Parsnip Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, EulogyForEvolution said: I think you're underselling Bennett there. And Bennett. I forgot about them. That's still only 4 though. What about the Sibleys? Can they shoot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 On 12/07/2019 at 09:34, Ellafella said: Remember Biley & Swindlehirst? I will be really interested to see if the Martin / Marriott link becomes thing in some games. Martin has his flaws, when starved of service he was worse than useless, his lack of pace was exposed so as a loner up top he was doubly isolated. He isn't a player who can hunt for a ball on his own like Waggy or Nuge. BUT give him a whippet like Marriott close to him and suddenly he could be a very different player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edtheram Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 14 hours ago, RamLad1884 said: Our Chrissy has played a role in 3 out of 4 Pre season goals so far. Anyone suggesting he has no place in the squad for this year needs checking. He might not score bagful and might not be the fastest, but we've got 6/7 attacking players (possibly more counting midfielders) that thrive off layoffs to take shots from 20+ yards. Well said! If you were to choose your starting 11 now going off of how good each player has looked in pre season then Martin has to be in it. Hes been better than Waghorn so far IMO and Marriott and Bennett have scored goals playing off of him. In Bennetts interview he praises Martin and the effectiveness he has. Your point is spot on above Marriott, Bennett, Lawrence, Dowell, Waghorn and Jozefzoon would all thrive off of lay offs from Martin. Hes been good lets see how he progresses from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 He was and I assume he still is one of the best defensive headers at set pieces we have covering that front post area. Martin with Marriott should be a very useful combination and mix that up with waghorn and Bennett and we have strength and power and pace in the right places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellafella Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 13 minutes ago, jono said: I will be really interested to see if the Martin / Marriott link becomes thing in some games. Martin has his flaws, when starved of service he was worse than useless, his lack of pace was exposed so as a loner up top he was doubly isolated. He isn't a player who can hunt for a ball on his own like Waggy or Nuge. BUT give him a whippet like Marriott close to him and suddenly he could be a very different player. Absolutely. He’s a great guy to have around...a senior figure who is great for the younger players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Prodigal has returned to his culture Prodigal has returned give him water Prodigal has returned, has returned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyPowell Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 7 hours ago, cheron85 said: Not sure what your point is or why you needed the caps but Thorne and Huddlestone played the same half https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2019/07/marriott-brace-seals-victory-in-first-pre-season-friendly My point was - They played next to each other for 45 mins and Thorne seemed to be playing the more incisive balls (in the highlights) soz i musta been dreaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ev6is Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 We have opapions in attacking formations but for me were just missing a good free kick taker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 10 minutes ago, B4ev6is said: We have opapions in attacking formations but for me were just missing a good free kick taker. With the current options we have, I would suggest we might need a good kick-off taker. I would say we are 4 decent players away from being competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollycutts1982 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 This thread dropped a little too far down the page for my liking so thought I’d give it a bump. We don’t want people forgetting about our Chrissie do we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 He looks like he means business this year. I always thought his little flicks would have complimented Marriott last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hintonsboots Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 13 minutes ago, Boycie said: He looks like he means business this year. I always thought his little flicks would have complimented Marriott last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaRam Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Martins probably been our best player(never thought I’d say that again). 3 assists in 105 minutes of game time. Marriott and Bennett have also looked pretty good and Bogle looking decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 On 15/07/2019 at 07:35, Dimmu said: Looks like Cocu is ready to use Martin, which is nice to see. More interesting has been the experiment with our runners, Marriott and now Bennett, playing as a second striker/number 10. Far from traditional and I like it. Maybe we'll see Martin more in away or strong opponents, as these combinations suits to 2 defensive midfielders and counter attacking better than the classical 4-3-3. We'll see, but I'm bit more excited than before the friendlies. Thinking more of this tactic, where the rel apex of the attack surges from the second row, I can only think of Bayern Leverkusen with Kai Havertz. If we would get similar contribution of Marriott and/or Bennett, I'd more than happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve How Hard? Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 5 hours ago, Boycie said: He looks like he means business this year. I always thought his little flicks would have complimented Marriott last year. I would have liked to have seen how he linked up with Mount and Wilson too. Guess we'll never know as that ship seems to have sailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Steve How Hard? said: I would have liked to have seen how he linked up with Mount and Wilson too. Guess we'll never know as that ship seems to have sailed. Not mention Vydra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam_DCFC_1994 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 The treatment of Chris Martin in recent years has been nothing short of shocking from club and fans alike. I literally used to sit in front of a bloke who refused to celebrate when Martin scored because he hated him that much, and would remain seated. I'm 24 and started going to games regularly at PP when I was 10, so I've not seen many greats at PP but he is by far one of the best strikers, if not the best I've seen at Derby in my lifetime. Unplayable on his day. For his own sake I do hope he leaves and finds regular football elsewhere, I just cant see him getting back into the team unless he has a blinding pre season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazaDunn Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 53 minutes ago, Sam_DCFC_1994 said: The treatment of Chris Martin in recent years has been nothing short of shocking from club and fans alike. I literally used to sit in front of a bloke who refused to celebrate when Martin scored because he hated him that much, and would remain seated. I'm 24 and started going to games regularly at PP when I was 10, so I've not seen many greats at PP but he is by far one of the best strikers, if not the best I've seen at Derby in my lifetime. Unplayable on his day. For his own sake I do hope he leaves and finds regular football elsewhere, I just cant see him getting back into the team unless he has a blinding pre season. I get what you’re saying but so far so good, surely? I think he’s had a great pre-season so far, he’s assisted or created pretty much all of our goals apart from Anya’s. He’s also done his defence duties rather well. I don’t think we’ll be expecting him to score, but I think he’s definitely got a part to play in our attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 8 hours ago, DazaDunn said: I don’t think we’ll be expecting him to score... Why on earth not? Especially if he gets match fit again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 8 hours ago, DazaDunn said: I get what you’re saying but so far so good, surely? I think he’s had a great pre-season so far, he’s assisted or created pretty much all of our goals apart from Anya’s. He’s also done his defence duties rather well. I don’t think we’ll be expecting him to score, but I think he’s definitely got a part to play in our attack. 16 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: Why on earth not? Especially if he gets match fit again. Yes, because Nuge didn't get any abuse when he was playing but not scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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