and Fox drop to the bench. I was also expecting the same thing with Kelvin. But all 4 of them will be in a starring back 5.

 

Fox cannott defend at this level - he drifts in to the edge of the box giving time and space to the attacker time after time. Seabourne is probably still recovering from his 'accident' and should probably go out on loan to a League 1 club. Yoshida will be the sub from the bench - but is he as good as we seem to think he is? The team we signed him from had one of the worst defensive records in the Eredevise.

 

I've not been impressed by Steven Davis so far - he looks toO lightweight - and lets not forget he joined from Rangers who played at a level equivalent to League 1. He may have been player of the season but I'm not sure it counts if it's in Scotland - remember Neil McCann and Rudi Skacel anyone!?

 

Lambert doesn't have the movement or pace to play as the main striker or centre forward in a 4-3-3 or anywhere in the front 3 for that matter. And Mayuka will be off to the African Nations Cup in the New Year so we could lose him for 2 months. And apart from a wonder goal we havent really seen enough from Tandanari to know if he's good enough.

 

Are you sure? Looks decent to me and appears to have a bit of 'edge' about him, I wouldn't say he has looked lightweight at all so far.

[sandwichsaint]

Anyway, in a Kevin Keegan stylee, 'we'll score one more than you',

 

 

..........................KD .............................

 

Patsy .......... Jos ......... Yoshi ..........Fox

 

................ Cork ........Morgan ................

 

....Myuka .........Gaston ..........Lallana .....

 

........................SRL ...........................

 

Nice!

 

Gazz

Fonte

Davis

Gully

Lee

Rodriguez

 

At last. A game-changing bench.

 

Happy days.

[suewhistle]

He posed the question, seeking opinion.

 

I gave him mine.

 

Deal with it.

 

Your whine doesnt even deal with the main point, Mr Morning Goods Delivery Boy.

 

Tell me. How do you manage to maintain such a consistent level of cheerfullness, positivity, non-aggression, non-evidence based opinion and general gemutlichkeit? I think _all_ on this board would like to know.

[alpine_saint]

Anyway, in a Kevin Keegan stylee, 'we'll score one more than you',

 

 

That worked out well in the end, didnt it ?

 

Was always going to end in tears, even if there was plenty of fun for everyone along the way.