Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Isn't it usually the same thing if you are from Essex?
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Archie Gray
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Isn't it usually the same thing if you are from Essex?
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Club captain even
Muttley
Justin Edinburgh
I thought Clive and Bradley were brothers and Paul and Martin were cousins.
Ace Face
Anthony Gardner
Ah yes.
But you have to give Clive credit for the 86/87 season when he couldn’t stop scoring.
Ace Face
Anthony Gardner
Saudi Sportswashing Machine f***ing with us in return for us trying to prise one of their crown jewels away?
glasgowspur
Jimmy Cantrell
Maneater.
Had to scroll to page 3 to find Archie’s thread. He seems to be very comfortable in his captain role.
Interesting that RDZ spoke with Ben Davies first before awarding the captaincy to Archie (for these pre-season games).
I am enjoying the RDZ approach.
Interesting that RDZ spoke with Ben Davies first before awarding the captaincy to Archie (for these pre-season games).
I am enjoying the RDZ approach.
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Yiddo
Luka Modric
He's not going to get the minutes in order to develop in that position. The best he can hope for is Cup games and that we qualify for Europe next season.
Ace Face
Anthony Gardner
Players are not positions.
I think it’s fairly obvious Gray will move into a midfield position when we are in possession, and back to RB when out of possession.
It’s more important for him to have regular minutes on the pitch than it is for him to play occasionally in his preferred position imo.
I think it’s fairly obvious Gray will move into a midfield position when we are in possession, and back to RB when out of possession.
It’s more important for him to have regular minutes on the pitch than it is for him to play occasionally in his preferred position imo.
Muttley
Justin Edinburgh
Not so true when the game is now 95-100 mins long and we have 5 subs. You can almost see Gray being involved in every game. He'll start a few at centre mid and RB and he'll certainly finish loads from the bench.
Mosquito_Coasting
Mauricio Taricco
Hope so and the same's true for Bergvall.
monkeybarry
Luka Modric
Exactly. And evenmorseo with the rules the rules for GKs and throw ins and subs leaving the pitch to keep the game moving.
I think because a lot of us on here are of a similar generation, we still think in terms of the 90s/early 2000s, when the ball was only in play for 60/65 minutes.
This season will see the small rest periods from above disappear, so squad depth will be essential.
There will very much be a game plan with players being "starters and finishers".
Français
Anglais
950
He’s not wrong; Archy isn't Carl Lewis.On the other hand, our full-backs have been a problem for a long time.Udogie has never convinced me; I find him fragile and lacking in concentration—you can't just leave the opposing winger free on the flank to cross however he wants.The same goes for Porro.Yes, he had a great World Cup, but for the past two years, I’ve felt he also has glaring defensive weaknesses—marking, and so on.Then again, that’s just my opinion, because the truth is, most big clubs don't really have proper full-backs anymore. Nowadays, they aren't true full-backs; they're essentially wingers who only do about 30% of the defensive work.All that to say, playing Gray there makes things worse
. It really doesn't suit his game.I don't know if De Zerbi will play a 4-4-2 or a 3-4-3.I’d almost prefer that.3 CBs:3: JPvD – Senesi – VdV4: Porro – Mateus – Tonali – Robertson3: Moore – Richy – Tel
Anglais
950
He’s not wrong; Archy isn't Carl Lewis.On the other hand, our full-backs have been a problem for a long time.Udogie has never convinced me; I find him fragile and lacking in concentration—you can't just leave the opposing winger free on the flank to cross however he wants.The same goes for Porro.Yes, he had a great World Cup, but for the past two years, I’ve felt he also has glaring defensive weaknesses—marking, and so on.Then again, that’s just my opinion, because the truth is, most big clubs don't really have proper full-backs anymore. Nowadays, they aren't true full-backs; they're essentially wingers who only do about 30% of the defensive work.All that to say, playing Gray there makes things worse
. It really doesn't suit his game.I don't know if De Zerbi will play a 4-4-2 or a 3-4-3.I’d almost prefer that.3 CBs:3: JPvD – Senesi – VdV4: Porro – Mateus – Tonali – Robertson3: Moore – Richy – Tel
Bullet
Jimmy Cantrell
Yes you do Slimen, don't be silly, neither.
If we have to play someone like Gray at RB then we will play to his strengths and weaknesses. RDZ is clever.
E.g. he might let Gray wander into midfield, or overlap down the flank, or shuffle across to form 3 at the back, but RDZ will work it out.
Likewise he will use players such as Tonali, Gallagher, Fernandes to fill in at LB if Robertson pushes high up the flank, or to drop in if Van Hecke goes charging upfield.