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Whittingham

Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:02 pm

Doesn't do enough in my opinion and far too lightweight. When he was dropped last season, Cardiff improved. We need battlers in the midfield - as we are being overrun all too often. I know he's a fan's favourite, but he's not influential enough or consistent in enough games and too overrated in my opinion.

Re: Whittingham

Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:05 pm

Show me the evidence of our playing well when he was benched....... You can't it doesn't exist.

Played on the left last week and at 3-0 moved inside, this week and at 3-0 moved inside.....both times we started to pass

Our manager has fukced up the recruitment so badly that he loaned out the only player who is a left sided midfield player


A question for you, what did gunner do all game ?????????

Re: Whittingham

Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:13 pm

llan bluebird wrote:Show me the evidence of our playing well when he was benched....... You can't it doesn't exist.

Played on the left last week and at 3-0 moved inside, this week and at 3-0 moved inside.....both times we started to pass

Our manager has fukced up the recruitment so badly that he loaned out the only player who is a left sided midfield player


A question for you, what did gunner do all game ?????????

And Taylor and Odem

Re: Whittingham

Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:14 pm

llan bluebird wrote:Show me the evidence of our playing well when he was benched....... You can't it doesn't exist.

Played on the left last week and at 3-0 moved inside, this week and at 3-0 moved inside.....both times we started to pass

Our manager has fukced up the recruitment so badly that he loaned out the only player who is a left sided midfield player


A question for you, what did gunner do all game ?????????



Whittingham passing the ball? How often have you seen him putting a split pass through for Frazier to run on to? This is what a payer with his skill should be doing - anyone can pass sideways. Frazier thrives on split passes just in front of him, but he gets didly squat all game. Perhaps its Malky tactics, but I don't see Whitts setting the PL alight like many thought he would.

Re: Whittingham

Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:21 pm

Whitts and Taylor are to slow for this level offer nothing if we have a chance to bomb forward on the counter always come back on their selves and ends up with the ball passed back to Marshall to hoof up field
piss poor

Re: Whittingham

Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:29 pm

He hasn't been a left sided player since the start of Jones who played him on the right if you remember, but at least he had targets to aim at in those days.

He should be centre midfield or bench

Whats our left sided options, Noone with Cowie on the right ???? What about Tommy Smith, do we still pay him ?

Re: Whittingham

Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:42 pm

It's been emotional wrote:Whitts and Taylor are to slow for this level offer nothing if we have a chance to bomb forward on the counter always come back on their selves and ends up with the ball passed back to Marshall to hoof up field
piss poor


He has the skills, a lovely left foot, he can produce a good delivery into the box and he's a good passer. For me he's not getting himself into positions of where he can cause opposing teams enough problems. He should be picking up the ball over the opposing half way line, going forward laying off balls and receiving it back, picking out Fraziers runs, etc. He should be lingering around the penalty box when we're attacking and he should be looking to strike the ball at goal, or play those one two's - this is the player he should be - and can be. All I see him doing all too often, is when receiving the ball is passing it sideways or backwards. He's supposed to be a creative player - I don't see this consistently enough! All I'm saying is he could be much better used in the team, but he's got to want to take that role as well.

Re: Whittingham

Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:58 pm

llan bluebird wrote:Show me the evidence of our playing well when he was benched....... You can't it doesn't exist.

Played on the left last week and at 3-0 moved inside, this week and at 3-0 moved inside.....both times we started to pass

Our manager has fukced up the recruitment so badly that he loaned out the only player who is a left sided midfield player


A question for you, what did gunner do all game ?????????


I cant believe you wrote that. In Medel's absence Gunnar was by far our most effective midfielder! He was the only one actually attempting to tackle but was overrun because of the lack of quality of the crap around him, except Mutch. Did Whittingham actually play today? And we've got quality like Kim on the bench again.

Re: Whittingham

Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:27 pm

There were players far worse than Whitts today. He's just a scapegoat for fans right now.

Tell me, what did golden boys Mutch and Theophile do all game?

Re: Whittingham

Fri Dec 27, 2013 11:36 am

CantonJack wrote:There were players far worse than Whitts today. He's just a scapegoat for fans right now.

Tell me, what did golden boys Mutch and Theophile do all game?


Not great, but an awful lot more than our regular bystander

Re: Whittingham

Fri Dec 27, 2013 11:45 am

Very few good displays yesterday but IMO whitts has dropped back into his lazy ways and back into his comfort zone knowing he'll be on the next team sheet which what happened a few seasons back.

Re: Whittingham

Fri Dec 27, 2013 11:50 am

Championship he can play left and get away with it. Madness to play him wide in the prem. He looked much more comfortable when moved inside but then we wasted Mutch. Wide areas should have been been a priority in the summer.

Re: Whittingham

Fri Dec 27, 2013 11:52 am

Why the fuk didnt witts take that shot with his right was a sitter

Re: Whittingham

Fri Dec 27, 2013 11:53 am

CantonJack wrote:There were players far worse than Whitts today. He's just a scapegoat for fans right now.

Tell me, what did golden boys Mutch and Theophile do all game?


Mutch (our best midfielder) got moved out of position to ouwide because Whitts was getting torn apart and was doing f**k all.

Should have taken Whitts off yesterday as him and gunnerson dont have the pace to play in a midfield pairing.

Re: Whittingham

Fri Dec 27, 2013 11:57 am

CjBluebird17 wrote:
CantonJack wrote:There were players far worse than Whitts today. He's just a scapegoat for fans right now.

Tell me, what did golden boys Mutch and Theophile do all game?


Mutch (our best midfielder) got moved out of position to ouwide because Whitts was getting torn apart and was doing f**k all.

Should have taken Whitts off yesterday as him and gunnerson dont have the pace to play in a midfield pairing.


Malky speak to this man: he knows something about football!