Pritt-Stick or something a little stronger?
Transfer Rumour Haji Wright (38 Viewers)
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fernandopartridge
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Yank
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Yes, he could close down a little bit better and be a bit more energetic, but does not matter if Clark fucking Kent is upfront if you are getting no service. Hopefully during the break, he can get straightened out by the coaching staff and the team as a whole will get more fluid with things.
Hobo
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I think he is a good player who we haven't learned how to play in yet. This is a step up for him and I am sure he is learning something every game. It will take time for him to settle in on the pitch and off it.
I think as a club we should look to develop his upper body strength. British football is on the physical side and he doesn't seem ready for that.
I think as a club we should look to develop his upper body strength. British football is on the physical side and he doesn't seem ready for that.
Greggs
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hinckley cov
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Clark Kent’s never played football in his life so you’re right it would be useless playing him
Astute
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The more I see of Wright the more I think good striker but totally the wrong striker for the system we are playing. Would have been perfect last season.
Wright is good at timing his runs right through to shooting. But if our opponents have the ball he trots around in a circle waiting for that ball to run onto. But because of the way we now play there's rarely space up front past the defence. Once we get the ball it quickly becomes about 20 players in their half and no space.
Maybe at the harder away games at least or for last 20 minutes or so hopefully when in lead. Drop back like we know we can and get him some space. We normally end up sitting back in these situations anyway.
Wright is good at timing his runs right through to shooting. But if our opponents have the ball he trots around in a circle waiting for that ball to run onto. But because of the way we now play there's rarely space up front past the defence. Once we get the ball it quickly becomes about 20 players in their half and no space.
Maybe at the harder away games at least or for last 20 minutes or so hopefully when in lead. Drop back like we know we can and get him some space. We normally end up sitting back in these situations anyway.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Well again it comes back to going from Hamer who could see and execute those kinds of passes to players who can’t.
Sky Blue Pete
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Ayari will give him a few games
Astute
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But Hamer players cost Hamer money. And Hamer players want to play higher than the Championship.
So they have to get a player with ability and coach it into them. Just like they changed Hamer from a liability to one of the best players I have seen in many years if not the best.
ovduk78
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Ayari played a lovely through ball in the 2nd half that either Simms or Wright could have gone for. Simms tried to get to it but wasn't quick enough, Wright didn't bother. I realise that the players are getting used to each other but surely forwards know that there is a chance the ball can be played through the gap and gamble on that. It looked on Saturday that if it wasn't passed directly to Wright or just in front of him then he wasn't interested.
shmmeee
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Hamer had the ability from the start.
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He did, but his point isn't invalid as they coached discipline and consistency into him.
Brighton Sky Blue
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I don’t disagree, just stating why Wright and others aren’t being played to their strengths.
Astute
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But totally wrong mindset. He missed more games through suspension than he scored goals
it was never a surprise to be down to 10 men.
bawtryneal
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He will improve when MVE and COH are providing good quality service.
skybluecam
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There’s definitely something off with him.
A couple of weeks to focus on training work has probably come at the right time. I don’t know if it’s mental or physical but he doesn’t look in a position to perform right now.
shmmeee
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But totally wrong mindset. He missed more games through suspension than he scored goals
This was massively overblown TBH. But regardless from game one you saw his ability. There’s an argument for Vik, although I still think that was returning to the mean, but Hamer came to us with some of the best key passing stats in Europe for his age. He wasn’t some nobody we turned into a PL player.
Calista
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PVA could help with that
Alkhen
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PVAs not been at the club for 13 years
As various people pointed out at the time, it’s rated very similarly to the championship, but I’ve no idea how those ratings are calculated. It’s certainly looked less intense though and from his highlights my memory is that he had a lot more space to work with but that could partly be playing style and giving him balls he can run onto.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Might be more comparable if you looked up his performances against Galatasaray/Fenerbahce etc.
skybluecam
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At least we’re now free to sign anyone <£8m without the pressure of them being a record signing
shmmeee
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baldy
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Clark Kent upfront would be at least lightening quick I’d imagine plus he’d show brilliant strength too - then again,he’d presumably be trying to hide all these assets & try & look ‘normal’ so yeah - he’d probably appear to be woeful (plus where would we sign him from? He’s not exactly playing football regularly)
Not sure if this has been shared already but some good analysis about our press here which elaborates on a couple of things MR mentioned in his post match interview.
Greggs
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Football will become even more of a boring game if everything is stat related. That shit can go in the bin for all I care, without that own goal we'd still be trying to equalise now.
They made half a dozen mistakes at the back that we failed to capitalise on, we made one that they scored from, where is the stat for that?
Really starting to lose interest in all this bollocks.
Calista
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Football is a more complicated game than I thought.
JohnWH
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Yeah back in my day we'd bang it around and hoof it to the only player who actually could shoot on goal and was a little quicker than everyone. We won about half our games, so not bad
I feel the same way. It’s easy for fans to say what a player should have done in any given situation but often a player will be trying to follow a game plan, a number of specific instructions, and react according to strengths or weaknesses of players around them. Considering some of the stick a few players have received recently I think that’s worth keeping in mind.
ProfessorbyGrace
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Looking back at Wright’s ‘highlight reel’, I’m getting the impression he was deployed more as a LFW or RFW, in certain matches, with instructions to run the channels, chase onto a long pass over the top (which, sadly, none of our midfielders can do) and get in the box when the ball is wide on the opposite flank etc.
This may explain at least some of his issues, in a new system.
Forgive me if I’m sounding cynical here, but if he was scouted, then signed, on the basis of how he played in a certain set-up, then it’s odd to think how he can suddenly provide the same output in a more constrained role?
I dunno, just thinking out loud.
This may explain at least some of his issues, in a new system.
Forgive me if I’m sounding cynical here, but if he was scouted, then signed, on the basis of how he played in a certain set-up, then it’s odd to think how he can suddenly provide the same output in a more constrained role?
I dunno, just thinking out loud.
shmmeee
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This is why we should play 433 with Saka and Wright wide.
He does need to operate in space at the minute, and I think that's why he is struggling with our new possession style of football.
He really reminds me of Vik, I think he will.come good - but it's going to take some big adjustments to the type of runs he makes etc.
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He really reminds me of Vik, I think he will.come good - but it's going to take some big adjustments to the type of runs he makes etc.
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steve cooper
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I would definitely like to see that, whether MR will play that system is another story.