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[Albion] Good to see Ben White and Christian Walton doing so well in the Cup
- Thread starter goldstone
- Start date
What's the betting either of them get farther than we do in the Cup this year?
The Sock of Poskett
The best is yet to come (spoiler alert)
- Jun 12, 2009
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Hope for their sakes neither Wigan nor Newport get us in the draw, or they'll be watching from the stands.
Great to see they're both held in high esteem at their respective clubs.
Great to see they're both held in high esteem at their respective clubs.
severnside gull
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Disappointing and perhaps slightly surprising that Maguire-Drew didn't make the match day squad at Coventry too.
Kalimantan Gull
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Although they've been very impressed with him in his league games so far so maybe just resting a young lad with games in midweek
severnside gull
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Maguire-Drew playing for Coventry u-23's today
Don Tmatter
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Not good, L2 too much of a step up for him at moment?
Albumen
Don't wait for me!
Give him a bleedin chance.
He only joined Coventry 27 days ago and he played the last league match winning 3-1 with an assist.
Don Tmatter
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He was with Lincoln from August til Xmas when his loan deal was mutually terminated due to lack of first team action so if Coventry have 'rested' him from their first team and are playing in their U23's it would suggest he might be struggling a touch.
LamieRobertson
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Sounds reasonable...although he has been subbed in most games he’s played
Kalimantan Gull
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To be fair, my opinion is mainly shaped by this article in the Coventry Telegraph. https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/s...coventry-city-scouting-report-jordan-14135069
He was less good, by all accounts, at Exeter and against Swindon, but not bad either. Apparently needs to track back more so maybe he's in their U23's for some tactical practice. Only 20, this lad.
Jordan Maguire-Drew made his Coventry City debut in Saturday’s incredible 2-1 third round FA Cup victory over Premier League Stoke City.
The 20-year-old has joined the Sky Blues on loan from top flight side Brighton and Hove Albion and the winger certainly caught the eye when he was thrown straight into the starting line-up by Mark Robins.
Despite only lasting an hour of the game, the lively player delighted fans with a determined performance that left them wanting more from the latest signing.
Here we take a closer look at the new man’s performance and delve deeper into some of his strengths as we head into the business end of the campaign.
Puller of strings: When on the ball Maguire-Drew was always looking to make things happen and had his head up constantly looking for the runs of forwards Maxime Biamou and Marc McNulty .
On one occasion he beat his man and whipped a delightful cross in to the feet of Biamou who had made a diagonal run to the near post. The Frenchman may have found the net had it not been for some heroic defending from Stoke’s on-loan Kurt Zouma.
Maguire-Drew was also influential in City’s opener as his floated corner found the head of Tom Davies at the back post, the centre-half then able to nod across the face of goal to fellow defender Jordan Willis to powerfully head home.
Eye for a goal: While the only opportunity that fell his way against the Potters was a wild half volleyed effort from distance, to even take on the shot from there on his debut on such a big occasion shows there is no lack of confidence and that he’s keen to get on the scoresheet.
He built up a reputation last season as a goal-getting midfielder when on loan with Dagenham and Redbridge in the National League where he managed an impressive 15 in 46 appearances.
Filling Jodi's boots – Since the loss of the early season star performer Jodi Jones to a cruciate knee ligament injury, the Sky Blues have been severely lacking creativity in wide positions. Now with Maguire-Drew on board that gap appears to have been filled and it’s clear Robins has done his research.
Both players seem to adopt a similar playing style, picking up the ball in wide positions and having the ability to either come inside or travel down the line to send in a cross.
While Jones’s impressive pace is hard to replace, the on-loan Brighton winger is no slouch and, considering his lack of match fitness, displayed a clean pair of heels against the Stoke defence and looks to be the signing City have been crying out for.
Getting stuck in: Robins’s current 4-4-2 system relies on all round hard work when both defending and attacking, and it is a system Maguire-Drew proved he is more than capable of working in.
Despite starting the match a little tentatively and appearing to shy away from 50/50 challenges that came his way, as the game developed the 20-year-old was soon putting his body on the line and fighting for every ball.
If he can maintain that for every game of his loan-spell then he will be well on his way to becoming a fans favourite in no time, and after a disappointing stint at Lincoln City earlier this year the attacker will be desperate to prove himself at this level.
Providing the link: Despite only arriving days before Saturday’s huge clash with the Potters, Maguire-Drew made it look like he’d been in the side for months as he linked up with full-back Jack Grimmer and midfield starlet Tom Bayliss.
His ability to make short and precise passes, creating one-twos with team-mates opened up plenty of space in behind the Stoke back line for him to penetrate. If he can create those kinds of openings against Premier League opposition, then League Two clubs should be in for a torrid time when they face him.
Should he continue to feature so regularly in the side then his chemistry with team-mates will continue to grow, making his role in the side even more fluid and, hopefully, become a force be reckoned with at this level.
TSB
Captain Hindsight
He had been injured for two months and Lincoln signed someone on a permanent deal to play his role.
Coventry, a team higher up the table, snapped him up immediately the January window opened.
It is and was certainly not the picture you are painting.