Mafiabob Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Loved the fluidity of them tonight. Just imagine when they are all 100% Also, Knight and Shinnie complimented each other very well. Knight is the most developed player out the academy since Hughes and Hendrick. Got some future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtoileSportiveDeDerby Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Agree and if Ibe can get back to the level he was at when we had him on loan, It should be even better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Thought Tom Lawrence was outstanding today. Especially first half. Looked strong, fit and fast with excellent ball control. Coves and closed down well also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Was very interesting to see how often they all switched roles. Clearly a tactical plan, and one that worked well. Something that’s used a lot in Holland I believe. Keeps the opposition guessing, and drags players out of position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Obviously it’s a big improvement over a front three of holmes Rooney and knight, Which is all we had v Watford. neither Lawrence nor jozwiak seem to be wingers. But they can run at the opposition and jozwiak can actually hold the ball. I’d love it if we could get Sibley back in too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammy03 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 11 minutes ago, RamNut said: Obviously it’s a big improvement over a front three of holmes Rooney and knight, Which is all we had v Watford. neither Lawrence nor jozwiak seem to be wingers. But they can run at the opposition and jozwiak can actually hold the ball. I’d love it if we could get Sibley back in too. Add Ibe and Holmes to that as well and it doesn't sound too bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 From what I saw of ibe in the under 23's today,he's quite the player and should be pretty fantastic for us once properly fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady1993 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 44 minutes ago, RamNut said: Obviously it’s a big improvement over a front three of holmes Rooney and knight, Which is all we had v Watford. neither Lawrence nor jozwiak seem to be wingers. But they can run at the opposition and jozwiak can actually hold the ball. I’d love it if we could get Sibley back in too. That's one thing I've noticed. He seems surprisingly strong and can put himself about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady1993 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong said: From what I saw of ibe in the under 23's today,he's quite the player and should be pretty fantastic for us once properly fit. It will be nice to have options. For now I'll settle for having what looks to be a fluid sharp first choice front 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Lawrence was an animal. Really liked Jozwiak since day one. I wanted Waghorn to win poty last year. He’s not always good but he's always there. And if he's only good half the time he's there then that's still twice as much as most players. His attitude is inspirational. It's characters like that every club needs. He's frustrating but he leads by example. Like Bradley Johnson was one massively frustrating player but he was always digging in when better players were perhaps not doing all they could. That flick from Waghorn into Lawrence was like a Martin and Bryson moment. If I remember right Lawrence should have probably put Jozwiak through to complete the move and then we wouldn't need alternative websites this evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 They're terrible. You can't make a catchy media-friendly acronym out of LWJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtoileSportiveDeDerby Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 6 hours ago, brady1993 said: That's one thing I've noticed. He seems surprisingly strong and can put himself about. Ibe does seem to have bulked up which makes me wonder if he could play up front, Antonio style (Moyes seems to have turned him into a very good CF), just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Sean said: They're terrible. You can't make a catchy media-friendly acronym out of LWJ. It's a shame tha BMW's brand is stronger than Jesuit Worldwide Learning's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 2 hours ago, EtoileSportiveDeDerby said: Ibe does seem to have bulked up which makes me wonder if he could play up front, Antonio style (Moyes seems to have turned him into a very good CF), just a thought. Ibe started off as a striker, and in a podcast that he did in the summer said he still would prefer to play there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 9 hours ago, RamNut said: Obviously it’s a big improvement over a front three of holmes Rooney and knight, Which is all we had v Watford. neither Lawrence nor jozwiak seem to be wingers. But they can run at the opposition and jozwiak can actually hold the ball. I’d love it if we could get Sibley back in too. Yes it is going to be a case of trying to fit them all in. A nice selection headache for Cocu in a few weeks time once everyone is fit ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammieib Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 41% possession but attacking is far better than possession for possession sake. 4 attacking players, not 3. Wingbacks, especially Buchanan pushed forward. Bit how good did we look in 4-3-3. Granted we only had 15 minutes of it but I so prefer this. Either way, if Cocu does remain as manager he’s hopefully learnt a LOT tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomTom92 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Think Lawrence has grown since that incident. He’s knuckled down and doesn’t have that same arrogant swagger which made him an unpopular character. I think the penny has dropped and he’s all the better for it. Keep going Tom lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longeatonram2020 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 No coincidence that Forest grew into the game when Lawrence and Waghorn were clearly knackered. The front 3 looked brilliant, loved the interchanging and we actually used Buchanan and Byrne as proper wing back outlets, don’t think I’ve seen Buchanan have a better game for us. Can’t wait til Waghorn and Lawrence are fully fit, with Ibe to chuck in there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady1993 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Think the goal that wasn't a goal is a cracking example of them working together. Waghorn has come over to the right to challenge for the goal kick which pulls a centre back over with him, Jozwiak stays fairly wide so the right back can't tuck and Lawrence drifts into the centre where the space is going to appear. Waghorn wins the ball which means Lawrence can immediately drive into a dangerous area and suck defenders in before releasing it to Jozwiak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Longeatonram2020 said: The front 3 looked brilliant, loved the interchanging and we actually used Buchanan and Byrne as proper wing back outlets, don’t think I’ve seen Buchanan have a better game for us. Can’t wait til Waghorn and Lawrence are fully fit, with Ibe to chuck in there too. if we could add Sibley, that would be equivalent to lighting the blue touch paper before standing back to admire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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