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3 hours ago, RandomGuy. said:

We've been linked with him for a while. 

Left winger who Rodgers converted to a LWB, Celtic fans reckon he's miles from being good enough but that's not really proof of anything. We had Darnell Fisher come with similar reviews and after a rough first few months (genuinely some of the worst performances I've ever seen) he settled in and won a move to Preston. 

Be prepared for him to be caught out of position a lot. 

In days of yore playing full back was the easiest position on the park (unless you were up against a winger out of your class). Basically you kicked the guy in front of you then moved the ball on to someone who could play. Now it's one of the tougher gigs, physically and mentally. Most clubs expect them to cover a huge amount of ground and their positioning relative to the central defenders and midfielders is always tricky.

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10 minutes ago, DEEJANGO said:

 

 


Think he’s still with Derby.......quality left back indeed would love him back.

 

Just saw that he started on the bench for them last week, came on at half time and set up their goal.

He'd be added to the queue for deepthroats if he resigned.

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In days of yore playing full back was the easiest position on the park (unless you were up against a winger out of your class). Basically you kicked the guy in front of you then moved the ball on to someone who could play. Now it's one of the tougher gigs, physically and mentally. Most clubs expect them to cover a huge amount of ground and their positioning relative to the central defenders and midfielders is always tricky.


Totally agree. Full back is a much tougher gig these days.
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3 hours ago, Fifespud said:

 


Totally agree. Full back is a much tougher gig these days.

 

Which is why I keep saying we should be playing with a back three and pushing ours up the park as wingbacks.

We have an abundance of capable Center halfs, so it makes sense to use them and give our less that stellar fullbacks less responsibility. It's just further exposing a weakness trying to play with a four at the back. Another reason I've totally given up on McCann ever figuring it out.

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Just now, Boo Khaki said:

Which is why I keep saying we should be playing with a back three and pushing ours up the park as wingbacks.

I really thought McCann was going to go with a 5-3-2 or 3-5-2 when he was signing folks in the summer.

Think we'd need to bring in more cover in defence if we were to now tho (or rely on Jeffries & O'Dea) but it'd definitely give us the width we were missing in some of the games.

 

I'd go with either -

                             Parish

         Gense   Meekings   Caulker

Cammy/Curran                               Ralph

         Madianga  Kamara  Ngwatala

                         Kallman   Mendy

or

                             Parish

           Gense   Meekings Caulker

                               Kamara

Deacon   Madianga Gowser Ngwatala

                     Kallman   Mendy

 

 

                             

 

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2 minutes ago, locheedee said:

I really thought McCann was going to go with a 5-3-2 or 3-5-2 when he was signing folks in the summer.

Think we'd need to bring in more cover in defence if we were to now tho (or rely on Jeffries & O'Dea) but it'd definitely give us the width we were missing in some of the games.

 

I'd go with either -

                             Parish

         Gense   Meekings   Caulker

Cammy/Curran                               Ralph

         Madianga  Kamara  Ngwatala

                         Kallman   Mendy

or

                             Parish

           Gense   Meekings Caulker

                               Kamara

Deacon   Madianga Gowser Ngwatala

                     Kallman   Mendy

 

 

                             

 

Think that first formation is brilliant however we will likely go with - 

                            Ham Fist

         Spence   Meekings   Cammy

   Curran                     Thomas (tank engine)

         Madianga  Nelms  Ngwatala

                         Moussa   Odd-job

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3 minutes ago, Crawford said:

Think that first formation is brilliant however we will likely go with - 

                            Ham Fist

         Spence   Meekings   Cammy

   Curran                     Thomas (tank engine)

         Madianga  Nelms  Ngwatala

                         Moussa   Odd-job

Too true unfortunately... :shutup

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I really thought McCann was going to go with a 5-3-2 or 3-5-2 when he was signing folks in the summer.
Think we'd need to bring in more cover in defence if we were to now tho (or rely on Jeffries & O'Dea) but it'd definitely give us the width we were missing in some of the games.
 
I'd go with either -
                             Parish
         Gense   Meekings   Caulker
Cammy/Curran                               Ralph
         Madianga  Kamara  Ngwatala
                         Kallman   Mendy
or
                             Parish
           Gense   Meekings Caulker
                               Kamara
Deacon   Madianga Gowser Ngwatala
                     Kallman   Mendy
 
 
                             
 


Totally agree with this. The first team was exactly how I thought we’d line up at the start of the season and really like the look of the team.

Still think we might revert to it when everyone is fit as it could be a cracking team.
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18 minutes ago, DigOutYourSoul said:

 


Totally agree with this. The first team was exactly how I thought we’d line up at the start of the season and really like the look of the team.

Still think we might revert to it when everyone is fit as it could be a cracking team.

I'd love to see us give it a go tbh!

Think the second could work too as a more attacking option, since we did play Deacon as a WB/winger last season.

I shoehorned Elton in to left wing to make room for Gowser but Ralph could still go there and we either drop McGowan or play Ngwatala as a 10 behind Kallman.

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2 hours ago, locheedee said:

I really thought McCann was going to go with a 5-3-2 or 3-5-2 when he was signing folks in the summer.

Think we'd need to bring in more cover in defence if we were to now tho (or rely on Jeffries & O'Dea) but it'd definitely give us the width we were missing in some of the games.

 

I'd go with either -

                             Parish

         Gense   Meekings   Caulker

Cammy/Curran                               Ralph

         Madianga  Kamara  Ngwatala

                         Kallman   Mendy

or

                             Parish

           Gense   Meekings Caulker

                               Kamara

Deacon   Madianga Gowser Ngwatala

                     Kallman   Mendy

 

 

                             

 

First 1 but kusunga will be suspended I think

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2 minutes ago, Juantwothree said:

First 1 but kusunga will be suspended I think

Yeah I was meaning if everyone was available - Kusunga's red is partly why I'd want better cover if we were to go 3 at the back coz O'Dea playing gives me the fear & Jeffries is still learning.

It's all just wishful thinking though coz we'll be still be playing a narrow 442 I'd guess.

 

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