| Team for Oxford? 18:42 - Jan 17 with 10782 views | connell10 |
Yeah it's early and I anit got a clue !! |  |
| AND WHEN I DREAM , I DREAM ABOUT YOU AND WHEN I SCREAM I SCREAM ABOUT YOU!!!!! | | Poll: | best number 10 ever? |
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| Team for Oxford? on 22:26 - Jan 17 with 2349 views | simmo |
| Team for Oxford? on 21:17 - Jan 17 by Lblock |
Dumbele in the 10?
Hopefully that means the ten not available.
Awful player and certainly not the man you need when battling for points away from home. |
I'm.not going to defend his overall contributions this season, which have been somewhere between disappointing and embarrassing for most games. However I do think there's a player in there that can contribute and I believe his best position is central, with less onus on tracking/defending wingers and full backs, and more emphasis on finding pockets to travel with the ball and take people on where there's less risk. Not that I think he's our best 'ten' or should start when everyone is fit, but they're not atm.
Aside from that particular Dembele option, I maintain that we are currently very easy to play against because opposition know exactly how we're going to set up and play, it's just about how they stop us, and there's enough film from others to show exactly how to do that.
We had a really good run when we switched to 442 and I think a big part of that was catching teams cold who saw us pissballing about passing amongst our defence for the first few weeks, and then suddenly had to deal with Burrell and Kone crawling all over them. I'm not saying we should abandon the 442 completely, but when the chance creation is drying up, the possession is Exeter v man city levels, and the players that made 442 work are either knackered or injured, it might be a good idea to try something else. Maybe something that also happens to suit certain players more than shoe horning them into a set system. |  |
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| Team for Oxford? on 22:34 - Jan 17 with 2306 views | Mr_Beef |
| Team for Oxford? on 22:26 - Jan 17 by simmo |
I'm.not going to defend his overall contributions this season, which have been somewhere between disappointing and embarrassing for most games. However I do think there's a player in there that can contribute and I believe his best position is central, with less onus on tracking/defending wingers and full backs, and more emphasis on finding pockets to travel with the ball and take people on where there's less risk. Not that I think he's our best 'ten' or should start when everyone is fit, but they're not atm.
Aside from that particular Dembele option, I maintain that we are currently very easy to play against because opposition know exactly how we're going to set up and play, it's just about how they stop us, and there's enough film from others to show exactly how to do that.
We had a really good run when we switched to 442 and I think a big part of that was catching teams cold who saw us pissballing about passing amongst our defence for the first few weeks, and then suddenly had to deal with Burrell and Kone crawling all over them. I'm not saying we should abandon the 442 completely, but when the chance creation is drying up, the possession is Exeter v man city levels, and the players that made 442 work are either knackered or injured, it might be a good idea to try something else. Maybe something that also happens to suit certain players more than shoe horning them into a set system. |
Dembele it's a frustrating one, occasional signs of something there as you say, but nowhere near often enough.
Completely agree on the 442, it's predictable and we seem to be an easy side to set up against. |  | | |
| Team for Oxford? on 23:45 - Jan 17 with 2129 views | ozexile |
Maybe we'll see our new 4 million defender at some stage? I mean it's not like we're slipping down the league or anything and out of the play off picture. Or knocked out of the cup at the first hurdle too whilst he was available. |  | | |
| Team for Oxford? on 00:06 - Jan 18 with 2091 views | mart_Goblin |
| Team for Oxford? on 22:26 - Jan 17 by simmo |
I'm.not going to defend his overall contributions this season, which have been somewhere between disappointing and embarrassing for most games. However I do think there's a player in there that can contribute and I believe his best position is central, with less onus on tracking/defending wingers and full backs, and more emphasis on finding pockets to travel with the ball and take people on where there's less risk. Not that I think he's our best 'ten' or should start when everyone is fit, but they're not atm.
Aside from that particular Dembele option, I maintain that we are currently very easy to play against because opposition know exactly how we're going to set up and play, it's just about how they stop us, and there's enough film from others to show exactly how to do that.
We had a really good run when we switched to 442 and I think a big part of that was catching teams cold who saw us pissballing about passing amongst our defence for the first few weeks, and then suddenly had to deal with Burrell and Kone crawling all over them. I'm not saying we should abandon the 442 completely, but when the chance creation is drying up, the possession is Exeter v man city levels, and the players that made 442 work are either knackered or injured, it might be a good idea to try something else. Maybe something that also happens to suit certain players more than shoe horning them into a set system. |
Agree 100%.
Been saying it for weeks even before all the injuries against Sheffield Wednesday . |  | | |
| Team for Oxford? on 08:38 - Jan 18 with 1914 views | nix |
| Team for Oxford? on 22:26 - Jan 17 by simmo |
I'm.not going to defend his overall contributions this season, which have been somewhere between disappointing and embarrassing for most games. However I do think there's a player in there that can contribute and I believe his best position is central, with less onus on tracking/defending wingers and full backs, and more emphasis on finding pockets to travel with the ball and take people on where there's less risk. Not that I think he's our best 'ten' or should start when everyone is fit, but they're not atm.
Aside from that particular Dembele option, I maintain that we are currently very easy to play against because opposition know exactly how we're going to set up and play, it's just about how they stop us, and there's enough film from others to show exactly how to do that.
We had a really good run when we switched to 442 and I think a big part of that was catching teams cold who saw us pissballing about passing amongst our defence for the first few weeks, and then suddenly had to deal with Burrell and Kone crawling all over them. I'm not saying we should abandon the 442 completely, but when the chance creation is drying up, the possession is Exeter v man city levels, and the players that made 442 work are either knackered or injured, it might be a good idea to try something else. Maybe something that also happens to suit certain players more than shoe horning them into a set system. |
Totally agree. I would have liked to see Morgan against Stoke instead of Kolli. I think he’d have done better at keeping possession in that role. Kolli just can’t play back to goal, he’s great in the box and when he has space but not in that quasi midfield role. He also hasn’t got Burrell’s pace that can catch teams cold even when they are setting up against us.
Always find it interesting watching other teams play where they’re given much more space than we’re given. Teams must know our passing isn’t great so if they close us down we’ll give the ball away. Morgan though I remember when he first played for us for Martí gave us a greater ability to hang onto the ball and progress upfield. I don’t think he’s a RB though. Just can’t get the positioning right.
Dembele is also another option. Agree don’t like the way he doesn’t help out his FB. Annoying to see him jogging back a few times against West Ham, including their second goal where he just comes into the picture as they’re shooting. Maybe he’d be better in that central position. He’d certainly be better at holding onto the ball than Kolli who seemed to give it away every time. Just not sure he works hard enough. I’m don’t quite know why Dembele is so highly regarded by JS though given the number of chances he has wasted this season and his poor work rate. He obviously sees something in him. |  | | |
| Team for Oxford? on 08:58 - Jan 18 with 1837 views | stevec |
| Team for Oxford? on 19:27 - Jan 17 by stainrods_elbow |
I don't know about the team, but I imagine - just a hunch - JS's pre-match address will go something like:
Ox-FORD are a top top team with very good players, who can do a very good PERformance, so we must be very fresh, very alert, to play our best game. It's our second away game in four days, so very difficult, but no excuses, even eef I make sure to mention it every time. We 'ave all our best players missing, so we are lucky to be making zer voyage at all. If we can get a shot on target, it will be, how you say, un miracle. I know zey are first from bottom, but zat means nossing - we can still make zem look like Barcelona!
For the rest of us who are still sane, we'll think our own thoughts. [Post edited 17 Jan 19:29]
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Minus 6 is a bit heavy chaps.
To be honest, it did make me smile and probably a fair assessment of our away performances of late, with or without a full squad of players.
The widemen are an increasing concern. Part of the problem is they all prefer to play in front of defenders rather than behind them. Not such an issue if they could retain the ball but Chair aside, they can’t.
These players will never get the best out of Kone, he showed he was more than capable of putting himself about in the opening game v PNE but we have barely used him in this role since. |  | | |
| Team for Oxford? on 09:30 - Jan 18 with 1776 views | thehat |
| Team for Oxford? on 22:26 - Jan 17 by simmo |
I'm.not going to defend his overall contributions this season, which have been somewhere between disappointing and embarrassing for most games. However I do think there's a player in there that can contribute and I believe his best position is central, with less onus on tracking/defending wingers and full backs, and more emphasis on finding pockets to travel with the ball and take people on where there's less risk. Not that I think he's our best 'ten' or should start when everyone is fit, but they're not atm.
Aside from that particular Dembele option, I maintain that we are currently very easy to play against because opposition know exactly how we're going to set up and play, it's just about how they stop us, and there's enough film from others to show exactly how to do that.
We had a really good run when we switched to 442 and I think a big part of that was catching teams cold who saw us pissballing about passing amongst our defence for the first few weeks, and then suddenly had to deal with Burrell and Kone crawling all over them. I'm not saying we should abandon the 442 completely, but when the chance creation is drying up, the possession is Exeter v man city levels, and the players that made 442 work are either knackered or injured, it might be a good idea to try something else. Maybe something that also happens to suit certain players more than shoe horning them into a set system. |
Agree with this Simmo - We have become very predictable. A change in formation might just be the ticket.
They say "a change is as good as a rest"
Or as Charles Darwin would say "it's not the strongest of the species that will survive but the ones who are most adaptable to change" | | | |
| Team for Oxford? on 09:40 - Jan 18 with 1737 views | francisbowles |
| Team for Oxford? on 22:26 - Jan 17 by simmo |
I'm.not going to defend his overall contributions this season, which have been somewhere between disappointing and embarrassing for most games. However I do think there's a player in there that can contribute and I believe his best position is central, with less onus on tracking/defending wingers and full backs, and more emphasis on finding pockets to travel with the ball and take people on where there's less risk. Not that I think he's our best 'ten' or should start when everyone is fit, but they're not atm.
Aside from that particular Dembele option, I maintain that we are currently very easy to play against because opposition know exactly how we're going to set up and play, it's just about how they stop us, and there's enough film from others to show exactly how to do that.
We had a really good run when we switched to 442 and I think a big part of that was catching teams cold who saw us pissballing about passing amongst our defence for the first few weeks, and then suddenly had to deal with Burrell and Kone crawling all over them. I'm not saying we should abandon the 442 completely, but when the chance creation is drying up, the possession is Exeter v man city levels, and the players that made 442 work are either knackered or injured, it might be a good idea to try something else. Maybe something that also happens to suit certain players more than shoe horning them into a set system. |
It would surprise me, never mind the opposition, if he changed with only one day to prepare for Oxford.
I said before yesterday that we should have gone 451 yesterday with Smyth on the right, Sam in midfield with Madsen and Hayden. Dembele or Kolli on the left.
I think we would have been better and with the performance that we did see, Kolli might be better as an impact sub. | | | |
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| Team for Oxford? on 10:05 - Jan 18 with 1692 views | Burnleyhoop |
| Team for Oxford? on 21:30 - Jan 17 by stainrods_elbow |
I'm fast losing faith in Kone, who I felt was very poor again today. 2 goals in 20 games, now. I just don't think he looks up to it at this level, whether he's a lone Kone, plays deeper, or whatever. I want him to go and prove me wrong, but your eyes don't lie to you. |
It’s not just his lack of goals that’s the problem, to see a professional footballer that cannot control a ball or barely run is mind boggling. You can almost guarantee that if you play the ball into him, we will immediately lose possession. Technically, he is one of the worst strikers I have ever seen at this level.
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| Team for Oxford? on 10:18 - Jan 18 with 1660 views | francisbowles |
He's got six with nineteen games left. If he gets to ten then that's not bad for his first season at this level.
I agree his control isn't great but he is constantly surrounded by defenders all trying to wrestle it off him, something that he is trying to get used to. He's probably better than those who he has 'replaced'.
We are overplaying him though, and if we are not careful we will lose him to injury too.
He's tired, deserves a rest and we need to find options to enable that.
A fresh Kone with the ball played Infront of him scores goals. | | | |
| Team for Oxford? on 10:58 - Jan 18 with 1551 views | Mr_Beef |
| Team for Oxford? on 10:18 - Jan 18 by francisbowles |
He's got six with nineteen games left. If he gets to ten then that's not bad for his first season at this level.
I agree his control isn't great but he is constantly surrounded by defenders all trying to wrestle it off him, something that he is trying to get used to. He's probably better than those who he has 'replaced'.
We are overplaying him though, and if we are not careful we will lose him to injury too.
He's tired, deserves a rest and we need to find options to enable that.
A fresh Kone with the ball played Infront of him scores goals. |
Agreed. One of the things that we have to accept with buying young players from lower divisions is that they will take time to settle at this level. If we're not prepared to be patient with them then we're unlikely to see them develop.
I'm not fully convinced by Kone yet, but there seems to be a decent player in there. As you say, he's probably being overplayed at the moment, and is also playing with a lot of young players around him. | | | |
| Team for Oxford? on 11:02 - Jan 18 with 1546 views | EuroRanger |
| Team for Oxford? on 10:05 - Jan 18 by Burnleyhoop |
It’s not just his lack of goals that’s the problem, to see a professional footballer that cannot control a ball or barely run is mind boggling. You can almost guarantee that if you play the ball into him, we will immediately lose possession. Technically, he is one of the worst strikers I have ever seen at this level.
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A player playing non-league two years ago isn't the next Erling Haaland? Colour me surprised.
As fans we bang on and on about developing players, bringing them through, giving them time... Well this is what that looks like. If we want players to develop we have to let them do so, instead of slagging them off as soon as they don't immediately adapt. | | | |
| Team for Oxford? on 11:34 - Jan 18 with 1468 views | numptydumpty |
| Team for Oxford? on 10:05 - Jan 18 by Burnleyhoop |
It’s not just his lack of goals that’s the problem, to see a professional footballer that cannot control a ball or barely run is mind boggling. You can almost guarantee that if you play the ball into him, we will immediately lose possession. Technically, he is one of the worst strikers I have ever seen at this level.
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WOW - What a post about Kone !!
"Technically, one of the worst strikers ever seen at this level."
Kone for me shows a lot of know how, creates space for the other striker, is unselfish, and is likely to improve and has had a decent first half of the season, has cracking power in his shooting, also.
And has done well, especially, considering he was playing an extremely low level amateur football, just two years previous.He is learning and potential to improve, as still very young.
Have you witnessed any other of our strikers in the last decade - let alone any other teams at this level.
The following emojii states my response to your opinion on this, chap !!
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| Team for Oxford? on 11:49 - Jan 18 with 1428 views | Burnleyhoop |
| Team for Oxford? on 23:45 - Jan 17 by ozexile |
Maybe we'll see our new 4 million defender at some stage? I mean it's not like we're slipping down the league or anything and out of the play off picture. Or knocked out of the cup at the first hurdle too whilst he was available. |
Kind of ironic that Dunne and Cook have been our standout performers recently and yet we have just spent 4.5million on a centre half. At the moment they are both undroppable, although a 3 game week should provide Ronnie with some minutes. | | | |
| Team for Oxford? on 12:06 - Jan 18 with 1399 views | R_from_afar |
| Team for Oxford? on 08:58 - Jan 18 by stevec |
Minus 6 is a bit heavy chaps.
To be honest, it did make me smile and probably a fair assessment of our away performances of late, with or without a full squad of players.
The widemen are an increasing concern. Part of the problem is they all prefer to play in front of defenders rather than behind them. Not such an issue if they could retain the ball but Chair aside, they can’t.
These players will never get the best out of Kone, he showed he was more than capable of putting himself about in the opening game v PNE but we have barely used him in this role since. |
"Minus 6 is a bit heavy chaps".
I think it's because he was taking the mickey out of JS' accent.
My aunt has lived and worked in France since the 1970s and even though she is totally fluent in French, locals can still tell from her accent that she's not French. |  |
| "Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1." |
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| Team for Oxford? on 12:07 - Jan 18 with 1401 views | Burnleyhoop |
| Team for Oxford? on 11:34 - Jan 18 by numptydumpty |
WOW - What a post about Kone !!
"Technically, one of the worst strikers ever seen at this level."
Kone for me shows a lot of know how, creates space for the other striker, is unselfish, and is likely to improve and has had a decent first half of the season, has cracking power in his shooting, also.
And has done well, especially, considering he was playing an extremely low level amateur football, just two years previous.He is learning and potential to improve, as still very young.
Have you witnessed any other of our strikers in the last decade - let alone any other teams at this level.
The following emojii states my response to your opinion on this, chap !!
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Shooting aside, I haven’t seen anything that indicates he is a championship striker.
Cannot control a ball to save his life, lost possession time after time yesterday. Rarely wins a header, gives free kicks away for fun and his passing accuracy must be awful.
May improve, but at 22, he is not a kid. The technical aspects of your game should be well established by now. I can see why he has done well in the lower leagues, but he has some way to go to become a decent championship striker. Hope he does, but I find him a painfully frustrating watch.
And yes, I have seen plenty of shite strikers, been supporting this lot since the 70’s. Chap. | | | |
| Team for Oxford? on 12:36 - Jan 18 with 1361 views | Watford_Ranger |
| Team for Oxford? on 12:07 - Jan 18 by Burnleyhoop |
Shooting aside, I haven’t seen anything that indicates he is a championship striker.
Cannot control a ball to save his life, lost possession time after time yesterday. Rarely wins a header, gives free kicks away for fun and his passing accuracy must be awful.
May improve, but at 22, he is not a kid. The technical aspects of your game should be well established by now. I can see why he has done well in the lower leagues, but he has some way to go to become a decent championship striker. Hope he does, but I find him a painfully frustrating watch.
And yes, I have seen plenty of shite strikers, been supporting this lot since the 70’s. Chap. |
Football has changed I know but Ferdinand was 22 when he came back from Turkey I believe. Kone has skipped all the academy, playing through the lines schooling and gone straight into big boy football. I don’t think it was ever realistic for him to come in and be consistently a good Champ striker from day one. Agree he isn’t up to it often enough right now. | | | |
| Team for Oxford? on 14:28 - Jan 18 with 1256 views | colinallcars |
| Team for Oxford? on 21:13 - Jan 17 by Mr_Beef |
Taking the piss out of the manager's accent? Wow. 🤣
I'm assuming that his English is far better than your French too. |
Someone's accent shouldn't come into the equation.
After all, in 'ereford 'ertford and 'ampshire 'urricanes ardly hever 'appen. |  | | |
| Team for Oxford? on 14:33 - Jan 18 with 1237 views | FDC |
| Team for Oxford? on 22:08 - Jan 17 by Mr_Beef |
LFW's own Alf Garnett.
He's not alone in saying the same thing before every game though, is he? [Post edited 17 Jan 22:16]
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Less irritating than saying the same thing in every thread tbf... And I've blocked him so can't even see it. |  | | |
| Team for Oxford? on 14:56 - Jan 18 with 1206 views | WadR |
| Team for Oxford? on 12:07 - Jan 18 by Burnleyhoop |
Shooting aside, I haven’t seen anything that indicates he is a championship striker.
Cannot control a ball to save his life, lost possession time after time yesterday. Rarely wins a header, gives free kicks away for fun and his passing accuracy must be awful.
May improve, but at 22, he is not a kid. The technical aspects of your game should be well established by now. I can see why he has done well in the lower leagues, but he has some way to go to become a decent championship striker. Hope he does, but I find him a painfully frustrating watch.
And yes, I have seen plenty of shite strikers, been supporting this lot since the 70’s. Chap. |
He was poor yesterday, I'm not disputing that. But even in a game where he looked off the pace and made bad decisions - there was a moment in the second half where he took the ball back to goal nearish half way under pressure from multiple Stoke players, took a good touch out of his feet, outmuscled the opposition players who were fouling him and played a nicely weighted ball out wide.
Against West Ham, there was a lovely moment where he received ball back to goal, rolled a PL centre half who they'd spent £20m+ on and very slightly overhit the through ball to Kolli. Games earlier in the season where he's nutmegged opposition CBs and set up goals.
To say he can't control a ball to save his life is laughable.
He's still raw, he's inexperienced, he'll have bad games, he takes too many touches sometimes and isn't always on the same wavelength as his teammates and I'm not saying his first control is beyond reproach. But I'd say his hold up play is better than Dykes/Frey/Armstrong/Celar et al and he's so much of a goal threat than those strikers.
EuroRanger put it perfectly! But this is the rough that comes with the smooth of developing a talent! Eze wasn't the player he is now in the second half of that McClaren season, Chair took a couple of seasons to hit his peak performances, the oft used Ferdinand comparison. I don't think Kone will necessarily hit the heights of Eze/Ferdinand but he's a properly good and exciting prospect. [Post edited 18 Jan 15:00]
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| Team for Oxford? on 15:57 - Jan 18 with 1128 views | Burnleyhoop |
| Team for Oxford? on 12:36 - Jan 18 by Watford_Ranger |
Football has changed I know but Ferdinand was 22 when he came back from Turkey I believe. Kone has skipped all the academy, playing through the lines schooling and gone straight into big boy football. I don’t think it was ever realistic for him to come in and be consistently a good Champ striker from day one. Agree he isn’t up to it often enough right now. |
If he could learn how to trap a ball at the first attempt, even that would be a massive improvement
To not even have the basics of the game in your locker, as a professional footballer, is frankly unforgivable.
I agree to some extent that playing the ball in front of him might give him the opportunity to run onto it and shoot, which is his strength, but in a foot race over more than 5 yards, he is more often than not second best. Running the channels is not his game.
Unless we play to what strengths he does possess, he is essentially a passenger. | | | |
| Team for Oxford? on 18:41 - Jan 18 with 1005 views | CLAREMAN1995 |
| Team for Oxford? on 14:56 - Jan 18 by WadR |
He was poor yesterday, I'm not disputing that. But even in a game where he looked off the pace and made bad decisions - there was a moment in the second half where he took the ball back to goal nearish half way under pressure from multiple Stoke players, took a good touch out of his feet, outmuscled the opposition players who were fouling him and played a nicely weighted ball out wide.
Against West Ham, there was a lovely moment where he received ball back to goal, rolled a PL centre half who they'd spent £20m+ on and very slightly overhit the through ball to Kolli. Games earlier in the season where he's nutmegged opposition CBs and set up goals.
To say he can't control a ball to save his life is laughable.
He's still raw, he's inexperienced, he'll have bad games, he takes too many touches sometimes and isn't always on the same wavelength as his teammates and I'm not saying his first control is beyond reproach. But I'd say his hold up play is better than Dykes/Frey/Armstrong/Celar et al and he's so much of a goal threat than those strikers.
EuroRanger put it perfectly! But this is the rough that comes with the smooth of developing a talent! Eze wasn't the player he is now in the second half of that McClaren season, Chair took a couple of seasons to hit his peak performances, the oft used Ferdinand comparison. I don't think Kone will necessarily hit the heights of Eze/Ferdinand but he's a properly good and exciting prospect. [Post edited 18 Jan 15:00]
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Lost in the confusion about his "horrible displays for us " was the chance he/ defender bundled wide by 2 inches yesterday which would have won us all 3 points .
Kone is like every striker in the world feed him the ball bearing down on net and its buired which he has shown.
See how frustrated he gets when he is in the 6 yard box ready to attack a cross while we continue to either blast it miles over or into the side netting at the short side for nothing.
Give the man the ball see what happens |  | | |
| Team for Oxford? on 06:23 - Jan 19 with 732 views | PlanetHonneywood |
| Team for Oxford? on 12:36 - Jan 18 by Watford_Ranger |
Football has changed I know but Ferdinand was 22 when he came back from Turkey I believe. Kone has skipped all the academy, playing through the lines schooling and gone straight into big boy football. I don’t think it was ever realistic for him to come in and be consistently a good Champ striker from day one. Agree he isn’t up to it often enough right now. |
I think there's two things currently frustrating with Kone.
Firstly, his football basics like control and simply laying off to a teammate, have been poor. Don't think this is down to not attending an academy. So, I can see why Burnley raises the point, did so myself in another thread, clearly stating it's early days for him and that when fed properly, I think he'll score, but the usual response was met, even despite saying that I was glad we have him!
However, my real issue is that we started him off and he looked a menace. Clearly we were playing to his strengths and he responded accordingly. However, we then changed things, played him in the '10' and he's looked well off it at times and by 'it' I mean playing to the high standard he was at it. This is on QPR!
Not sure how WWFC were playing him, but I'd be surprised if it was like he's been asked to play for us at times. The bloke is an out-and-out striker, so play to that and give the Kone a bone, and he'll bury it.
Anyway, that's my view and again, happy he's here. Just play him as a 9. |  |
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| Team for Oxford? on 08:29 - Jan 19 with 640 views | FDC |
| Team for Oxford? on 06:23 - Jan 19 by PlanetHonneywood |
I think there's two things currently frustrating with Kone.
Firstly, his football basics like control and simply laying off to a teammate, have been poor. Don't think this is down to not attending an academy. So, I can see why Burnley raises the point, did so myself in another thread, clearly stating it's early days for him and that when fed properly, I think he'll score, but the usual response was met, even despite saying that I was glad we have him!
However, my real issue is that we started him off and he looked a menace. Clearly we were playing to his strengths and he responded accordingly. However, we then changed things, played him in the '10' and he's looked well off it at times and by 'it' I mean playing to the high standard he was at it. This is on QPR!
Not sure how WWFC were playing him, but I'd be surprised if it was like he's been asked to play for us at times. The bloke is an out-and-out striker, so play to that and give the Kone a bone, and he'll bury it.
Anyway, that's my view and again, happy he's here. Just play him as a 9. |
I think was basically Dave Mc's point on WLS. Burrell has been great, but in the long run we need to find a way of getting Kone firing, which would presumably be more likely playing in a traditional 9.
Given that Burrell is injured it's frustrating that we look sticking dogmatically to the same shape. Wasn't one of Stephan's reported traits being a pragmatic manager that plays according to the game and available players, or have I imagined that? | | | |
| Team for Oxford? on 09:04 - Jan 19 with 576 views | dmm |
| Team for Oxford? on 08:29 - Jan 19 by FDC |
I think was basically Dave Mc's point on WLS. Burrell has been great, but in the long run we need to find a way of getting Kone firing, which would presumably be more likely playing in a traditional 9.
Given that Burrell is injured it's frustrating that we look sticking dogmatically to the same shape. Wasn't one of Stephan's reported traits being a pragmatic manager that plays according to the game and available players, or have I imagined that? |
You haven't imagined Stepan's reported pragmatic approach. He's even said himself that he picks a team and formation according to the players he has, rather than adhering to a particular footballing philosophy.
That said, I agree he is too wedded to playing two up front and using Kone as a second striker. Given the current injuries, I'd have thought it was a good time to change to one striker and three midfielders. |  | | |
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