sifter Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 Assuming we don't change formation, we play with 2 strikers and 2 on the bench. If we buy a striker - redmond, long, Austin or J Rod will need to be dropped from the squad. If you think we need a striker which one would you drop? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Matty 76 Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 Jay Rod obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 I don't think we need JWP, Davis and Clasie all in the same squad. 2 from 3 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 Austin as Rodriguez is more versatile but why Redmond is being played as a striker I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beowulf Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 Considering Jay Rod and Austin usually sit on the bench that's a strange question. Redmond and Long are ok but they need support in the pitch and a creative midfielder would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifter Posted 20 August, 2016 Author Share Posted 20 August, 2016 Considering Jay Rod and Austin usually sit on the bench that's a strange question. Redmond and Long are ok but they need support in the pitch and a creative midfielder would help. If we buy a striker then 1 of those 4 won't play or be on the bench. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 Redmond isn't a striker. Happy to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifter Posted 20 August, 2016 Author Share Posted 20 August, 2016 Redmond isn't a striker. Happy to help. Agreed. But be is in our managers eyes so he would be 1 of the 4 strikers. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beowulf Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 I would like to see Austin play alongside Long and Redmond out wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 Austin as Rodriguez is more versatile but why Redmond is being played as a striker I don't know. Maybe because we don't have another striker? If we signed one, maybe he would then go back to his "traditional" position. However, I am not adverse to managers thinking that players can play in places other than their traditional ones, eg Bale - started off a left back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 We need spares to cover injuries, suspensions and loss of form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 Don't have to we have loads of games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 We need to drop someone as we're only allowed a 25 man squad. I would exclude Isgrove from the squad. I also wouldn't be against selling one of Austin or Rodriguez to bring in a quality striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyd Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 Redmond should play as a winger and a new Proven hitman up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 We need spares to cover injuries, suspensions and loss of form. I don't know how many threads I've posted that statement on in the last few years, Whitey...... but some people just don't want to listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyd Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 We need to drop someone as we're only allowed a 25 man squad. I would exclude Isgrove from the squad. I also wouldn't be against selling one of Austin or Rodriguez to bring in a quality striker. 25 players over the age of 21. Unlimited players under 21. Rodriguez is not going to be the same again in my view. Sell him and improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 I was just thinking about our lack of goals and had a look if there was an old thread about it & found this one... So.... **BUMP** We were apparently very close to a striker near deadline day with Jay going out on loan. I'm wondering if we will re-visit that... Or *fingers-crossed* Jay can find some sort of confidence & form before January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 Will we revisit? We have a manager that cares more about possession than goals AND a club that cares more about its bank balance than its trophy cabinet That's not a great recipe and no I don't think we will revisit the glaring and fairly desperate situation Instead we will continue using Redmond (who is not a striker) and allow our competition to further improve the gap between us and them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 redmond is never a striker. he needs to be played out wide and run with the ball from deep/get at a full back 1 on 1. he is not a striker and fairly bizarre that we continue to persevere doing so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadpanmatt Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 Will we revisit? We have a manager that cares more about possession than goals AND a club that cares more about its bank balance than its trophy cabinet That's not a great recipe and no I don't think we will revisit the glaring and fairly desperate situation Instead we will continue using Redmond (who is not a striker) and allow our competition to further improve the gap between us and them I don't think Puel cares more about possession than goals- it's just that his method of getting goals includes keeping possession. You need to score goals to win games and I'm sure he realises this. Also, I'd rather be a club that cares about the bank balance than win the FA Cup and end up like that lot down the road. We lost a game- we'll lose more this season but we'll win some too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Fred Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 Will we revisit? We have a manager that cares more about possession than goals AND a club that cares more about its bank balance than its trophy cabinet That's not a great recipe and no I don't think we will revisit the glaring and fairly desperate situation Instead we will continue using Redmond (who is not a striker) and allow our competition to further improve the gap between us and them We have only ever won one cup... So did all the previous boards care only about money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 Will we revisit? We have a manager that cares more about possession than goals AND a club that cares more about its bank balance than its trophy cabinet That's not a great recipe and no I don't think we will revisit the glaring and fairly desperate situation Instead we will continue using Redmond (who is not a striker) and allow our competition to further improve the gap between us and them A master craftsman at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katalinic Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 A master craftsman at work. Is trolling technically a craft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 Is trolling technically a craft? There'll be a PhD in it in a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 Well Redmond isn't a striker but as the manager insists he is and will continue to persevere with that idea if I had to drop a striker to bring in a new one I would send Jay Rod out on loan to get 4/5 months of game time under his belt. That's the only way I believe we will see if he can regain the form he had before that terrible injury or whether that injury has taken that edge out of his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewildered Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 Doesn't matter who is in the box if the majority of attempts at a final ball is either rubbish or delivered so late the opposition defence has reorganised and loaded the box. To answer the question at hand, either Rodriguez or Long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue_Saint Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 Do a swap with west brom in January. Jrod for Berahino. Get Morgan back on loan. Clasie, martina to Everton. Play boufal and tadic either side of Berahino/Austin/long, and watch goals flow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky morris Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 Dont need too, there is always one of them injured....................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 Do a swap with west brom in January. Jrod for Berahino. Get Morgan back on loan. Clasie, martina to Everton. Play boufal and tadic either side of Berahino/Austin/long, and watch goals flow Berahino who has a sh*t attitude, 4 goals last year and 0 this? Sign him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 Do a swap with west brom in January. Jrod for Berahino. Get Morgan back on loan. Clasie, martina to Everton. Play boufal and tadic either side of Berahino/Austin/long, and watch goals flow If we can get £10m for Clasie, it would be like getting a 50% off discount code for Schniderlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millbrook Saint Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 Has been pretty obvious from the start we needed another striker, not sure how many goals we've scored from open play, where we create the chance and score, but most of our goals seem to be from a game of ping pong in the box with the ball eventually finding the net. We lost Mane and Pelle, maybe Redmond is supposed to replace Mane, those are big shoes to fill I'm afraid, though I do rate Redmond, personally I think we should have gone in for Benteke, the chances we create he'd have got a few, JRod should be gone, sorry but that's life, if he'd stayed fit he would have angled for a move when the argie left and would be gone by now anyway so sod loyalty. Austin could be swapped out with Benteke, let them fight it out to find their form. Berahino is another, I know his attitude at WBA stinks but maybe he needs a move away, surely he knows he's on his last chance now. I'm sure there were other strikers available. Fact of the matter is most people were a little surprised we didn't sign another striker, we had the money, we had the pull with Europe but we squandered it by trying to be too clever, unfortunately most of the teams above us have pushed on, whilst we've regressed, unfortunately in football if you don't invest you go backwards, especially when you lose your star goal scorers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjosaint Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 Too clever perhaps because of recent light of takeover talks coming out and not wanting to spend ££££ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 Do a swap with west brom in January. Jrod for Berahino. Get Morgan back on loan. Clasie, martina to Everton. Play boufal and tadic either side of Berahino/Austin/long, and watch goals flow Would need to sign a right back as well then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted 6 November, 2016 Share Posted 6 November, 2016 Austin as Rodriguez is more versatile but why Redmond is being played as a striker I don't know. So you want to drop our leading scorer and the guy who is tied for 9th in PL scoring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 7 November, 2016 Share Posted 7 November, 2016 Do a swap with west brom in January. Jrod for Berahino. Why would West Brom want him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintAndy14 Posted 7 November, 2016 Share Posted 7 November, 2016 JayRod needs to go out on loan in January and play week in, week out again to see if he can recapture any of that form from years back. Hopefully Long can come good again once he's back from his injury, but certainly looks as though we could do with a clinical striker in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sea Saint Posted 7 November, 2016 Share Posted 7 November, 2016 Redmond has been our most dangerous player. Puel has said that we don't play with wide players, so his only role is a striker. He won't be getting dropped. We need better balls in the box and under Puel's system that relies on the full backs getting forward. As soon as we sort out the right back spot the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 7 November, 2016 Share Posted 7 November, 2016 So you want to drop our leading scorer and the guy who is tied for 9th in PL scoring? He wrote that at the start of the season. Though it's still a befuddling decision even back then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue_Saint Posted 7 November, 2016 Share Posted 7 November, 2016 Berahino who has a sh*t attitude, 4 goals last year and 0 this? Sign him up. Yes that's right. Cos he's always gonna be ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue_Saint Posted 7 November, 2016 Share Posted 7 November, 2016 Would need to sign a right back as well then. Martina is way too suspect defending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint-crinny Posted 7 November, 2016 Share Posted 7 November, 2016 To be honest, the way Jay is looking at the moment I'd be keen to send him to Blackburn in Jan and get Gallagher back in our squad. Must be a better option right now (I acknowledge that being at Blackburn and playing every week is doing Sam the world of good by the way, but still) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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