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View EverybodyDannsNow's Profile EverybodyDannsNow Flag SE19 19 Oct 21 11.54am Send a Private Message to EverybodyDannsNow Add EverybodyDannsNow as a friend

Originally posted by Painter

Because Gallagher is more of a threat at the edge of the area for loose balls, as his shot at the end of the first half showed.

So we reduce our threat from set-pieces just in case a 2nd ball drops to Gallagher from 25 yards? Makes no sense.

Your best set-piece taker should take set-pieces.

 

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View fromtherope's Profile fromtherope Flag In the woods of deepest Surrey 19 Oct 21 11.56am Send a Private Message to fromtherope Add fromtherope as a friend

We all know Luka is decent but his passing is not the best and his dead ball taking is awful. I get the argument for Gallagher on the edge of the box but beating the first man with a corner or free kick can be so much more dangerous.

Leave him to break down attacks and let the more creative players do their job.

 


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View palace99's Profile palace99 Flag New Mills 19 Oct 21 1.51pm Send a Private Message to palace99 Add palace99 as a friend

Originally posted by EverybodyDannsNow

Whilst he has improved on last season's form, he's still one of our weak links - poor distribution, doesn't win it back very often and the set pieces are absolutely infuriating - I'm not sure exactly what he brings to the team anymore.

Would like to see us try McCarthur in the deeper role with CG and Hughes in front - McCarthur surely can't keep up the intensity of his current role for a full season.

McArthur can't play the deeper role as you need to be a good passer and he's average in that department. Same with Kouyate.

Surely it's Luka or Hughes. Not sure what's Hughes is doing in training although PV is not one for mass changes to his starting XI.

 

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View radicalsteve's Profile radicalsteve Flag ottawa 19 Oct 21 2.05pm Send a Private Message to radicalsteve Add radicalsteve as a friend

Luca seems to be a conundrum for the spectator, set pieces average to poor, passing inconsistent and variable from giveaways to creative, lots of yellow cards because the opposing player has beaten him, so is he there because he provides leadership and structure on the field?

Bit of a head scratcher imho. We still need to fine the "Cabaye" replacement - maybe that's Eze playing alongside Connor (we should move heaven and earth sign him). This might be Macca's last season as a high octane player; but the Gaffer knows more about the midfield than the rest of us put together, so it will be interesting to see how we progress in the area, because last night, Luca or not, we still bossed the opposition, both tactically and in effort.

 

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View ASCPFC's Profile ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 19 Oct 21 2.31pm Send a Private Message to ASCPFC Add ASCPFC as a friend

We'd all like 3 Gallaghers, we're just not going to get it. If Hughes had been bought under Roy, we'd call him a Freedman signing. It doesn't look like Viera is impressed currently.

 


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View Gary St.Andrews's Profile Gary St.Andrews Flag Kenley 19 Oct 21 6.16pm Send a Private Message to Gary St.Andrews Add Gary St.Andrews as a friend

Originally posted by sprites

Zzzzzz another anti-Luka thread. Just what we need.

He wasn't great last night. Sure. But he was part of a midfield that absolutely bossed Arsenal. So he can't have been that bad.

Classic fickle fans. We see one corner that didn't make it past first man and suddenly had had a terrible game, no matter what he does. A couple of games ago he was arguably MOTM.


He was really bad and it wasn’t just last night. The amount of aimless passes was really worrying. We are not fickle fans for pointing out that his game has been in reverse for some time now.

 

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View Nubes's Profile Nubes Flag London 19 Oct 21 9.42pm Send a Private Message to Nubes Add Nubes as a friend

I think people have got it wrong regarding Hughes.

I think Viera is just giving the players a fair crack of the whip who were here previously whilst embedding his philosophy.

I expect when he decides to play Hughes - Hughes will be primed for the position and he will be a mainstay.

The same with Olise. I think Viera is giving Ayew ample opportunity to play whilst slowly bringing Olise into the fore.

Once he starts he will be a mainstay.

Patience is a virtue and that’s my take on the Hughes scenario.

 

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View EverybodyDannsNow's Profile EverybodyDannsNow Flag SE19 19 Oct 21 11.42pm Send a Private Message to EverybodyDannsNow Add EverybodyDannsNow as a friend

Originally posted by palace99

McArthur can't play the deeper role as you need to be a good passer and he's average in that department. Same with Kouyate.

Surely it's Luka or Hughes. Not sure what's Hughes is doing in training although PV is not one for mass changes to his starting XI.

McCarthur is comfortably a better passer than Luka.

 

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View thai-eagle's Profile thai-eagle Flag chiang mai 20 Oct 21 2.55am Send a Private Message to thai-eagle Add thai-eagle as a friend

Originally posted by Painter

Because Gallagher is more of a threat at the edge of the area for loose balls, as his shot at the end of the first half showed.

Agree, that was a screamer that deserved to end up in the net. Before that, Garragher's shooting has been crap (usually closer to the 17th row than between the goalposts).
Think it is more important with a good delivery than a probable 2nd ball falling down near Conor's feet....

 

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View dreamwaverider's Profile dreamwaverider Flag London 20 Oct 21 4.14am Send a Private Message to dreamwaverider Add dreamwaverider as a friend

Gallagher was putting in some really good free kicks before Luca returned. I don’t get it.

 

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View sprites's Profile sprites Flag Auckland 20 Oct 21 6.57am Send a Private Message to sprites Add sprites as a friend

Originally posted by EverybodyDannsNow

McCarthur is comfortably a better passer than Luka.

You forgot the “in my opinion” bit. Because that’s what you’re offering, an opinion, not a fact.

 

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View BarEagle's Profile BarEagle Flag Monmouth 20 Oct 21 7.25am Send a Private Message to BarEagle Add BarEagle as a friend

Originally posted by sprites

You forgot the “in my opinion” bit. Because that’s what you’re offering, an opinion, not a fact.

Not sure that is an opinion. Think it may be a fact.

 

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