Ben marshall

[jordan12rhodes]

Premier league quality right back.

Thoughts?

[Howie5o]

Sorry no too inconsistent.
Has been missing most of the season but has done what he did in previous seasons and hit a purple patch .

Definetly one of our better players and has played extremely well in the last few games but i question whether playing him at full back is actually his best position.

But credit where credit is due .

the only problem at the moment is our team are looking to find Marshall everytime what ever position he is in and obviously with him playing at full back can put him in certain situations which some weeks may put us in trouble

[needle]

No and I`m surprised that you as someone who bleats on about defenders defending first and foremost are saying this . A good player and doing a decent job , but his real position is further upfield . But having played full back for a good while could improve his as a player in the long run , hopefully he learns the importance of defending and when he does eventually get pushed further forward again , he will track back better than he has done previously .
hE IS STILL ALso too greedy and hangs onto the ball too long and generally always wants one touch too many .

[robinrover]

While he is playing well keep him there
here is a thought for the day
Lowe at right back Marshall at right mid
could that work?
How Did Bennett play last night?

[AucklandRover]

To be fair, I still don't think Henley should be written off. Olsson got a right towelling from the fans for a long time, but he came good.
Henley has a lot of positive qualities, but he must get this positional thing right, and not allow wingers so much room to run at him.
And that is where I agree that Marshall should help out his full-back more if he IS put back into midfield. I know from my own experience that there is nothing worse as a full-back than seeing a winger running at you from a distance. The man moving at speed has all the advantages. I think Henley found himself in that position too often and lost confidence.
The problem with playing Lowe there is that he is a solid defender, but offers little in the way of distribution.

[Bobcrompton1896]

Not sure right-back is his best position,but our best player by a country mile,and very much Premier League quality IMHO. Agreed,too many touches at times,but also able to make things happen by his own football quality alone.........

Nearly the only genuine match-winner we have,now Rhodes has gone. Hope he is tied down to a long contract,something I wouldnt say about most of our players.

[jordan12rhodes]

Thanks for your thoughts

[champs95]

I think Gomez is our best player by a country mile. As proven in all his performances thus far.
Marshall is ok. Some good performances, some awful ones.

[jordan12rhodes]

I think Gomez is our best player by a country mile. As proven in all his performances thus far.
Marshall is ok. Some good performances, some awful ones.

He should be coming from a prem club.

[champs95]

and I agree with H.
He isnt being played in his best position. And on Sat not moving him up field to replace Conway was baffling beyond recognition.
I'm a big advocate for bringing in youth. I though Lenihan looked average at best. And cant see him coming on leaps and bounds.
As for the young up and coming wingers. If not one of them are better than Conway, Marshall and Elliott, why are we even bothering to bring them through, for them to go onto play league 2 football (I'm looking at the likes of Mahoney). It pointless and we are wasting money. As the 3 aforementioned wingers are simply not up to it. If our back ups cant replace the ones who have been so woefully out of form for much of the season, it begs the question, we are we paying them? Let them go I say.