17-12-2020, 09:59 PM
Deep and Bluetag, think your somewhat over complicating matters arguing about whose better than last year and whether we are stronger overall
We’ve looked much better when our 4-4-2 is allied to a high pressing game such as we played in away games at Sunderland, Lincoln and Ipswich and at home to a lesser extent against Peterborough. When we play that style of game we look so much better than last season and our back four look comfortable simply because we spent the majority of those games camped in the oppositions half and making their back four look all at sea.
When however we revert to type I.e. Jacketts defensive mode such as Donny and Charlton at home and the deplorable display at Blackpool we look as bad as at anytime since Jackett took over.
Whether Harrison is better or worse than Hawkins doesn’t matter that much, both are non-scoring strikers and who don’t create enough for others to warrant a place in the side (and Hiwula doesn’t look like getting a look in). Johnson isn’t better than Thompson but neither were McCrory or Bolton but I doubt that Johnson is capable of stepping up to the required level.
Naylor’s recent goal scoring exploits have been a huge bonus but not one that is guaranteed to continue, Williams, Harness and Curtis may chip in with a few goals but unless Marquis does become a potent goal scorer (and he seems to be going off the boil at the moment) and Harrison turns into the real deal, I think we may well miss out on an automatic place i.e. we aren’t defensively good enough to turn 1-0 leads into 1-0 victories. We need 2 of Marquis, Harrison or Curtis to score 40/45 goals between them, big ask on current scoring records
Really do hope I am proved to be wrong, L1 is likely to turn into a glue-pot next season and we might remain stuck in it, the wage cap will probably prove to be the great leveller that the mainly smaller clubs who voted for it intended it to be.
We’ve looked much better when our 4-4-2 is allied to a high pressing game such as we played in away games at Sunderland, Lincoln and Ipswich and at home to a lesser extent against Peterborough. When we play that style of game we look so much better than last season and our back four look comfortable simply because we spent the majority of those games camped in the oppositions half and making their back four look all at sea.
When however we revert to type I.e. Jacketts defensive mode such as Donny and Charlton at home and the deplorable display at Blackpool we look as bad as at anytime since Jackett took over.
Whether Harrison is better or worse than Hawkins doesn’t matter that much, both are non-scoring strikers and who don’t create enough for others to warrant a place in the side (and Hiwula doesn’t look like getting a look in). Johnson isn’t better than Thompson but neither were McCrory or Bolton but I doubt that Johnson is capable of stepping up to the required level.
Naylor’s recent goal scoring exploits have been a huge bonus but not one that is guaranteed to continue, Williams, Harness and Curtis may chip in with a few goals but unless Marquis does become a potent goal scorer (and he seems to be going off the boil at the moment) and Harrison turns into the real deal, I think we may well miss out on an automatic place i.e. we aren’t defensively good enough to turn 1-0 leads into 1-0 victories. We need 2 of Marquis, Harrison or Curtis to score 40/45 goals between them, big ask on current scoring records
Really do hope I am proved to be wrong, L1 is likely to turn into a glue-pot next season and we might remain stuck in it, the wage cap will probably prove to be the great leveller that the mainly smaller clubs who voted for it intended it to be.