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 eagleman13  On The Road To Hell & Alicante 27 Feb 24 11.33am |
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Originally posted by doombear
Agreed & i stand corrected.
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EverybodyDannsNow  SE19 27 Feb 24 11.50am |
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Exactly the sort of solution a decent manager would have found within our squad months, if not years ago - this sort of decision will be the biggest upgrade under Glasner IMO; finding solutions within the squad as opposed to trying to fit square pegs into the same flawed system. It's a great fit for Ward at this stage of his career - he still reads the game very well and has excellent positioning.
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| EverybodyDannsNow SE19 27 Feb 24 11.51am |
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Originally posted by eagleman13
Agreed & i stand corrected. Sean Grehan (another Irishman) is probably the best prospect we have at centre-half, although he's barely featured since being loaned to Carlisle in January.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 27 Feb 24 11.54am |
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Originally posted by EverybodyDannsNow
Exactly the sort of solution a decent manager would have found within our squad months, if not years ago - this sort of decision will be the biggest upgrade under Glasner IMO; finding solutions within the squad as opposed to trying to fit square pegs into the same flawed system. It's a great fit for Ward at this stage of his career - he still reads the game very well and has excellent positioning. Should he be badly exposed by the pace of Son,Richarlison and Werner on Saturday, which of course is feasible, the narrative will soon change from one of positivity to negativity.
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| EverybodyDannsNow SE19 27 Feb 24 11.59am |
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Originally posted by Willo
Should he be badly exposed by the pace of Son,Richarlison and Werner on Saturday, which of course is feasible, the narrative will soon change from one of positivity to negativity. The whole point is that playing more centrally reduces the risk of him being left isolated with the sorts of players you mention. It doesn't suddenly make him world-class, but it provides him more protection. If he happens to get beat by a world-class forward on Saturday, it doesn't change the fact that this role is a better fit for him at this stage of his career and nor does it change the fact he still reads the game well and has very good positioning.
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| eagleman13 On The Road To Hell & Alicante 27 Feb 24 12.00pm |
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Originally posted by EverybodyDannsNow
Sean Grehan (another Irishman) is probably the best prospect we have at centre-half, although he's barely featured since being loaned to Carlisle in January. Thank you EDN, he was the one i was thinking of & got the wrong person, my bad.
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| dreamwaverider Online London 27 Feb 24 1.01pm |
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Originally posted by EverybodyDannsNow
Sean Grehan (another Irishman) is probably the best prospect we have at centre-half, although he's barely featured since being loaned to Carlisle in January. See your Jayden Danns (eighteen) rocking at Wembley on Sunday. He's gonna be some player. Edited by dreamwaverider (27 Feb 2024 1.01pm)
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| EverybodyDannsNow SE19 27 Feb 24 1.15pm |
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Originally posted by dreamwaverider
See your Jayden Danns (eighteen) rocking at Wembley on Sunday. He's gonna be some player. Edited by dreamwaverider (27 Feb 2024 1.01pm) Made me feel very old! Looks a real prospect. Klopp is fantastic with young players - I think/hope we’ll see more of those cameos from our academy with Glasner.
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| dannyh wherever I lay my hat....... 27 Feb 24 1.42pm |
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Guehi, Anderson, Richards. Just becuase Wardy looked more at home against the most shockingly Sh1t team I've seen at Selhurst in recent memory does not automatically make him Paulo Maldini. He did OK in a back3 granted, better than he has of late as a full back, however please remember the quality of the opposition he was up against, the didnt register a shot at goal until the 66th minute, such was the pattern of the game. Im not saying ward was/is rubbish in that role, just that he was up against some proper dog tits players, and it will be wildly different against Spuds. So for me when fit it should be Guehi Anderson Richards.
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| EverybodyDannsNow SE19 27 Feb 24 1.46pm |
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Originally posted by dannyh
Guehi, Anderson, Richards. Just becuase Wardy looked more at home against the most shockingly Sh1t team I've seen at Selhurst in recent memory does not automatically make him Paulo Maldini. He did OK in a back3 granted, better than he has of late as a full back, however please remember the quality of the opposition he was up against, the didnt register a shot at goal until the 66th minute, such was the pattern of the game. Im not saying ward was/is rubbish in that role, just that he was up against some proper dog tits players, and it will be wildly different against Spuds. So for me when fit it should be Guehi Anderson Richards. Something being argued by absolutely no one.
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| silvertop Portishead 27 Feb 24 2.10pm |
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Originally posted by EverybodyDannsNow
The whole point is that playing more centrally reduces the risk of him being left isolated with the sorts of players you mention. It doesn't suddenly make him world-class, but it provides him more protection. If he happens to get beat by a world-class forward on Saturday, it doesn't change the fact that this role is a better fit for him at this stage of his career and nor does it change the fact he still reads the game well and has very good positioning. This. If he is to be caught for pace it tends to be in the first third of the game. He then works out the oppo and for the last hour beats them through guile and positioning. We just need to ride that first half hour.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 27 Feb 24 2.15pm |
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Originally posted by EverybodyDannsNow
The whole point is that playing more centrally reduces the risk of him being left isolated with the sorts of players you mention. It doesn't suddenly make him world-class, but it provides him more protection. If he happens to get beat by a world-class forward on Saturday, it doesn't change the fact that this role is a better fit for him at this stage of his career and nor does it change the fact he still reads the game well and has very good positioning. I have always felt that in the twilight of his career Ward would be best suited to playing centrally rather than at full-back and entertained the possibility that he would 'Plough his furrow' in central defence at a club in the lower divisions. Edited by Willo (27 Feb 2024 2.16pm)
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