Chris Mills Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I take Derby too seriously, perhaps. But not life in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramos Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Well things just keep getting worse for us Derby fans, will the pain ever end?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Well things just keep getting worse for us Derby fans, will the pain ever end?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramos Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Yep, more proof that we are obviously the worst team in this division. We only ever pass backwards.Bring back Andrejs Perepļotkins I say. Now there was a player who knew how to..... do.... whatever he was supposed to be good at.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabber Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 George Thorne is the best in the division for ball recoveries per minute for an outfield player that has played more than 90 minutes. One ball recovery every 6.33 minutes. In the Derby team, of outfielders who've played more than 100 minutes, Mascarell is the second best, Hughes third, Eustace fourth and Hendrick fifth. Surprisingly Dawkins in sixth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I remember when there were a lot of complaints about Dawks passing backwards.Then I checked it up and found out he makes more foward passes per match than any of our other wimgers - Ince, Lingaard, Ward and Russell.But that doesn't fit anyone's agenda on him so it was quickly ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Suprised about the percent. Thought it would be over 90.I like Ward, but I miss Dawks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Not hard to pass it back to the half way line to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleyram Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 No surprise there , only the fool that picks the team and some of the keyboard managers of the year cannot see this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 It was Dawkins. Not Bryson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Ram Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I've been very consistent in passing solids during this recent bad form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Ram Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 This is football manager all over again. A player had the best stats, but he's only played two games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Ram Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I remember when there were a lot of complaints about Dawks passing backwards.Then I checked it up and found out he makes more foward passes per match than any of our other wimgers - Ince, Lingaard, Ward and Russell.But that doesn't fit anyone's agenda on him so it was quickly ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Agenda? Are you mad? We all have one thing in common. We all want Derby to do well, however, we may disagree with the means. But there is no agenda here. Dawks is just not dangerous enough for the position he plays. if you want him for his good up post, then play him instead of Martin, and not on the wing, where you need to be direct and attacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 There is a clear agenda, because people blatantly make things up and lie about Dawks - and other players - they simply don't feel are good enough.If you don't think he's attacking enough, then fair enough - no problem. But it's others that rubbish his important contributions by stating it's not hard to pass backwards and sideways when it's proven he doesn't do just this.I've had this conversation before, but I think Dawks has a specific role in this team and on the wing he's often underused - but in some situations we almost go 4-3-1-2 as he drifts in behind the striker.I've said for over a year now I'd play him in the middle and I think he's been badly missed during our recent poor run of form as we seem incapable of retaining possession and having movement in the final third.We all dream of having a Ronaldo, Hazard, Robben, Ribery or Neymar on the wing who offers goals/assists galore but there some that are equally as important but without the figures, players like Arda Turan who is also incidentally Atleti's top passer.What is often overlooked with Dawkins is also his movement and how he creates space for others - an attribute which can't be put down to numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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