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Moneyball has run it cause for me would rather have a system and 11 players who are good on both sides of the ball. It has not been good enough at all the system recruitment and the so-called style. We are a club about balance sheets rather than clean sheets. Yes, we sell one or two for profit but w...

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Kolo,Berge, Esteve aside nothing we have brought in has improved us this season. Lets hope next season some of the others grow and improve.

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Poor management leaving Foster out there.

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Wingers and forward fetch more than full backs and midfielders who hold and destroy.

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Simply not good enough overall in possession we where so poor

Odobert on the ball looks bright but the rest passing was bad very bad and I feel they were there for the taking

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Benson gets 5 minutes when foster has not been able to run for 20 minutes Jesus wept !!

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We’ve actually not been bad out of possession. The issue is the lack of pace or movement when in possession imo Not for me we drop into a mid low block and make it easy to get picked off. I don’t get why we don’t press like high this season instead we sit off and allow them to play through/round us...

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Esteve got some wheels on him good signing

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No shape Part press mix of mid block and individuals only press Worst of all no desire or identity at all. I don’t blame Trafford but you spend z amount of millions and make the team weaker with people talking about the future is ok because of resale. The future was now what a load of tosh we have l...

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How much is Berkley release clause let’s buy it

Overall there a team of fighters who maximise what they have with a bit of premier league know how.

We ain’t.

It was a foul I think but overall it doesn’t gloss over they have a squad for here and now

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Centre backs for me have done some great emergency defending

Our midfield and forward line lightweight and slow to react.

Overall strange night I think they been there for the taking no doubt a better side than us but they been poor tonight too.

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Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 31, 2023 5:05 pm
Did I say I knew him?

I’d say he doesn’t know Bradley by what he saying.

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If and it a big if we signed Bradley even a loan he no project he more than capable for us but I leave it to others my opinion he be great for us.

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It a bit like Trafford when he started at Bolton he was nervous and very much like he was first few games for us. But he grew into it got tougher but had all the qualities you need to be a top keeper which he is now turning into. He really struggled but showed real mental toughness and you could jus...

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If you watch him you see why we’re interested like I said I bloody hope we are he has such a ceiling and plenty of growth.

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Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 31, 2023 4:47 pm
That would be some step up from league 1 to regular right back in the premier league.

I would be amazed if he started for us

I wouldn’t at all the type we should be targeting and I doubt we be the only ones in for him either he has a high ceiling for sure.

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Ok don’t trust me they’re massively different types of players. One is forward thinking handles the ball well in tight areas and has so much game 1v1 and an end product and improved his defensive work. The other was old fashioned full back for me. No there no guarantee but if we are in for him he th...

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Yes and the lower end teams are league 2 at best. The standard of the league is not the same level the championship. Pretty certain VK alluded that it was a step up when he came to Burnley. I have watched most sides in Belgium live, it’s little league but sprints intensity and Physicality wise the ...

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He not another Flanagan at all ranked high on assists in a system that allowed him too he very good going forward handles the ball well and got better than better defensively he would be a massive upgrade on what we have

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He an attacking full back quick and can beat a man 1v1 defensively he improved as he went on but he can both carry and beat a man.

Very good mobility and plenty of growth full Northern Irish International

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I think there’s some talent in the MLS these days, I do wonder how the likes of Mukhtar, Reynoso, Lucho Acosta, Almada and Zelarayan (I know he left to Saudi mid season and was replaced by Rossi) would fare in Europe. Bouanga being lights out for LA and average in French maybe shows the step to Eur...

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Gazdag is a 10 ok watched him live when he came on against England at Wolves. The player I like there is Jack Mcglynn but once again wand of a left foot but Has no mobility. Gazdag was on fire before the World Cup but is allowed the freedom with how they play.

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Left-back good on both sides of the ball must have mobility. A proper 6 is somebody who can receive in tight spaces and has mobility and power can win the ball back can sit between CB at times and can play through lines. Being greedy a CF who is mobile and a good finisher who works hard without the ...

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I like Newcastles suggestion of Smal for left back. I’d have a look at Owen Wijndal, former AZ captain hasn’t worked for him since replacing Blind at Ajax. Kai Wagner plays in the MLS, German left back at Philly, wand of a left foot, great attacking threat. Linked with Leeds last summer, ran his co...

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Statsbomb and skillcorner with player specifics and manager non negotiable then go and watch and get presto. Burnley have some of the brightest minds working for them in recruitment but there never a thing as a guarantee they got rid of the ex player knows best brigade. It about converting the physi...

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Casper2 wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 23, 2023 3:58 pm
Why is Larsen playing on wrong wing again ?

It a move to try and either keep Robinson back or use Odobert pace to track I suspect given it came straight after Larson couldn’t keep up with Robinson forward run

Robinson has Larsson for fun.

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Disjointed and lacking er anything.

Look like a team not just lacking confidence but direction.

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come on boys lets give it a right go

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The thing is though Bayer can't defend either said it before and will say it again he is a back 3-man but in a 2 he loses his man all the time and doesn't talk about the fact he can't win anything aerilly. Back 4 is a shambles without the ball and with it the lack of movement in front of them is sca...

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Lad did the same at Bolton first 3 months on loan was poor looked weak then picked up the pace looks like he doing the same

he was very good today played well positionally spot on and made some big saves that earned us a point.

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Trafford 9 Made some great saves good performance distribution was slow and inaccurate but keeping out of the onion bag decent Vitinho 8 did well and was isolated but did ok 1v1 Taylor 7 did okay one cross is still in the air - Defensively caught a couple of times by the dangerous Adinginga. O'Shea ...

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great point

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wow Trafford just wow

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Bayer been exposed today aerilly.

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Not for me not knocking him but he slow on the turn and caught out several times doesn’t allow you to push high as he be mince meat on the turn. He ok in possession but I prefer O Shea to be honest think he offers a little bit more all round for me Bayer is weak and is a suited to a back 3 on either...

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Paddy1882 wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 05, 2023 9:20 pm
Ekdal has been mustard tonight him and Beyer is the future.

Not for me slow on the turn positionally quite poor limited on the left side has to check back in lacks legs for me.

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I would love a Lemina type in our midfield

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Issue was you can’t usually take more than one quick touch then play but Wolves have got the press spot in We normally recycle one touch then wide back out but if you see both sides are blocked and Berge scanned but knew he had nowhere to go hence the hesitation on his touch. Wolves positioning is g...

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Trafford 5 - ok in the main scares the pants off defenders coming off his line I have not seen so many back slaps off defenders when a keeper comes out and Nervy punches it away. Vitinho 5- ok in the future put one decent ball in which was not attacked O'Shea 6- ok did ok on 1st contact. He let his ...

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We could have taken Tella for 6 million before his loan that was his asking price. Suspect they got greedy and we couldn’t then stomach paying 18/20 million plus because his future value had gone. Look at LK cost from Espanyol buy low sell high. THB suspect his value was prohibited and as we are a c...

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Squad balance like a ****** car salesman. millions of wingers who only play to try and justify why we have so many. Brun Larsen anybody why not today? A goalkeeper who was no better than what we had but has a high re-sale value apparently. We simply did not sign players we needed now. But we have ha...

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There press and movement has killed us they simple pass it round us and through and we are not drilled enough or currently fit enough to cope.

Defensively very poor turn overs with too many people ahead of the ball and too close to our goal.

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Wrexham fans were in the Bob Lord towards the Cricket Field

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I have watched Wharton over 10 times he has managed to improve or change his ways a little his spatial awareness and ability to play through lines is different to what we have lacks a bit of physicality a times. He different to what we have Cullen is a shuttler an option always on the ball but he do...

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Tella was offered out at the start of the season for £6 million.

That was he going rate then.

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Lacked quality today and first touch too slow moving it look a bit tired I think.

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Funny he was offered out for nothing at the start of season or a nominal fee seen as a bad egg and not fancied.

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Muric 5 asked to play out did found options harder and was pressed harder Roberts 6 Does what he does links and get forward will always be no better than this level for me Ekdal 5 poor when pressed has no pace but reads it well enough Beyer 7 Press resistant has everything bar natural height and pow...

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Lots of positives tonight got bullied and pressed and outfought by possible one of the strongest squad a real learning curve were we had to roll out sleeves up and fight back. Mistakes were made but our players will be better for a game like tonight and move on. Was a challenge we came out ok in the...

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I don’t think we been miles off it I think they have pressed us like a premier League side and our passing has bit been poor and some of our players not great or press resistant. Not overly worried but when pressed out defenders and midfielders have struggled playing with quality a slight worry for ...

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