He needs game time but we can't drop Knockaert or March so it's difficult to see where he's going to get that. Unless we start with the fluid front three I've been pushing for of him with Knockaert and March.
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Jose Izquierdo
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Err, it wasnt criticism of the player , the OP was pointing out that he wasnt "used" by our players when they had the fekkin ball , !
Weststander
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Not bothererd about the league cup and never have been. A chance for our thin squad to sustain an injury. Most other PL clubs treat both cups with disdain, as "PL survival is everything" to quote Paul Barber.
Let smug Howe have his double.
Let smug Howe have his double.
Hyperion
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Agreed. A bizarre thread quite frankly
Wrong-Direction
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Brought on too late, again.
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The Brighton Buzz
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Felt sorry for him really. Little time to impress and nobody looked to pass to him. As has been said once the second goal went in the controlled play went out the window. Still. Up until they equalised I thought we controlled the game and the game plan worked. We need a bit of luck. Against Watford we hit the post twice and again today we were a whisker from being two nil up. Win against Newcastle and not a bad start.
GreersElbow
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It astonishes me that CH has not played him sooner, we were gagging for him 1-1..
That's libellous that is!
Spanish Seagulls
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One got on while there was still opportunity to shine. Which one?
A mex eyecan
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likewise kn@b
HantsSeagull
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only if its not true
Dorset Seagull
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Perhaps we should have played him down the middle instead of Hemed/Murray as Southampton did with Shane Long yesterday
If Hemed and Murray is the answer, the club isn't asking the right question.
Icy Gull
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Unfortunately I don't think we have the team or tactics to chase a game at this level, we looked really clueless after we went a goal down and didn't create a single decent attack in the last 15 mins. It's a worry to me but I'm sure there are plenty who think it's all hunky dory and we just need time. Hope they're right.
LamieRobertson
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Do you really think there are plenty thinking its hunky dory? We are in a fight and have to play with the hand thats dealt (minus injuries and suspensions) at least until January ...i'd agree with that last 15 mins..but we aren't the only side I've watched like that
Icy Gull
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Oh yes, there are plenty that I would say are in denial on here. We all have our own opinions and there is a massive diversity in how different people see our situation. Long may it continue like that too.
There is no right or wrong opinion is there?
For me Hughton lost the plot when we went behind. If you have Murray, Hemed and Duffy up front then you are looking to put the ball in the box so they can compete for headers. Yet we still had inverted wingers. It is beyond stupid. March and Izquierdo should have swapped sides and looked to get half a yard then swing the ball into the box.
sjamesb3466
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Or as reported in the press as he hasn't had much of a pre-season he is not quite up to scratch fitness wise yet
Dorset Seagull
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I was thinking more in terms of not having to chase the game in the first place. It seems our strategy is 2 banks of 4, defend at all costs and hope to nick a goal from a set piece. However it was evident from the first 15 mins of the 2nd half that we will only get set pieces if we actually attack the opposition which we did do effectively. So if we can attack effectively then we need to set up like that from the start or once we have a goal then we continue to attack for a 2nd to kill the game off.
We rely on the CF as an out ball to hold up play until others can get upfield. Unfortunately both Hemed & Murray seem to have been unable to do this so the ball just comes straight back again. With a pacy front man we could counter a bit slower giving the 2 wingers a chance to get upfield then break quickly from higher up in the opposition half. Ok there will be less space to get in behind but I still think it would be a better option than the system we currently have.
Icy Gull
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I reckon we'll have to chase the game often this season though. CH's tactics worked very well last season because we posed a threat in attack. The quality of defenders is so much better at this level that our Championship quality strikers will get very little change out of Premier League defenders. At the same time quick and tricky forwards will test and breach our defence quite often imo. Then we will have to chase the game. How do we do this without opening ourselves up at the back seeing as our game plan is 11 behind the ball except when we try and break.
The speedy wingers can get to the byeline but the forwards are not likely to have arrived in the box when the wingers are ready to cross, having come from our penalty area. More goals from the midfield or Gross will certainly help.
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