Olympiacos Vs Nottingham Forest sponsored by Kaiser Chiefs
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Basha73
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Their keeper was awful but Anderson’s deliveries were fantastic and you can only score if you are in the right positions.
Elanga showed in one run exactly how frightened of him teams should be. If he gets the ball on the run with defenders back-pedalling he can do some damage to any team.
And I would love to see Yates step up again and start getting goals in the Prem. Even half a dozen would do…
Thewolf/jimmygordon
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Maybe they should take Miguel on loan?
radfordinlondon
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I agree with this but the starting position has completely changed. we actually have the ability to do more than cling onto games. what I hope to see this year is not just survival but a real hunger to improve.
radfordinlondon
Vital Football Legend
their keeper was shit but still had better distribution than sels imo
Thewolf/jimmygordon
Vital Football Hero
Wolf surely the coaching staff must know this?
Thewolf/jimmygordon
Vital Football Hero
But even if Murillo does improve as a defender (age 23 or 24) we won't actually get the benefit as we are his stepping stone
I wish we had cashed in on him for big money
If that was ever a possibility
As a centre back if we end up getting 15M for him we will have done well I think
He's just not a centre back
Thewolf/jimmygordon
Vital Football Hero
Like someone else said with more centre back options at the club he may even lose his place if the mistakes continue
Especially if we are only playing 2 centre backs
radfordinlondon
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don't really want to feed Wolfie but he was off the pace. he is young, no bad thing to have his feet placed back on the ground
Thewolf/jimmygordon
Vital Football Hero
Its not feeding me mate
It's just what it is
He's a great footballer but he's not a great defender.
You can't hide in that position. The flowery stuff he does when not defending is why he's highly rated. But first and foremost he has to be a great defender in a 2 man centre back pairing
He's got problems if that's our formation
Simple as that
Thewolf/jimmygordon
Vital Football Hero
And let's stop saying he's young
We aren't a development team making him better for bigger clubs
He needs to be shit hot for us now
We aren't a development team making him better for bigger clubs
He needs to be shit hot for us now
weejockmcplop
Vital Champions League
Which players are we allowed to call young?
Thewolf/jimmygordon
Vital Football Hero
Abbott
And ones around Murillos age who haven't said we are just a stepping stone to a bigger club
Ps Abbott is probably a better centre back defensively than Murillo as it is!
weejockmcplop
Vital Champions League
Ahh so players who are
I would personally sell danillo and pair Murillo with Sangare when we play 4 at the back or rotate Murillo and Sangare and get a better option at CD to play in a four
Your wish maybe granted yet. Chelsea have sold Gallagher to Athletico for £33m so they have a lot of leeway in PSR if they offer a 5 year contract. They can also chuck in a couple of CB’s and a striker.
Thewolf/jimmygordon
Vital Football Hero
If they want to help us become a bigger club for sure
Its worth being patient and allowing them to develop with us
mao tse tung
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Abbott has far more promise than Murrillo; and that's not denigrating Murrillo in any way.
Murillo did not play that bad last night, but he is still displaying the same problems - he gets dragged out of position far too often.
I would not be overly harsh on him over their first goal, which was a brilliant bit of play which would have fooled most defenders.
As for playing him in midfield; that's a fucking insane idea - if he cannot maintain any positional discipline playing at the back, he would not stand a chance in midfield.
Abbott is a class act; he will be a superstar - I just hope we can get a few years out of him here before he is snapped up by one of the big clubs.
