Norwood...

[sir albion]

With kayal off form and Stephens not really bothering to play at the moment. The centre of midfield is horrible. No disrespect to them but sidwell and norwood are lower midtable plodders. We are consistently getting embarrassed away from home in midfield.

Yep....Got the strikers,wingers and defenders but the central midfield is just rubbish unless we get lucky and get the kayal/Stephens partnership booming again.

Norwood just isn't what we need in a 4-4-2 and Sidwell needs to be starting more....this has been the only weak area to be fair.

 

[stss30]

I think it's a bit harsh to say Kayal is off form. He was poor last night but so were most others. He's still probably regaining fitness too. In a couple of weeks I expect him to be firing on all cylinders again, just need Dale back asap as well.

 

[HantsSeagull]

Do you ever think he plays deep because that's where CH wants him to be? Just a question

well maybe and obviously I to the manager, but for me there is often a gapping empty space between where our midfield two are and the front players and I do feel that sometimes we get overrun in midfield and I notice it more often when Norwood plays. Just my opinion.

 

[Bring back Bryan wade!!]

He needs to play in a five man midfield or in a game where we dominate possession, otherwise he's a passenger who offers nothing defensively. He cannot cover enough ground to intercept or tackle, hence Huddersfield's midfield completely over running us.

Spot on.

 

[One Love]

Mooy dominated in the home fixture too

Bearing that in mind, I thought there was a call for man-marking him. However we never seem to react to the opposition's strength, just play the same way all the time.

 

[Sheebo]

He needs to play in a five man midfield or in a game where we dominate possession, otherwise he's a passenger who offers nothing defensively. He cannot cover enough ground to intercept or tackle, hence Huddersfield's midfield completely over running us.

Wow - a post on NSC that shows genuine football knowledge

This is why Stephens & Kayal work so well - they can both compete even when outnumbered and still dominate / compete well in the midfield most games.

 

[BensGrandad]

It is most opbvious to everybody opr at leasrt should be that our midfield is non existant without Stephens

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

It is most opbvious to everybody opr at leasrt should be that our midfield is non existant without Stephens

The alcohol kicks in early on a Friday night

 

[LamieRobertson]

well maybe and obviously I to the manager, but for me there is often a gapping empty space between where our midfield two are and the front players and I do feel that sometimes we get overrun in midfield and I notice it more often when Norwood plays. Just my opinion.

 

[BN9 BHA]

It is most opbvious to everybody opr at leasrt should be that our midfield is non existant without Stephens

Keyboard problem BG?

 

[Nixonator]

The alcohol kicks in early on a Friday night

Starts to talk sense when he has a few beers in him then.

 

[Wardy's twin]

Do you remember on here around the time of Poyet/ Garcia/ there was this big desire to play 4-4-2 and get a bit more direct. It's largely been proven right.

But I'll say now what I said then. We need to play a formation that suits the personnel we have available and the opposition. In the same way we had games under Poyet/ Garcia that were crying out for 4-4-2, last night looked like a 4-5-1 night before the game and looked even more so after fifteen minutes.

Totally agree....

 

[One Love]

Oliver, concentrate and stop making mistakes.

 

[lizard]

With him and Murphy on the pitch it's like only having 9 men.
Oh well, at least we've signed Murray up for the Championship next season.

 

[Steve Foster]

With him and Murphy on the pitch it's like only having 9 men.
Oh well, at least we've signed Murray up for the Championship next season.

Have to agree - neither good enough for the Championship.

 

[Gazwag]

And to think I was shouted down when I said he wasn't very good back in October.

 

[lizard]

And to think I was shouted down when I said he wasn't very good back in October.

Look how well Reading did last year with him in the side, then look where they are now without him, coincidence?

 

[Diego Napier]

Look how well Reading did last year with him in the side, then look where they are now without him, coincidence?

Yes, he's mostly rubbish in a 2 man midfield, he can't win a ball and his distribution has been pants all season, Reading played with 3 in midfield which bolstered his performances.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

And to think I was shouted down when I said he wasn't very good back in October.

To be fair most people were unimpressed when we signed him.


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[spring hall convert]

Have to agree - neither good enough for the Championship.

Norwood's not good enough for a league he's made over 200 appearances in?

Absolute bollocks.