Tom Clarke
you probs had to be there to know that...
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Possible concussion after a clash of heads.
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But better than hunts?
Better in the air and against Smith I think it was the right call.
We are in a very fortunate position where we have 3 excellent CB and can pick the best pairing on a game by game basis
No doubt it was the right call, we did win after all. I'm surprised we didn't go with Clarke and Hunts to be honest.
For me, no debate that Hunts is the better centre half and also better in the air. TC did very well yesterday mind.
You think Hunts is better in the air? I'm with you on playing Clarke and Hunts together though. No real need to play Davies when they had very little mobility up top.
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Yeah, I'd say so. There's a reason why Hunts got a three-year contract and Clarke got two years.
Wasn't much of a need for Davies, but he did get sponsors MOTM, so nothing to complain about.
That's a fair point I just think TC offers us a little bit more in the air in both boxes. I think his lack of mobility is the reason he only got 2 years.
BD had a good game. Didn't have much to do but what he did he did well and with great composure
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He was great against Smith at their place last season so maybe that swayed it
I was there it was the delay that threw me didn't realize it was Clarke hurt a little earlier
Yup.
when there is a clash of head and possible concussion there are some standards questions we ask as an initial assessment.
You may have realised that the Dr was first on from the dug out area because Jacko was still walking behind the KOP goal from treating Ben PEarson - so there was a bit of delay.
The sort of question we ask is " do you know where we are"; " do you know who we are playing"; " where did you go yesterday".
I've had players answer "on a pitch" & "playing them lot"...... hence the player comes off for further assessment.........and rarely gets to go back on if he cant answer 3 simple questions.
I think that DAVIES is our best center half and and would have started him yesterday, however, I’m in agreement with you that Hunts and Clarke would have worked well against Smith. One thing is, that Davies is so comfortable on the ball that he needs to play as much as possible as our start up play often comes from him.
Great to have these 3 centre halves and also back up in that position.............now if we can just solve the frontman issue....
I think Davies is still 6 months behind the other two but by the end of this year you're right, he will be our best centre half. He is going to be something special in a few years that kid.
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we had a new left back making his championship debut - therefore playing a left footed defender alongside him and covering for him makes total sense....
BD has more pace and more composure than the other two and there was more to QPR than Smith - Freeman and Ebe etc have more pace.
Hunts probs lost out because of how Miller dominated him at Oldham,,,, Clarke is more physical in the challenge .
BD has more pace and more composure than the other two and there was more to QPR than Smith - Freeman and Ebe etc have more pace.
Hunts probs lost out because of how Miller dominated him at Oldham,,,, Clarke is more physical in the challenge .
It wouldn’t surprise me if football made a change to the substitution laws for circumstances like Saturday ie an extra substitution allowed if a player was forced off because of concussion. It’s happened in cricket and changes were made in rugby, so why not football? Up until recently, in circumstances like Saturday, the player would have played on because there were no subs left.
As an aside, a friend of mine knows a very eminent neurosurgeon who maintains that if football was invented now, heading would be outlawed.