McNulty better off without Jones? (2 Viewers)

[edgy]

Noticed something over the last few games. We arn't trying to get players to the byline and supply crosses. Nearly all our attacking play and chance creation is through the middle of the park, playing through balls. McNulty playing off the last man.

Is he better off without Jones in the side and being our main focus of attacking play?

 

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[speedie87]

Think the change to 442 has more to with mcnulty scoring than jones being out. But would we have changed to 442 without him being out.

 

[Nick]

Even when Jones was playing you could see McNulty making the runs, he has always pointed in front of him to where he wants the ball. When Jones was playing we still struggled to unlock defences.

 

[Grendel]

No we are not better without him

 

[Nick]

No we are not better without him

He said McNulty being better off.

 

[Suffolk sky blues]

Jones looks good in division 4.

 

[Liquid Gold]

I think it has more to do with McNulty finally gaining full fitness/sharpness after his injury and lack of playing time last season.

 

[Mcbean]

Noticed something over the last few games. We arn't trying to get players to the byline and supply crosses. Nearly all our attacking play and chance creation is through the middle of the park, playing through balls. McNulty playing off the last man.

Is he better off without Jones in the side and being our main focus of attacking play?

yes i see this as well - Both Jones and the Duck would cut in and looked for a distance shot just outside the penalty area - in fact Sparky did this yesterday - the difference for me has been Shiply Bayliss and bless his heart Doyler pushing delivering balls in and forward - before it was left to Jones to create - to say we missed the best striker in the league Robbins has done a helluva job and he was right about Sparky

 

[Grendel]

He said McNulty being better off.

No it’s nothing to do with that either

 

[covcity4life]

One thing i always said was mcnulty gets in good positions and goals will come

Back then he missed or scuffed alot now they are goijg in. Nothing to do with our best player being injired

 

[Esoterica]

Noticed something over the last few games. We arn't trying to get players to the byline and supply crosses. Nearly all our attacking play and chance creation is through the middle of the park, playing through balls. McNulty playing off the last man.

Is he better off without Jones in the side and being our main focus of attacking play?

It's as much to do with Kelly* not playing than Jones. Having Kelly sitting deep with Doyle forced us into counterattacking football and to go wide with the ball to Jones due to lack of central options, whereas Bayliss drives into the midfield gap with the ball rather than always passing out wide so our threat is less 1 dimensional.

* Would say that Kelly is my favourite player too just didn't like the shape he was forced to play in.

 

[Greggs]

Jones looks good in division 4.

Yes, once every ten games!

 

[Grendel]

It's as much to do with Kelly* not playing than Jones. Having Kelly sitting deep with Doyle forced us into counterattacking football and to go wide with the ball to Jones due to lack of central options, whereas Bayliss drives into the midfield gap with the ball rather than always passing out wide so our threat is less 1 dimensional.

* Would say that Kelly is my favourite player too just didn't like the shape he was forced to play in.

Yeah that’s why it’s changed - a more forward looking midfield.

 

[NortonSkyBlue]

One thing i always said was mcnulty gets in good positions and goals will come

Back then he missed or scuffed alot now they are goijg in. Nothing to do with our best player being injired

Jones is not and never was our best player. A good start to the season is called a good run of form. He was terrible last season and possesses little end product even with his "trickery"
McNulty is our best player and will get us up.

 

[covcity4life]

Jones is not and never was our best player. A good start to the season is called a good run of form. He was terrible last season and possesses little end product even with his "trickery"
McNulty is our best player and will get us up.

Jones was our best player for start of season. Nonreimagibing will change that

Mcnulty may well be the best player we have but jones being out is nothing to do with it

 

[Otis]

It's as much to do with Kelly* not playing than Jones. Having Kelly sitting deep with Doyle forced us into counterattacking football and to go wide with the ball to Jones due to lack of central options, whereas Bayliss drives into the midfield gap with the ball rather than always passing out wide so our threat is less 1 dimensional.

* Would say that Kelly is my favourite player too just didn't like the shape he was forced to play in.

Yeah, my concern now too that once Kelly is fit we will revert to a Kelly/Doyle combination and that will nullify some of our attacking play.

I don't think it is any surprise that we have created more with having Bayliss in the team, who is of course a creative midfielder.

 

[Otis]

Jones was our best player for start of season. Nonreimagibing will change that

Mcnulty may well be the best player we have but jones being out is nothing to do with it

Is Nonreimagibing the new loan player coming in?

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

Is Nonreimagibing the new loan player coming in?

He scored 11 and assisted 16 in the Norwegian 2nd tier last season.

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

I am not sure that it’s valid post in that we have a different set up so can’t answer it ,

 

[NortonSkyBlue]

Is Nonreimagibing the new loan player coming in?

Best player in a couple of games, headless chicken in many more.
Nonreimagiibing, never heard of him but will look at YouTube!

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

Yes, once every ten games!

I'm his biggest critic but even I'll say he's been a lot better than that this season.

He's improved a lot and we will miss him at times, but by the looks of it we are getting by just fine.

 

[Calista]

Jones is not and never was our best player. A good start to the season is called a good run of form. He was terrible last season and possesses little end product even with his "trickery"
McNulty is our best player and will get us up.

Totally disagree with this. OK I don’t get to all the games now, but every time I’ve seen Jones play his talent has been obvious, even when things aren’t going right for him. The skills are there in abundance, he’s quick and shows good commitment. I also think he’s very capable of playing with his head up, and of seeing the game well – it’s just that at this stage of his career he sometimes makes wrong choices. At no stage have I ever thought he was “terrible”.

I don’t think him being out of the team helps anyone, and it’s just a pity that he’s not there now that McNulty is firing on all cylinders.

 

[better days]

Ask McNulty what he thinks
I'd have a few quid that he would prefer to still have JJ in the side putting crosses in or sliding in through balls

 

[pastythegreat]

One thing i always said was mcnulty gets in good positions and goals will come

Back then he missed or scuffed alot now they are goijg in. Nothing to do with our best player being injired

But our best player isn't injured! He's improved week on week since our 2 most greedy/wasteful players haven't been playing!

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[pastythegreat]

I am not sure that it’s valid post in that we have a different set up so can’t answer it ,

How's your arse from sitting on that fence? Many splinters?

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[NortonSkyBlue]

Respect your opinion and perhaps I am jaded by his poor contribution last season and although I acknowledge many think he is a very good player, my opinion is that he has not been missed and we have found a different way to win without him running in to walls and his shots hitting row Z.
I would like to see a structure to his play in a team rather than as an individual.
For me nothing more than potential, I hope he proves me so wrong.

 

[Hobo]

I just think McNulty has found his form. We would be better off with Jones fit as he gives us a different attacking option and has shown he can score goals as well.

 

[Paxman II]

One thing for sure McNulty and MR's who kept saying it, have proved us all wrong. Funny old game eh?

 

[bawtryneal]

When Kelly is fit it needs to be Kelly or Doyle and Bayliss in the middle
Not Kelly and Doyle together.
Will be interesting to see the midfield 4 when the two loanees are playing next week.

 

[Greggs]

All down to confidence. McNulty had the touch of a creepy uncle until recently. Yesterday he brought a ball down and fizzed a shot in like he was playing for Brazil!

 

[NortonSkyBlue]

All down to confidence. McNulty had the touch of a creepy uncle until recently. Yesterday he brought a ball down and fizzed a shot in like he was playing for Brazil!

In the spirit of these days of past indiscretions being outed I suggest your creepy uncle is reported immediately and McNulty's passport is checked. We don't want to lose him!

 

[Mcbean]

One thing i always said was mcnulty gets in good positions and goals will come

Back then he missed or scuffed alot now they are goijg in. Nothing to do with our best player being injired

apart from the fuckin penalty which he should have drilled like the last one ( good job we won i could have been angry )

 

[Grendel]

When Kelly is fit it needs to be Kelly or Doyle and Bayliss in the middle
Not Kelly and Doyle together.
Will be interesting to see the midfield 4 when the two loanees are playing next week.

Well that’s going to be a big call. Shipley is t great but along with Baylis will run forward with the ball. Kelly should be in and will be but he won’t drop Doyle.

You have to admire Doyles determination and attitude to still keep going (if players like Reid and nazon had it they’d be so much better) - he ran and ran in the last 20 minutes yesterday - but he’s passing and distribution has never improved since we signed him from Celtic.

 

[italiahorse]

We could do with Jones staying out wide as well but we need midfielders that can slot the ball forward to McN instead of being too far back and looking backwards rather than forwards.

 

[Gazolba]

apart from the fuckin penalty which he should have drilled like the last one ( good job we won i could have been angry )

That long run-up was just stupid. And it gave their defenders time to run in and clear the rebound. It was a very very poorly struck penalty.