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Before any preseason melt downs, results don’t matter.
90 minutes of fitness and getting to know new players (lol).
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Classic Bartley marking off the corner.....
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Edwards, Harper look ok
Burke not had a kick
Leko, great in tight spaces with the ball, hasn’t a clue what to do or where to go when the opposition have the ball.
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07-14-2019, 08:08 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-14-2019, 08:16 AM by Atomic.)
I can't criticise Slaven's team selection because he had to start somewhere. This is the first chance he's had to see players in a matchday environment.
There are a few things Slaven needs to realise very quickly though:
1) 4-4-2 No, no no! In the modern game there's a reason teams don't use it and it doesn't suit us in any case.
2) We need to bring in two good forwards, Kanu isn't good enough and Phillips isn't a striker. Burke to be fair to him had absolutely nothing to work with yesterday.
3) We need to bring in at least two defenders. We have Hegazi to come back in thankfully. O'Shea may be OK as third / forth choice this season. Bartley cannot start every game we need better. We need a right back, Nyom is shocking. Townsend I genuinely believe should challenge Gibbs for left back this season.
4) Midfield - We need three in the middle NONE of them can be Livermore. I just do not see what this guy does to warrant his constant inclusion. Krovinovic, Field and Brunt would be my choice at the moment. All are better than Harper and Livermore.
5) Leko is fucking shit!
Those are the basics Slav, digest these points quickly please.