21 Mar 2021 12:31:24
While I agree with most of the comments made about the effort the lads put in yesterday. It's still pretty clear that our lack of pace and creativity is killing us in midfield. So it worries me a little when I read all these stories about Carlo looking at another keeper and centre half.
Priority has to be a right back, right winger and a creative midfielder. We have the grafters in Dacoure and Allan.
Watched the great Alan Ball giving a speech at a charity dinner. When talking about Alf Ramsey he said both me and Nobby Stiles were told to go and get the ball then give it to Bobby Charlton. That was their job.
Peter Reid and Paul Bracewell did this perfectly for Sheedy.
We have the two ball winners, what we don't have is someone good enough for them to give it to.
Sort that out and we will go in to games like yesterday looking to win rather than survive.
PS. Please don't say Rodriguez is the answer. Doesn't play enough, and if you look at his history, likely never will.

1.) 21 Mar 2021
21 Mar 2021 13:04:17
James is the man but I agree he doesn’t play enough. But we can’t go shelling out for another amazing N10. A right winger who can drift inside would be perfect.

2.) 21 Mar 2021
21 Mar 2021 14:00:18
Well if we don't as you put it shell out for a No10 then we won't move forward. How can James be the man when he hardly ever plays? And why would you want a right winger who can drift inside? Surely you want a right winger who can play wide and cross a ball. After all we have one of the best headers of a ball in the league.

3.) 21 Mar 2021
21 Mar 2021 14:29:58
Carlo is only getting started, Woburn, this squad will change over the next couple of windows. The midfield is a major concern even though we strengthened there in the summer. No depth at all and we struggle when doucoure or Allan are not playing.
I could live with the same defence going into next year, providing that a new rb is brought in. We need more depth at rw, I'd let iwobi go so we would need 2 options here! Hopefully, James will cope with the league better next season. He is one of 2 players that could do with a proper pre-season behind him. Gomes being the other.

4.) 21 Mar 2021
21 Mar 2021 14:46:50
We need a right winger who can do a bit of everything. But we do need a left footed right winger. Someone with pace who can open teams up. Getting another fast crosser sounds wonderful in theory but never works in practice, at least it doesn’t for us. Leon Bailey has been mentioned, not seen a lot of him, but someone of that ilk would be perfect.

James is the man in terms of how good he is, let’s not get it confused because he’s injury prone, the man is absolute quality. We got away with him on the right at the start of the season when everyone was fit and Coleman was playing like prime Phillip Lahm. But it would be great if when he does play, we have him in the middle, with options left and right. When he’s injured, that’s when our right winger comes in because we won’t be lacking creativity or someone who will open the pitch up.

5.) 21 Mar 2021
21 Mar 2021 17:20:18
How does it never work in practice? We haven’t had one for years. Take a look at our goal difference. We are severely lacking in midfielders who can score goals. Team desperately needs width, not more player’s crowding the middle of the pitch.

6.) 21 Mar 2021
21 Mar 2021 20:06:46
I mean when we buy direct wingers who can only run and cross. McGeady, Bolasie, Walcott, Bernard etc.

I’m not saying we need someone without width, we can still get that from a left footed right winger. We need a good all rounder playing there. Not just another fast fella who doesn’t create anything.

7.) 21 Mar 2021
21 Mar 2021 21:54:54
Don’t recall any of the above being very good at crossing a ball tbh. Fed up with all rounders, give me a wide man who knows how to play that position and can take players on. Not run ten yards then play it backwards.

8.) 22 Mar 2021
22 Mar 2021 06:43:34
Spot on Woburn. Get to the goal line, fullback thinks he has you, you squeeze through that couple of inch gap, cross the ball, bang into back of net, delicious. Made up for rest of week, no better feeling.