Srg

It’s almost like if Sibley starts occasionally he might actually do something. 

Sibley shouldn’t start games. Much prefer 80% possession and no shots. 

Pre-season world champ streak continues

1 minute ago, LazloW said:

Thank you for confirming my point.

What’s the matter, Wayne? Didn’t get bored of seeing Sibley not involved while you were here? 

Just now, LazloW said:

Oh great. Another afternoon of Sibley's two dads (20 dads?) banging on about him every five minutes! 

Hi Wayne. Up early to watch us on RamsTV?

Just now, jimtastic56 said:

Is Dobbin the goalscorer we have been looking for? Still seems like the Pick n Mix style of team selection left over from the Wazza era. We could do with a settled team before too long .COYR

It has been settled. And it hasn’t worked. It’s been a 70% possession and 1 shot kind of team. 

Just now, dcfcreece1601 said:

He was invisible last game and dobbin looked brighter In the short amount of time he was on , the change makes sense 

I mean that’s just not true. 

1 minute ago, sage said:

442

I hope Hourihane has the legs for this 

442 is just a 4231 in another disguise. 

1 minute ago, duncanjwitham said:

Either that, or it's more of a 2 up front with Dobbin off Collins. 

Probably rotation within the game. See what works. 

Dobbin in for Smith and Forsyth for Roberts. 

Positive. We couldn’t start that midfield three again. 

13 minutes ago, Ellafella said:

Round pegs in round holes. Our midfield isn’t balanced and we are failing to score goals when we have total control of games.

Korey Smith has struggled in midfield - his fitness is questionable and he’s attracted the lowest average ratings in the entire squad after 4 games.

There’s an obvious solution - find/buy/borrow a full back and put Knight in his natural position.

Football is a simple game, made complex by chaps who want to justify having spent a lot of time getting their coaching badges. 
 

The team needs Knight in midfield. Simple as that. 

Obviously we want Knight in midfield but that’s not the only solution. Sibley instead of Smith, or a slight shift in positioning with Didzy instead of Smith would both massively improve the pedestrian nature of our attacking. 

Think we'll know what to expect at 2pm tomorrow. if it's Bird, Hourihane and Smith then it'll be more of the same.

Fact of the matter at the moment is that Bird, Hourihane and Smith simply don’t work as a midfield trio. They all want it to feet, want to come short to the ball, want to play it relatively simple and recycle possession. None of them want to make runs, carry the ball, beat a man, and only Hourihane wants to get a shot off. Sibley, therefore, has to start unless Didzy comes in instead for one of them. We’ve only remotely looked dangerous in the games I’ve seen (Oxford, Barnsley and Shrewsbury) when Sibley has been on the pitch. The sooner Rosenior realises this trio doesn’t work the better. 

Didn’t look like creating a chance until Sibley and Dobbin came on, and the shape was changed prior to that with Smith going off. 

Wildsmith - 6

Knight - 6

Stearman - 7

Cashin - 7

Roberts - 7

Smith - 3

Bird - 6

Hourihane - 4

Mendez-Laing - 4

Barkhuizen - 5

Collins - 3

Subs from:

Sibley - 6.5

Dobbin - 6.5

Forsyth - 5

McGoldrick - 5

Shaun Barker supporting Derby or not? 

What a ball that was from Korey Smith. 

No bite or thrust in the final third. Sibley, Dobbin or McGoldrick needed. 

This has been pedestrian at absolute best in the final third. 

Gets to the edge of the box and it’s like walking football. 

This needs Sibley. 

Just now, i-Ram said:

It was a good ball, and he needs to be more consistent with assists. At the mo. the coaching team clearly have more interest in keeping a good shape and ball retention, expecting Collins, NML and Barks to create and score sufficiently. We are still in catch-up mode fitness wise, and they clearly do not fancy as yet Sibley to make a contribution in such away games. If we have the same first half, with the same players, as we did at Charlton, we will hopefully have a nice lead come half time.

He literally gets 20 mins or starts and is subbed off. He is given impossibly high standards and is never afforded a run in the team. If he doesn’t score or assist he doesn’t sniff the pitch the next game again. It’s ridiculous. 

1 minute ago, Ellafella said:

Go & check yer gas-taps @Srg*

 

 

* ok thanks for the reminder ?

Better… but FYI, Korey Smith isn’t a double-barrelled surname, it’s his first name and surname.

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