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Sure up defence

Fri Dec 20, 2019 6:58 am

All this talk of strikers, we need to be able to defend. Scoring goals hasn't been our problem this season, leaking them left right and centre is a more pressing concern. I believe in Glatzel and he will come good playing with Tomlin.

A new left back and right back, that can attack as well as defend would be my priority.

Re: Sure up defence

Fri Dec 20, 2019 10:18 am

BAMBA CREW wrote:All this talk of strikers, we need to be able to defend. Scoring goals hasn't been our problem this season, leaking them left right and centre is a more pressing concern. I believe in Glatzel and he will come good playing with Tomlin.

A new left back and right back, that can attack as well as defend would be my priority.


I agree with you - when you look at goals scored vs conceded we are scoring enough but conceding too many compared to the top teams. Could do with some new ruthless fullbacks IMO.

Re: Sure up defence

Fri Dec 20, 2019 11:02 am

BAMBA CREW wrote:All this talk of strikers, we need to be able to defend. Scoring goals hasn't been our problem this season, leaking them left right and centre is a more pressing concern. I believe in Glatzel and he will come good playing with Tomlin.

A new left back and right back, that can attack as well as defend would be my priority.



knock long balls to Glatzel and they just come straight back .. I really don't see how this playing him with Tomlin works when our game plan to get into the opponents half requires a percentage of long balls staying up there.. and he just doesn't do that for you.

Re: Sure up defence

Fri Dec 20, 2019 11:25 am

It's been obviously since the start of the season that Flint and Morrison should not play together.

Add to that we have needed a right back for God knows how many years

We have very little pace in the back four or defensively infront of it.

Left back is a funny one, Bennett is terribly out of form and we have no back up.

For me right back with some pace and playing only one of Morrison and Flint (obvious to most just not our managers this season).

Re: Sure up defence

Fri Dec 20, 2019 5:28 pm

2blue2handle wrote:It's been obviously since the start of the season that Flint and Morrison should not play together.

Add to that we have needed a right back for God knows how many years

We have very little pace in the back four or defensively infront of it.

Left back is a funny one, Bennett is terribly out of form and we have no back up.

For me right back with some pace and playing only one of Morrison and Flint (obvious to most just not our managers this season).



we do have
flint
bamba
peltier
bennett
jazz
nelson
mozza
Connolly
Cunningham out on loan
and a couple of youngsters apparently close { been on bench }

Re: Sure up defence

Fri Dec 20, 2019 6:22 pm

dogfound wrote:
BAMBA CREW wrote:All this talk of strikers, we need to be able to defend. Scoring goals hasn't been our problem this season, leaking them left right and centre is a more pressing concern. I believe in Glatzel and he will come good playing with Tomlin.

A new left back and right back, that can attack as well as defend would be my priority.



knock long balls to Glatzel and they just come straight back .. I really don't see how this playing him with Tomlin works when our game plan to get into the opponents half requires a percentage of long balls staying up there.. and he just doesn't do that for you.



Seemed to work fine at leeds :thumbup: not so many long balls,just a good understanding from both Glatzel & Tomlin. :old: :bluebird:

Re: Sure up defence

Fri Dec 20, 2019 8:17 pm

dogfound wrote:
2blue2handle wrote:It's been obviously since the start of the season that Flint and Morrison should not play together.

Add to that we have needed a right back for God knows how many years

We have very little pace in the back four or defensively infront of it.

Left back is a funny one, Bennett is terribly out of form and we have no back up.

For me right back with some pace and playing only one of Morrison and Flint (obvious to most just not our managers this season).



we do have
flint
bamba
peltier
bennett
jazz
nelson
mozza
Connolly
Cunningham out on loan
and a couple of youngsters apparently close { been on bench }


Plenty of number just either not good enough, can't play together or to old and lacking pace. It's an area that needed looking at and wasn't and the player (Flint) was the wrong choice.

Re: Sure up defence

Fri Dec 20, 2019 11:06 pm

bluesince62 wrote:
dogfound wrote:
BAMBA CREW wrote:All this talk of strikers, we need to be able to defend. Scoring goals hasn't been our problem this season, leaking them left right and centre is a more pressing concern. I believe in Glatzel and he will come good playing with Tomlin.

A new left back and right back, that can attack as well as defend would be my priority.



knock long balls to Glatzel and they just come straight back .. I really don't see how this playing him with Tomlin works when our game plan to get into the opponents half requires a percentage of long balls staying up there.. and he just doesn't do that for you.



Seemed to work fine at leeds :thumbup: not so many long balls,just a good understanding from both Glatzel & Tomlin. :old: :bluebird:



well the combination for the goal was fantastic...see how we go tomorrow..

Re: Sure up defence

Sat Dec 21, 2019 8:39 am

dogfound wrote:
BAMBA CREW wrote:All this talk of strikers, we need to be able to defend. Scoring goals hasn't been our problem this season, leaking them left right and centre is a more pressing concern. I believe in Glatzel and he will come good playing with Tomlin.

A new left back and right back, that can attack as well as defend would be my priority.



knock long balls to Glatzel and they just come straight back .. I really don't see how this playing him with Tomlin works when our game plan to get into the opponents half requires a percentage of long balls staying up there.. and he just doesn't do that for you.


You’re right about long balls to Glatzel as that’s not the way to play him but include Tomlin in a proper system and I can see it working.

I haven’t seen us play under Harris as I’ve been away but I thought it was a bit more possession based and controlled rather then humping it to a no.9 as per Warnock?

I’m a fan of Glatzel and will be at the game today so will be an interesting one for me!

Re: Sure up defence

Sat Dec 21, 2019 8:49 am

I'm sure you meant 'shore up defence'.

Re: Sure up defence

Sat Dec 21, 2019 4:20 pm

He sure does.

Re: Sure up defence

Sat Dec 21, 2019 4:29 pm

I shore did

Re: Sure up defence

Sun Dec 22, 2019 5:13 am

I agree. We are somehow scoring enough goals to win games if we could defend better. We need more clean sheets and 1 nil wins shawly.