Recent content by MickaelDebevePhenomenal

My issue is the teams that tend to play "longball" generally have very technically deficient players. So these long balls often become 60 yard hoofed clearances that drift aimlessly through to the keeper. Any tactic or style played ineffectively is boring and bland to watch.

There's a distinct difference between what you describe i.e a winger getting wide and playing crosses in the box for a aerially dominant striker to attack, and centre halves playing 60/70 yard punts and playing percentage, turgid football that has been the benchmark of Pulis, Warncok, Dyche et al.

True - I agree stats only tell part of the picture and can be misleading, however, the reason I specifically sought out that particular stat is to demonstrate something I have witnessed in the games myself. We are simply far, far, more effective as a team when he is on the pitch, regardless of...

I'd add to that chapter 1 and chapter 5 were periods where Isiah Jones spent far less tie on the pitch. Up until a few games ago when i worked it out, we averaged 1.6 ppg with him starting games and less than 1 ppg when he doesn't start. His importance to our team cannot be underestimated.

And that is a key point. Historically, unless we threw a boatload of money at established big name stars, our recruitment has, being kind, been patchy. We now appear to have a well thought out plan with clear direction regarding recruitment. Yes we may lose one or two, but even if we do, the...

But unlike last season, he won't have the upheaval of changing clubs in the summer. He's 25 and never started a season where he finished the last!

last summer window we needed to replace our goalkepeer, centre mid, our no 10 and striker, amongst other positions. Those are 4 incredibly important positions and the spine of the team. Whilst we will still need to bolster our squad, notably centre Mid, this summer, the importance of the...

So 3 games then. So not really a viable solution at all

Sales - by an absolute MILE!

Who the frigg thinks O'Brien has the requite skills to play on the left of a 3 behind the striker. Not in a million years. He is an industrious, hard working, box to box type midfielder. To be one of the regular two sitting midfielders, he needs to improve his ball retention and passing on...

Depends on the financial size of the deal. He has been decent in patches, no more, hoepfully would kick on next season. Forest paid a fair whack to get him and Toffolo, 8 mil for them both if I remember rightly, and he will be on a good wage.

To fill the glaring holes in the squad with smart recruitment in the Rogers, RVDB, ELL model. If we do that, no reason we can't be near the pointy end of the league, however, realistically, the 3 that come down, plus probably Southampton, are going to have a significant advantage, So top 6...

Enjoyed that! We certainly are a fickle bunch. One thing I would say, we certainly need another striker option, as there is no way ELL can play 46 championship games, 90 mins a pop, at the intensity he plays. Will be very important to manage his minutes effectively next season to minimise any...

We are never going to be a huge threat from corners, we simply aren't set up with a bunch of aggressive aerial threats in the team, which is understandable if you have technical players more comfortable in possession. We might have one or two "big lads" who are decent aerially, but that...

this is my post on a different thread "Said it on here repeatedly, Dijksteel lacks the application, concentration and nastiness to be a championship level defender. He does really basic defending wrong. Look at his body shape on the photo still of the "offside" goal doing the rounds, square on...