The Huguenot
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They will change the dynamics of the team with their pace and trickery, lifting teammates and supporters alike.
Gerrards not ruthless or he would have dropped Ojo and Tav by now I think he's the opposite and favours certain players even when they are letting the team down..I think Jones has a lot to do to get back in. Gerrard is ruthless and won’t easily select him back in the side. He’s dropped from the European squad remember.
when is JJ due back?
to be fair Jack has covered Tav very well this season. The goals conceded due to Tav have been errors rather than “poor defending” if you get me?
Our issue is leaking daft goals.
There's no balance with both Kent and JJ behind Morelos, both are wingers. I think you need one of them playing with either Stewart or Arfield. We still play a 4-3-2-1, not a 4-2-3-1.
Yes @Gallant_Few!!
Positive thread and I 100% agree
Both will bring a totally different dynamic when we attack
FWIW
Mcgregor
Tav (c)
Goldson
Katic
Barisic
Jack
Davis
Jones
Aribo
Kent
Morelos
Granted Helander or edmundson at CH as it’s quite difficult to pick a settled partnership based on what I’ve seen of the latter
I don't agree. It's about the qualities he possesses in comparison to Stewart and Arfield. Both Stewart and Arfield are visibly more comfortable and natural receiving the ball to feet with their back to goal and playing one/two touch football through the middle. They also possess the vision to play through balls, something I've never seen from Kent. When Kent plays in the middle his style of play remains that of a winger because that is just the player he is so I think you need someone who is natural in the middle to play alongside him.Kent is perfectly comfortable playing as an inside forward rather than an out and out winger.
I don't agree. It's about the qualities he possesses in comparison to Stewart and Arfield. Both Stewart and Arfield are visibly more comfortable and natural receiving the ball to feet with their back to goal and playing one/two touch football through the middle. They also possess the vision to play through balls, something I've never seen from Kent. When Kent plays in the middle his style of play remains that of a winger because that is just the player he is so I think you need someone who is natural in the middle to play alongside him.
I think Jones has a lot to do to get back in. Gerrard is ruthless and won’t easily select him back in the side. He’s dropped from the European squad remember.
Gerrards not ruthless or he would have dropped Ojo and Tav by now I think he's the opposite and favours certain players even when they are letting the team down..
I just do not see it at all for me Gerrards problem is he's not tough enough.He’s ruthless when you step out of line. We’ve seen it quite a few times and Kamara said it in his RTV interview. A poor performance is very different to coming on, booting a guy, getting sent off and injuring yourself for 2 months.
This is very trueI would advise you to go back and watch the game at The Piggery in March again. When we were down to 10, Kent went into a central role and terrified them everytime he got on the ball.
Ruthless unless your tav or goldson.I think Jones has a lot to do to get back in. Gerrard is ruthless and won’t easily select him back in the side. He’s dropped from the European squad remember.
It's very well saying Kent has put in a good performance playing more centrally before but what did he do well? Dribbling. Kent is not a natrual playing centrally and you need someone who is for everything else that's required there.I would advise you to go back and watch the game at The Piggery in March again. When we were down to 10, Kent went into a central role and terrified them everytime he got on the ball.
What we're debating is whether you can go with 2 wingers in a 4-3-2-1 though, and by extension whether Kent is a natural playing centrally. Just because he can have a good game dribbling through the middle it doesn't make him a natural playing centrally. Neil McCann could have had good games running through the middle too. The simple point I'm making is that when playing the 4-3-2-1 the team needs a natural central player with Kent/Jones behind the striker like Arfield or Stewart.This is very true
Also the 2-4 win v the sheep he was playing right across the forward line and causing havoc
Gerrard said Jones is not near ready yet and agree on Kent I was really surprised when Gerrard had him on the bench and used him as the first sub in a difficult away game.Kent is imo going to take until the winter break to get unto his stride
He’s had no competitive football since what? May? and an injury as well which can stop momentum
jones could also be a wee while to get upto speed too.
Both add much needed threat to us going forward though.
The way Arfield has performed this season he should be droppedThing is a don’t think we will ever see Kent jones in the same team u less arfield is injured or he drops him.
Gerrard said Jones is not near ready yet and agree on Kent I was really surprised when Gerrard had him on the bench and used him as the first sub in a difficult away game.
I agree, he could play in any of the midfield 3 positions. We need better on the right side of the attack.I would have arfield as back up to Davis now. That’s the role he played at Burnley