To Willis or not to Willis? (2 Viewers)

Brighton Sky Blue · Feb 28, 2018

Bit of a dilemma ahead of Saturday following last night's strong defensive display. Should Willis come straight back into the side or not?

clint van damme · Feb 28, 2018

I would put him on the bench. Why drop Hyam when he's played so well?

speedie87 · Feb 28, 2018

Willis back in for me.

Brighton Sky Blue · Feb 28, 2018

clint van damme said:
I would put him on the bench. Why drop Hyam when he's played so well?

The back line has held without him, and is building a bit of momentum, hard to call.

matesx · Feb 28, 2018

Willis plays for me definitely.

Nick · Feb 28, 2018

I am not sure Willis could handle Rhead.

sw88 · Feb 28, 2018

What you talking about Willis (for)

Bench. Like McDonald after his absence he should be made to work for his place, or have to wait until a chance comes up through injury or suspension

pusbccfc · Feb 28, 2018

Haven't conceded a goal since Hyam came on.

Nick · Feb 28, 2018

pusbccfc said:
Haven't conceded a goal since Willis was sent off.

We did against Mansfield.

Old Warwickshire lad · Feb 28, 2018

Got to play your best players, so Willis back in.

Liquid Gold · Feb 28, 2018

I'd put Willis back in, Hyam has played very well but is 4th choice for a reason, is still learning his game and not used to the pressure. Willis and Rod compliment one another well and we can play a higher line with McDonald going for the high balls and Willis using his pace to mop up.

pusbccfc · Feb 28, 2018

Nick said:
We did against Mansfield.

I changed it almost immediately.

Greggs · Feb 28, 2018

Makes no sense replacing Hyam. Odd logic to replace a man in form with an error prone player. Sends the wrong message too. No player should simply stroll back into the side.

rupert_bear · Feb 28, 2018

You play your best players and Willis is better than Hyam.

Grendel · Feb 28, 2018

He will play

Otis · Feb 28, 2018

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Bit of a dilemma ahead of Saturday following last night's strong defensive display. Should Willis come straight back into the side or not?

No dilemma to be had for me. You play your best team. Willis straight back in.

Every game is different, so the 'don't change a winning team' notion is a bit of a myth.

Willis back in.

As someone said already, Hyam is 4th choice.

fatso · Feb 28, 2018

Hyam took his chance and deserves to keep the shirt.
If you drop him, your sending the wrong message out to the fringe players and the youngsters.

ccfcricoh · Feb 28, 2018

Difficult one - i would play Hyam but can see why you'd play Willis.

We just need to score 3 goals and then it shouldn't matter too much who one of our centre backs is

SlowerThanPlatt · Feb 28, 2018

Would keep Hyam in.

Only change I would make is Reid for Shipley

Dimi_Konstantflapalot · Feb 28, 2018

Liquid Gold said:
I'd put Willis back in, Hyam has played very well but is 4th choice for a reason, is still learning his game and not used to the pressure. Willis and Rod compliment one another well and we can play a higher line with McDonald going for the high balls and Willis using his pace to mop up.

Willis' pace is the crucial thing here. Hyam is a really good backup/4th choice centre half for this level, but Willis is the better player. Robins isn't stupid and I'm sure has the man-management skills to explain the reasoning behind team selection to the players to prevent any 'toys out the pram' scenarios.

12 massive games left, have to play our best team as far as possible in each one.

no_loyalty · Feb 28, 2018

SlowerThanPlatt said:
Would keep Hyam in.

Only change I would make is Reid for Shipley

Good shout bringing Reid in, Shipley might be out injured anyway.

eastwoodsdustman · Feb 28, 2018

Keep Hyam in. He and Rod kept the Wycombe hoofball under wraps and Lincoln will be more of the same. Dont think Willis can handle to Hoof as well as Hyam and Davies can.

speedie87 · Feb 28, 2018

Didn’t they score from free kick then hyam came on for kelly at Mansfield?

fernandopartridge · Feb 28, 2018

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Bit of a dilemma ahead of Saturday following last night's strong defensive display. Should Willis come straight back into the side or not?

No, his sending off was down to his own mistake. I'd stick with the back 4 from last night, particularly as they dealt well with Akinfenwa and will be up against similar again

Esoterica · Feb 28, 2018

eastwoodsdustman said:
Keep Hyam in. He and Rod kept the Wycombe hoofball under wraps and Lincoln will be more of the same. Dont think Willis can handle to Hoof as well as Hyam and Davies can.

They play 2 very different types of hoofball. Wycombe go long to Akinfenwa, often diagonal balls, always with 2 or 3 players running beyond him anticipating his flick ons. Rhead is much more of a target man, holding the ball up and bringing his wide players into play and then getting into the box. I think Lincoln will be a game for tight marking at the back so I'd let Hyam keep the shirt, he lacks height or a really physical presence but his positional play and awareness has looked good in the last 2 games, whereas Willis is prone to the occasional wander.

Think it's irrelevant anyway - Willis, Doyle and McNulty are Robins' absolute bankers to start when fit.

oucho · Feb 28, 2018

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Bit of a dilemma ahead of Saturday following last night's strong defensive display. Should Willis come straight back into the side or not?

Hyam for me. Willis is over-rated IMO. Hyam has looked very decent by all accounts when he has featured. Give him a chance.

steve cooper · Feb 28, 2018

Nick said:
We did against Mansfield.

If I remember correctly Hyam came on for Kelly in 22nd minute when we were already 1-0 down
Edit: just read your post again, got confused by the post above

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · Feb 28, 2018

Tough one, and I don't the answer. I can see both sides of the argument, so I'll probably leave it to Robins.

What a nice problem to have though.

Brighton Sky Blue · Feb 28, 2018

Esoterica said:
They play 2 very different types of hoofball. Wycombe go long to Akinfenwa, often diagonal balls, always with 2 or 3 players running beyond him anticipating his flick ons. Rhead is much more of a target man, holding the ball up and bringing his wide players into play and then getting into the box. I think Lincoln will be a game for tight marking at the back so I'd let Hyam keep the shirt, he lacks height or a really physical presence but his positional play and awareness has looked good in the last 2 games, whereas Willis is prone to the occasional wander.

Think it's irrelevant anyway - Willis, Doyle and McNulty are Robins' absolute bankers to start when fit.

True, but I'd argue form matters more than personal preferences. Not to say Willis has played particularly badly, but we seem to have defended in a more 'streetwise' fashion with him out of the side. He should have to earn his spot back imo.

Brighton Sky Blue · Feb 28, 2018

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
Tough one, and I don't the answer. I can see both sides of the argument, so I'll probably leave it to Robins.

What a nice problem to have though.

Absolutely, look forward to seeing who he picks.

Londonccfcfan · Feb 28, 2018

Willis walks into the team.

Grendel · Feb 28, 2018

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Absolutely, look forward to seeing who he picks.

He will pick Willis -he’s his number one centre half. He gets a fair portion of stick but he’s the longest serving player, doesn’t hide and despite errors in his game at this level he’s more than capable.

Adge · Feb 28, 2018

Mmm not sure, wasn’t it Willis who was day dreaming down at Lincoln for Rhead to score? I’d stick with Hyam, if it ain’t broke and all that.

Gibbo · Feb 28, 2018

pusbccfc said:
I changed it almost immediately.

ricocheted free kick tho

johnwillomagic · Feb 28, 2018

I'd keep same defence that kept clean sheet last night and have Willis on the bench gives him a bit of a rest too he has played a lot of games.

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