| Clucas 19:55 - Sep 10 with 7844 views | ParsSwans |
Friend of mine knows Sam very well and why he played as defensive midfielder today is beyond both of us as he has always been an attacking midfielder. I thought he had a tidy if not startling game but should be playing further forward without doubt |  | | |  |
| Clucas on 23:47 - Sep 10 with 4171 views | trampie |
| Clucas on 23:40 - Sep 10 by harryhpalmer |
Even in recruitment, Clement has to take some of the blame - as he is on the committee.
but actually I was more talking about his team selection and also his substitutions - not for the first time.
If Mesa needs time to acclimatise, then why didn't Sanches?
Mesa has been at the club all through pre-season and not up to speed. Sanches has been there since Thursday and is?
there was a lack of control and composure in midfield - Leon could have brought that. Mesa was on the bench and surely should have been used instead of bringing Bony on for a midfielder. |
They can't create anything, what would Mesa have done ?, passed it 5 yards to Olsson or Naughton perhaps ? |  |
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| Clucas on 23:52 - Sep 10 with 4165 views | jasper_T |
| Clucas on 23:47 - Sep 10 by trampie |
They can't create anything, what would Mesa have done ?, passed it 5 yards to Olsson or Naughton perhaps ? |
A holding midfielder that went looking for the ball from our defenders would have freed up Carroll and Fer/Sanches to get further forward and link up play with the front men.
Clucas hid and pointed. Mesa could have done that. Leon would have done that. | | | |
| Clucas on 23:58 - Sep 10 with 4153 views | trampie |
| Clucas on 23:52 - Sep 10 by jasper_T |
A holding midfielder that went looking for the ball from our defenders would have freed up Carroll and Fer/Sanches to get further forward and link up play with the front men.
Clucas hid and pointed. Mesa could have done that. Leon would have done that. |
They are 10 a penny, it's splitting hairs to say one sitting midfielder would be better than another, the problem is further up the pitch. | |
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| Clucas on 00:04 - Sep 11 with 4147 views | rob |
And after all that, Leon is still our best midfielder. |  | | |
| Clucas on 00:05 - Sep 11 with 4140 views | EasternJack |
| Clucas on 23:40 - Sep 10 by harryhpalmer |
Even in recruitment, Clement has to take some of the blame - as he is on the committee.
but actually I was more talking about his team selection and also his substitutions - not for the first time.
If Mesa needs time to acclimatise, then why didn't Sanches?
Mesa has been at the club all through pre-season and not up to speed. Sanches has been there since Thursday and is?
there was a lack of control and composure in midfield - Leon could have brought that. Mesa was on the bench and surely should have been used instead of bringing Bony on for a midfielder. |
Probably because both Sanches and Abraham have guaranteed game time clauses in their loan agreements |  |
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| Clucas on 00:43 - Sep 11 with 4101 views | Gaz_M |
His set-pieces aside, Cluas was excellent today. | | | |
| Clucas on 00:47 - Sep 11 with 4096 views | jasper_T |
| Clucas on 23:58 - Sep 10 by trampie |
They are 10 a penny, it's splitting hairs to say one sitting midfielder would be better than another, the problem is further up the pitch. |
If you can't see the difference between how Leon plays for us and the cowardly sht Clucas served up today I just don't know. | | | |
| Clucas on 00:49 - Sep 11 with 4092 views | DJack |
| Clucas on 00:47 - Sep 11 by jasper_T |
If you can't see the difference between how Leon plays for us and the cowardly sht Clucas served up today I just don't know. |
In the first half he did ok. Why are you expecting him to play like Leon as he wasn't brought in for that role. |  |
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| Clucas on 00:57 - Sep 11 with 4086 views | Meraki |
| Clucas on 00:47 - Sep 11 by jasper_T |
If you can't see the difference between how Leon plays for us and the cowardly sht Clucas served up today I just don't know. |
bit over the top | | | |
| Clucas on 01:00 - Sep 11 with 4085 views | jasper_T |
| Clucas on 00:49 - Sep 11 by DJack |
In the first half he did ok. Why are you expecting him to play like Leon as he wasn't brought in for that role. |
The job of our holding midfielder isn't to stand still and point while the 10 other players play the game around him. He was hiding today while Mawson and Fernandez were having to carry the ball out, and Carroll was dropping deep to collect it.
I don't care if "he wasn't brought in for that role" he did an awful, cowardly job of it. Leon will be back in this side sooner rather than later because he's got the guts to want the ball. | | | |
| Clucas on 01:01 - Sep 11 with 4082 views | Gaz_M |
| Clucas on 01:00 - Sep 11 by jasper_T |
The job of our holding midfielder isn't to stand still and point while the 10 other players play the game around him. He was hiding today while Mawson and Fernandez were having to carry the ball out, and Carroll was dropping deep to collect it.
I don't care if "he wasn't brought in for that role" he did an awful, cowardly job of it. Leon will be back in this side sooner rather than later because he's got the guts to want the ball. |
You specialise in terrible opinions, pal. | | | |
| Clucas on 01:07 - Sep 11 with 4077 views | jasper_T |
| Clucas on 01:01 - Sep 11 by Gaz_M |
You specialise in terrible opinions, pal. |
You prefer Clucas to Leon, then? | | | |
| Clucas on 01:09 - Sep 11 with 4070 views | Meraki |
| Clucas on 01:07 - Sep 11 by jasper_T |
You prefer Clucas to Leon, then? |
Fcxk it where is Andy Robinson ? | | | |
| Clucas on 06:15 - Sep 11 with 4020 views | 34dfgdf54 |
| Clucas on 01:07 - Sep 11 by jasper_T |
You prefer Clucas to Leon, then? |
Clucas was the pick of our midfield, that's not saying much mind you as Carroll, Sanches and Fer were complete gash. |  | | |
| Clucas on 06:49 - Sep 11 with 4001 views | Dr_Winston |
Pretty much any tidy forwards ball, including the peach of a through ball that Abraham should have buried came from Fer, but apparently he was shit.
OK. |  |
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| Clucas on 07:20 - Sep 11 with 3967 views | clloy2 |
| Clucas on 01:07 - Sep 11 by jasper_T |
You prefer Clucas to Leon, then? |
different players, why Clucas is being asked to sit in the base of the diamond is beyond me, he is an attacking midfielder FFS. Its like sticking Bony out wide and then he gets slagged off for not performing ?
Play players in the roles they were bought for. That DM position should be Mesas, why is he still not being played there. If Clucas then moves into a more offensive position, we will get more benefit | | | |
| Clucas on 08:32 - Sep 11 with 3896 views | ManBearSwan2 |
| Clucas on 06:15 - Sep 11 by 34dfgdf54 |
Clucas was the pick of our midfield, that's not saying much mind you as Carroll, Sanches and Fer were complete gash. |
I thought Fer had a pretty decent game. |  | | |
| Clucas on 08:49 - Sep 11 with 3873 views | trampie |
| Clucas on 06:15 - Sep 11 by 34dfgdf54 |
Clucas was the pick of our midfield, that's not saying much mind you as Carroll, Sanches and Fer were complete gash. |
I thought Clucas and Carroll were terrible, Sanches got on the ball and tried, Fer was the best of a poor bunch. | |
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| Clucas on 09:05 - Sep 11 with 3849 views | exiledinenglandjack |
| Clucas on 08:49 - Sep 11 by trampie |
I thought Clucas and Carroll were terrible, Sanches got on the ball and tried, Fer was the best of a poor bunch. |
Clucas played a role thats not his first choice, he was tidy if not spectacular at all. I thought carroll was a bit anonymous throughout, regardless of his great corners. I just feel that the midfield is playing too cautiously, i can't really remember the last time one of our midfielders scored from outside the box.
Pace seems to be an issue too, we seem to get to the final third then energy just seems to go and everything gets a bit static. Could see sanches' frustration growing on the odd occasion he found space around their box, and there was no option apart from either trying to wonder pass, which never materialised, or passing backwards. | | | |
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