Can just imagine this thread on an Arsenal forum circa Henry moving up front.
Last thought. I think this move was not planned, not strategic, but wholly opportunistic. This is not necessarily a good thing. Norwich knocked on the door and we saw the merit in it.
It was not because a weakness in the team more important than any othe was identified, leading to a search for a suitable loan.
This rumour has been flying around all pre season. Doesn’t suggest last minute decision.
I really hope Giles plays AM now, just for the endless self owns this thread would produce.
Newton and McGrath are both left backs. How would they then get game time in the development squad if Mason needs game time too?
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Mason is a decent LB but clearly has issues playing at LWB and that’s the system we play, I’m sure he’ll be moved on and would be a decent accusation for a club that favours a more traditional defensive set up.Exactly. We're developing two other teams LWB at the detriment of our own. Now if it's with the possibility/intention of a permanent deal fine, if not we're entirely reliant on other teams filling this position as we've got to let our own player, Mason, go if we want to develop the youngsters.
McGrath is a left sided centre back who can also play LB.
People need to trust MR. If this was a bad deal financially then we wouldn’t be doing it.
Exactly, we’ve re-signed a player who played an integral part in our title winning season, we now haveThe chaos our fans produce when they want a former player to return, and it’s usually the poorer players too.
We resign a top player and people are moaning. Unreal.
This can only be a positive!
People need to trust MR. If this was a bad deal financially then we wouldn’t be doing it.
No chance we’ve come close to breaking the bank for this loan or made any agreements on how many games he playsExactly. People seem to conveniently forget that we have one of the smallest budgets in the league so why would Robins break the bank for one loan signing? Throughout his tenure he's either reiterated in interviews or shown first hand in the transfer window that if the deal is right he'll commit to it, if it's not then he'll happily look elsewhere. So, why would the McCallum transfer be any different?
Both with the budget and with bringing in players, Robins clearly knows exactly what he's doing.
To be fair, a left back doesn't necessarily start a corner at left back. You don't stay in formation for set pieces.Thw two corners we have conceded from were down to poor cover at the far post weren't they? ON both occaisions that was the left.
I can’t believe we’ve seen KDB, Henry and Bale used as justification so far. This is classic.
I could actually see Giles used in a more advanced position but if we’re chasing a game and as a winger, never Asan ACM where you need a completely different skill set.
Playing wing backs and wingers in the same team never works anyway. The flanks get too congested and players get in each other way leaving massive holes in the middle to attack.
Which is the exact logic. We’ve got a lot of games this season and having rotational players of quality with different strengths will serve us well.They are both very different players, can see MR picking either depending on opposition or bringing Giles on for McCallum when we’re chasing a goal.
Is Shipley a natural winger? Has Giles ever played ACM? Why are you running away from answering?You can't believe that examples of players being played in different positions are being used as proof that players can play in different positions?
And nobody has suggested playing wing backs and wingers, that's just absurd.
Is Shipley a natural winger? Has Giles ever played ACM? Why are you running away from answering?
Is Shipley a natural winger? Has Giles ever played ACM? Why are you running away from answering?
To be fair he used to try and make out Burge was as good a keeper as Marosi
And vice versa when protecting a lead.They are both very different players, can see MR picking either depending on opposition or bringing Giles on for McCallum when we’re chasing a goal.
Go on quote it then.I answered that post on a previous page. Go find it if you like. I just assumed you just ignored it because I called you out for putting words in my mouth.
You must be outraged that winger Giles is playing out of position?
Don’t need all that, just need “he’s good going forward” without realising it’s much easier to run forward with pace from a position of space and little marking rather than two banks of 4 surrounding you.To be fair in regards to de bruyne and tierry Henry, neither were having great success in their relavite positions, Henry failing at juventus and de bruyne at Chelsea... Both were having problems in their respective positions
Bale was actually one of the first players who was decent in his position to then be pushed up the pitch... Essentially a winger who tracked back to defend.
Giles isn't failing in his current position, and its not arsene wenger suggesting Giles go attacking midfield... It's skybluestalk.
Have we seen much of Giles shoot? How he positions between the lines to create space and receive passes ? His passing ability in tight spaces and ability to find a killer pass ? Does he have the technique or the footballing IQ?(De bruyne has all these things)
All these things key to playing Attacking midfield
Players are often moved because they exhibit traits
I'm open to the possibility but can't see it and
It's actually no different to saying dabo could do the same based off Fridays match
Again, sensible. We’re playing players in their positions in the shape we play just rotating depending on opposition and fitness. Having two good players for each position isn’t a bad thing. It just doesn’t mean we have to force one of those players to do something else.They are both very different players, can see MR picking either depending on opposition or bringing Giles on for McCallum when we’re chasing a goal.
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