Norwood & Sidwell

[Chinman3000]

We are hardly smashing the back of the oppositions net on a regular basis with Kayal and Stephens in midfield either though are we...

As for being average lower end Championship players...thats your opinion, certainly not mine, they are a lot better than you give them credit for.

I had the misfortune of watching the home cup game against Reading last week when both started and it was terrible. Absolutely no chances created through them, wasteful and negative against 10 man Reading. Thankfully that is the only time they have started together this season, but whenever one of them is on in place of Stephens or Kayal it is a significant downgrade.

If both Kayal and Stephens got injured for a significant period IMO it would be the end of our promotion campaign this season.

And i'm not just being negative - all other players are playing fantastically at the moment and things a looking great. Just not a fan of these two.

 

[Marshy]

I had the misfortune of watching the home cup game against Reading last week when both started and it was terrible. Absolutely no chances created through them, wasteful and negative against 10 man Reading. Thankfully that is the only time they have started together this season, but whenever one of them is on in place of Stephens or Kayal it is a significant downgrade.

If both Kayal and Stephens got injured for a significant period IMO it would be the end of our promotion campaign this season.

And i'm not just being negative - all other players are playing fantastically at the moment and things a looking great. Just not a fan of these two.

The Reading game was poor... I was there, however had we not been playing a 4-3-3 formation and had the likes of Skalak/Murphy and Knockaert wide rather than Manu, Baldock and Murray in a front 3, I think it would have shown them in a much better light.

Getting the ball to those wide players is what we do in central areas.

Seriously we cannot be moaning about having the likes of Norwood and Sidwell as 3rd and 4th choice centre midielders......

 

[GT49er]

Nope so the argument that 5th and 6th would a step-up from the 7th and 8th is blown apart is it not.

It probably would have been had such an argument ever been mooted.

 

[Seasidesage]

Are Norwood and Sidwell better than Ince, Crofts and Holla? Yes, very much so. We have improved our squad from last season presumably without spending too much extra, but for some on here unless we have options like Man City or Barcelona we are shit...

 

[GT49er]

It probably would have been had such an argument ever been mooted.

Yes. Thank goodness there aren't any geeky keyboard warriors about to start one, eh?

 

[GT49er]

Are Norwood and Sidwell better than Ince, Crofts and Holla? Yes, very much so. We have improved our squad from last season presumably without spending too much extra, but for some on here unless we have options like Man City or Barcelona we are shit...

Yes, very true. Still worried about having to go to our bogey ground of Hillsborough with these two in CM, though.

 

[Perry Milkins]

Yes. Thank goodness there aren't any geeky keyboard warriors about to start one, eh?

Cheeky geeky you!

 

[Machiavelli]

 

[samtheseagull]

Sounded like both had very good games

 

[Luke93]

Said it before, and I'll say it again. I'm yet to see a better 3rd/4th choice midfielder partnering in the devision!

 

[Marshy]

I expect a few people to be eating humble pie this evening

 

[warmleyseagull]

Norwood was joint MOM with Dunk IMO today. Apart from header off line he was immense defensively and more involved than I've seen him before. Sidwell missed a few challenges but seemed to grow more confident as game wore on. I would play ON ahead of DS on today's performance.

 

[Sheebo]

I expect a few people to be eating humble pie this evening

I am - and it tastes absolutely ****ing amazing I tell you

 

[Machiavelli]

Said it before, and I'll say it again. I'm yet to see a better 3rd/4th choice midfielder partnering in the devision!

Yes, but I'm not so sure our third and fourth choice CM pairing are as good as our third and fourth choice CB pairing.

 

[Machiavelli]

I expect a few people to be eating humble pie this evening

Just about to be getting stuck into some fish pie.

 

[Hastings gull]

I expect a few people to be eating humble pie this evening

My Mrs did a cracking steak and merlot pie - does that count? And I must say that should have had as you suggest, as I was fully expecting a defeat, to the extent that I did not turn on Radio Sussex until 30 minutes after kick-off, so convinced was I that the commentary would depress me. More than happy to acknowledge the error of my ways. Brilliant win and I wish them all good break for a few days.