janpawel Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Can see Tonali and even Hall getting some goals from outside the box Tonali often seems to be in that danger area, and we seen what he can do in the cup game against Brentford Hall, I've noticed he isn't shy to shoot and has a great left foot on him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Needs to rotate the squad, we look leggy. I actually thought we looked leggy against wolves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Can't rotate cos the bench is a big drop off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheikBoom Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I couldn't really pinpoint the correct thread to use so I'll take a pop at this one. Whilst we're in with a shout of CL football this season, I wonder whether the wider target is European football of any sort? The news that Almiron and Kelly are potentially off, added with the no PSR issues for us this summer... I do wonder whether we're looking at a wider squad refresh? Our first 11 is fantastic on its day but looking at the wider squad I don't personally think its capable of competing in any European competition and the Premier League. We're crying out for a RCB, RW & ST, but I'd go as far as saying we need a much better bench to complete on both fronts on a regular basis. If both Kelly and Almiron leave with no incomings this month, we'll see fans get twitchy. Looking at the bench we've arguably got players on decent wages but they're not making an impact outside of Barnes and Wilson (if fit). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo_11 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 You have to assume summer 2025 is going to be a big window for us depending on where we finish this season. Almiron and potentially Kelly sold this window. Schar and Krafth to get contract extensions. Pope will be an interesting one as he enters his final year, could see an extension and Trafford coming in. Dubravka, Wilson, Lascelles, Ruddy and Lewis all out of contract and likely leaving end of the season. Longstaff, Trippier and Targett will likely be moved on given their contracts end in 2026 - realistically these are deals we should be doing. Burn you could see getting a one year deal if we sell Kelly. Mitchell certainly has his work cut out and especially if we qualify for Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I do wish we made more tactical fouls. For their first goal today, Murphy should have pulled back the player as soon as the ball was short and taken the yellow. I’ve seen us avoid tactical fouls too often, I used to get annoyed with Longstaff regularly for not taking a yellow for the team. Today’s counter attack could have been snuffed out - and should have been- before they even got in our half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyBartoon Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Team discipline is shambolic at times. Centre backs (especially Burn) bombing forward trying to get involved in areas where you just don’t want him is ridiculous. Howe is obviously trying to evolve the team by using Dubravka and centre halves to try and create space for midfield. It keeps backfiring with teams just sitting back on our midfield. The thing is Howe could change the shape. The squad has plenty of players who could adapt to different roles. Pope Schar Burn Botman Tino Tonali Big Joe Hall Bruno Gordon Isak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 No thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Can we hire a set piece coach? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpawel Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 1 minute ago, JoeyBartoon said: Team discipline is shambolic at times. Centre backs (especially Burn) bombing forward trying to get involved in areas where you just don’t want him is ridiculous. Howe is obviously trying to evolve the team by using Dubravka and centre halves to try and create space for midfield. It keeps backfiring with teams just sitting back on our midfield. The thing is Howe could change the shape. The squad has plenty of players who could adapt to different roles. Pope Schar Burn Botman Tino Tonali Big Joe Hall Bruno Gordon Isak Not for me, plus we don't have depth at CB for this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Just now, JoeyBartoon said: Team discipline is shambolic at times. Centre backs (especially Burn) bombing forward trying to get involved in areas where you just don’t want him is ridiculous. Howe is obviously trying to evolve the team by using Dubravka and centre halves to try and create space for midfield. It keeps backfiring with teams just sitting back on our midfield. The thing is Howe could change the shape. The squad has plenty of players who could adapt to different roles. Pope Schar Burn Botman Tino Tonali Big Joe Hall Bruno Gordon Isak You know we've won 10 of 12 right ? And the Burn bombing forward i haven't seen until today, so seems a bit of one off thing. I do agree we need to tweak tactics, but going overboard never goes well does it ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyBartoon Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 18 minutes ago, Bimpy474 said: You know we've won 10 of 12 right ? And the Burn bombing forward i haven't seen until today, so seems a bit of one off thing. I do agree we need to tweak tactics, but going overboard never goes well does it ? Yeah, I know. I’m just saying he could change things with the players in the squad. I do agree that a formation change is somewhat drastic tho. I was merely suggesting it to say there are different approaches. Take Forest today, they switched to 3 at the back after being pumped last week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 48 minutes ago, JoeyBartoon said: Team discipline is shambolic at times. Centre backs (especially Burn) bombing forward trying to get involved in areas where you just don’t want him is ridiculous. Howe is obviously trying to evolve the team by using Dubravka and centre halves to try and create space for midfield. It keeps backfiring with teams just sitting back on our midfield. The thing is Howe could change the shape. The squad has plenty of players who could adapt to different roles. Pope Schar Burn Botman Tino Tonali Big Joe Hall Bruno Gordon Isak Tinos shit at crossing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 We're looking rather thin on the ground. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 (edited) Squad isn't that thin, it's just unbalanced and limited quality wise. If anything it's bloated for a 1 game a week season. We massively lack genuine quality in forward areas and players to change a game. I'd get rid of more of the squadies if it could bring one genuine quality forward or wide player in. Edited February 2 by ponsaelius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyBartoon Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 We finally got a plan B! Get up!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 23 hours ago, JoeyBartoon said: We finally got a plan B! Get up!!! Nowt has changed really. As others have said, in possession it's 4-3-3, out of possession it's 5-4-1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 If you had to let go of Schar OR Burn, who would you pick? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 It's a tough one. Schar has dropped off significantly this season and on the face of it seems like the obvious one to bench. The problem is that we've seen how teams target Burn when we play with two left-footers. Even so I think the latter is probably the lesser of two evils. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 hour ago, The Butcher said: If you had to let go of Schar OR Burn, who would you pick? Burn goes - great servant Schar stays as 4th choice (also have Krafth) We buy 1 starting CB and another who provides genuine competition A bit like buying Guehi then taking a punt on a Huijsen (last summer) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 On 01/02/2025 at 23:59, ponsaelius said: Squad isn't that thin, it's just unbalanced and limited quality wise. If anything it's bloated for a 1 game a week season. We massively lack genuine quality in forward areas and players to change a game. I'd get rid of more of the squadies if it could bring one genuine quality forward or wide player in. This is basically it for me - it’s really unbalanced and also lacks quality in the XI GK - CB - RW - key XI signings RB - LB need competition - I like the look of Alex Murphy - for RB > Aina? DM - we lack an additional 6 that provides Tonali with competition AM - a genuine creative player to provide competition Hybrid forward - someone who can play all 3 positions 8 players - just about right (7 with Murphy) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Hall out for season then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 The stars have aligned. We will get the Big Joe/Little Joe axis back for at least a few games and we’ll rediscover our form. Maybe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted Monday at 18:20 Share Posted Monday at 18:20 Do you think them could work? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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