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Is Lowe evolving?

Is Lowe evolving?

Schemer said:
Storey proved against Millwall, with his surging run that enabled Keane to set up Frøkjær to score, that he can do this, although granted, he doesn't do it often enough.
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That's the thing if he can do it - why are we not giving him the license to? I don't think Lindsay would and Hughes does - but he is susceptible to injuries. We really need some left sided centre backs in the next window.
 
Mr. M said:
That's the thing if he can do it - why are we not giving him the license to? I don't think Lindsay would and Hughes does - but he is susceptible to injuries. We really need some left sided centre backs in the next window.
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Hughes struggles to play more than 5 games before he is "niggled".

What's his (Hughes) longest niggle free run over the past 2 years? Class player (imo) but a complete niggle magnet.
 
Mr. M said:
That's the thing if he can do it - why are we not giving him the license to? I don't think Lindsay would and Hughes does - but he is susceptible to injuries. We really need some left sided centre backs in the next window.
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....and we need cover for RCB too.
 
Best looked pretty assured at LCB, all be it whenever he got the ball, everyone was marked with very little movement in front of him.

I'd start him there again against Coventry if we play a back three.

Pretty certain we'll do fuck all in terms of improving the defence in January - Whatmough signed, Cunningham extended, Best promoted, there's no room, even if we get rid of Bauer.
 
SF said:
Best looked pretty assured at LCB, all be it whenever he got the ball, everyone was marked with very little movement in front of him.

I'd start him there again against Coventry if we play a back three.

Pretty certain we'll do fuck all in terms of improving the defence in January - Whatmough signed, Cunningham extended, Best promoted, there's no room, even if we get rid of Bauer.
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Thought he was playing LB, with 4 at the back?
 
SF said:
Best looked pretty assured at LCB, all be it whenever he got the ball, everyone was marked with very little movement in front of him.

I'd start him there again against Coventry if we play a back three.

Pretty certain we'll do fuck all in terms of improving the defence in January - Whatmough signed, Cunningham extended, Best promoted, there's no room, even if we get rid of Bauer.
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The extension to the end of the season of Cunningham's deal means that between them he, Hughes and Best - though the latter can play further forward - should give us enough resources to cover the left centre-back position. Some major restructuring may be required there at the end of the season but right now the defensive position where we have no strength-in-depth is right centre back - I have no idea what we would do if Storey were absent. We still, of course, lack a left-footed left wing-back - a player with some strength and pace answering that description would be a major addition.
 
ernest said:
The extension to the end of the season of Cunningham's deal means that between them he, Hughes and Best - though the latter can play further forward - should give us enough resources to cover the left centre-back position. Some major restructuring may be required there at the end of the season but right now the defensive position where we have no strength-in-depth is right centre back - I have no idea what we would do if Storey were absent. We still, of course, lack a left-footed left wing-back - a player with some strength and pace answering that description would be a major addition.
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Honestly wouldn't surprise me to see Potts used as a RCB when/ if Ramsay is ever fit.
 
ernest said:
The extension to the end of the season of Cunningham's deal means that between them he, Hughes and Best - though the latter can play further forward - should give us enough resources to cover the left centre-back position. Some major restructuring may be required there at the end of the season but right now the defensive position where we have no strength-in-depth is right centre back - I have no idea what we would do if Storey were absent. We still, of course, lack a left-footed left wing-back - a player with some strength and pace answering that description would be a major addition.
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Whatmough would be there if he was fit.
 
SF said:
Best looked pretty assured at LCB, all be it whenever he got the ball, everyone was marked with very little movement in front of him.

I'd start him there again against Coventry if we play a back three.

Pretty certain we'll do fuck all in terms of improving the defence in January - Whatmough signed, Cunningham extended, Best promoted, there's no room, even if we get rid of Bauer.
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Funnily enough, I was looking at a few stats the other day and Best is our only defender who on average concedes less than 1 goal per 90 (0.97).

Cunningham concedes 1.8 goals per 90 and Lindsay/Storey 1.36 and 1.08 respectively.

Hilariously, Bauer concedes 4.22 goals per 90.
 
Whatmough - what is his natural position - is he the middle of a three or on a particular side?

I do worry about defensive depth - the fact we choose to use Brady or Millar at LWB and repurpose Potts at RWB rather than bring in players who can naturally play there has boggled my brain. Why advocate for a system which uses wing-backs for the past season and a half and never actually buy one?
 
Warton PNE said:
Even though I agree with your points, as a North End fan, I have come to have an understanding that we will never be anything other than a mid-table Championship club (until ownership changes). We may flirt with the play offs at points in the season, but the reality is, we will finish anywhere between 11th and 18th almost every season.

We could be worse off than mid-table in the Championship, so I have to look at the positives. But my real issue is I get no entertainment whatsover from watching this team. I haven't since Alex Neil's first two seasons. It has been boring, tedious, lethargic crap and if I'm honest, I am completely fed up with it.

I wouldn't be bothered as much about finishing in midtable if there was a clear plan and vision in place about how we were going to play and how we were going to have a go at the Top 6. However, year on year, I fail to see that and its simply if the club are happy to avoid relegation, pocket the money and go again the next season.

I just want attacking football, something that will get me off my seat. Against Millwall I barely even moved. It was one of the shittiest games of football I have ever watched. I know we have limited resources compared to other clubs, but that doesn't mean we can't atleast try and play a 'brand of football'.
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What has "brand of football " got to do with the ownership? Like you said we haven't got the resources of other clubs. They backed the manager pre season yet he decided to buy what is turning out to be 2 substitutes. Yes the owners did appoint a manager from a lower league but to be fair he had a decent record. People are saying why didn’t we go for a McKenna type (Ipswich) A person nobody had heard of but has done a superb job. If we had gone for a manager with no pedigree there wouldhave been uproar. I fear though that this division is a step too far for RL. He was used to working with limited budgets and now appears to be struggling with more money than he's ever had at his disposal.
Libertine said:
I've not written him off, I was just expecting more from him. Fingers crossed.
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Warton PNE said:
Even though I agree with your points, as a North End fan, I have come to have an understanding that we will never be anything other than a mid-table Championship club (until ownership changes). We may flirt with the play offs at points in the season, but the reality is, we will finish anywhere between 11th and 18th almost every season.

We could be worse off than mid-table in the Championship, so I have to look at the positives. But my real issue is I get no entertainment whatsover from watching this team. I haven't since Alex Neil's first two seasons. It has been boring, tedious, lethargic crap and if I'm honest, I am completely fed up with it.

I wouldn't be bothered as much about finishing in midtable if there was a clear plan and vision in place about how we were going to play and how we were going to have a go at the Top 6. However, year on year, I fail to see that and its simply if the club are happy to avoid relegation, pocket the money and go again the next season.

I just want attacking football, something that will get me off my seat. Against Millwall I barely even moved. It was one of the shittiest games of football I have ever watched. I know we have limited resources compared to other clubs, but that doesn't mean we can't atleast try and play a 'brand of football'.
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Fair points.

Question though, is the boring, lethargic tedious crap due to the standard of football in the Championship or that opposition come to Deepdale and just low block us to death? Millwall for example didn't exactly come to play football.

But also do we tend to look for the negative or lean a negative way due to us being supporters of Preston North End? Any good play that doesn't return a goal is instantly met with disdain because it's not entertaining because its not ended up in the back of the net.
 
Ron Burgundy said:
Fair points.

Question though, is the boring, lethargic tedious crap due to the standard of football in the Championship or that opposition come to Deepdale and just low block us to death? Millwall for example didn't exactly come to play football.

But also do we tend to look for the negative or lean a negative way due to us being supporters of Preston North End? Any good play that doesn't return a goal is instantly met with disdain because it's not entertaining because its not ended up in the back of the net.
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I don't think any team has come to Deepdale looking to 'stifle' us, they all know it is very easy to dominate possession against us and hurt us down the wings. We generally just let them do it, happily.
 
Warton PNE said:
Funnily enough, I was looking at a few stats the other day and Best is our only defender who on average concedes less than 1 goal per 90 (0.97).

Cunningham concedes 1.8 goals per 90 and Lindsay/Storey 1.36 and 1.08 respectively.

Hilariously, Bauer concedes 4.22 goals per 90.
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That you're new job Warton looking up stats Good man 😄
 
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