durrington gull
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No - too small, no pace and lightweight - move him on plse
Adrian Colunga . . . Coluld he be the missing link?
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midnight_rendezvous
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Playing three strikers in a front three isn't always going to allow them to play to their strengths (ala Ashley Barnes). Utilising the channels is all well and good but you need width in a front three and it should be provided by wingers IMO. With strikers you risk them drifting centrally as it's their natural position and in essence they become "inside forwards" which leaves little to no width. Unless you convert the fullbacks into wingbacks and have them provide the width. But that all sounds a bit familiar...
I'd like to see Baldock or Colunga play off a target man in a front two. I'm a fan of the 5-3-2 (or 3-5-2 if you prefer) formation that we adopted against Watford and teams like Swindon, Bristol City and Watford themselves, use as it can result in really nice football.
Uncle Buck
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- Jul 7, 2003
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A classic case of NSC rating a player when is not playing...
I agree in a front three my preference would be a target man and two wingers, I was mentioning more for the fact I rate Colunga and Baldock playing in just behind and in my opinion we currently don't have any wingers/Wide men that are good enough for a place in the first 11. So playing with Baldock & Colunga as inside forwards would be how I would go until we address the weakness we have in wide positions.
I suppose if we're sticking with 4-2-3-1 he could do the Tex role in the middle of the three. That is if we can't get Tex back for another season. Can't say I'm excited at having him back, but I'd rather have him in the squad at the start of the season than Best!
symyjym
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Many on here rated him when he was so this is not strictly true.
Machiavelli
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I think you should be offered the job. Shame your suggestion won't happen. All sounds too offensive for some.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
He always looked bang average to me. On that basis, he'd fit in very well here.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
The goal of the season was Ince to COG, to Colunga, who played the superb crossfield pass to Ince, who volleyed it in. I thought he played well at Fulham too.
symyjym
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Yep and the cross to Bruno was not bad either. Great penalty taker, and the goal against Bournemouth was pretty cute as well.
Betfair Bozo
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- Jul 24, 2007
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Yep, I have said it before but this could have been the key point in Sami's reign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx3F9u5OUno
Incisive play from our littluns against that Bournemouth defence that many on here (aftertimers) rate so highly. Sadly Sami dropped AC for the next game. I'm with a few on here in thinking that a front three would have been and still could be our best bet, especially when you have solid midfielders such as Kayal, Stephens and Ince to mind the shop.
Incisive play from our littluns against that Bournemouth defence that many on here (aftertimers) rate so highly. Sadly Sami dropped AC for the next game. I'm with a few on here in thinking that a front three would have been and still could be our best bet, especially when you have solid midfielders such as Kayal, Stephens and Ince to mind the shop.
Grombleton
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- Dec 31, 2011
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I liked him, always seemed to have a little bit of skill and could score as well, just not used as much as he could have in the right position. Probably not the answer to all our problems but still handy to have.
Was one of the few to give a shit at home to Fulham once we conceded twice, though was needlessly sent off for being petulant.
Was one of the few to give a shit at home to Fulham once we conceded twice, though was needlessly sent off for being petulant.
AZ Gull
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I know that has been mooted on here, but I don't think it was actually the case. There was an interview in the Argus on February 6, shortly after he left on loan, in which Colunga was quoted as saying:-
And, in another article in the Argus on May 1 about Colunga's unhappy loan spell at Granada, Hughton was quoted as saying:-
Given these quotes from the manager and the player, it sounds very much like Hughton didn't rate or want Colunga, for whatever reason, rather than the player himself wanting to return to Spain because he or his family hadn't settled.
I liked him, and would like to see him given another shot under Hughton.
Three up front and Ince, Kayal and Stephens in midfield would have meant no room for Tex. And correct me if I'm wrong (I may well be - the picture quality isn't that great on my PC) but wasn't it Tex who slipped that inviting through ball to Colunga?
Fair enough, good find. Can't see him playing again for us then if it was Hughton's decision.
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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I'm more concerned that we have a manager who prefers Best to Colunga. I know they don't play the same position but I am still trying to understand why he brought that Lummox in and let Colunga go. I don't buy the homesick bit, more like sick of being pissed around out of position.
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