What is Forster-Caskey's role in the team?

[pnealesmith]

I am a fan of developing and playing development squad players. Dunk is a great example of when it works well and I hope that in due course Solly March will also become a regular attacking midfielder. However, this season I am bewildered as to what role Forster-Caskey is filing in the current match day team where he has been an 80-90 minute regular.

He is not the strong holding MF (that's Holla or Ince), he is not the playmaker (that's Teixeira, Gardner or McCourt) and he is not the finisher (perhaps Lua Lua or in previous season's Crofts).

His main role seems to be to take the odd corner and free kick (mostly badly) and to make a badly timed tackle in the middle of the park to get booked every match.

Surely, playing Ince, McCourt or Crofts would give a stronger performance in midfield?

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Had to check the screen at h/t to confirm JFC was actually playing. Totally ineffective IMHO.

 

[Bladders]

......in fairness, I thought he played well last night, not spectacular but positionally aware and ticked the ball over.

 

[Grassman]

Just shows how differently we see the game. I thought that yesterday JFC was very good and I've been more than a little critical of him this season. He played a number of excellent balls in both halves trying to realise whoever was running outside him, yes, his corners are still not good enough but let someone else take them!

 

[Harold]

His role is to divide the fans it seems. For my two penneth worth, he's not up to this level.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Virgs was saying how well he was playing last night wasn't he? I honestly think he's turning into another Barnes.

 

[Munchkin]

JFC is simply not good enough I'm afraid.

I would suggest his forthcoming suspension will give someone else the opportunity to prove they a far better option and I feel he will struggle to get back in.

If last night was one of his better performances then it's sums up how below par he is.

 

[surlyseagull]

Just shows how differently we see the game. I thought that yesterday JFC was very good and I've been more than a little critical of him this season. He played a number of excellent balls in both halves trying to realise whoever was running outside him, yes, his corners are still not good enough but let someone else take them!

Agree ,he put one pass through which was inch perfect and should have resulted in more and had a pretty good game imo ,and yes perhaps he made some mistakes, but then again as good as Dunk was he put Cardiff through with a mistake which could have cost us the game if it had not been for Stockdale so lets take a fair assesment .

 

[blue'n'white]

Not a fan at all.
He seems incapable of taking a corner with any degree of accuracy (mind you in the current set up he's not exactly alone in that !) and his petulance seems to flair up in each match when he gets booked for poor challenges. When he started off he was good but a run of games in the first team has not had the desired effect of pushing him on - in fact I think he's gone backwards. However the manager likes him as does the England manager so perhaps we don't see the full picture during the match.

 

[big nuts]

He played very well last night This same debate is raging on the Play Ratings Thread. His role is to play alongside Holla to protect the back four both centrally and wide if our full backs get exposed.

If someone can bring up the stats I'm sure it will shock many as his pass completion rate will be high including key passes, defensive tackles in midfield will probably be the best in the team and finally ground/distance covered no one covered more ground than him last night either to track back defensively or to make space to receive the ball from the back four. If his volley goes in last night a strong contender for MOTM as it is just a very sound and solid display.

 

[chaileyjem]

His role against Watford will be to sit it out as he's suspended after picking up a fifth yellow card last night for a rather harsh booking towards the end.

 

[bhawoddy]

He played very well last night This same debate is raging on the Play Ratings Thread. His role is to play alongside Holla to protect the back four both centrally and wide if our full backs get exposed.

If someone can bring up the stats I'm sure it will shock many as his pass completion rate will be high including key passes, defensive tackles in midfield will probably be the best in the team and finally ground/distance covered no one covered more ground than him last night either to track back defensively or to make space to receive the ball from the back four. If his volley goes in last night a strong contender for MOTM as it is just a very sound and solid display.

Tbh I didnt even realise he was playing until 30 minutes in.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

I have been critical of JFC this season but he has been a lot better last 2 games.still cant understand why the midfield gets rotated but he is the only one that seems to stay in the team.

 

[Pintos]

He is our Xavi - excellent close control and short passing.
I think for him to gain universal acceptance he will need to start notching up more assists and goals. (Although you could say that about any player - I'd happily take anyone who will directly contribute to 15 goals a season. Apart from maybe Kevin Nolan, he's a ****)

 

[Tory Boy]

His role is to blast the ball 10 yards over the crossbar at every chance.

He is very good at it to be fair.

TB

 

[Silverhatch]

He's young. Thought he's been a bit meh this season, but he had a great game last night. His finishing needs working on but that's the same for every player in blue & white stripes.

 

[Mowgli37]

He played very well last night, bar of course those volleys. I've been critical of him in the past for being too lightweight but he showed his beef with some very meaty tackles. Admittedly this led to him getting suspended but when you compare the challenge he was booked for and the one on Kaz as we were on the break in injury time then it seems harsh.

 

[Rookie]

Keeps play ticking over and last night played some lovely balls through that unfortunately didn't come off by millimetres.
Check his stats for each game, that will tell you why he is in the team.

 

[Brighton TID]

What he does, he gets the ball and keeps possession, passes it easy, keeps possession, breaks up the play, keeps possession. When we have possession, we have the ball and the opponent doesn't. Football without the ball is athletics (read Gus Poyet).

In every team, there are unspectacular players, rather like the wheel bearings on a car. Boring, hidden, but essential to the running of the whole.

Jakey's set pieces are shite though.

 

[crabface]

Have said all season that he is not up to the standard, however thought last night was one of his better games. Was amusing after McCourt came on, Jake ran over to take the corner and Paddy was having none of it. Really needs to work on his set pieces if he is going to be taking them for us regularly.