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Baldock
- Thread starter Giraffe
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Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
In a funny way you're right, if there is a positive its that they were all crap, not just one of them!
That is just not true. I thought our centre backs were OK...just!!!
Ok he missed a good chance today but then so did and have others previously! Gardner had a easier chance in first 5/10 mins today! Do not forget he is playing in a team where the onus is on the full backs to do most of the attacking? Is he going to get any quality service from this way? He didnt get much to work with today! We are not playing to the strengths of our strikers! No width,no counter attack, and no one getting behind defences.Our system is alarming at times? And a worry! Start 2 of our strikers as full backs,you never know!! Also teams have sussed out the system we play, both Boro goals came from channels after our full backs had bombed on! Back to basics please!
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
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Most of these two months have been written off to crappy international breaks. Very difficult to get any kind of GEL going under such circumstances. Having said that, he does look particularly lightweight and anonymous.
Tubby-McFat-Fuc
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A bit like CMS, play him in the system we use, they bring **** all to the team.
Set the side up to Baldock or CMS strengths, they will score goals.
Don't blame the player. Blame the tactics and systems.
Have they? Why haven't we then?
I just remember a West Hammer on this site saying Baldock was the unsung hero on their promotion push. I like the cut of his jib at the moment...give him a chance...just back from injury and needs a bit longer. But patience does run out.
I think his runs are actually quite good. Snatched badly at the end, but the chances are so limited.....
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
They covered themselves in glory for the first.....and the aimless long diagonal balls were a joy to behold.
JCL - the new kid in town
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- Aug 23, 2011
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The Andy Naylor Fan Club
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What our wide players should realise is that he's about 5' 7" and not 7' 5" so all those high balls into him were worthless against the big centre backs. It was crying out for passing and running today and it did not happen.
Had no chance in the first half today given the service he had. He is not a line hold up striker, not his fault just bad team selection. The one chance he had to shine was playing with O'Grady so what do we do? Play him on the wing and in midfield where he had nothing to offer. Guess who I bame.
Weststander
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Another CMS, and if he smiles a lot, signs autographs and shuttle sprints in a vain attempt to close down defenders, he too will bizarrely be a fans favourite. Both flops in the Championship-level goal scoring department (their job).
But doesn't help when crosses and high balls are played into a 5'7" front man.
But doesn't help when crosses and high balls are played into a 5'7" front man.
British Bulldog
The great escape
- Feb 6, 2006
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Of all our strikers like Baldock the best but we need to play him in a system that suits him, trying to pay him as a target man centre forward is never going to work.
scooter1
How soon is now?
For a little fella, he's got a decent leap and won a few headers today that CMS would not have. However, the system we're attempting to play doesn't suit him, and we are so easy to defend against(again). Our only creative outlet today was Lua Lua, and he's not that creative if you put two defenders on him and pull him down.
Today was poor, Hyppia needs to watch the video and rethink his tactics, because it's currently not working