[Football] March - end of the debate

[portslade seagull]

We are currently trying to play the old Arsenal way, one touch too many

 

[zefarelly]

We are currently trying to play the old Arsenal way, one touch too many

Yes, and zonal defending, whatever that is, IF we're trying to do it . . Requires VERY good players. Apparently. ( I haen't got a clue TBH!)

We're either in defensive transition, or defensive meltdown

I think the latter, and hopefully it clicks. Soon!

 

[herecomesaregular]

I expect March to be well up the field when we're moving forward and also well back defending when the midfield (Alzate, Trossard, Biss) misplace a pass straight to the oppo who counter attack and score. Bad Solly.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Another good game from Solly last night, I really hope his injury isn't bad, he would be a big loss to us. Bernardo showed he's way off March. I think we will have to go to a back 4 with Burn at LB if he is out for a while.

Deserves a lot of credit for our goal too. For those that say he offers no end product that was a great little run and ball across.

 

[ifightbears]

Another good game from Solly last night, I really hope his injury isn't bad, he would be a big loss to us. Bernardo showed he's way off March. I think we will have to go to a back 4 with Burn at LB if he is out for a while.

Deserves a lot of credit for our goal too. For those that say he offers no end product that was a great little run and ball across.

Would rather Lamptey at LWB...

 

[Swansman]

Another good game from Solly last night, I really hope his injury isn't bad, he would be a big loss to us. Bernardo showed he's way off March. I think we will have to go to a back 4 with Burn at LB if he is out for a while.

Deserves a lot of credit for our goal too. For those that say he offers no end product that was a great little run and ball across.

I feel like a bad and tunnel visioning braindead sucker whenever I go to hard on any individual player, but... I really, really, really dont want Bernardo anywhere near the starting lineup. I'd go with Burn or Alzate or Gross or really anyone else. Things just turn to chaous any time the ball is near him.

 

[FF1]

Another good game from Solly last night, I really hope his injury isn't bad, he would be a big loss to us. Bernardo showed he's way off March. I think we will have to go to a back 4 with Burn at LB if he is out for a while.

Deserves a lot of credit for our goal too. For those that say he offers no end product that was a great little run and ball across.

I watched the game twice and thought March was not very good. I agree that he had good two games previous to yesterday's game but yesterday he was poor. Look at the pre assist to Gross and tell me if he was looking up and picked up Gross running to the top of the box or was he looking down the whole time and randomly put the ball there...

 

[Hampster Gull]

Thought he played well. Quite a few played worse than him

 

[Super Steve Earle]

I watched the game twice and thought March was not very good. I agree that he had good two games previous to yesterday's game but yesterday he was poor. Look at the pre assist to Gross and tell me if he was looking up and picked up Gross running to the top of the box or was he looking down the whole time and randomly put the ball there...

There is another option. March picked out Gross because they had practised and drilled it to perfection in training and Solly knew exactly where Gross would be. Sort of like a big Premier League club working on routines during the week before a game.

 

[amexer]

Just think he is so poor in attack. Lose count at number of times his intended crosses are just hit against his marker. Unbelievable difference at what we achieve going forward from our wing back on right. As March is so one footed it doesnt help that he doesnt have option of cutting in that he had when he played on right.

 

[Weststander]

Just think he is so poor in attack. Lose count at number of times his intended crosses are just hit against his marker. Unbelievable difference at what we achieve going forward from our wing back on right. As March is so one footed it doesnt help that he doesnt have option of cutting in that he had when he played on right.

Aren’t 99% of players hopeless on their ‘wrong’ foot?

Inverted wingers simply use their favoured foot.

 

[FF1]

There is another option. March picked out Gross because they had practised and drilled it to perfection in training and Solly knew exactly where Gross would be. Sort of like a big Premier League club working on routines during the week before a game.

yeah, that's it. They have been practicing passing the ball between Trossard, Lallana and March and on the seventh pass, March puts himself under pressure and acts like he is losing the ball. That is the signal for Gross to start running from 33 yards out to the top of the box and March will put a no look pass to the top of the box. I don't think so. I wish.

 

[GT49er]

Would rather Lamptey at LWB...

Would rather you don't get to pick the team!

 

[LamieRobertson]

Would rather you don't get to pick the team!

Loooooool

 

[Justice]

Just think he is so poor in attack. Lose count at number of times his intended crosses are just hit against his marker. Unbelievable difference at what we achieve going forward from our wing back on right. As March is so one footed it doesnt help that he doesnt have option of cutting in that he had when he played on right.

Even the opposition don’t really bother marking him as they know he will **** it up himself. Lamptey on the other hand....March is Championship end of discussion.

 

[ifightbears]

Would rather you don't get to pick the team!

To clarify I meant Lamptey over Bernardo/Burn at LWB not March, I love Solly!

 

[Springal]

The Athletic reporting the club will open contract talks with Solly, who’s coming up to a decade at the club, shortly

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

The Athletic reporting the club will open contract talks with Solly, who’s coming up to a decade at the club, shortly

So they should.

Really hope he's back after the break, missed him on Friday night and we don't have a good enough, like for like replacement.

 

[Badger Boy]

We can do so, so much better.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

We can do so, so much better.

Better LWB? or better Winger?

Curious about this, because my pet theory is that fans who don't appreciate Solly, are judging him against expectations from 6 or 7 years ago.
Plenty of us thought he was going to develop into a devastating winger.
He hasn't. much of this is due to injury and CH's insistence that he defended more than attacked.
Which has led to him becoming a decent LWB.

Solly has received plenty of plaudits for his play in this position, so not sure why you think we could do so much better.

Who do you think we should be replacing him with?