Roy & the Bench Boys ( our Subs )
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 PalazioVecchio  south pole 27 Aug 23 6.42pm |
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Heaven forbid that this little Eagle would ever question the sage advice and veracity of Roy's decision making. I love Croydon Roy. however, Forget about wages, for a second. Footballers want game-time. If i was offered to sit on the bench under Roy or some other Prem club....i would seriously consider the other options. You need opportunities to prove you can excel at the highest level. And if i saw some Donkey getting more game-time than myself, i would be furious. Many of us will now agree that Speroni was a better 'keeper than his predecessor. We could have nearly lost him, due to lack of games. or perhaps there is a yawning gap in quality between our starting 11 and the rest of the squad ? Or is it about players all being on each others wavelength ? anybody got the statistics for our average performances in the final 25 minutes ? of course, tactical decisions are massively influenced by whether we are winning , losing or drawing....at the time. And also influenced by the stature of our opposition and whether we are playing at home or away. i will confess to being sometimes horrified at our options on the bench.....remember Benteke anybody ? or Luka ? What are your thoughts ? In your discussion, please give reference to other clubs, managers, countries, & leagues. Edited by PalazioVecchio (27 Aug 2023 7.02pm)
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EddieMac  27 Aug 23 9.18pm |
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I think the easiest way to answer your own question is to have a look at the quality on our bench.
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| doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 27 Aug 23 10.51pm |
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Hodgson has brought on 4 subs this season - 2 in each of the last two games: Ahamada in 74th and 71st minutes; Rak-Sakyi in 83rd minute; Mateta in 71st. These are hardly 89th minute subs. The issue of using subs is surely about:
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| cROYdonrogers Leamington Spa 28 Aug 23 8.30am |
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I think Roy has improved slightly with his subs since his return. He does not freshen up at say 70mins with 2 or 3 since frankly he doesn't have the sqad.
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taylors lovechild  28 Aug 23 8.42am |
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I think the one thing we can take from the first three games is that Roy has some faith in Ahamada. He's clearly never rated Mateta. I get the feeling he doesn't trust JRS to do his defensive duties so we may only see him when either we're chasing a game in the final minutes, or if we have a comfortable lead. Another factor behind the lack of subs could be Roy making a point that we have an incredibly thin squad. You want him to make subs, then maybe give him some worth making.
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| MonsterMunch Cambridge 28 Aug 23 9.16am |
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In Roys previous stint he said many times if he thought players in the bench could affect the game he would have brought them on. Apart from Ahamada I don’t think he feels any differently now imo. As others have said he was clearly never a fan of JPM, although played a bit more towards the end of Roy’s reign. JRS I’m not sure he’ll get much of a look in with Roy is my guy feeling.
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| southnorwoodhill 28 Aug 23 9.49am |
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I'll wait and see how Roy introduces Franca from the bench after his return to fitness. I presume Franca will start on the bench and be gradually introduced, but given Roy's previous history with late substitutions or none at all I wonder how much game time Franca will actually get.
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| Elpis In a pub 28 Aug 23 10.05am |
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Originally posted by EddieMac
I think the easiest way to answer your own question is to have a look at the quality on our bench. I would agree , as some (including myself) said at the time when bigger benches and more subs were permitted , it was only going to benefit the top clubs with bigger and better squads .. How many times have we held our own in matches until the opposition makes three changes bringing on top players that would walk into our first eleven ? Our response is a couple of past it players about to hang their boots up and an untried 18 year old . Allright I made that up but you get my drift . Maybe when/if we have a fully fit squad we will have one or two that make a difference
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| NEILLO Shoreham-by-Sea 28 Aug 23 10.14am |
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I know that Roy's philosophy is that the eleven selected to start is the team he trusts to get a result. However, adding to that equation is the strength of the subs bench. And at the moment we are light on players that could make a difference.
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| PatrickA London 28 Aug 23 10.16am |
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I’ve observed a change in Hodgson’s approach this time around. I was critical of Roy last time around and thought he was possibly holding us back.
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| Putitout Oxford 28 Aug 23 10.19am |
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It isn’t just a case of Roy improving things simply by making substitutions in most games. Our bench can only bring fresh legs ,in other areas it can actually weaken us because the opposition have substitutes that really are class players that brought on make our subs more of a liability than improvement. If we had real quality on the bench it might be right to question their use , but at this moment in time nothing on our bench is a nailed on improvement that can’t be nullified by superior opposition benches.
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| beak croydon 28 Aug 23 11.02am |
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