BREAKING NEWS: Buckley boost for Albion but another setback for Vicente

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

So we need to try something innovative to try and score goals. Toby or Vincelot in the middle and Calderon on the wing at some point.

I'd like to see Toby up front with CMS.

 

[Gritt23]

Vicente CLEARLY unfit the other night! Could tell this before he even came on (only warmed up once in 80mins!)

Agreed, one of my mates pointed this out, that he got up in the first half and looked to be struggling in his warm-up. Then not seeing him running down the sidelines with the other subs in the 2nd half, made his eventual appearance all the more surprising.

Hopefully, a couple of weeks out will be enough time for Gus to realise that Vicente is NOT A BLOODY CENTRE FORWARD!

 

[Sheebo]

Agreed, one of my mates pointed this out, that he got up in the first half and looked to be struggling in his warm-up. Then not seeing him running down the sidelines with the other subs in the 2nd half, made his eventual appearance all the more surprising.

Hopefully, a couple of weeks out will be enough time for Gus to realise that Vicente is NOT A BLOODY CENTRE FORWARD!

SPOT on. SO much more effective as attacking mid. Or even on the wing occasionally but NOT up tops!

 

[JBizzle]

We already have a £2.5m striker and a young 15-goal striker, maybe its less about who's up there, more about where up front they end up being (CMS: drops deeper and deeper as the game progresses; Barnes: Wide left or right and often covering marauding wing-backs so not able to be in the box).

If we sign a new striker and they just end up doing what Barnes and CMS do, whats the point?

 

[Zebedee]

Well it looks like we won't be signing anyone.

Now there is a surprise. 6 months to sort out the issue of a striker and we are still no nearer a solution.

 

[leigull]

I love Gus to bits, but why, oh why, did he play Vicente against Swindon.

Agree with this, was just no need to play him.

Even an unfit Vicente took the piss out the Cardiff defence when he kept the ball at his feet with 3 or 4 of their players trying to get it off him before someone just clattered into him and gave away the free kick

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

my reading on Tuesday was he put Vicente on to get the crowd up......it had gone a bit quiet. As for lack of striker, it's going to prove my previous statement that without one of any note/experience , we will struggle. The weight of expectancy cannot be put on Agdestein's shoulders, he's not up to it .

 

[Stat Brother]

So let's just work with what we have and stop this transfer crap

My thoughts entirely.
It's not like what we have is sh*te.

 

[chucky1973]

I bet they are both not in the squad Saturday

 

[Artie Fufkin]

RE: Vicente - I sit just behind the away bench in WSL and with about 30mins to go on Tues night I noticed Gus turn to the bench and say something to Vicente. The body language suggested he was asking Vicente if he felt ok to go on. Vicente just shook his head. Also at half time Vicente left the rest of the subs warming up after about 5 mins and went down the tunnel with Stretch. It was pretty clear he wasn't feeling good. Bringing him on with 10 mins to go was to create one final chance or delivery which could have paid off. I also found it strange to put him up top by himself and push CMS out wide and deep.
As mentioned on another thread, when Barnes missed that great chance, Gus turned round and looked up to the Director's box area and was trying to spot someone up there. When he saw who he was looking for, he raised his arms as if to say "we need better quality up front". Just a couple of observations...

 

[Scoffers]

I guess this means we'll see more of Toby, which is a good thing!

 

[pork pie]

My thoughts entirely.
It's not like what we have is sh*te.

And it is not like we cannot score goals with the current strikers is it? If we get Vicente playing MR Sicknote again this year, we also need to strengthen our midfield.

 

[BHAFC_AMEX]

I think if Vicente had this injury last year he would be out for months. This year is a different matter. Obviously won't play on Saturday but I'm so much more confident we can get him fit possibly by Burney but most likely the Sheffield Wednesday game after the international break.

 

[pork pie]

I guess this means we'll see more of Toby, which is a good thing!

I have nothing against him, but he has not had a chance to develop to the required standard for a promotion fighting team.

 

[LamieRobertson]

RE: Vicente - I sit just behind the away bench in WSL and with about 30mins to go on Tues night I noticed Gus turn to the bench and say something to Vicente. The body language suggested he was asking Vicente if he felt ok to go on. Vicente just shook his head. Also at half time Vicente left the rest of the subs warming up after about 5 mins and went down the tunnel with Stretch. It was pretty clear he wasn't feeling good. Bringing him on with 10 mins to go was to create one final chance or delivery which could have paid off. I also found it strange to put him up top by himself and push CMS out wide and deep.
As mentioned on another thread, when Barnes missed that great chance, Gus turned round and looked up to the Director's box area and was trying to spot someone up there. When he saw who he was looking for, he raised his arms as if to say "we need better quality up front". Just a couple of observations...

We all know that Vicente is better running from deep at people ..I guess he put CMS wide as there was no way Vicente was going to track back ..he had one run that forced a free kick ..if it had come off master substitution ..hey ho

 

[Stuart Munday]

I think if Vicente had this injury last year he would be out for months. This year is a different matter. Obviously won't play on Saturday but I'm so much more confident we can get him fit possibly by Burney but most likely the Sheffield Wednesday game after the international break.

To be honest I would be very surprised if he made the long trip to Burnley, hope im wrong.

 

[BHAFC_AMEX]

To be honest I would be very surprised if he made the long trip to Burnley, hope im wrong.

Even if he was 80% ready for that game I'd still rather he was rested. Last year he played games when unfit and missed months worth of games as a result. This year, I would prefer if he missed a couple here and there and was fit for the rest.

 

[Stat Brother]

And it is not like we cannot score goals with the current strikers is it? If we get Vicente playing MR Sicknote again this year, we also need to strengthen our midfield.

We can score, Gus might just have to cut his cloth according, with the players HE has brought in.

It's no use saying 'we need this we need that', if there's no more coming it.

'we've got this and we've got that', if we make x changes we'll be playing to the strengths of our team.

Shoe-horning 2nd rate loanees just won't cut it, for a second year.

 

[driller]

'feeling bad'
'If he is not better'

Maybe not injured but ill - man flu anybody?

 

[pork pie]

We can score, Gus might just have to cut his cloth according, with the players HE has brought in.

It's no use saying 'we need this we need that', if there's no more coming it.

'we've got this and we've got that', if we make x changes we'll be playing to the strengths of our team.

Shoe-horning 2nd rate loanees just won't cut it, for a second year.

Gus, it would appear, has been given a target. The Playoffs as a minimum. Without a striker it just will not happen - simples.