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Durutti said:
Was tidy but I wouldn't describe people as 'haters' for questioning his performances so far. Perhaps wait for him to score/assist or somehow guide us to a win before wetting the bed about him?
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Hmmm when people are writing him off despite not starting many games then yes I would describe them as ‘haters.’

He has also been playing quite a bit as a number ten which he just isn’t. If the manager had any bollocks he would drop whiteman and play Thor and McCann on Saturday.
 
RibbletonWhite2.0 said:
Hmmm when people are writing him off despite not starting many games then yes I would describe them as ‘haters.’

He has also been playing quite a bit as a number ten which he just isn’t. If the manager had any bollocks he would drop whiteman and play Thor and McCann on Saturday.
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I thought Whiteman had a good game on Tuesday too. I imagine it would just make sense to bring McCann back in for Holmes.
 
Doyler said:
I thought Whiteman had a good game on Tuesday too. I imagine it would just make sense to bring McCann back in for Holmes.
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PH said in his post match conference that Thordarson was better in the 2nd half when he was getting the ball in deeper positions.
He should no doubt keep his place but it highlights that we have 4 midfielders who are all more comfortable playing deeper.
 
Yoowell said:
PH said in his post match conference that Thordarson was better in the 2nd half when he was getting the ball in deeper positions.
He should no doubt keep his place but it highlights that we have 4 midfielders who are all more comfortable playing deeper.
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I think McCann, albeit not a goal threat in the slightest, is probably better higher up the pitch. He's great in the press and stealing the ball high up the pitch.

Stefan has good legs and athleticism, so can probably do that slightly more advanced role (like at Stoke), but he's much more comfortable taking the ball under pressure than McCann. There's definitely a player there, and I think he'll end up settling into a slightly deeper role than what we have seen so far.
 
RibbletonWhite2.0 said:
Hmmm when people are writing him off despite not starting many games then yes I would describe them as ‘haters.’

He has also been playing quite a bit as a number ten which he just isn’t. If the manager had any bollocks he would drop whiteman and play Thor and McCann on Saturday.
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Maybe that's it. He did look better deeper, dropping a shoulder to get past a man and making the pass or carrying from deep into the opponent's half. I defo want him starting next game. Think it's been more worry than hate that he seemed incapable of making any kind of completed pass at times though.
 
Doyler said:
I think McCann, albeit not a goal threat in the slightest, is probably better higher up the pitch. He's great in the press and stealing the ball high up the pitch.

Stefan has good legs and athleticism, so can probably do that slightly more advanced role (like at Stoke), but he's much more comfortable taking the ball under pressure than McCann. There's definitely a player there, and I think he'll end up settling into a slightly deeper role than what we have seen so far.
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How do you set that midfield up then if you’d bring McCann in and keep Whiteman in? Assuming you aren’t going to be having McCann as a straight up Number 10
 
OB1 said:
How do you set that midfield up then if you’d bring McCann in and keep Whiteman in? Assuming you aren’t going to be having McCann as a straight up Number 10
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I'd probably have Stefan and McCann either side of Whiteman. Greenwood behind the big man.

Ideally Stefan would play in a double pivot in a 4-2-3-1 but we are where we are with that at the minute.
 
OB1 said:
Then you’ve got to play Mads and Greenwood out of their best positions
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I'd be tempted by 4-2-3-1.

With McCann and Whiteman sitting and Greenwood/Mads behind Osmijic/Keane with Okkells and Bowler either side.

Hughes at LB to cover any naivety on Okkells part and KKH on the right.
 
Doyler said:
I'd probably have Stefan and McCann either side of Whiteman. Greenwood behind the big man.

Ideally Stefan would play in a double pivot in a 4-2-3-1 but we are where we are with that at the minute.
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Yeah 4231 is clearly his best formation, probably alongside McCann to do the defensive stuff but the back 4 and wingers can’t cope with that
 
NorthEndNerd said:
I'd be tempted by 4-2-3-1.

With McCann and Whiteman sitting and Greenwood/Mads behind Osmijic/Keane with Okkells and Bowler either side.

Hughes at LB to cover any naivety on Okkells part and KKH on the right.
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We’ve tried that with Hecky already and he quickly swapped when he realised just how bad our defenders are
 
OB1 said:
Then you’ve got to play Mads and Greenwood out of their best positions
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Don't think there'd be an issue playing Greenwood RW or LW. Pretty strong with both feet and is quick enough to do the tracking back
 
tete55 said:
I'd try playing Thor in central defence. He might carry the ball forward or pass it forward at a pace our current defenders can't.
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tete55 said:
I'd try playing Thor in central defence. He might carry the ball forward or pass it forward at a pace our current defenders can't.
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Thor hasn't the build for CD. To me, if anything Whiteman could though, he has lost a bit of mobility but is decent in the air and can tackle and still play a decent pass.
To me he could do the opposite of what Gregan did and go from CM to CD.
Staying on topic, Thor had a better game the other night, i don't think it has been unfair to say that he has shown some promise/potential so far, but that he still has a lot to do.
The Stoke game was a step in the right direction, for him.
 
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