rebelrouser Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Smal said: When ASM was starting games and playing well, we had Joelinton at left centre midfield and he covered most of the defensive work for that flank. Seems like this was an ideal setup. With ASM's future in question, I wonder if a lw is a priority. Is Joelinton best at lcm or lw? I would say lcm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 18 minutes ago, rebelrouser said: Seems like this was an ideal setup. With ASM's future in question, I wonder if a lw is a priority. Is Joelinton best at lcm or lw? I would say lcm. I much prefer Big Joe as a LCM - just covers a side all by himself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Bring him home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Time for us to start making some moves I think, we want people in the age bracket 17-23 realistically with huge ceilings. Let Eddie work his magic. CM, RB, AM all useful positions we could fill. I think Willock should be played LW from now on, he’s proved himself there, ASM is cover. On the right, no one is taking Almiron’s place but we need cover there too as I’m done with seeing Murphy come on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Yeah of the 2 I much prefer Willock out wide to Joe. He's got the raw pace which you want there to frighten defences and Joelinton has the strength to dominate the centre where I often feel Willock is a bit lightweight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, Chris_R said: Yeah of the 2 I much prefer Willock out wide to Joe. He's got the raw pace which you want there to frighten defences and Joelinton has the strength to dominate the centre where I often feel Willock is a bit lightweight. The Athletic had an article a while back about footballers new being less defined by positions than their role on the pitch and that's what we see here. They both cover that side and central but bring slightly differing skill sets to the team they can switch from where each other is which makes them a bugger to mark (teams will work out how to do this in time) and are getting better at reading each other as a partnership and how that works with others (full back and players inside). It'll be interesting to watch how it develops and how Maxi can hopefully bring his skill set into to it providing different options for different scenarios. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Not sure there's enough quality on the ball between Willock and Joelinton to be a long term pairing in LCM and LW. Not where we're hoping to go, anyway. I think we'd struggle to break teams down. Maybe if we were to get someone like Maddison in alongside Bruno in CM it could work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Aye he'll dee instead of Wood, thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 10 minutes ago, Willow said: Aye he'll dee instead of Wood, thanks That'll dee, Pig That'll dee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 35 minutes ago, Shak said: Not sure there's enough quality on the ball between Willock and Joelinton to be a long term pairing in LCM and LW. Not where we're hoping to go, anyway. I think we'd struggle to break teams down. Maybe if we were to get someone like Maddison in alongside Bruno in CM it could work. I agree. But you can see the way we are trying to move tactically. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 In the Champions League spots and genuine shot at silverware. The temptation to go big must be there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Just now, The Prophet said: In the Champions League spots and genuine shot at silverware. The temptation to go big must be there... It’ll make the semi occasions even better if we have a couple of new players ready to bring on as subs. ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Manxst said: It’ll make the semi occasions even better when we have a couple of new players ready to bring on as subs. ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Now we need some shiny new Brazilians for the semifinals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, Mike said: Now we need some shiny new Brazilians for the semifinals. Please spare us you in a bikini. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 10 hours ago, Manxst said: Pulisic out injured for two months, if he was ever a target this window. Pisser. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 6 hours ago, Mountain said: That'll dee, Pig That'll dee Canny kneeslide. What ☝️ he said. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 9 hours ago, Mikky said: I much prefer Big Joe as a LCM - just covers a side all by himself I think Joelinton is up there with the best LCMs in the country. He's just ok LW for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Starting to wonder if you rotate Maxi with Almiron in the current setup to not disturb the big and little Joes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Just now, TheBrownBottle said: I think Joelinton is up there with the best LCMs in the country. He's just ok LW for me Just dawned on me. He was more central last night with Little Joe out wide. Worked well. Will be repeated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Coffee_Johnny said: Just dawned on me. He was more central last night with Little Joe out wide. Worked well. Will be repeated. Yeah, Willock looks better switching to LW. I think it confused Leicester - we were much more threatening down the left than we had been for most of the season. Should be a warning to other teams who likely assume that Trippier - Bruno - Almiron down the right is our only source of attacking intent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 I wasn’t too fussed if we did anything in this window but with a winnable semi final on the horizon and a shot at European football another quality addition could be difference. Let Mehrdad loose with the cheque book! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 8 hours ago, The Prophet said: In the Champions League spots and genuine shot at silverware. The temptation to go big must be there... .... but we should also be wary of departing from our current successful strategy. Eddie puts great store on maintaining harmony and morale within the group and any new signing should be made with that in mind. This group of players were good enough to get us into this position and there's no need to make any risky buys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 (edited) A quality signing or two with the right mentality and character won’t harm the squad harmony at all. If anything it will give a boost and belief to the whole club and its fan base that we can do even better, or at least help us to maintain our momentum. Some of the fringe players or the players that are about to become fringe players know that there’s ambition and that we are looking to improve all the time. This doesn’t mean that we should sign players for the sake of it. Players want the team and club to get better and better. It’s not school yard football, it’s at the very highest level where the winners want more and more improvement both individually and as a whole collectively. The club will improve if there’s the right deal to do and rightly so. It’s a whole different scenario doing it the circus style like Chelsea. But we aren’t that thankfully. We are more likely to get bad “squad harmony” if we get some injuries to key players and start suffering result wise. Winning is what keeps squads motivated and happy. Competition shouldn’t be a cause of concern. Edited January 12, 2023 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Ikon said: It’s not kidney garden football (sorry) Edited January 12, 2023 by Interpolic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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