[sophocles]

I'd like to see Grimes next to Dunkley with Naylor in front of them. I think Naylor would help Dunkley out by being available for a simple pass to start getting the ball forward without giving it away. Grimes is better than Dunkley at bringing the ball forward and passing it to a teammate.

This post has been edited by sophocles: 24 September 2024 - 10:04 AM

[Phil V 72]

sophocles, on 24 September 2024 - 10:02 AM, said:

I'd like to see Grimes next to Dunkley with Naylor in front of them. I think Naylor would help Dunkley out by being available for a simple pass to start getting the ball forward without giving it away. Grimes is better than Dunkley at bringing the ball forward and passing it to a teammate.

The way we played on Saturday, Grimes would have had exactly the same distribution issues as Dunkley I reckon.

As an aside, noted that it was Naylor who brought the ball forward down the right hand side from the CB position into the attacking third until he switched to midfield. In the first half, his distribution and link up play weren?t great with a number of misplaced passes.

I think now we have more options in the wide areas and in midfield we can work on better retention of the ball in the attacking positions, and with the aforementioned switch of Naylor into midfield (or the introduction of Fleck) we can start to see some pressure taken off the CBs to be ball-players.

[tedspireite]

Westbars Spireite, on 24 September 2024 - 09:47 AM, said:

It's a very long season. We've barely started. Unbeaten at home. Only been outplayed once. The hysterical bedwetting would be embarrassing enough if it wasn't off the back of years in the pit of misery. I fully expect that Cook's skills and our squad depth will see us prove very difficult to beat and I would be surprised and disappointed if come Feb/March when the going gets tough we aren't within reach of the top 3.

Well said I Agree with all of this.

[Goku]

sophocles, on 24 September 2024 - 10:02 AM, said:

I'd like to see Grimes next to Dunkley with Naylor in front of them. I think Naylor would help Dunkley out by being available for a simple pass to start getting the ball forward without giving it away. Grimes is better than Dunkley at bringing the ball forward and passing it to a teammate.

If you want a ball player it's Araujo you want. Him playing playing balls into Dobra and Colclough will be deadly. Teams often stand off Grimes because of his inconsistent distribution, like they did vs Dunkley on Sat.

[Osborne again]

danblue, on 24 September 2024 - 09:54 AM, said:

Amen
I'd be miffed if he ain't back in midfield on Saturday and Araujo the CB (seeing as Grimes is well out of favour)

When he moved back into midfield on Saturday his drive made a big difference to our play. He's done brilliantly at the back, but he's needed in his usual position. For me, we either bring back Jamie Grimes, because he did really well when he played or we play the young lad from Fulham. Araujo, is going to be some player if he keeps developing going forward.

[sophocles]

Goku, on 24 September 2024 - 10:36 AM, said:

If you want a ball player it's Araujo you want. Him playing playing balls into Dobra and Colclough will be deadly. Teams often stand off Grimes because of his inconsistent distribution, like they did vs Dunkley on Sat.

Like every other tactic, that can be turned to our advantage - all our CB has to do is to continue carrying the ball forward into opposition territory. If nobody comes forward to challenge, have a shot (we've conceded three goals like that already), if a challenge comes then pass into the gap created. My main criticism of Dunkley is that when he carries the ball out of defence he slows down or even stops, waves his arms around, making it clear he wants to pass, then gives it to the opposing team and moans at his own teammates. He should be told to keep going forward in those situations.

[stevie_b]

It's very early days. We're gonna be great. And I'm going to have a little flutter on us winning the league 😮

If we do, I'd really hope to be classy enough not to come on here and say (to some of you), "I told you so". But I'm not. I'm a skank from a mining town in Yorkshire. So ..... watch this space 😆

[sophocles]

stevie_b, on 24 September 2024 - 10:58 AM, said:

It's very early days. We're gonna be great. And I'm going to have a little flutter on us winning the league 😮

If we do, I'd really hope to be classy enough not to come on here and say (to some of you), "I told you so". But I'm not. I'm a skank from a mining town in Yorkshire. So ..... watch this space 😆

I've said since before the first game, that we'll get automatic promotion this season, and I also had a flutter on it at 8/1. Nothing so far has made me doubt that is exactly what we will achieve.