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Post by Lakeland Potter on Mar 19, 2017 10:14:33 GMT
You've just described Arnie to a tee for me. I share your reservations re Shaq as a no10. I have some doubts about Diouf as a 'provider' striker too. On paper you'd think so, but he just seems to go missing whenever he's played centrally. The problem withArnie, I think, is that he doesn't relish the physical battle when he's up against a player bigger and stronger than he is. Stick some big hairy-arsed centre back up against him and he doesn't want to know. Allow him to bully a smaller full-back though and he comes alive. This is the ideal time to try these sort of things out though. After spending £12m on him and chasing him for two years, Berahino leading the line is a given (at least for a while) and so we need to look at all the options we've got that can make it work. Apparently, according to his Egyptian fans, Ramadan, can play in the central role behind a striker. Obviously his shooting needs a lot of work - but his passing is good and he is as strong as an ox, which is the one thing lacking in our other options for the number 10 role.
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Mar 19, 2017 10:22:10 GMT
You've just described Arnie to a tee for me. I share your reservations re Shaq as a no10. I have some doubts about Diouf as a 'provider' striker too. On paper you'd think so, but he just seems to go missing whenever he's played centrally. The problem withArnie, I think, is that he doesn't relish the physical battle when he's up against a player bigger and stronger than he is. Stick some big hairy-arsed centre back up against him and he doesn't want to know. Allow him to bully a smaller full-back though and he comes alive. This is the ideal time to try these sort of things out though. After spending £12m on him and chasing him for two years, Berahino leading the line is a given (at least for a while) and so we need to look at all the options we've got that can make it work. It's a moot point re Arnie, we drubbed Watford 2-0 with Arnie as striker, he did all that 'through the middle' stuff against Sunderland, he was outstanding as a default centre forward in the F9. He'd be playing a bit deeper in a 10. A bit hypothetical as I can't really envisage it happening. It's frustrating because Bony would be ideal from the glimpses of decent hold up play we saw early doors.
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Mar 19, 2017 10:39:22 GMT
You've just described Arnie to a tee for me. I share your reservations re Shaq as a no10. I have some doubts about Diouf as a 'provider' striker too. If you play Arnie, Shaq and Ramadan behind Berahino I don't think there is any need at all to straight jacket them into defined roles they should be allowed to interchange at will all of them have that killer ball in their locker to open up the opposition. Really enjoyed yesterday despite the result. You see I don't expect silky football every game it was just good to see us playing high energy football rather than the old mans walking football that we have often produced. There were plenty of opportunities to criticise but I'll take non of them after a performance like that against a team of far greater quality and amazing energy and stamina. They are a brilliant side and we really gave them one of their toughest games of the season. Agree it would be something else to get them three working together regularly, to enable them to develop the understanding to interchange without it ending up a mess. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Mar 19, 2017 11:16:32 GMT
Sorry FM but as I said yesterday he's now suspended,he's been on 9 bookings for weeks and soccerbase looks like it's now decided the same
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Post by FullerMagic on Mar 19, 2017 11:19:12 GMT
Sorry FM but as I said yesterday he's now suspended,he's been on 9 bookings for weeks and soccerbase looks like it's now decided the same One was for Wales though, CP.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Mar 19, 2017 11:21:20 GMT
Sorry FM but as I said yesterday he's now suspended,he's been on 9 bookings for weeks and soccerbase looks like it's now decided the same One was for Wales though, CP. So when the Premier league/Sky put up bookings do they count that on his count for the season?
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Post by FullerMagic on Mar 19, 2017 11:37:59 GMT
One was for Wales though, CP. So when the Premier league/Sky put up bookings do they count that on his count for the season? Don't know, CP. But can't see any evidence of any more than 9 club bookings for him, plus that one for Wales Mind you, even if that's true, he's still got to avoid a yellow v Leics, Burnley and Liverpool to avoid the 2-game ban.
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