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I wonder whether Jones is looking to leave this month and Carrick is getting the side used to playing without him.

Complete speculation of course. But it's been reported Premier League teams are on for him and he's one of the few players who'd command a decent fee.
 
I wonder whether Jones is looking to leave this month and Carrick is getting the side used to playing without him.

Complete speculation of course. But it's been reported Premier League teams are on for him and he's one of the few players who'd command a decent fee.
TBF he's been rather poor over the last few games, but he does draw players away due to his speed.
 
I wonder whether Jones is looking to leave this month and Carrick is getting the side used to playing without him.

Complete speculation of course. But it's been reported Premier League teams are on for him and he's one of the few players who'd command a decent fee.
I think Jones is on the bench because he's been poor for weeks , and doesn't deserve a starting place in the team. Carrick is not convinced by him and rightly so, he has not performed well for weeks. maybe a spell on the bench will spur him on to improve, as and when he gets his chance again.
 
I'm still not convinced by Crooks up top but hope I'm proven wrong. I think Forss allows Chuba that yard of extra space to turn and get things going as the defenders drop deeper knowing he's likely to run in-behind, Crooks is more a static striker and doesn't make typical striker runs (yet).
 
I like the consistency of team selection - they are doing well so no 'tinkering'
Think only Hoppe and Daniels left who aren't injured anyway though - so the 18 more or less picks itself
 
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Crooks isn’t a striker. Forss isn’t a winger.

Perhaps those are the positions we’ll explore in the window. I hope so.

Forss does a job. Crooks, despite the assist v Blackburn was pretty crap all night. Started the same today. Out of position though so can’t complain too much.

Square pegs in round holes. Perhaps an indication of how thin the squad is. One of my annoyances though.
 
I like Forss up top. He is non stop with his running and pressing and seems to give Akpom a bit more space. Crooks has an excellent goal scoring record (for a midfielder) but making him into a CF seems a bit daft to me. But in Carrick we trust so let’s see what it brings.
 
Crooks isn’t a striker. Forss isn’t a winger.

Perhaps those are the positions we’ll explore in the window. I hope so.

Forss does a job. Crooks, despite the assist v Blackburn was pretty crap all night. Started the same today. Out of position though so can’t complain too much.

Square pegs in round holes. Perhaps an indication of how thin the squad is. One of my annoyances though.
Having said that about Crooks….😁
 
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