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Post by stokeykez on Jul 1, 2020 16:31:18 GMT
Well, Tom Huddlestone has been released by Derby. He is still better than any of our weak midfield, certainly more physical and has an eye for a pass that may get the ball out of our half. such a shame he never got to sign for us all those years ago.
Short term loan deal, get him in
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Post by spitthedog on Jul 1, 2020 16:46:25 GMT
Well, Tom Huddlestone has been released by Derby. He is still better than any of our weak midfield, certainly more physical and has an eye for a pass that may get the ball out of our half. such a shame he never got to sign for us all those years ago. Short term loan deal, get him in Anybody who can pass a football will be an upgrade at this stage.
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Post by mrteddysalad on Jul 1, 2020 16:49:03 GMT
They need to be able to control a pass too, our guys can’t do that either.
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Post by Miles Offside on Jul 1, 2020 16:53:28 GMT
From having Allen, NDaiye and Etebo we’re now relying on Thompson and Cousins who are out of there depth and Clucas and Ince who are passengers totally devoid of any effort. We’re totally lacking the 2 main ingredients of a CM player in the modern game physicality and someone who can pass. There is no answer with the current crop of players because they just aren’t good enough. The awful transfer business is catching up with us as the players who had quality had to be loaned out and we’re left with div 1 players. We’re that bad that I think we could do worse than play Collins in CM. Play Collins at centre-back and Chester as a DM. Then get Powell in behind a front two.
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Post by stokeykez on Jul 1, 2020 21:10:00 GMT
From having Allen, NDaiye and Etebo we’re now relying on Thompson and Cousins who are out of there depth and Clucas and Ince who are passengers totally devoid of any effort. We’re totally lacking the 2 main ingredients of a CM player in the modern game physicality and someone who can pass. There is no answer with the current crop of players because they just aren’t good enough. The awful transfer business is catching up with us as the players who had quality had to be loaned out and we’re left with div 1 players. We’re that bad that I think we could do worse than play Collins in CM. Play Collins at centre-back and Chester as a DM. Then get Powell in behind a front two. Etebo would pick that ball up and drive at the opposition, our current midfield turn around and pass it back
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Post by davejohnno1 on Jul 1, 2020 21:10:55 GMT
Our midfield has been a problem for about 5 years now.
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Post by ashleyscfc on Jul 1, 2020 21:39:24 GMT
Our midfield fell apart as soon as Nzonzi left with no replacement who could get up and down the pitch, tackle, retain and pass the ball like he could. He needed two players to replace him and we spent fortunes make mistake after mistake.
We could do a lot worse than a huddlestone/clucas midfield with Powell in front
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Post by toptom007 on Jul 1, 2020 21:44:40 GMT
Our football seems to be the issue... If we can get the game changed to money wasted we could stay up.
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Post by stokemark on Jul 1, 2020 22:42:12 GMT
The injury to Allan has exposed the folly of loaning out so many midfielders (and sending Duffy back) at the end of January and then signing Thompson who was hardly a superstar in League 1.
Ironically Joe has been a virtual ever present and rarely injured but as ever with Stoke we were complacent and now have a huge hole that none of the alternatives can fill.
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Post by prudhoesnose on Jul 2, 2020 11:43:51 GMT
Playing the Jordans as pivots is definitely not the answer.
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Post by rokerite on Jul 2, 2020 12:46:32 GMT
Well, Tom Huddlestone has been released by Derby. He is still better than any of our weak midfield, certainly more physical and has an eye for a pass that may get the ball out of our half. such a shame he never got to sign for us all those years ago. Short term loan deal, get him in He would have been ideal right now but any new signings aren't eligible to play till next season I'm afraid.
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