Duffield Ram Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 A quality pass is a quality pass at whatever part of creating a goal. Its not just down to the final 2 passes. So dont see how praising someone for a pass can be deemed as "clutching at straws" I agree with you that he's out of form and the number of passes going astray has definately increased. Great point about no width as it is really starting to frustrate me aswell on a regular basis. Think it comes back to the point of NC wanting to play his best 11 players, which is not necessarily our best team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammieib Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 think it comes back to the point of NC wanting to play his best 11 players, which is not necessarily our best team. Completly agree with this point and Clough is so stubborn in his ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asanovic Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 He prefers players over a system, that's obvious. But I do kind of get his thinking in playing Bryson on the left. He's not a particularly attacking player, which means he can provide some support to Roberts, who, despite playing well over the last 18 months, is vulnerable when exposed with no support. Longer term it's not sustainable to play this way but for now I understand it. A pacy LB that can bomb up and down will negate the need for quite the same amount of protection, which hopefully we'll get next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 He dont need a rest, he is just finding it more difficult as teams have sussed he is often at the centre of anything good we do, and they close him down a lot quicker. What he needs is the players around him to step up to the mark and take some pressure off him by playing to their full ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffield Ram Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 With the amount of press coverage he has had I agree, other teams have sussed him out aswell. I like your comment about full ability Leeds Ram aswell! Personally I think Jeff has been great for a few months now, but definately more to come out of a few. Which is quite positive really bearing in mind some of the good performances of late, excluding Forest and Blackburn of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Teale Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Isn't Hendrick getting forward more though as he now has Hughes along side him who comes deep to get the ball and sits more than Bryson does. When Bryson is in there he bombs on so Jeff can't. So wouldn't that restrict him again now push him on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 People will always find something to pick on. Hughes is going to have a form slump at some point. Whether it is nerves, media pressure, other teams "sussing" him out or any combination of things doesn't really matter, it will likely (and may already) be happening. He's a kid, it happens. He was born in 1995, let me repeat that, nineteen ninety five! He's very young, and he's not going to be like a seasoned pro all the time. The key at this point is to not dent his confidence and drop him needlessly. If he needs a rest that is one thing, but dropping him because he's had a bad game isn't going to help anything, and could be extremely detrimental to us having any hope of keeping him for next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodleyRam Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I don't think dropping him would be needless to be fair Albert. Being dropped if you're out of form is part and parcel of the game. In saying that I think the dip in form is down to a number of things as others have mentioned, perhaps he isn't tires. However, he's still a young lad, his body is still developing and I think we've got to be careful with him. It's a tough league and he's played a hell of a lot of football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Let's not forget we've only just come out of A Level exam season.. Poor lad's mind may well have been elsewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramLAD Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 If we want big bucks for him, he needs to be played and seen to be the 'star man' (which he isn't) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott129 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 It's not just Hughes. Clough has an obsession with Hendrick and Bryson as well and feels the need to start all 3 every game which doesn't work in a 4 man midfield. I personally think we should play Coutts and Jacobs on the wings, along with the two most in-form out of Bryson, Hendrick and Hughes in the centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobram Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Hughes needs to be rested, his just got another injury. Give him a break and get Bryson back in the middle with jeff. Hopefully after resting his ankle and groin, He will come back playing the worldy football we saw him play before forest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammieib Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Thought Bryson was excellent when moved to the middle today. Pity about Coutts and Cloughs formation.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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