bawtryneal
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Watch Godden get a hattrick against Maidstone.
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Mucca Mad Boys
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So if Wright struggled in his favoured position but prospered out wide, what does that tell you about our tactics?
SlowerThanPlatt
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I hope so, means we’ll probably go through.
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But I don't think Wright has struggled when played in the centre and the majority of his goals have come when he has played there. He has more assists when playing in the wider role.
Mucca Mad Boys
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So the consensus would be that so far, he’s played his better football at LW or ST? I don’t think MR would agree with that as things stand today.
The difference is Tuesday’s goal v Wednesday and he’s played upfront about 3-5 times more than LW. So if we wanted to go into the granular detail, he’s probably got a better MPG playing LW atm.
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He's played roughly the same amount in both positions. Subjectively I think he has played better on the left but he has proved it is possible to score in the middle in this team. Also he played in the centre more at the beginning when he was adjusting to playing in a new team/country.
skybluecam
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What would this prove lol
blunted
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I,ve said it before, Matty for some reason has lost his mojo but that doesn't mean he won't get it back. Missing 3 out of his last 4 penalties is not the player who never missed but it is also not indicative of getting too old. Never had great pace, his brilliance was his speed of thought and execution in the box. He has looked poor recently and I get why people think it is all over for him. However, write Matty off at your peril.
skybluecam
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Liquid Gold
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Thanks for everything Matty. City hero for being there during the rise but it’s time for both to move on.
He’s got a few years left scoring loads at L1. I’ll always hope he does well.
He’s got a few years left scoring loads at L1. I’ll always hope he does well.
covcity4life
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He's ours till end of season for sure
Save the obituaries. He may still have a magic moment or two left in him for us. Let's pray that happens
Save the obituaries. He may still have a magic moment or two left in him for us. Let's pray that happens
Brighton Sky Blue
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Ridiculous post
GaryJones
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Very unfair - he has been an absolute legend. He is not getting the rub of the green right now and going through a sticky patch - this is the time he needs the support of the fans more than ever!
He is a winner & a proven goalscorer so he is probably just pissed off with himself - not the fans.
Grow up man.
The watchmaker
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Some mental stuff on here (not specifically this thread) about Godden. Even if we accept our best front 4 is:
Sakamoto - O'Hare - Wright
Simms
Godden and Palmer are the only 2 proper attacking subs we have. If we need a goal in a BIG game and someone takes a knock I am going to be way happier seeing Godden come on than seeing dasilva take the wing.
covcity4life
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Agree.
Although da Silva was good today and is an option albeit not ideal for lw
The watchmaker
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Yes, that shouldn't be seen as me writing off Dasilva in more general terms. I'm very specifically thinking about the player I want it falling to 8 yards out in the final minute of the playoff final.
Flying Fokker
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Daft post of the week so far….
SkyBlueMatt
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I'll support Godden while he still wears sky blue. I don't see the point of being negative.
You can tell he is desperate to play so the likelihood is he'll leave in the summer for more game time. Until then, he is one of 6 players covering 4 spots. So he's going to need to play some part.
Players are still human and being slated by your own fans on social media is going to do nothing for your confidence.
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You can tell he is desperate to play so the likelihood is he'll leave in the summer for more game time. Until then, he is one of 6 players covering 4 spots. So he's going to need to play some part.
Players are still human and being slated by your own fans on social media is going to do nothing for your confidence.
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JoeCCFCPUSB
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He has been an absolute legend and a servant to this club, but he is 33 in a few months and he simply hasn't got the required ability to cut it with how we are playing currently.
Go and watch back all our previous highlights over the past 2 months, Sakamoto, O'Hare, Palmer and Milan pretty much playing tiki taka football with the Haji Wright being the guy unmarked and scoring for us. them 4 players have completely turned our fortunes in my opinion, and where does Matty Godden fit into this style? the answer is simple, he doesn't.
Matty Godden just hasn't got the natural ability to play that technical style of football, he effectively goes missing because of the way we are playing and what you're left with is a player being exposed for his limitations rather than a player being exposed because of is lack of application.
He is always going to do a job in a Coventry City side that is where Plymouth currently are in the table, when we were focused on not achieving anything but finishing above safety (17th, 18th position) we the fans were just glad to have a Matty Godden in the squad, someone that would bag you 10 goals, 4 or 5 of which coming from the penalty spot.
Now we are an actual force in this division, we have outgrown the Matty Godden level of player.
Go and watch back all our previous highlights over the past 2 months, Sakamoto, O'Hare, Palmer and Milan pretty much playing tiki taka football with the Haji Wright being the guy unmarked and scoring for us. them 4 players have completely turned our fortunes in my opinion, and where does Matty Godden fit into this style? the answer is simple, he doesn't.
Matty Godden just hasn't got the natural ability to play that technical style of football, he effectively goes missing because of the way we are playing and what you're left with is a player being exposed for his limitations rather than a player being exposed because of is lack of application.
He is always going to do a job in a Coventry City side that is where Plymouth currently are in the table, when we were focused on not achieving anything but finishing above safety (17th, 18th position) we the fans were just glad to have a Matty Godden in the squad, someone that would bag you 10 goals, 4 or 5 of which coming from the penalty spot.
Now we are an actual force in this division, we have outgrown the Matty Godden level of player.
Godden wasn’t good enough last season, and isn’t this.
For me he’s not a legend.
He had a great promo season in lg1 and has made a solid contribution in the championship. Legends deliver much more than that.
I do think he’s probably a very good senior pro in the club and one Robins has loved having around.
We move on
For me he’s not a legend.
He had a great promo season in lg1 and has made a solid contribution in the championship. Legends deliver much more than that.
I do think he’s probably a very good senior pro in the club and one Robins has loved having around.
We move on
ccfc1234
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He has scored far more since he has played off the left with licence to cut in. Sunday was a classic example with him struggling as the lone forward, switched to the left and then scores two.
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fatso
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He got into position to score 2 goals last night, he got a piss poor connection on the first, and the second effort hit the keepers leg. Fine margins for a striker, on another day he gets all the plaudits for scoring 2 goals.
But there's little doubt that this formation doesn't exactly suit any of the 3 strikers we currently have.
At the other end of the pitch Bobby Thomas had an equally poor game, his reckless dive in tackle, or whatever the fuck it was, caused the first goal, and then he gets a deflection for the second.
I like Thomas, but he's always got a fuck up just waiting to happen.
Hopefully that will improve with experience.
Terry_dactyl
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Haji Wright missed an arguably easier chance vs Millwall.
covcity4life
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No way was wrights chance easier
Terry_dactyl
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I said arguably
covcity4life
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Why are you trying so hard to get godden off the hook for a bad miss though? Would wright and Simms get you lawyered up in the same way?
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JSL
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Not that I am defending MG's form, but didn't he become a dad for the first time late last year? Some will know of the domestic turmoil that will cause and perhaps its catching him up. He's been a good player for us and until recently, many would have been distraught if he wasn't on the team sheet. how times change quickly.....
Terry_dactyl
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Am I trying that hard? It’s a shocker, as was Wrights.
Edit: ive come back to this having read your ramblings. What are you suggesting here?
skybluegod
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Godden is a good lower champ striker but not in this system/formation. We need more and he is in an awful run of form. It's a hard job as the striker in the formation, but we have what we have and we will just have to hope he can nick a couple between now and the end of the season.
New contract seems more and more odd though.
New contract seems more and more odd though.
Terry_dactyl
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Just in case you missed it I’ve asked you what you meant by this final comment.
Brighton Sky Blue
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covcity4life
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That your trying too hard to excuse goddens miss.
@Terry_dactyl nothing more sinister than the above
@Terry_dactyl nothing more sinister than the above
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