Bassette myth (16 Viewers)

[torchomatic]

Jesus , is Norm the new boo boy now JDS is playing well and Collins looking more assured ?
I just want every player wearing our shirt to play well , yes criticise but don't ostracise

Seems like it. They'll drift back to slagging off Collins and JDS soon enough.

 

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[torchomatic]

He was playing against a team with 10 men chasing the game. You'd expect him to get more touches.

There's just no maturity or intelligence about the way he plays. After a stint out the side I expected him to be better.

You'd better tell Lampard. I'm sure he'd appreciate your knowledge and advice.

 

[skybluecam]

You'd better tell Lampard. I'm sure he'd appreciate your knowledge and advice.

Stupid comment

But I'm sure Lampard saw the same and I don't think we'll see Bassette come on if we're in a similar situation again.

 

[Otis]

We have to give Bassette time. He's still very raw.

Yesterday,.for some reason,.he didn't even look match fit. His touch was awful and his positioning poor too.

We have to give him time though. There's no rush

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Obikwu seems to be made of glass.

Not another sick note that's all we need.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

We have to give Bassette time. He's still very raw.

Yesterday,.for some reason,.he didn't even look match fit. His touch was awful and his positioning poor too.

We have to give him time though. There's no rush

The game had petered out by the time they’d came on. We did lose a lot of control after Grimes went off which was a minor concern. As good as Allen has been in some games, it wasn’t his best cameo yesterday.

The thing that did annoy me with Bassette was the naivety to attempt taking on a player in our own third and ended up losing the ball. That was stupid and those little details can cause us to concede.

 

[SkyBlueCharlie9]

I agree with those that think he’ll come good. Tough call about loaning him, which would no doubt do him some good but he’s also exactly the type of player we should have as third or forth striker….young, developing and got enough ability to cause teams problems

Had a poor cameo yesterday but those 10 min spells are never easy. Also showed that simms was probably more effective than many realise during the game. He was a handful/nuisance occupying the CBs again even though it didn’t really fall for him. Anyone seen a replay of the push in the back/potential pen on Simms second half ?

On Simms push, never mind a blatant penalty that was assault. As bad as the EMC (non) penalty v Stoke I think when keeper flattened him.

 

[Hobo]

As a player coming onto the pitch for about 15 minutes, it is likely you will only get two or three touches. It is not easy to get into a game that is established and pick up the pace of the game. The first time you touch the ball you need it to be a good one.

Fans think every sub should be some super sub or at least as good or if not better than who they replaced. Subs are a gamble and often successful substitutions are as much luck as good judgement.

It is why sometimes managers are reluctant to make changes. Against WBA FL delayed bringing two players on because we were defending a succession of corners. Leave the players on who are focused and up to match speed.

Once the ball was cleared up to the half way line for a throw in, he brought them on. The delay while the subs come on also helps break up WBA's attacking momentum.

I don't judge subs too harshly. They need a good 20-30 minutes of game time to have a fair chance of really getting into the game. Otherwise it is as much luck as anything. Bassette's job was to come on and just run around with fresh legs to press defenders and be disruptive.

 

[Tommo1993]

As a player coming onto the pitch for about 15 minutes, it is likely you will only get two or three touches. It is not easy to get into a game that is established and pick up the pace of the game. The first time you touch the ball you need it to be a good one.

Fans think every sub should be some super sub or at least as good or if not better than who they replaced. Subs are a gamble and often successful substitutions are as much luck as good judgement.

It is why sometimes managers are reluctant to make changes. Against WBA FL delayed bringing two players on because we were defending a succession of corners. Leave the players on who are focused and up to match speed.

Once the ball was cleared up to the half way line for a throw in, he brought them on. The delay while the subs come on also helps break up WBA's attacking momentum.

I don't judge subs too harshly. They need a good 20-30 minutes of game time to have a fair chance of really getting into the game. Otherwise it is as much luck as anything. Bassette's job was to come on and just run around with fresh legs to press defenders and be disruptive.

Didn’t even do that

 

[Captain Dart]

Against WBA FL delayed bringing two players on because we were defending a succession of corners. Leave the players on who are focused and up to match speed.

Once the ball was cleared up to the half way line for a throw in, he brought them on. The delay while the subs come on also helps break up WBA's attacking momentum.

Can confirm, correctly remembered.

 

[Nuskyblue]

He's not ready to lead the line as a sole striker.

There's plenty of raw ability, but he's got to be paired up with Simms or as an impact sub.

Playing off Simms would work.

Classic big lad little lad, well not little but rapid.

Could probably do with more than 10 minutes also.

 

[Grendel]

Playing off Simms would work.

Classic big lad little lad, well not little but rapid.

Could probably do with more than 10 minutes also.

Simms offers nothing for other forwards to work with

 

[Nuskyblue]

Simms offers nothing for other forwards to work with

I dunno, he's looked more like making the ball stick up top recently. He seems to win headers and whatnot more regularly.

 

[Skybluecol]

Playing off Simms would work.

Classic big lad little lad, well not little but rapid.

Could probably do with more than 10 minutes also.

He's not good enough to lead the line nor play off another striker at this level atm....far from it

 

[SBT]

Playing off Simms would work.

Classic big lad little lad, well not little but rapid.

Could probably do with more than 10 minutes also.

I could imagine Bassette doing better in a strike partnership (he’s hopeless as a lone striker) but there is also zero chance of us adapting our style/formation just to accommodate him.

 

[mmttww]

Simms offers nothing for other forwards to work with

Disagree. His touch can be sh*t but he's playing his part in a team that controls games, presses well and scores plenty.

 

[stupot07]

Disagree. His touch can be sh*t but he's playing his part in a team that controls games, presses well and scores plenty.

I don't think you can say he scores plenty when he has just 6 league goals in 40 appearances this season.

 

[mmttww]

I don't think you can say he scores plenty...

I didn't. I said he's playing in a team that scores plenty, and that I think he plays his part in that.

 

[stupot07]

I didn't. I said he's playing in a team that scores plenty, and that I think he plays his part in that.

Fair enough, I misread what you'd posted

 

[blunted]

Just read an article that says players who fans show the love to perform much better. Constant criticism has the opposite outcome where a really good player is frightened to try anything in case they make a mistake.
I can't think of a bad player in our squad that gets plenty of minutes.
Bassette is young and needs nurturing not condemning.
There are posters on here who make it a virtue to constantly pick out a player to crucify. Occasionally their observations are eventually proved correct, but more often they are shown to have little football knowledge. They rarely admit to their rubbish observations.
They will be back when Collins, Sheaf or JDS have a bad game.

 

[quinn1971]

so we’ve moved on from sheaf and Collins and da silva and kitching to bassette now, these subs are squad players, with our wage bill we’re not going to get class players sat on the bench, still wouldn’t give up on bassette just yet

 

[mmttww]

Fair enough, I misread what you'd posted

or I posted gibberish. Either way, have one of these...

 

[Grendel]

The other thing with him is this constant pantomime nonsense

He feigned injury in the dying minutes of the Portsmouth game and the ref could have stopped it