Twine-Do We Know The Nature Of His Injury

[Burnley87]

If Ashley Westwood comes back after his injury like he was before his injury he is the best midfielder at the club. His range of passing is outstanding and was involved in a large amount of our goals in the Premier League. The drop in standards is massive from the Premier League to the Championship hence how good Cork looks this season to last.

[DCWat]

If Ashley Westwood comes back after his injury like he was before his injury he is the best midfielder at the club. His range of passing is outstanding and was involved in a large amount of our goals in the Premier League. The drop in standards is massive from the Premier League to the Championship hence how good Cork looks this season to last.

Cork remains the best midfielder at the club, by some distance.

[arise_sir_charge]

Cork remains the best midfielder at the club, by some distance.

Cork was our best midfielder last year (and for many years), as shown in the results when he played. He was however inexplicably sidelined at every opportunity.

[RVclaret]

If Ashley Westwood comes back after his injury like he was before his injury he is the best midfielder at the club. His range of passing is outstanding and was involved in a large amount of our goals in the Premier League. The drop in standards is massive from the Premier League to the Championship hence how good Cork looks this season to last.

Probably say he was the worst of the 3 last season, way off it. Brownhill - Cork produced the best results, yet we didn’t see it enough.

[boatshed bill]

If Ashley Westwood comes back after his injury like he was before his injury he is the best midfielder at the club. His range of passing is outstanding and was involved in a large amount of our goals in the Premier League. The drop in standards is massive from the Premier League to the Championship hence how good Cork looks this season to last.

Maybe it was under instruction, but I thought Westwood got rid of the ball too quickly last season, So gave away possession cheaply.
Would he adapt to possession-based football? Maybe...

[randomclaret2]

Any 3 from Cork, Cullen, Brownhill, Bastien and Westwood gives us real strength in this Division

[Silkyskills1]

Any 3 from Cork, Cullen, Brownhill, Bastien and Westwood gives us real strength in this Division

What about Twine?

[claretspice]

Maybe it was under instruction, but I thought Westwood got rid of the ball too quickly last season, So gave away possession cheaply.
Would he adapt to possession-based football? Maybe...

It was, obviously, under instruction. Westwood has talked a lot about how Dyche worked with him on getting the ball forwards quicker. It worked for us generally at PL level until last season, when I suspect we'd have been a better team had we been more patient and considered.

It's not really a case of Westwood adapting to something new - it's more a case of reverting to what he knew at Crewe and Villa (where he was criticised for being too safe and sideways in his passing - heard that anywhere else?). As a kid he was likened to Michael Carrick - perhaps ultimately he wasn't quite good enough technically to be that player in the Premier League but if hes fully rehabilitated he'll be more than good enough at this level (and his corners and ability to switch play more quickly will be valuable options in our armoury even if Cullen and Cork will likely be ahead of him in the pecking order initially).

[nil_desperandum]

What about Twine?

Don't think he is likely to play in a midfield 3. It's not his role so far as I'm aware.

[claretspice]

Don't think he is likely to play in a midfield 3. It's not his role so far as I'm aware.

He's a 10 isn't he? In which case he could play in the role ahead of two sitting midfielders. It's a different role to Brownhill's, but only by degree.

[nil_desperandum]

He's a 10 isn't he? In which case he could play in the role ahead of two sitting midfielders. It's a different role to Brownhill's, but only by degree.

Well yes, I don't disagree, but I was thinking more in terms of how Westwood would fit back in the team, (which is how the thread was developing), and I don't see Twine being in any direct competition with Westwood, Cork, Cullen etc in the "engine room". (And I did reference a midfield 3)

[claretspice]

I think it puts them in competition indirectly. If Twine plays off Rodriguez/Barnes in an attacking midfield/10 role, then Brownhill, Westwood, Cork and Cullen are fighting for 2 positions, not 3.

Given the importance of physicality and legs my guess is that to fit Twine in there, we'd actually move Brownhill back into one of the deeper roles, so only 1 of the other 3 would play. That really does underscore the depth of options we have. But it might be a good one against say Preston at home (very well organised defensively) or when we're chasing the game.