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Simmo talks tough

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Steamin_Train said:
Personally I feel that is a great shout. Nugent and Whaley have an understanding of each others game which goes back to their days at Bury, both have great movement and pace and may just work a great partnership and especially in this difficult time in which we cannot find that magic striker.
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I have to say I disagree with this view, and have expressed it before. Far more effective to get a decent partner in for Nuge and have Whaley attacking the full back with pace, added to his eye for goal from range and his ability to deliver a dangerous final ball. Why negate the threat this lad is from wide by playing him with his back to goal up front? Both of them can't play the same way, so one will have to be the target man.

Liked preson till i die's observation on McKenna though. The crab needs to learn how to walk forwards methinks!
 
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pne_monster said:
I have to say I disagree with this view, and have expressed it before. Far more effective to get a decent partner in for Nuge and have Whaley attacking the full back with pace, added to his eye for goal from range and his ability to deliver a dangerous final ball. Why negate the threat this lad is from wide by playing him with his back to goal up front? Both of them can't play the same way, so one will have to be the target man.
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Far better yeah, but for whatever reason we don't have a partner for Nugent. Whaley is a viable option up front against Wolves, allowing us to play the more disciplined Sedgwick at right midfield, providing cover for whoever plays at right back (presumably Sean St. Ledger).

I don't feel that the more attack-minded Whaley is a sensible choice on the wing at Molineux.
 
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So he's going to ship out players who don't perform how he wants them to and replace them - with what? He can't (by his own admission) currently get a forward and midfielder in so I ask again - with what/who will he replace those he ships out - and when?
 
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sliper said:
Just heard part of an interview given by Simmo for Radio Lancs..

His message was pretty blunt and straight to the point.. he is asking players to do things (like midfielders get forward) and if they don't, can't, won't (and they aren't) he will ship them out and bring others in who will.

I think it needed to be said..

Also an interview on WW where he says again he wants players to be shooting from in and around the box. Taking risks.. he says he is amazed that the players previously had instructions to only shoot when a clear opportunity presented itself. He said that if you shoot as often as possible.. even if you get it wrong you tend to get more deflections and mistakes which can lead to goals.
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Makes sense to me if you dont shoot you cant score. About time we got a manager going back to basics
 
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Well said Simmo!!

Nugent's due a couple and maybe a 25yrdr from mckenna!! loves it!!

Up the whites!!
 
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pne_monster said:
I have to say I disagree with this view, and have expressed it before. Far more effective to get a decent partner in for Nuge and have Whaley attacking the full back with pace, added to his eye for goal from range and his ability to deliver a dangerous final ball. Why negate the threat this lad is from wide by playing him with his back to goal up front? Both of them can't play the same way, so one will have to be the target man.

Liked preson till i die's observation on McKenna though. The crab needs to learn how to walk forwards methinks!
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Of course it would be more ideal to sign a proven striker, who knows that position, however, as I said, at this moment in time that is proving a problem and our options are limited in terms of a goalscoring threat and Whaley could be the most effective option in a central area, especially considering that Whaley's wing play is proving to be less effective without forwards who are willing to get onto the end of his crosses - unless Simmo found a way for Whaley to cross the ball and then get on the end of it before all the rest of the forwards allowed the ball to run across the face of goal and out of play! Ideally Dichio and Agyemang would start pulling their finger out and start doing what they have trained all their lives to do and start scoring some goals to take the focus off Nugent although this doesn't appear to be happening either - maybe tonight?

In respect of McKenna, I recall the player having a desire to shoot at every opportunity when he first broke onto the scene, under the leadership of Moyes, however this has been knocked out of him by the previous regime's beliefs on the game - which Simmo has stated in his interview! If your manager tells you to play in a certain way, for numerous years, then its hardly surprising that we have seen McKenna play with fear once in a decent position and hopefully Simpson can reverse this psychology and get the best out of him.
 
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What a lot of rubbish this lack of goals from midfield is, last season our top strikers scored less than 20 league goals, so thank christ for the contribution from midfield.

Mr Simpson, why is Wilson not first choice centre back with Mawene out, last season his ability was there for all of us to see, and how we all sang his praises, or could it be that Simpson is just stirring up a hornets nest to unsettle the players who performed well over the last two seasons and nearly took us to the promised land, could this be his method of "motivating" players?

Next will come the injuries, then the lack of cash, then poor decisions, then afterall we are a small club in this division, can you not just hear Craig Brown, stop whining Mr Simpson, the players you took over finished in the top six for the last two seasons, so they cant be that bad, get on with your job, find some fresh players (Chilvers and Pugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), motivate the current squad, and produce some results. Only two players out, and Simpson has brought three of his own in, where is YOUR problem Mr Simpson.
 
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Steamin_Train said:
In respect of McKenna, I recall the player having a desire to shoot at every opportunity when he first broke onto the scene, under the leadership of Moyes, however this has been knocked out of him by the previous regime's beliefs on the game COLOR]
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Not quite - after introducing McKenna on the left of midfield where he was highly effective not least when he moved inside to unleash thunderous shots on goal Moyes then stupidly shifted McKenna to the right flank where he was completely out of place and became a shadow of his former self. What he should have done was to have moved McKenna to a more central position especially when Ranks started to wane. One the things CB got right was to recognise that McKenna is a central midfielder and to move him there and keep him there. Unfortunately somewhere along the way McKenna lost his shooting boots and has never quite refound them. It is a pity because early on he looked like he could become that rare commodity - prolific, free-scoring midfielder. If Simpson could somehow make him rediscover that talent it would be a great boost for the side.
 
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billymac said:
Mr Simpson, why is Wilson not first choice centre back with Mawene out, last season his ability was there for all of us to see, and how we all sang his praises, or could it be that Simpson is just stirring up a hornets nest to unsettle the players who performed well over the last two seasons and nearly took us to the promised land, could this be his method of "motivating" players?
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I'm a big fan of Wilson, but I'd presume he's on the bench because St. Ledger had been excellent in pre season, and Simmo wanted at least a bit of experience alongside him, as opposed to a St. Ledger/Wilson partnership, which would be averagely aged under 21.
 
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sliper said:
In the WW interview he talks about tem working on hitting the net regularly. He says Whaley has a wicked shot on him..

Of all our players to date Whaley seems to have created the best openings so far.. the one which Nugent missed against Sheff Wed came after a run by Whaley almost half the length of the pitch and a lovely final ball. He also provided another clear chance against Norwich.

Don't know if Simmo reads this board.. but I wonder if he has thought of Nugent and Whaley playing together upfront ? He could then slot Sedge in behind to provide some much needed stability.
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SPOT ON SLIPER! 🙂

Thats exactly what I'd opt for tonight - they know each others game and have both possess the biggest threat up front when they have the supply.

I won't be happy if Simmo plays 4-5-1 again unless he makes sure that Whaley plays just off him
 
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If we were to play Whaley and Nugent together up front, we would have to make very sure to play through the middle and keep it on the ground. They'll really struggle to win any ariel balls, so wing play isn't a great plan (though Sedgwick and Pugh are hardly likely to set the world alight with great runs and crosses)

Stock would have to play, protected by Jarrett, McKenna or McCormack
 
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sliper said:
Also an interview on WW where he says again he wants players to be shooting from in and around the box. Taking risks.. he says he is amazed that the players previously had instructions to only shoot when a clear opportunity presented itself. He said that if you shoot as often as possible.. even if you get it wrong you tend to get more deflections and mistakes which can lead to goals.
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All sounds a bit John Beck to me.
 
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Originally Posted by sliper
Just heard part of an interview given by Simmo for Radio Lancs..

His message was pretty blunt and straight to the point.. he is asking players to do things (like midfielders get forward) and if they don't, can't, won't (and they aren't) he will ship them out and bring others in who will.

I think it needed to be said..

Also an interview on WW where he says again he wants players to be shooting from in and around the box. Taking risks.. he says he is amazed that the players previously had instructions to only shoot when a clear opportunity presented itself. He said that if you shoot as often as possible.. even if you get it wrong you tend to get more deflections and mistakes which can lead to goals.

Makes sense to me if you dont shoot you cant score. About time we got a manager going back to basics
Up date on this obvious that some of the lads are starting to take note EG Pugh and Paddy😀
 
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