Recruitment has been shocking (9 Viewers)
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Mucca Mad Boys
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Overreacting just a tad.
Calista
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Not in a minority of one though Deleted member 9744
ProfessorbyGrace
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The fact that MR has publicly stated that he doesn’t follow instructions?
This would indicate a possible ‘attitude’ issue, hence the words I used: ‘maybe’ and ‘questionable’.
Calista
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When he fails to go past his man, Robins isn't accusing him of disobeying instructions. Milan is clearly finding it hard to have the confidence to do what the manager would like him to do. I really don't get 'attitude problem' from that.
ProfessorbyGrace
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II can’t seem to find the article I read on here (via Sky Blues Extra) and I’m sure it stated that MR said that MVE wasn’t following instructions.
Again, the ‘attitude’ remark was a supposition. MR is usually very protective over his players, I just found it odd that he’d publicly state that a player wasn’t following instructions.
I’ll try and find the article, and if I’m wrong, I’ll hold my hands up.
Frostie
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II can’t seem to find the article I read on here (via Sky Blues Extra) and I’m sure it stated that MR said that MVE wasn’t following instructions.
Again, the ‘attitude’ remark was a supposition. MR is usually very protective over his players, I just found it odd that he’d publicly state that a player wasn’t following instructions.
I’ll try and find the article, and if I’m wrong, I’ll hold my hands up.
Doesn't scream attitude problem at all.
Sounds like someone lacking confidence & familiarity with what's being asked of him as you'd expect with new signings.
fernandopartridge
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One problem he has is that when he gets on the ball it's a force field of our players running away from him, we so desperately miss Allen or O'Hare offering that short option for a ball inside or a give and go.
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT
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After hearing Robins at the forum earlier in the week I am surprised he’s getting so much game time. I know we’re short but he spoke so well about how he managed Vik in his early days, making sure he knew he had to prove himself in the 21’s before even getting a shot in the first half, yet he’s doing exactly the opposite with Ayari
Then again in the next breath he said he wasn’t going to rush OHare back and he needed U21 game time first, then boom, he’s there tonight
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shmmeee
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All our RWBs last season had support from Hamer going up the pitch and an AM pulling wide. Fuck knows where they all go because it’s not into positions to receive the ball.
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It's also what we can all see, surely!
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Thing is, we moan about Simms and Wright's goal output, you're playing someone offensively who's scored zero goals since leaving Japan!
TomRad85
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Think him and MVE could cause havoc down the right hand side if given the chance.
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ProfessorbyGrace
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I must have dreamt the part about ‘not following instructions’, then.
Hands are up; I take it back.
shmmeee
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He’s been playing wingback!
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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We didn't say which league though...before a ball was kicked, Cov were buying the league
reality bites
Skybluedownunder
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Completely agree. Another one of these ‘ex Chelsea youth players’
I’m gunna throw it out there as probably an unpopular opinion but… I haven’t been overly impressed with any of these ex Chelsea youth players, they’ve all been naff.
Palmer, JDS, Westbrooke, Wakefield, Collins… Panzo was ‘ok’
The ones that have come in on loan or permanent that were current Chelsea players at the time, that’s a different story, they’ve been decent
Sterling, Dabo, JCS & Maatsen
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SkyblueTexan
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Think MVE and JDS also have potential, but agree that the signings have underwhelmed for the most part.
Matt smith
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To be fair I understood every transfer apart from the wright one, can see why we signed Thomas Kitching etc suit our model and type of addition, Milan and JDS too, just didn’t get the wright signing
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BlueSkiesForever
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Whilst he’s not perfect I think it’s clear that whichever position Sakamoto gets asked to play in he’s probably one of the best players on the pitch for us. I think Robins needs to trust him more and look at things objectively rather than relying on supposed favourites every week.
If the rumours are true we’re going back to the box with Wright up top and Saka and Allen in behind then I think that’s a big step forward in terms of confident, positive decisions from Robins. It’s all been too defensive and predictable so far, to me it seems impossible to work out your best team if you don’t experiment a bit. Whatever the result tonight I’m just glad Robins is experimenting more, hopefully we can build on that, it’s not like it can be any worse than the Rotherham game, to lose 2-0 to Rotherham considering they just lost 2-0 to Sheffield Wednesday is pretty appalling tbf.
SkyBlueSoul
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We're now being used as a barometer for underperformance by teams like Celtic
Nick
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Yeah, there's usually 1 in the box surrounded by 5 players as well.
shmmeee
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Its three things: we can’t cross, our forwards never attack the near post, and as you say they’re usually outnumbered at least 3 to 1.
I agree. Watched sakamoto twist and turn the wba left back last week more than once only for the cross to be so weak on his non favourite right foot that it was cleared before it got to the front post. What irritated me was wright was just standing flat footed and never made the sprint to the front post anyway.
If you look at each signing individually only 1/2 of them looks like potentially bad signings (Collins as he can't get a game and Ayari who isn't ready).
They are all either finding their feet at this level and/or in a new country apart from Lati/JDS who many agree our the best signings. Same thing happened with Hyam & Rose after we got promoted and they are now established championship CBs.
You don't look at any of the signings and think they're going to be plying their trade in League One for the rest of their careers like quite a few of our players have over the last 3 years.
The only area where our recruitment has been shocking has been not signing a CM that could provide more control and creativity in the middle. We looked good in the first 10 games but due to a lack of a final ball and silly defensive errors we're now completely shot of confidence.
They are all either finding their feet at this level and/or in a new country apart from Lati/JDS who many agree our the best signings. Same thing happened with Hyam & Rose after we got promoted and they are now established championship CBs.
You don't look at any of the signings and think they're going to be plying their trade in League One for the rest of their careers like quite a few of our players have over the last 3 years.
The only area where our recruitment has been shocking has been not signing a CM that could provide more control and creativity in the middle. We looked good in the first 10 games but due to a lack of a final ball and silly defensive errors we're now completely shot of confidence.
Cally Fedora
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In early November it’s impossible to judge recruitment. We’ve just sold a striker for 20m who took time to settle and contribute. We sold Hamer close to the deadline so his replacement was always going to be Jan.
ccfc1234
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Impossible!!
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Really? 17 games in? When can we judge?
fernandopartridge
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Many judged Gyokeres by this point, some clowns even saying they preferred Biamou
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Brighton Sky Blue
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At the same time, it’s painfully obvious we need better in midfield.