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I know what you mean, but the performance of the whole team at Needham was such an improvement on previous performances there was a hope we'd made the sort of improvement we made last season at the start of November. The introduction of more experience in midfield, plus two players who could play wide in the front three as well as linking with any advancing midfielder, as well as a strong back four with two full backs who can get forward without leaving the defence exposed looked good.BartonRaz wrote: Thu Oct 11, 2018 9:35 am This was always on the cards after what happened in the summer and the revelations that he has an agent. In my opinion he hasn't even been close to recovering his form from last season this term.
I was gutted when he left in the summer but won't lose sleep this time around.
Fair comment, I wasn't at Needham so can only comment on what i'd seen before that.Formic wrote: Thu Oct 11, 2018 10:00 amI know what you mean, but the performance of the whole team at Needham was such an improvement on previous performances there was a hope we'd made the sort of improvement we made last season at the start of November. The introduction of more experience in midfield, plus two players who could play wide in the front three as well as linking with any advancing midfielder, as well as a strong back four with two full backs who can get forward without leaving the defence exposed looked good.BartonRaz wrote: Thu Oct 11, 2018 9:35 am This was always on the cards after what happened in the summer and the revelations that he has an agent. In my opinion he hasn't even been close to recovering his form from last season this term.
I was gutted when he left in the summer but won't lose sleep this time around.
Prior to that game I would probably have agreed with you - and let's hope we do find someone else who can play in that wide forward role.
Dean was my initial thought. However you’ve got me thinking about Callum’s strengths. How about Peaksie trying him in the wide role in front of Reynolds? I have been critical of his defensive qualities and I feel he might be better in a more attacking role and a number of players have prospered from a release from defensive duties with Gareth Bale being a classic case ending up at Real Madrid instead of Birmingham City.BartonRaz wrote: Thu Oct 11, 2018 10:17 am
An opportunity for John Dean perhaps? Or Reynolds playing further forwards with Westwood behind him.