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Centre midfield

Centre midfield

BPIG - GBNF said:
Agreed. I think neither is capable of doing what Pearson did but nobody in our squad is, maybe Lewis Leigh.
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It’s blatantly obvious neither are defensive Pearo types.

Ledson too indisciplined to do that role & not good enough.

Whiteman is a classy player & we’re simply not seeing the best of him given our poor balance in midfield.

Got to get DJ in somehow to give some creativity.
 
jamesOB said:
Those 3 defenders can’t defend or carry the ball forward though. They’re useless at championship levels which is why Whiteman and Ledson end up playing as second fullbacks
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Agreed and as poor as they were yesterday, at least part of the grief that they are getting should be directed elsewhere
 
StickyBrick said:
Ledson and Whiteman are playing too deep, but the 3, three, fucking 3 central defenders should be telling them to move 15 yards up the pitch and then TAKE SOME DEFENSIVE RESPONSIBILITY by squeezing up the pitch themselves. This would have the effect of moving Ledson and Whiteman 30 to 35 yards closer to the attackers opening the possibly of some chance creation.
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California_PNE said:
I'd assume they're playing to the managers direction
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In his Radio Lancs interview last night, FM said they weren't listening to what he was shouting from the sidelines in the first half.

Which is worrying for all sorts of reasons.
 
Schofe said:
hard to disagree with what you’re saying, however in the first 45 yesterday we were in large parts playing 532 meaning our midfield trio were overrun time and time again. When 352 or 343 is utilised bravely it is a good formation to pin opponents back. Yesterday we receded and ended up being pinned back.

2nd 45 we started better in the 4-1-3-2 set up and were at the time unjustly 2-1 down courtesy of a horrible deflection. From then on though we looked lost and needed someone to step up which no one did. We also lack leaders which is a worry for future games
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You correctly say we played 5-3-2 in the 1st 45 ……so that’s 5 defenders and the keeper= 6.
Then you have Whiteman & Ledson who sit so deep they may as well be defenders = 8
So that leaves 3 offensive players…no wonder were pinned back and overrun!
 
I don’t comment on here often, but read the comments daily.
To me, we are missing a natural leader on the pitch, we need to find a solid, old fashioned central defender , who can read a game, control the tempo and instruct our inexperienced players as what to do in the here and now. ok having tactics and game plans but it is what happens in the heat of a game . Since Clarke left we are lost.


We need to find a good ,solid, experienced central defender and sort out the back , at least if we can keep it tight , we have a chance and it is far cheaper than playing the lottery on finding this magic striker for a few quid : they come along once every twenty years, not every year.

Frankie has got a lot of stick in past twenty four hours, and regardless of whether he is the man for the job, you have to ask , who with the squad he has , who would have done any better? The end of last season, was a one off, it happens.
 
Yoowell said:
You correctly say we played 5-3-2 in the 1st 45 ……so that’s 5 defenders and the keeper= 6.
Then you have Whiteman & Ledson who sit so deep they may as well be defenders = 8
So that leaves 3 offensive players…no wonder were pinned back and overrun!
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Totally agree, this is the way England were trying to play as well...

We 3 attacking players at home, two of them in the box waiting to be picked out, which we did well once yesterday.

We dont have a defensive midfielder, and no midfielder who can go past players with the ball, maybe DJ occasionally.

What have we bought Whiteman for?? We now have four central midfielders on a good wedge each week, that bring very little defensively or attacking wise....
 
God what I would give for Gregan & Rankine . Our midfield seems timid & afraid to challenge. In centre midfield you need to win the ball first and win the 50/50s. Too many times we simply chase the ball and let the other side dictate play. Our midfield of Browne/Ledson/Whiteman (1st choice midfield) seemed to give up at times and just accept a loss at home. Going to be a difficult season 😕
 
Lee Cartwright said:
A manager with proven experience of getting the most out of an average squad - Ainsworth
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Not sure we as fans can criticise football being played then advocate bringing someone in who plays horrible football

Besides, we don’t have an average squad. We have a below average squad

What we should be doing is bringing in a young exciting coach and letting him build his team and implement his style of play. But we have a dinosaur of an owner who treats money like he’s just above the poverty line
 
Northern White said:
I really cant see why we need a defensive midfielder, what are Ledson and Whitemans job? They certainly don't score goals, yes, Ledson creates a few, but not on a regular basis. If you add a defensive midfielder to those two there is very little drive or creativity......
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I did suggest Jamie McGrath from St Mirren .24 years old and scored plenty of goals from midfield in a struggling team.It would appear Watford have beaten us to him.
 
65on said:
I did suggest Jamie McGrath from St Mirren .24 years old and scored plenty of goals from midfield in a struggling team.It would appear Watford have beaten us to him.
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They’ve not beaten us to him just because you’ve suggested it on a forum. That would require us to have ever been interested

It’s like saying PSG have beaten us to Messi cos someone on here joked we should go for him
 
jamesOB said:
They’ve not beaten us to him just because you’ve suggested it on a forum. That would require us to have ever been interested

It’s like saying PSG have beaten us to Messi cos someone on here joked we should go for him
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He's very Woods-esque in that regard.
 
jamesOB said:
Not sure we as fans can criticise football being played then advocate bringing someone in who plays horrible football

Besides, we don’t have an average squad. We have a below average squad

What we should be doing is bringing in a young exciting coach and letting him build his team and implement his style of play. But we have a dinosaur of an owner who treats money like he’s just above the poverty line
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I would agree with you if our owner would spend money and support an exciting manager but he won’t hence why we need a manager with a proven track record of getting the best out of a poor squad - Ainsworth
 
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