2020/21 Richarlison

[catcherintherye]

The wider argument is we aren't creating squat from open play and we might do if we had a real fullback who would allow Richarlison to do the things he is good at more and not have to hold width which he is pretty not good at. It's one of those things where people get clouded by the wins a bit and don't want to change things when we could be playing better and will probably need to in short order.

Ok. Well we are creating stuff from open play but a bit less.

We have a big big threat off set plays though. I saw us win the cup in 1995 on that basis. Theres nothing wrong with it.

I actually prefer our current balance now. We are much more solid, and are playing like a nid table side trying to make modest improvements, rather than trying to be what we are not.

Digne is world class. The best left back in the league. Of course we miss him. It's great credit to the manager and Godfrey weve missed him this little though.

 

[Goat]

I'm not blaming anyone?

Keep flapping your gums at Godders lad.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Ok. Well we are creating stuff from open play but a bit less.

We have a big big threat off set plays though. I saw us win the cup in 1995 on that basis. Theres nothing wrong with it.

I actually prefer our current balance now. We are much more solid, and are playing like a nid table side trying to make modest improvements, rather than trying to be what we are not.

Digne is world class. The best left back in the league. Of course we miss him. It's great credit to the manager and Godfrey weve missed him this little though.

In a cup sure. England almost got to a World Cup final off it. Leagues tend to be different.

There is one simple way to change the team and I'd be ok with playing how we are. Drop Pickford. As long as Pickford is in net I can't get behind a defensive strategy.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Keep flapping your gums at Godders lad.

You going to tell me Godfrey is a good attacker now? Honestly hoping you do.

It isn't his fault. He's not a fullback. But Richarlison would play better with a fullback. There is no one to blame necessarily but it is still true.

 

[catcherintherye]

In a cup sure. England almost got to a World Cup final off it. Leagues tend to be different.

There is one simple way to change the team and I'd be ok with playing how we are. Drop Pickford. As long as Pickford is in net I can't get behind a defensive strategy.

But we got to the top 4, and top 6 regularly with it under Moyes. If we can gain an edge, playing a way, I am instinctively in favour.

In the broad sense I'm with you on Pickford. I've never liked him, but think hes been better the last couple of months.

 

[Goat]

You going to tell me Godfrey is a good attacker now? Honestly hoping you do.

It isn't his fault. He's not a fullback. But Richarlison would play better with a fullback. There is no one to blame necessarily but it is still true.

Nar my heads gone over Catcher claiming Tom Davies is gonna have a prime, I'm done.

 

[MikeH72]

Maybe not. But playing like we are we're liable to take 0 from the next 9 because we aren't creating anything in open play.

This is actually a lie in all fairness.

 

[TheBigIguana]

But we got to the top 4, and top 6 regularly with it under Moyes. If we can gain an edge, playing a way, I am instinctively in favour.

In the broad sense I'm with you on Pickford. I've never liked him, but think hes been better the last couple of months.

You can't be a defense and counter team with a sieve in net. I've said this in his thread but better for Pickford is going from the worst GK playing regularly in the league to merely pretty bad. We're the width of the post from him maybe dropping us 4 points in the last week and we're convinced around the forum that those were good showings. It's a disaster waiting to happen.

Get Olsen in and whatever 4 CBs, 2 DMs and let Iwobi, James, Richarlison and DCL figure out a way to score every week.

 

[TheBigIguana]

This is actually a lie in all fairness.

It actually really isn't. We have two goals from open play in the last three games. One an OG and the other a goalkeeping error on a shot from 30 yards.

Unless you've got something I'm missing.

 

[TheBigIguana]

This is actually a lie in all fairness.

It actually really isn't. We have two goals from open play in the last three games. One an OG and the other a goalkeeping error on a shot from 30 yards.

Unless you've got something I'm missing.

 

[Goat]

It actually really isn't. We have two goals from open play in the last three games. One an OG and the other a goalkeeping error on a shot from 30 yards.

Unless you've got something I'm missing.

You do realise we watched the games, right?

As I said, we have had plenty of chances, but people made the wrong decisions at vital times.

 

[MikeH72]

It actually really isn't. We have two goals from open play in the last three games. One an OG and the other a goalkeeping error on a shot from 30 yards.

Unless you've got something I'm missing.

You said we don’t create anything from open play, not that we aren’t scoring from open play. We have created chances from open play, more than our opponents have created against us for sure. Also who cares if it was an own goal, it was still a chance?

 

[TheBigIguana]

You do realise we watched the games, right?

As I said, we have had plenty of chances, but people made the wrong decisions at vital times.

When I say chances I mean actually getting the shot off. Having a 3v3 where you pass the ball into a defender to block is not a chance in the way I use the word.

 

[TheBigIguana]

You said we don’t create anything from open play, not that we aren’t scoring from open play. We have created chances from open play, more than our opponents have created against us for sure. Also who cares if it was an own goal, it was still a chance?

We've got like 11 shots from open play the last 3 games combined. For me that isn't enough and it is reflected in the goals.

More than our opponents I'm honestly not sure about but I also don't know if I like that way of looking at it as both teams having low numbers just makes it a finishing contest every week and that's pretty much a coin flip. That was one of Silva's issues.

 

[UptheEv88]

You said we don’t create anything from open play, not that we aren’t scoring from open play. We have created chances from open play, more than our opponents have created against us for sure. Also who cares if it was an own goal, it was still a chance?

If Carlo says he classes it as a dcl goal so do i