sionnach
Stephane Pounewatchy
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Post by sionnach on Sept 2, 2024 15:07:44 GMT
I found Simpson's aversion to wingers to be slightly bizarre when he played as a winger himself. He used to put some great crosses in as well - something we definitely don't do now! I agree. There's also far too much criticism on here of wingers being inconsistent or not looking like they are trying. They're creative players and have always been inconsistent. Sometimes your whipped cross will land on the strikers head other times it'll end up in the Waterworks, sometimes you have the beating of the full back, other times they have the better of you. And it can look like they aren't trying, but their role in the team isn't to run all over the place winning the ball back, they have to hold their position wide otherwise they won't be there when our creative central midfielders (I know!) look up for them. You don't mitigate this inconsistency by not playing them, all you achieve by doing this is eliminating completely their good days. Yeah I feel like you have to expect some level of inconsistency from a league 2 winger. One week they'll look like worldbeaters (Patrick on Saturday) and the next they'll be anonymous or drop a stinker (Patrick for much of his time with us). If they were consistent they'd be playing at a higher level.
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Post by dstander on Sept 2, 2024 16:34:03 GMT
You're not laughing now! Hey, he had a good game on Saturday, no denying that. Was he ‘unplayable’? Absolutely not. Has he ever been ‘unplayable’? Absolutely not any time I’ve seen him. Very few players in world football are unplayable, it’s a ridiculous phrase in all honesty.
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Post by sellafieldtoothy on Sept 2, 2024 17:15:46 GMT
Decent 4th division player, shows glimpses of undeniable talent, skill and pace. Far too many games where he shows nothing.
Would rather have him in our armoury than someone else’s but not a total world beater. I reckon most people on the lash on botchergate Saturday night would be able to knock it and run past Williams.
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