TRC Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 11 minutes ago, Weezertron said: Eddie isn't going to change his system/formation to suit Nick. We won't play with a playmaker, similar to his reluctance to use a dedicated DM (WHICH IS HIS PREROGATIVE, RELAX). So it's down to Nick to fit the system, which I'm not sure he's capable of physically. Made a pigs ear out of this. I love Nick though, so I'll hold out hope. Teams are beginning to shift their style of play a little last few weeks with more teams playing 4-2-2-2, so it might be that we have to adapt to that style of play, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Pundit Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I don't think I've seen a player get his shirt pulled more and receive no decisions from the ref for it for a very long time. It's incredible how much he gets fouled every match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Howe has already started to tweak things IMO, definitely in certain games to get the wide forwards running inside more. He's not just going to grind Woltemade into the ground while blindly pursuing stuff that doesn't work. He'll be working day and night to develop it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I think Wolt will benefit to having Elanga and Barnes going forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Joel Inton Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Armchair Pundit said: I don't think I've seen a player get his shirt pulled more and receive no decisions from the ref for it for a very long time. It's incredible how much he gets fouled every match. Happens to any player above 6ft 2. Burn gets grabbed and pulled all over the place at any set piece and never gets anything. Referees seem to have this mad view that tall people are incapable of being fouled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyc35i Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 12 hours ago, Armchair Pundit said: I don't think I've seen a player get his shirt pulled more and receive no decisions from the ref for it for a very long time. It's incredible how much he gets fouled every match. The game we lost against Arsenal at home this season was the worst deliberate shirt pulling I’ll ever see. It was ludicrous what happened that day Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki679 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 (edited) Him being so tall hurts him a bit I think. If you planned out your system like he was 5'4" it'd probably work better for him. Edited February 6 by loki679 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 16 hours ago, Sir Joel Inton said: Happens to any player above 6ft 2. Burn gets grabbed and pulled all over the place at any set piece and never gets anything. Referees seem to have this mad view that tall people are incapable of being fouled. Doesn't help that ex-footballers and "expert" panellists don't pull referees up about this either. if they gave pens for shirt pulling in the box it would stop overnight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Wank Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEFAFWISP Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 He's scared to shoot FFS. Appalling mindset. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Doesn't have the strength to shoot with his belly full of grass. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanegg Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 3 minutes ago, GEFAFWISP said: He's scared to shoot FFS. Appalling mindset. I’m one of his biggest fans, but that wasn’t nice watching him so shot of confidence as to not take a shot. He got himself in a couple of decent spaces tonight with the crowd egging him on.. it was there for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Change in shape got him into some great spaces. Has taken too long to try this setup. Far more likely to get more out of him in those positions if persisted with. Should really continue with it going forward, but I doubt we will. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Shoot! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Joel Inton Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Played in his proper position and looked better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Dropped between the lines a few times but was not fed. If we actually do want a 10 it looks like he can do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 (edited) 13 minutes ago, KaKa said: Change in shape got him into some great spaces. Has taken too long to try this setup. Far more likely to get more out of him in those positions if persisted with. Should really continue with it going forward, but I doubt we will. Yep He just get to easily drowned out when he’s at 9. He’s lacking the physical edge, and the nastiness needed. Thiago for them tonight showed it’s night and day Edited February 7 by Nine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Any idea how close he wants to get to goal before he pulls the trigger? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Do no 10s not shoot either or something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_n_white Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 1 minute ago, Sima said: Any idea how close he wants to get to goal before he pulls the trigger? Too close, we’ve not seen it all season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 He's got good feet but there was a point where he was absolutely flattened when he went up in the air for a ball on the centre circle. I think it took him maybe a minute and a half to pick himself up he looked like he needed a chair tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Just now, TRon said: He's got good feet but there was a point where he was absolutely flattened when he went up in the air for a ball on the centre circle. I think it took him maybe a minute and a half to pick himself up he looked like he needed a chair tbh. I didn't know if he was winded or just sad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Those couple of times when ran at the defence, everything closed up on him due to shit movement and awareness from his teammates. That time he got into the box he should've had a crack though tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny1403 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 16 minutes ago, KaKa said: Change in shape got him into some great spaces. Has taken too long to try this setup. Far more likely to get more out of him in those positions if persisted with. Should really continue with it going forward, but I doubt we will. It also left us wide open in the midfield and we were lucky not to concede more… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Just now, Keefaz said: I didn't know if he was winded or just sad A little from column A, a little from column B..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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