RoyMac5 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Just now, GangwayD said: Trying to play devils advocate, maybe Cocu’s thinking was Clarke slows the tempo of the passing game he wants. So he put in Wisdom? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GangwayD Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 50 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: So he put in Wisdom? ? As I said I was playing devils advocate and trying to interpret Cocu’s explanation. I don’t agree with it. Clarke should have played. You start your best 11 and he’s part of that. Personally I wouldn’t have Wisdom near the first team at Centre Half and for me he’s not good enough at Right Back. Mike to Work is really concerning me. Not seen anything yet that I’d consider a real strength. Quick, Strong, Good in the Air, Comfortable on the Ball, Awareness, Organises or Adaptable. However I’ll give him time to adjust as the Championship is unforgiving and he’s coming in at a very challenging period with a new team in a different country but it’s a worry. Concerned Gangway D from the terrace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, GangwayD said: Personally I wouldn’t have Wisdom near the first team at Centre Half and for me he’s not good enough at Right Back. Mike to Work is really concerning me. Not seen anything yet that I’d consider a real strength. Did I hear right when someone said MTW could play either side? So why not let an unfit Wisdom play where he did okay last season? The more you delve the odder Cocu gets imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GangwayD Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: Did I hear right when someone said MTW could play either side? So why not let an unfit Wisdom play where he did okay last season? The more you delve the odder Cocu gets imo. We agree on this - it gets odder. Cocu got it wrong. I think the ‘Rhythm’ comment was him trying to explain his decision and admitting it was wrong without coming out and saying so. Regards Gangway D from the terrace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Derby Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 I’ve seen better defending from an under 5’s team. The “defending” from wide areas yesterday was a demonstration of how not to play. It was truly shocking. Getting into the right positions when we didn’t have the ball - so amateurish it was unbelievable. How Blackburn only scored 4 is a mystery even with Marshall in good form. A knife through butter each time they went forward. I would like an explanation as to what they are doing on the training pitch all week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 9 minutes ago, GangwayD said: We agree on this - it gets odder. Cocu got it wrong. I think the ‘Rhythm’ comment was him trying to explain his decision and admitting it was wrong without coming out and saying so. Regards Gangway D from the terrace The reasons weren't wrong, but they badly backfired. For all his faults yesterday Wisdom was trying to pass it out from the back quicker and more directly than Clarke does. Upping the tempo of our play IS something the management have highlighted as something they want to change. I'm not sure why they didn't just trust Clarke to adapt though. The problem wasn't the speed or tempo of Wisdom's passing it was the horrible accuracy. It's a weird one because there have been games where Wisdom's passing has been very good, clever short passes to players near him. It's when he's asked to go longer with them he seems to struggle. Oh and "didn't I hear someone say MTW could play both sides?" isn't evidence that MTW can play both sides, basing criticism on something you're not even sure has been said or is true... yeah, hard pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 19 minutes ago, Coconut said: Oh and "didn't I hear someone say MTW could play both sides?" isn't evidence that MTW can play both sides, basing criticism on something you're not even sure has been said or is true... yeah, hard pass. Well playing an unfit Wisdom out of position can be criticised. Saying its so we can play out from the back faster is such a joke I can't think it needs criticising. Cocu spends so much time trying to make players play as he wants rather than how they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JfR Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Coconut said: Oh and "didn't I hear someone say MTW could play both sides?" isn't evidence that MTW can play both sides, basing criticism on something you're not even sure has been said or is true... yeah, hard pass. Just to pick up on this one, I checked through MtW's game history on Transfermarkt, and aside from 3 or 4 that have been inputted incorrectly (highlights of the games show him very clearly playing on the right), he looks to have always played on the right hand side in a centre-back pairing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 I doubt whether Clarke’s omission was anything to do with “rhythm of the game”. It’s more likely that they had a row over Luton’s winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Martin Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 11 hours ago, GangwayD said: Trying to play devils advocate, maybe Cocu’s thinking was Clarke slows the tempo of the passing game he wants. Can it actually get any slower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheram Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 The bloke’s like a bad dream. ‘my centre back remembered he wasn’t Rudd Hullett, I had to sit him down and remind him he was’ ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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