Chris Hussey to play through the pain barrier (1 Viewer)
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castlevaleskyblue
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Fair play to him I think its vital we have a proper LB who can attack the wing an cross if we are going to keep this run going
skybluesteve76
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Fair play to him. I do think we are stronger with Craine at left back and Cameron at Centre half. Hussey is very suspect defensively IMHO.
All the best
All the best
torchomatic
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Cracking player.
DiveDiveWhereverYouMayBe
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I'm not a huge fan of Hussey, as much as I want to be. However, as has been said, we need left backs playing left back and I am a fan of wing backs bombing forward on the overlap and getting crosses in. He had an impressive return from injury against Pompey too. I look forward to him showing me up and offering a lot on the pitch.
Grendel
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To be fair I was pretty critical early season but he has improved a lot and we look better with him in the team. He is very fit and can go up and down the flanks all day. His crossing can be suspect but he does seem to get more balls into the box than most others in the team. Along with Clark he looks like he has the makings of a good full back and this level.
Brighton Sky Blue
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He's been unfortunate with injuries in his time here-and factoring in that he joined us from non league, it's hardly suprising he's taken time to find his feet. Out and out full backs and wingers are what we have missed for ages now; in Hussey and Clarke, we've got solutions to half the problem.
The CableGuy
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Until he's sold.
At which point, he'll be shit, too fat, too slow.....probably all three.
Brighton Sky Blue
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'Tactically inept' seems to be a popular phrase used by all football fans-more reserved for managers though.
johnniericoh
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Always believed this lad can become/is a very good fullback despite criticism of his defensive qualities - we can't have it both ways covering defensively and bombing up the wing, something sometimes has to give, inevitable.
Look at Johnson of Liverpool, Bale of Spurs before converted to wide mid, Cole of Chelsea, Richards of Man C etc all internationals but all at times caught in no man's land between defensive response v attacking options.
CH has a very deceptive style when going forward tending to glide past opposition defenders without a massive rate of knots and very often puts in very decent balls into the box.
He is getting better at his defensive duties as displayed against Pompey with many timely blocks and interventions.
Yes CH will do for me as No 1 choice at LB and yes we do need another quality LB as cover and competition.
PUSB
Look at Johnson of Liverpool, Bale of Spurs before converted to wide mid, Cole of Chelsea, Richards of Man C etc all internationals but all at times caught in no man's land between defensive response v attacking options.
CH has a very deceptive style when going forward tending to glide past opposition defenders without a massive rate of knots and very often puts in very decent balls into the box.
He is getting better at his defensive duties as displayed against Pompey with many timely blocks and interventions.
Yes CH will do for me as No 1 choice at LB and yes we do need another quality LB as cover and competition.
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We'll_live_and_die
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We got Hermann
kg82
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He's been unlucky. Typical that it happened with us!
Nonleagueherewecome
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Whilst it's good that he's a gutsy player who is prepared to play through the pain barrier for the club, it isn't so good that he has no alternative but to do so as we don't have another LB. Unless you count the other injured one. I guess Pompey would have booked him in for an operation and signed a Premiership loan by now in our situation?
Oh, and I was sat right behind Hussey for our first goal on Saturday: that was a cross, not a shot. Sheff pointed to exactly where he wanted it on the deck as he ran into the box, Hussey looked up at exactly the right time (great awareness) and put the ball into the perfect spot. Illustrated by the way Sheff nonchalantly spun away after finishing: he'd have been visualising the ball in the place where it was actually put, making his task so much easier (great finish that it was). Hussey would have been a mug to have taken a shot from around 35-40 yards with 2 men breaking into the area in front of him anyway.
Oh, and I was sat right behind Hussey for our first goal on Saturday: that was a cross, not a shot. Sheff pointed to exactly where he wanted it on the deck as he ran into the box, Hussey looked up at exactly the right time (great awareness) and put the ball into the perfect spot. Illustrated by the way Sheff nonchalantly spun away after finishing: he'd have been visualising the ball in the place where it was actually put, making his task so much easier (great finish that it was). Hussey would have been a mug to have taken a shot from around 35-40 yards with 2 men breaking into the area in front of him anyway.
johnniericoh
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Well spotted NLHWC give credit where it's due to CH - going to be a class act very soon
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covcity4life
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it was a shot,i was right in line
also hussey takes lots of long rangers,doesnt make him a mug
Nonleagueherewecome
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It does if he takes them from that position with two forwards in space breaking into the area, especially with his goalscoring record. And anyway, I was also in line, and it was a cross! The guys I sit with agree with me. It's a bit of a coincidence otherwise that Hussey put the ball exactly where Sheff was telling him to put it, no? He deserves credit for a great assist, not labelled as lucky for shanking a shot whichSheff luckily re-directed in. That paints an entirely different picture of what was a wonderfully crafted goal.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Appleton was asked 'Move of the match or slack defending?' No prizes for which he went for!
How come hussy himself said it was a shot in the post match interview? Was he wrong to?