Horses for courses. I don’t think Allen would’ve been right yesterday, they were so dominant in the air and we needed all the height we could get. I thought Sheaf played OK yesterday, not everything came off like any of our players and at least he had a shot or two from distance. His left footed cross second half was excellent too.
Against Cardiff and Boro I thought we could play our game more and Allen gave us more drive going forwards.
I think they both offer us different setups in midfield that we’ll need at different points.
Interesting reading the passing stats here: https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/17/Show/England-Coventry
Both come off well, Sheaf has the best pass competion in the squad as well as the most passes, also holds up well on key passes:
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I’d quite like to see the box with Sheaf deeper and Allen and O’Hare behind Györkeres. I think Vik on current form is a very different proposition as a lone striker to anyone we had last season.
Edit: check the defensive stats as well, in many Sheaf is top or top non CB. I honestly think he doesn’t get credit for an awful lot he does because he’s taller than Kelly and Allen and so it doesn’t look like his legs are moving as fast.
Hope for you yetInteresting reading the passing stats here: https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/17/Show/England-Coventry
Both come off well, Sheaf has the best pass competion in the squad as well as the most passes, also holds up well on key passes:
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I’d quite like to see the box with Sheaf deeper and Allen and O’Hare behind Györkeres. I think Vik on current form is a very different proposition as a lone striker to anyone we had last season.
Edit: check the defensive stats as well, in many Sheaf is top or top non CB. I honestly think he doesn’t get credit for an awful lot he does because he’s taller than Kelly and Allen and so it doesn’t look like his legs are moving as fast.
So you went for Sheaf who's never played a game where everyone has liked him?Gone with hamer and sheaf
Not sure how can vote for Allen when he's only played 2 games recently where everyone has liked him universally.
I don't care what other ppl think. Sheaf has played a lot more games in the championship for us than Allen has. And anyone who doesnt appreicate him is alao the type of dumb fan that said we would get relegated last year and this year not to mention never get promoted from league 1So you went for Sheaf who's never played a game where everyone has liked him?
I don't care what other ppl think. Sheaf has played a lot more games in the championship for us than Allen has. And anyone who doesnt appreicate him is alao the type of dumb fan that said we would get relegated last year and this year not to mention never get promoted from league 1
Don't care what others think but mentioned public opinion in your justification of not picking Allen.. brilliant!I don't care what other ppl think. Sheaf has played a lot more games in the championship for us than Allen has. And anyone who doesnt appreicate him is alao the type of dumb fan that said we would get relegated last year and this year not to mention never get promoted from league 1
What r u talking about? Not thinking he's as good as I do doesn't mean you don't appreicate him does it?Well last season sheaf played about 500 minutes more than Allen in the league .
And I don't think he's as good as you do, and I always said we'd stay up last year
Where does that leave that assumption now
Seriously though , just say you prefer sheaf without the nonsense
Nope. Said hes only really had 2 good games in most people's eyes in championship. Plz don't tell me u think sheaf has had less.Don't care what others think but mentioned public opinion in your justification of not picking Allen.. brilliant!
Still need another centre back. But apart from that I think our bench is beginning to look pretty decent.It's all good I went sheaf and hamer,but also happy if it's Allen or Kelly along side hamer as it's great we have options think options wise we are lot better off from keeper right through to strikers this season.
Having rose on the bench you think isn't enough.Still need another centre back. But apart from that I think our bench is beginning to look pretty decent.
No I don't. Remember how we were force to play Dabo in the centre. I think we need another body. If one of those four get injured we do not have another CB on the bench.Having rose on the bench you think isn't enough.
Interesting reading the passing stats here: https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/17/Show/England-Coventry
Both come off well, Sheaf has the best pass competion in the squad as well as the most passes, also holds up well on key passes:
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I’d quite like to see the box with Sheaf deeper and Allen and O’Hare behind Györkeres. I think Vik on current form is a very different proposition as a lone striker to anyone we had last season.
Edit: check the defensive stats as well, in many Sheaf is top or top non CB. I honestly think he doesn’t get credit for an awful lot he does because he’s taller than Kelly and Allen and so it doesn’t look like his legs are moving as fast.
Based on current viewing:
Home fixtures - Allen and Hamer
Away fixtures - Sheaf and Hamer
I think Allen has offered a good outlet in a deeper role in the home games. However, with our away form, we probably do need to keep things a bit more conservative.
Kelly will be in the conversation when he’s fit again, but it is early days and the form of Sheaf and Allen will give Robins the opportunity to ease Kelly in.
Nail on head. They dont even see it lolAllen has had two good games after nearly leaving and people seem to dislike Sheaf for no reason and are incapable of changing their minds so this result is expected
Not a chance Kelly is getting in the side bar injuryOnce Kelly is match fit i think it’ll be Kelly, hamer and o’hare/Allen as robins first choice. Get the feeling Robins still isn’t sure about sheaf as one of his automatic first choices. Nor am I if I’m honest.
Kelly sitting in front of the back three allowing hamer and o’hare to go forward I think is robins preferred three.Not a chance Kelly is getting in the side bar injury
I feel with Sheaf that he needs to play himself into form so if you start leave him out it takes him a couple of games to get back up to speed.
It isn't, Kelly for all his merits would not be in a team top of the expected goals table. We're a team that comes out to try and win games from the off, he's not going to get a game from the start.Kelly sitting in front of the back three allowing hamer and o’hare to go forward I think is robins preferred three.
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