Philzo-93
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Okay, so we haven't been playing to the same level as previous games but I can't help but feel we are still a much better team.
I'm sure many others feel the same when I say we would've been lucky to even score, let alone get a point, in these two games last season...
Yes, we are missing CMS massively, and yes, we maybe lacking the finish elsewhere, but I sympathise with Gus.
At the start of the season his plan A was crucially alongside Vicente, who had a blinding pre-season and look like he would take the league by storm, alone. Now his mysterious "tendon injury" (read it how you like), meant Gus had to formulate a plan B. Something many of us were calling out for constantly last season.
And his plan B worked. The style looked just as offensive as plan A and we were exploiting CMS' strengths and boosting his confidence.
Eveything was looking great, but then CMS gets injured. Everyone of us would have felt that sharp dagger knowing we are going to miss him, badly too.
So now Gus is formulating plan C...Barnes and Dobbie. We all know Barnes is everyones Marmite player (either love him or you hate him). I personally love him and does his job/plays well. Could he fit CMS' role?! No. And the same goes to Dobbie too.
I think Dobbie is a good player, but to hope for him to shine is unlikely, he hasn't scored that many career goals making me feel Gus hasn't got the right man for the job he wants completed.
Dobbie hasn't really played that much competitive football in recent years, albeit the odd loan spell here and there for Blackpool, so to get him in the starting XI is like throwing your 5 year-old in the deep end of a swimming pool to learn how to swim! Ineffective and questionable.
Which is why I think 2 points is a real positive for us. With no CMS or Vicente we have managed to get these results, playing below average (as some may say). If that was last season, a player would've probably been sent off and Ankegren/Brezovan would've made a game changing error (based on last season of course).
Our team today is soo much better than last season, some of us do need reminding of that! Kuszczak, Bridge, Bruno, Crofts, Hammond, Orlandi and Lopez. It says it all!
Those two points have put us in a decent position in the play-offs, if we were outside of that, it would've massivelly impact on the squad (and fans') morale having been top over a week ago.
No Vicente we got were top of the league and everyone didn't feel he was a necessity as we thought last season.
But we do miss CMS the most, truly we do. CMS is making a much greater impact and is really living up to the hype we felt last season which is brilliant. The sooner we get him back on that pitch the better and pursue the way to the promise land.
I'm sure many others feel the same when I say we would've been lucky to even score, let alone get a point, in these two games last season...
Yes, we are missing CMS massively, and yes, we maybe lacking the finish elsewhere, but I sympathise with Gus.
At the start of the season his plan A was crucially alongside Vicente, who had a blinding pre-season and look like he would take the league by storm, alone. Now his mysterious "tendon injury" (read it how you like), meant Gus had to formulate a plan B. Something many of us were calling out for constantly last season.
And his plan B worked. The style looked just as offensive as plan A and we were exploiting CMS' strengths and boosting his confidence.
Eveything was looking great, but then CMS gets injured. Everyone of us would have felt that sharp dagger knowing we are going to miss him, badly too.
So now Gus is formulating plan C...Barnes and Dobbie. We all know Barnes is everyones Marmite player (either love him or you hate him). I personally love him and does his job/plays well. Could he fit CMS' role?! No. And the same goes to Dobbie too.
I think Dobbie is a good player, but to hope for him to shine is unlikely, he hasn't scored that many career goals making me feel Gus hasn't got the right man for the job he wants completed.
Dobbie hasn't really played that much competitive football in recent years, albeit the odd loan spell here and there for Blackpool, so to get him in the starting XI is like throwing your 5 year-old in the deep end of a swimming pool to learn how to swim! Ineffective and questionable.
Which is why I think 2 points is a real positive for us. With no CMS or Vicente we have managed to get these results, playing below average (as some may say). If that was last season, a player would've probably been sent off and Ankegren/Brezovan would've made a game changing error (based on last season of course).
Our team today is soo much better than last season, some of us do need reminding of that! Kuszczak, Bridge, Bruno, Crofts, Hammond, Orlandi and Lopez. It says it all!
Those two points have put us in a decent position in the play-offs, if we were outside of that, it would've massivelly impact on the squad (and fans') morale having been top over a week ago.
No Vicente we got were top of the league and everyone didn't feel he was a necessity as we thought last season.
But we do miss CMS the most, truly we do. CMS is making a much greater impact and is really living up to the hype we felt last season which is brilliant. The sooner we get him back on that pitch the better and pursue the way to the promise land.
