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[Freddeno]

Yeah but how many have we scored in total in 2017?

 

[Jinky]

I don't want to see Dave flipping Edwards in the advanced midfield role again.

It baffles me that every time we are on Sky, whoever it is doing the punditry, waxes lyrical over Dangerous (I believe he's had at least three special little features before our live games this season). More often than not they will pick up on his "predatory instincts" inside the box. That he's "one of the best in the division at arriving late in the box and getting on the end of crosses". For me, it stinks of lack of research. They just see his goals total and assume the rest.

Don't get me wrong - I don't mind Edwards and have nothing against him if he's played in one of the two deeper roles - but for some reason, Lambert (and countless others before him) seem to think he's this worldly creative midfielder - capable of pulling all the strings in behind the forward. He's not. I've seen more than enough of him there to realise he isn't - we ALL have - so please don't play him there again.

What's the deal with Iorfa? Is he injured? Or just being punished in some unfathomable way by Lambert for having a few below par games? We can all see Coady is an obvious weak link - his delivery is worse than pub level, and although he does a job defensively, it needs freshening up.

Likewise with Saiss, I've heard the rumours that he just isn't PL's cup of tea and won't be picked ahead of the many other central midfielders we have - even though most of them are shite.

Williamson was on the bench v Blues, so that means he's fit. Get the man in the starting 11, and play Hause next to him. The perfect mixture of experience and potential.

For me, Quirk got it spot on with his opening post. Our strongest 11 on paper is -

Ikeme

Iorfa (If Fit) - Williamson - Hause - Doherty

Price - Saiss

Costa - Bright - Weimann

Dicko​

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Yeah but how many have scored in total in 2017?

Not really the point is it (it's 11 goals scored by eight different players since you ask).

His run of goals has dried up and all history suggests that'll be more or less it now for the rest of the season, he'll go on the kind of run that's actually more common but always flies under the radar, when he reverts to a Simon Osborn-style strike rate. So if he isn't scoring, we know he never creates, he can't really pass the ball, his defensive work is better than it used to be but still hardly a major selling point...what is he doing? The fact is that over our last two home games he's made less than 30 passes. As a central midfielder, in 180 minutes, against two shite teams. Hasn't looked like scoring either.

He played well between October and January, probably the best I've ever seen him play. Fully justified his spot. He isn't doing anything now and we aren't good enough to carry him in the hope he knocks one in.

 

[Freddeno]

The point is Dan, do we really have any better?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

We certainly have players who'll contribute more than zero. I've put Herc and Saiss down in my team, I'm pretty confident both of them would influence the game more.

 

[darlowolf64]

The point is Dan, do we really have any better?

Yes...

 

[Freddeno]

I hope PL tries that then and prooves me right

 

[darlowolf64]

I hope PL tries that then and prooves me right

You believe that whoever Lambert plays in the #10 will fail and it will be proved that Dave Edwards was the only player we have capable of playing that role??

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

You hope we pick a midfield which doesn't contain Edwards and it fails, in a game we could really do with getting points out of, so you're proven right on a fairly obscure football forum?

 

[Freddeno]

No, not only about the nr.10 role.. He gets stick no matter what he does.. Thats the point, whilst players like Evans is loved doing nothing

 

[darlowolf64]

No, not only about the nr.10 role.. He gets stick no matter what he does.. Thats the point, whilst players like Evans is loved doing nothing

How many chances has Evans had?

How many chances has Edwards had? (and failed)

 

[Freddeno]

Like i said play evans instead then and maybe we will win 10 straight games.. No Dan, never want us to lose but the hate is a little unfair to me..

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I make it 16 teams posted on this thread in the context of "what I want to see" and four of them contain Lee Evans. If he's loved then it's a fairly niche kind of love. I haven't even got him on the bench in mine.

You know best though Fred.

 

[darlowolf64]

Midfield of

------------ Saiss ---------- Price--------

Costa ----- Evans/Bright/Herc ---- Gibbs-White

 

[Johnny75]

No, not only about the nr.10 role.. He gets stick no matter what he does.. Thats the point, whilst players like Evans is loved doing nothing

Edwards is fucking wank Fred. He wouldn't improve a subbuteo team.

 

[Freddeno]

I make it 16 teams posted on this thread in the context of "what I want to see" and four of them contain Lee Evans. If he's loved then it's a fairly niche kind of love. I haven't even got him on the bench in mine.

You know best though Fred.

Ok let's drop it.. Just tired of reading Edwards fault all the time when it clearly isn't

 

[Langers]

Ok let's drop it..

Is that you, Carl?

 

[darlowolf64]

Ok let's drop it.. Just tired of reading Edwards fault all the time when it clearly isn't

No one is blaming Edwards for everything that is wrong but he just isn't good enough for what we want or where we want to be. It's time we moved away from him, Coady, Saville, Doherty, Batth and Stearman

 

[Freddeno]

Haha.. Damn right it is

 

[Freddeno]

No one is blaming Edwards for everything that is wrong but he just isn't good enough for what we want or where we want to be. It's time we moved away from him, Coady, Saville, Doherty, Batth and Stearman

Agree, but then we need more options