NSG Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 14 hours ago, elbee909 said: That goal against Everton. Said it was his favourite NUFC goal when I asked him Favourite career moment was playing for England at Portman Road (fair enough I suppose). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 14 hours ago, NSG said: Said it was his favourite NUFC goal when I asked him Favourite career moment was playing for England at Portman Road (fair enough I suppose). I'm sure he got booed when he played up here for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Dyer was very fast, had brilliant close control and was excellent at bringing the ball forwards from midfield. But his decision-making in the box and finishing were frustrating. His numbers were never as good as they should have been, and obviously he had loads of injuries. In a modern 433 he could play in Willock's position but probably on the LW as well. As one of a 2 in the middle of a 442 he probably had too much defensive responsibility to affect the game going forward as much as he could. Can remember thinking "Why haven't we tried this before?" when he played up front vs Southampton in the FA Cup. He scored a brace and looked amazing. Really talented player but his availability and end product were always the main frustrations holding him back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 (edited) Was great for the counter-attack and relieving pressure. We knew if we were defending deep, give the ball to him and he'd carry us 50 yards up the pitch. He was also one of the only players that maintained his level under Robson, right through Souness and Roeder. Edited March 19 by Optimistic Nut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 He was a superbly gifted player - but anyone my age (41) who drank most nights on the Quayside in the late ‘90s - mid-‘00s have a good idea as to how professional he was, and why he might not have made the most of his undeniable talent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 1 hour ago, Optimistic Nut said: I'm sure he got booed when he played up here for them. Refused to play on the wing for Bobby then played on the wing for England the next week, didn’t he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 17 minutes ago, Ste said: Refused to play on the wing for Bobby then played on the wing for England the next week, didn’t he? Yep. Vs the Smoggies, when he also didn’t track a runner for their equaliser. So easy to forget just how unpopular much of that team was - albeit talented Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 2 cup semi's coming up and him and bowyer fucked our season up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Sporting was a quarter, and Dyer played and scored in the 4-1 in Lisbon. We were just outplayed in both of those games, almost like Graeme Sounness wasn't a good manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Interesting to see how that team would line up in today's game. Noone plays 442. Would Solano play the Trippier role?Robert dropped or would he now invert? Having a front 3 of Dyer, Shearer and Bellamy would be immense. It's crazy everyone played with 2 strikers until Jose brought Drogba in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 37 minutes ago, TRC said: Interesting to see how that team would line up in today's game. Noone plays 442. Would Solano play the Trippier role?Robert dropped or would he now invert? Having a front 3 of Dyer, Shearer and Bellamy would be immense. It's crazy everyone played with 2 strikers until Jose brought Drogba in. It would probably be something like this Given Solano Woodgate Bramble Speed Jenas Viana Dyer Bellamy Robert Shearer 4-2-3-1 The midfield would get destroyed, needs a DM, unless Speed goes CM and Bernard comes in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 2 hours ago, kingxlnc said: It would probably be something like this Given Solano Woodgate Bramble Speed Jenas Viana Dyer Bellamy Robert Shearer 4-2-3-1 The midfield would get destroyed, needs a DM, unless Speed goes CM and Bernard comes in Full backs still play full back today - we don’t play CMs and wingers there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 47 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: Full backs still play full back today - we don’t play CMs and wingers there Solano had played RB for country and Boca? Back then we had Aaron Hughes at RB who was a CB even back then and we were linked to a tonne of RBs for years before settling for Carr. Think Speed would play CM, he would be a solid 8 and could rotate the 6. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Bobby started playing Nobby at RB. Dyer slipped didn’t he in that boro game when Haselbaink hand balled it into net at the end Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 38 minutes ago, TRC said: Solano had played RB for country and Boca? Back then we had Aaron Hughes at RB who was a CB even back then and we were linked to a tonne of RBs for years before settling for Carr. Think Speed would play CM, he would be a solid 8 and could rotate the 6. Solano joined us as a RB, so he could play there Speed played LW and CM. He wouldn’t be a LB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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