[Albion] End the inverted wingers nonsense

[Herr Tubthumper]

It worked really well when we played two holding midfielders so the full backs could bomb on and go down the line. That was almost impossible to defend against.

Harder now the full backs dont get forward as much.

Is it that hard to defend against in the Premier League? Any half decent and tall defender will see it coming some way off especially if it’s done repeatedly. Crosses are good but if they’re often repeated they become much less effective and way more predictable and easy to deal with.

 

[mreprice]

It's hard when your fullback has created the room to allow your inverted winger to cut inside and create something from just outside the box.

 

[whosthedaddy]

As we know only too well, our movement going forward is pedestrian at times which gives our wingers problems, they are hardly ever clear enough of the nearest defender when trying to cross into the box hence it usually gets blocked.

Our goal yesterday was all about speed and quick thinking, allowing Knocky to have the space for a clear and accurate cross into Andone for a fabulously headed goal by the maestro

Albion need to buy quality midfield choices in the summer, and a striker or two for when the legend that is Glenn Murray finally hangs up his boots.

 

[SeagullDubai]

I’d like to think IF we stay up that the squad now is deep enough that we can afford to go large on a goalscorer as it’s the one area that we lack depth and real quality. Murray looks tired, and will still have a part to play next season but we need a Prem ready striker not another punt from a euro league.

Mitrovic

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[LamieRobertson]

If the OP is going to use a match against Huddersfield to back up his argument perhaps the game at Huddersfield could be used to counter it...Solly March two assists from the right..or does memory fail me

 

[soistes]

Sometimes it works. March got at least one that way from the top of my head

That must have been quite spectacular. Where do you sit in the stadium?

 

[Solid at the back]

That's why we do it.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

One brilliant moment, fine. But where would you have been if it had finished 1-1? Nowhere. Because it's another game where we've not created anything from open play. Jahanbakhsh found himself on the right wing once, and fired off a brilliant shot. He's quite clearly a danger, but playing him on the wrong side is a ridiculous waste of time.

We're lucky to get the win today, considering the performance. If we are going to persist with inverted wingers, we really need more than one wonder goal every season to justify it. We've got Murray in the box who is brilliant in the air, and genuinely good wingers who would be so productive whipping balls in for him to attack, but instead we choose to be blunt in the hope that we might get a wondergoal out of absolutely nowhere.

Bottom line for me is using our record signing in a position which gets the most out of him. Izquierdo's a different story, he's a left winger who is right footed. Jahanbakhsh is a right winger who should be playing on that side. I loved Knockaert in the Championship but he's not really justified himself in the Premier League - today was pretty good though!

 

[albion534]

One brilliant moment, fine. But where would you have been if it had finished 1-1? Nowhere. Because it's another game where we've not created anything from open play. Jahanbakhsh found himself on the right wing once, and fired off a brilliant shot. He's quite clearly a danger, but playing him on the wrong side is a ridiculous waste of time.

We're lucky to get the win today, considering the performance. If we are going to persist with inverted wingers, we really need more than one wonder goal every season to justify it. We've got Murray in the box who is brilliant in the air, and genuinely good wingers who would be so productive whipping balls in for him to attack, but instead we choose to be blunt in the hope that we might get a wondergoal out of absolutely nowhere.

Bottom line for me is using our record signing in a position which gets the most out of him. Izquierdo's a different story, he's a left winger who is right footed. Jahanbakhsh is a right winger who should be playing on that side. I loved Knockaert in the Championship but he's not really justified himself in the Premier League - today was pretty good though!

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[Wozza]

One brilliant moment, fine. But where would you have been if it had finished 1-1? Nowhere. Because it's another game where we've not created anything from open play. Jahanbakhsh found himself on the right wing once, and fired off a brilliant shot. He's quite clearly a danger, but playing him on the wrong side is a ridiculous waste of time.

We're lucky to get the win today, considering the performance. If we are going to persist with inverted wingers, we really need more than one wonder goal every season to justify it. We've got Murray in the box who is brilliant in the air, and genuinely good wingers who would be so productive whipping balls in for him to attack, but instead we choose to be blunt in the hope that we might get a wondergoal out of absolutely nowhere.

Bottom line for me is using our record signing in a position which gets the most out of him. Izquierdo's a different story, he's a left winger who is right footed. Jahanbakhsh is a right winger who should be playing on that side. I loved Knockaert in the Championship but he's not really justified himself in the Premier League - today was pretty good though!

Ok, mate.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

[emoji23][emoji23]takes a brave/foolish man to defend that