Currie...a quick winge

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Didn't do badly but he only proved what we already knew - he's not a Division 1 player! Good crosser but no pace at all.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Give the man a chance! He's obviously not match fit yet and was struggling for the last 20 minutes but he's got a great first touch and did make a couple of excellent passes/crosses. If he can get himself fit who knows? I say give him a proper run in the team and then see, not after one match!!

 

[Icy Gull]

We've been screaming for someone who can put their foot on the ball and play precision balls to the forwards, are these not Currie's strengths?. I didn't go on Saturday but it appears that Currie is being got at for not being a typical Brighton midfielder, i.e. closing players down and chasing everything. He is obviously not match fit but any player who chases, tackles and can put his foot on the ball and play precision passes is not going to be playing for Brighton is he

 

[b.w.2.]

Cannot judge Currie after one match... but I saw a midfielder who can actually cross and pass... something we have lacked for years... this is not to say he is the finished article... he clearly lacks fitness...

FFS - give the man a chance...

And the third Reading goal was a clear defensive error by Harding (who I think is great BTW)...

 

[BensGrandad]

No, that's wrong. Reading's second goal was a sweeping passing move containing wonderful touches that we could do little about once they had got on top in midfield. It was Harper who found Little, who crossed for Foster to set up Harper - great football, a lot of one touch stuff.

It was the first goal that Cullip was arguably at fault, both him and Virgo messed up headers that allowed Kitson in - sloppy stuff.

But Cullip from then on was brilliant all game, as I thought was Harding but for his one galling error.

Sorry to disagree with you but the ORIGINAL error came from a poor header from Cullip not clearing his lines and the ball going straight to another player who you correctly said played it to Little. who incidentally was the best player on the field, who then crossed it in etc. Had Cullip made a Foster like header i.e either cleared it completely with power or to one of his players the danger would have been over.

I believe that DC is a great defender but when he makes a mistake he is not exempt from critisicm. His one weakness is his poor heading he just lets the ball hit his head or get his head in the way he doesn't power the header away.

Perhaps this is why other bigger clubs have not come in for him much to our joy.

 

[London Irish]

I agree that DC is not exempt from criticism, he would not be happy about that first goal. But to go that far back in play to blame him for the second is unfair I feel, you could equally have a go at the guys who were marking Harper and Little and say they left these players with too much space. These are marginal things and on this goal I think you really have to mainly credit Reading.

I can't spot this heading weakess of Danny's, what I see is very commanding headers and challenges, some good decision-making on whether to leave the ball and also some deft cushioned headers back to the goalie - all this is Danny's strengths. But I will keep an open mind on what you say and bear it in mind as I look at his play in future.

 

[BensGrandad]

LI is this not what makes this game so fascinating that two people who obviously care about the club and its fortunes can see the same incident and put a different interpretation on it. As is always said football is about opinions. I once reccommended Treveor Stevens to the club as a 15 yeard old playing for Burnley and the then Chief Scout, who I shalln't embarrass by naming him, told Alan Mullery " he will never make a professional footballer forget him"

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Not really match fit at the moment, will get a lot better when fit

 

[Seagull73]

Steady on people, this was our first game back at this level, with only 6 of the players who played in the play-off final, and half of the sixteen under 22.

We made a fight of it, and ultimately lost, which was about the right result, but NOBODY covered themselves in glory on the day.

I honestly feel that it is going to take three or four games to get us back up to speed in this division, which is why I think we will beat Plymouth tomorrow and look to nick some points elsewhere until everybody has had a chance to settle in properly.

The most important thing was that we didn't get thrashed on Saturday, and scored a couple of goals into the bargain. The rest is all fixable.

 

[maidstoneseagull]

Although not quite on the pace, I thought that Currie showed flashes of what he can offer. On a couple of occasions he looked to switch the play to the other wing, which although in this game didn't come off, when he is on the pace and has the understanding with Jarrett could prove very useful when trying to make openings.

 

[Biscuit]

Although not quite on the pace, I thought that Currie showed flashes of what he can offer. On a couple of occasions he looked to switch the play to the other wing, which although in this game didn't come off, when he is on the pace and has the understanding with Jarrett could prove very useful when trying to make openings.

^^ just that. 'flashes of what he can offer'

With a years deal! He has no carrot to lead him on.

He could just sit quite happily on the deal untill about three months till the end when he shows alittle effort to get another three months. Till then, he can just sit about making now effort to regain fitness.

 

[Turkey]

^^ just that. 'flashes of what he can offer'

With a years deal! He has no carrot to lead him on.

He could just sit quite happily on the deal untill about three months till the end when he shows alittle effort to get another three months. Till then, he can just sit about making now effort to regain fitness.

That doesn't mean he will not make an effort. He wants to prove he's good enough for this level.

 

[Yoda]

Re: Re: Currie...a quick winge

Christ, he must have been bad to suggest David Lee??

I thought it was Lee with Currie's shirt on.

 

[London Irish]

LI is this not what makes this game so fascinating that two people who obviously care about the club and its fortunes can see the same incident and put a different interpretation on it.

There are some excellent 12-minute highlights of the game on the Reading World site and it shows the extended sequence up to the 2nd goal - I can see what you're getting at, DC had a difficult ball to deal with, his first header controlled the ball and killed the immediate danger, and then he had a choice of heading or possibly kicking it, but his second header couldn't get the ball that far, only to Harper, who began the build-up to the goal. In hindsight a kick would have cleared the ball further. But this is being hypercritical, DC must have thought the danger had been cleared. The Guardian today also makes the interesting point that Harding was too easily deceived by Murty's run and gave Little too much room to operate. All food for thought.

The other Reading Wolrd highlights do show a superb bit of defensive work by Harding to stop another good Reading chance. Also a good run by Jarrett from midfield that appeared to create 2 free men on goal to his left, but frustratingly he chose the wrong option to dribble onwards. And also the two disappointing free kicks from Currie and Jonah at the end, where we really missed the likes of Chippy and Leon.

 

[BensGrandad]

In fairness to DC I thought that overall he did better this evening with his headers.

 

[London Irish]

Yes. Him, Butters, Nicolas, Jarrett and Molango looked good tonight, the team work just wasn't there against a better-drilled side. It will come with more games and senior players returning.

 

[BensGrandad]

My concern is that what was our strength last season .i.e our defence seems to be our weakness now.

Could it be that they do not have the same confidence in Kuipers as Roberts or possibly he doesn't command his box as well and as a result the defence seem to be at odds as to what they are supposed to be doing.

 

[trueblue]

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Could it be that they do not have the same confidence in Kuipers as Roberts or possibly he doesn't command his box as well and as a result the defence seem to be at odds as to what they are supposed to be doing.

I think you have hit the nail on the head there.

 

[London Irish]

I think that maybe true about the keeping situation. But more important in explaining the defensive lapses is the lack of the long-established Chippy-Oatway partnership protecting the back 4. With those players taken out of our team, it is no surprise that we look defensively frail and lack the drilled cohesiveness of our better-prepared opponents.

 

[Turkey]

My concern is that what was our strength last season .i.e our defence seems to be our weakness now.

Could it be that they do not have the same confidence in Kuipers as Roberts or possibly he doesn't command his box as well and as a result the defence seem to be at odds as to what they are supposed to be doing.

Maybe. The first line of defence is the strikers. Then it's the midfielders. The midfield gave the defence no support at all. They were far more to blame than Kuipers. To suggest they have no confidence in Kuipers is speculation anyway. The midfield didn't do their job.