Centre midfield

[Lee Trundle]

I think you're underestimating his ability, he's a terrific passer of the ball and a very positive forward thinking player despite playing quite deep. Respect your opinion obviously but I'd pick him every week.

That’s not true. He’s probably got the best vision in the final third but ask him to sit deep and distribute from the back he’s woefully incapable of doing so.

I like him and would have him in our side 75-80% of games he’s available, but we’re kidding ourselves to think he won POTS for any reason other than the rest of the team being shite

 

[daz p]

No player came away from last season with any credit other than the loanees.

The lot of them were an absolute shambles and cost a manager their employment.

The manager was a shambles as well

 

[buckshawwhite]

Another one who gets bigged up because he shows a load of passion. Had a decent season last year, to be fair. But was always going to look good in comparison with his past seasons. He set the bar very low.

Take emotion out of it and look at him as a player, and you do get some very decent performances but a lot of very average ones too. Like I said, I don't think he's an issue, I just don't think he should be starting every week.

Are you Lucy Fallon's ex boyfriend by any chance? Ledson was one of our better performers last season & is one of the first names on the team sheet. I'd expect a further improvement this season. The statement "you do get some very decent performances but a lot of very average ones too" just about sums up most of our squad. Just not as many average ones for Ledson

 

[Randall Flagg]

Ledson isn’t good enough to start week in week out. Granted he’s the least of our issues if we line up with a back three of Hughes, Lindsay and Storey *shudder*, but I’d soon rather have Browne next to Whiteman with DJ at 10.

If Ledson isn't good enough to start every week then nobody in this squad is.

 

[SF]

If Ledson isn't good enough to start every week then nobody in this squad is.

That could be argued.

 

[Randall Flagg]

That could be argued.

I wouldn't dispute that to be honest. I'm just saying it's interesting that Ledson would be singled out over others.

 

[SF]

I wouldn't dispute that to be honest. I'm just saying it's interesting that Ledson would be singled out over others.

Yep, i'll give Whiteman the benefit of the doubt after a pre-season but I expected much, much more.

 

[Northern White]

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......

 

[SF]

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......

So we can play different systems and push others up the pitch. This team is so deep and flat, if we don't keep clean sheets then we need a different way of playing.

I wouldn't trust Whiteman or Ledson as a 'sitter'.

 

[Thracia]

So we can play different systems and push others up the pitch. This team is so deep and flat, if we don't keep clean sheets then we need a different way of playing.

I wouldn't trust Whiteman or Ledson as a 'sitter'.

Yep, playing 4-at-the-back looks a long way away without a proper defensive midfielder being brought in first.

 

[SF]

Is Ben Whiteman & Veliche Shumilikovski the same person? Absolute passenger of a midfielder.

 

[Double J]

Is Ben Whiteman & Veliche Shumilikovski the same person? Absolute passenger of a midfielder.

To be fair to the guy, he’s trying to do the job of 3 people with them 2 incompetent idiots playing alongside him.

 

[SF]

To be fair to the guy, he’s trying to do the job of 3 people with them 2 incompetent idiots playing alongside him.

I'd be happy for him to do the job of 1.

 

[OB1]

Is Ben Whiteman & Veliche Shumilikovski the same person? Absolute passenger of a midfielder.

We brought him in as a replacement for Gallagher yet are making him do the Pearson role because our owner won’t replace Pearson. We’d never have used Gallagher as the defensive midfielder

 

[Double J]

I'd be happy for him to do the job of 1.

To be fair I can’t even defend it. Our worst squad since the Westley days

 

[mozzchops]

We brought him in as a replacement for Gallagher yet are making him do the Pearson role because our owner won’t replace Pearson. We’d never have used Gallagher as the defensive midfielder

Spot on for. We don’t have a defensive midfielder. We have guys who can pass but cannot drive with the ball bar Johnson. It’s all so disjointed.
Up front no one that can hold the ball up.
Still no fit right back, no quality creativity.

 

[SF]

Spot on for. We don’t have a defensive midfielder. We have guys who can pass but cannot drive with the ball bar Johnson. It’s all so disjointed.
Up front no one that can hold the ball up.
Still no fit right back, no quality creativity.

Do we?

 

[mozzchops]

Do we?

I think Johnson, Ledson, Whiteman can all pass a decent ball yes. I don’t believe any is a good tackler.

 

[BPIG]

I wonder if people still think Pearson was overrated?

 

[SF]

I think Johnson, Ledson, Whiteman can all pass a decent ball yes. I don’t believe any is a good tackler.

DJ can, Ledson can hit a nice Hollywood ball but his short range passing is dismal, i'm not sure what Whiteman can do.