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Harrop

For me, put harrop in the ten, Pearson sitting.

Tell DJ to do whatever he wants. That’s what happened yesterday and it allows johnson to use his footballing brain to find space and make himself available, pulling the strings.

Half the time he was playing left back, then he was stood between Bauer and Davies, then he was out wide right. It was allowing him to play whatever he thought was necessary
 
jamesOB said:
For me, put harrop in the ten, Pearson sitting.

Tell DJ to do whatever he wants. That’s what happened yesterday and it allows johnson to use his footballing brain to find space and make himself available, pulling the strings.

Half the time he was playing left back, then he was stood between Bauer and Davies, then he was out wide right. It was allowing him to play whatever he thought was necessary
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Telling Johnson to do what he wants might work at home vs some of the lesser teams, but I reckon more of a definite structure would be needed away and vs the stronger attacking teams.
 
the12thman said:
Telling Johnson to do what he wants might work at home vs some of the lesser teams, but I reckon more of a definite structure would be needed away and vs the stronger attacking teams.
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But those teams will exploit DJs defensive deficits if we force him as a dm
 
the12thman said:
Telling Johnson to do what he wants might work at home vs some of the lesser teams, but I reckon more of a definite structure would be needed away and vs the stronger attacking teams.
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Yes there may be times when either Johnson or Harrop could give way on a tactical basis to either Browne or Ledson or when the first two could be supplemented by one of the second two.
 
It’s great to have someone at last who can take a decent corner.

Even when we’re not playing well, if we’ve got someone who can beat the first defender and put the ball in the right area, with Bauer and Davies we’ve got a chance of scoring.
 
Unless we invest in another centre midfielder I think we'll see Johnson playing the deeper role alongside Pearson...especially if Gallagher is struggling with fitness/form.
Personally, I don't think it's his best position, but he's the best option we have to play there.
Hopefully the emergence of Harrop in the 10 position means we won't miss his creativity as much.
Big fan of Browne...but I don't think he gets in our best XI atm.
 
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What a player we have on our hands here.



Summed up perfectly. He's a class act.

Can't wait to see him and Sinclair playing together.

No reason with the quality players we have why we can't get back on a good scoring and winning run.
 
ernest said:
When I see Barkhuizen I often see a player who pulls back when he should drive on. There was an incident after about five minutes today when Maguire played a nice square pass across the edge of the penalty area that was perfect for Barkhuizen to pounce on and drive in on goal but he made no attempt and their defender just collected the ball and cleared. He was a lot livelier in the final quarter of the game but he needs to start games with more determination to impose himself.
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Barkhuizen was excellent yesterday and the second best player on the pitch after Harrop in my opinion. When playing with confidence he is a frightening player for defences to contain.
 
flippinheck said:
Barkhuizen was excellent yesterday and the second best player on the pitch after Harrop in my opinion. When playing with confidence he is a frightening player for defences to contain.
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It's funny how we all see things differently. Whilst I appreciate his work rate and willingness to defend and I admire his speed I just don't think he's got much of a footballing brain. He deserves his place for the above reasons but I am not a fan and don't think he had a particularly good game yesterday.
 
jgriff2296 said:
It's funny how we all see things differently. Whilst I appreciate his work rate and willingness to defend and I admire his speed I just don't think he's got much of a footballing brain. He deserves his place for the above reasons but I am not a fan and don't think he had a particularly good game yesterday.
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He can make odd choices but unfortunately that's what happens when you come from the lower leagues. But we are a much better side with him in the side then we are without.
 
jamesOB said:
watching Dingles v Leicester, the way Harrop runs with the ball reminds me of Maddison and grealish. Small steps and close control. Must be murder to defend against
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Thought exactly the same thing, he’s a very similar player to Grealish, it’s exciting seeing him perform, bet he’s got a lot more to offer with more game time as well.
 
jgriff2296 said:
It's funny how we all see things differently. Whilst I appreciate his work rate and willingness to defend and I admire his speed I just don't think he's got much of a footballing brain. He deserves his place for the above reasons but I am not a fan and don't think he had a particularly good game yesterday.
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What in your opinion is a 'football brain'?

He's one of AN's most trusted players and it isn't just because he runs a lot, it's because he can carry out the neccesary tactical instructions to a tee.

We've known Barky's strengths and weaknesses since he came. If you're expecting him to start playing like Callum Robinson did for us then you'll be waiting a long time.
 
kingpne said:
What in your opinion is a 'football brain'?

He's one of AN's most trusted players and it isn't just because he runs a lot, it's because he can carry out the neccesary tactical instructions to a tee.

We've known Barky's strengths and weaknesses since he came. If you're expecting him to start playing like Callum Robinson did for us then you'll be waiting a long time.
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I said he deserves his place. I find him frustrating, his decision making and composure are poor. Clearly he follows instructions well but when he has the ball at his feet he frequently makes poor decisions (IMHO). I'm not expecting Prem standard from the lad but too often we don't get championship level decision making.
 
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