Reply With QuoteI don't think Chicksen did much wrong at all - he's limited going forward but I'd have thought he's our best option as a LB in a back four.
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We could say that about most of the defenders at the club reallyOriginally Posted by WarsopPie
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I don't think Chicksen did much wrong at all - he's limited going forward but I'd have thought he's our best option as a LB in a back four.
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Chicksen wasn't helped by Jones never looking left and seeing any of his overlaps.
Jones wasn't helped by not being played in his most useful position.
I've seen nothing more than acts of desperation from SM since his arrival (constant formation changes, early subs, rotating player positions).
Unfortunately SM doesn't have the benefit of friendlies to tinker and mess around, he needs to get a game plan sorted and stop this rot.
In regards to Jatta, he has to have a meaningful involvement in matches sooner or later. Hopefully he is match fit
Last edited by SwalePie; 12-03-2024 at 05:24 PM.
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You could try spelling his name correctly, and then checking his career to find that he's spent several seasons with MK Dons in L1, and a couple with Brighton in the Championship. He didn't get much game time at Brighton but he did during loan spells at Gillingham, Fleetwood, and Leyton Orient, all in L1. After becoming a free agent he had transfers to Charlton, Bradford and Bolton, all in L1. It was us that introduced him to the National League! He's a good, solid pro that we should be making more use of. He's had years above our current level, and I'm glad we've got him under contract until the end of next season. SM could do a lot worse than playing him more often. To be fair, I don't think you're alone in thinking that he's a career-long National League player, and that we're wasting time trying him out in the EFL. I wonder what it really is that you don't like about him?
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Jatta's just swapped countries, clubs, teams, tactics, formation etc hasn't he? Might be he isn't ready to do the job yet.
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Very true but 1-0 down with 10+extra to go you would have thought SM would have given him some game time if nothing else?
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I agree, there’s many on here saying Nemane, Warner, Bostock have been poor and when he drops them he’s a tinkerman and desperate???
Jatta would have been a way off fitness as he hadn’t played for a long time.
Maccas an interesting one as if you hadn’t seen him before basically you would have been saying he should be dropped. The best he’s played for a long long time was at Newport when SM changed his position.
The issue we have is a lot of our players are not good enough for the top half of L2. No one also is screaming for a player/players to be played who’s been left out a while and there lies the problem for SM too.
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I don't expect Jatta to start any time soon. The limited video evidence I have seen doesn't suggest to me he will fit in with the "football philosophy" at Notts. Maybe if we played one of our wingers on the wing lt might help.
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He scored 11 goals last season so I'd say offers a fair bit going forward. However we've moved away from that high intensity attacking play unfortunately.
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I’m definitely got an anti Maynard agenda but I did sort of agree with not bringing Jatta on because in his appearances so far he’s looked about as much use as a concrete trampoline.
Tough time for him to come in and I’m not saying he won’t come good(probably under a different coach) but so far needs more time on the training pitch/
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