Last edited by SwalePie; 03-10-2021 at 02:49 PM. Reason: Typo
I know anticlough doesn't like the references to 'animals' or 'beasts' in midfield, and maybe he's right that it's a lazy description, but I do think we're short of someone with a bit of height who can - to use the football parlance - 'put their foot in' and make a tackle.
That said, I've been surprised this season by how willing Ruben Rodrigues is to put himself about, which makes him a valuable player even on those days when his goal creating and scoring abilities aren't at their most evident. He took his goal brilliantly yesterday, but he also ratted around midfield far more than you might expect for a creative/attacking midfielder. The lad's no lightweight.
I should think the fans of most clubs in this league can see a part of their team that could be stronger, or where they're missing a certain type of player, so this isn't a season breaker. What we need to do most is play in a way that compensates for the areas where we're weakest and makes the most of our best players. I'm not sure we're doing that at present.
Promotion is won over at least two thirds of the season not 9 matches. There is plenty of time left yet and most teams in this league are capable of achieving wins just look at Altrinchams 2-3 win away at top of the league D & R - makes our 1-0 defeat at their place look not so bad. Lets hope IB finds his magic touch again very soon.
I think people are being harsh with recruitment
Cameron, Palmer, Roberts, Rodrigues all look very good for this level, I think the Palmer signing is just as much of a coup as some of the big money striker signings teams made this summer, he looks way above this level, I saw someone sum him up with "he's the player Jake Reeves thought he was"
We don't know about Vincent yet, Francis is a weird one, I think he'll be a good player but he's not ready yet and needs to iron out the mistakes in his game, he shows glimpses though.
Kairo Mitchell people either think is god awful or really good but I think he's got all the attributes, big, quick, strong, runs at defenders, but I don't think we'll see the best of him out on the left.
Aaron Nemane looks like a good addition in the time we've seen him and more than capable of stepping up and being a threat going forwards if Roberts is out again or we can try and fit them both in for the most attacking right side possible
I'd say there's certainly been far more good signings since the Reedtz brothers arrived than there have been poor ones, which was never usually the case in previous years, you used to hope you'd get 1 decent player in a pre season of signing about 18
I think he only touched the ball a couple of times to be honest, but kept possession both times so better than Jim O'Brien was doing
See the party whips are setting to work