Dethorn Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Honestly not seen too much of him but what I have leaves me wondering could he make a decent CDM energy, quick to close down, can pass and those driving runs? obviously a bit of training but I think he has potential in that role any thoughts? OoooMarkWright, Chris_Martin, DarkFruitsRam7 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OoooMarkWright Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) Nah! I’ve lost count over the years of suggestions for defensive midfield. He’s an attacking right back/wing back. Leave him there. CDM is a specialist position. He’s nowhere near cut out for it. Bird doing a grand job there. Edited October 23, 2021 by enachops angieram, MuespachRam and Carnero 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EulogyForEvolution Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 I think if he's going to develop we need to find a position for him and stick to it for a while. It's good having a utility player but he has a lot of potential and it would be a shame to waste it. He's already played this season as a full back, a wing back, a winger and a striker. I think his pace would be a bit wasted in the CDM role but I get your thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black ('n' White) Sheep Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 I reckon he'd be wasted in the middle of the pitch personally. His raw pace and energy is of much more use down the right side, either at right back or right wing. Ellafella 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravabeerbelly Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Why do people insist on saying he could be this or could be that? His assets are perfectly suited to where he plays….attacking right back. Anywhere else and you’d see flaws in his game. kevinhectoring and tinman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, enachops said: Nah! I’ve lost count over the years of suggestions for defensive midfield. He’s an attacking right back/wing back. Leave him there. CDM is a specialist position. He’s nowhere near cut out for it. Bird doing a grand job there. Bird should already be given player of the season. (Unless Fozzy wants It of course) OoooMarkWright 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottsRam77 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 23 minutes ago, Dethorn said: Honestly not seen too much of him but what I have leaves me wondering could he make a decent CDM energy, quick to close down, can pass and those driving runs? obviously a bit of training but I think he has potential in that role any thoughts? Speed is literally the last attribute i would look for in a dmc our best of recent years eustace , thorne, bielik… i can run backwards faster than all three but theyre up there for us in terms of players we would kill for right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dethorn Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 (edited) I really rate Bird was not suggesting anything about him. And I was not insisting anything just asking for other opinions, as for the other responses I get the page comments but in that role I would think Kante Rice Ndidi Fabinho are not exactly slouches thinking more defensive with occasional driving runs than Quarter back Edited October 24, 2021 by Dethorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinhectoring Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, Dethorn said: I really rate Bird was not suggesting anything about him. And I was not insisting anything just asking for other opinions, as for the other responses I get the page comments but in that role I would think Kante Rice Ndidi Fabinho are not exactly slouches thinking more defensive with occasional driving runs than Quarter back I’d like to have seen Festy come on in the 65th minute yesterday when Cov were tiring and run them ragged. Think Byrne is our starter at right wing back and up front is not the place for Festy to start I really think it’s tough to ask youngsters to step up to this level when not playing in their favoured position. Knight has done remarkably well in that norwichram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Greenwood Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 11 minutes ago, kevinhectoring said: I’d like to have seen Festy come on in the 65th minute yesterday when Cov were tiring and run them ragged. Think Byrne is our starter at right wing back and up front is not the place for Festy to start I really think it’s tough to ask youngsters to step up to this level when not playing in their favoured position. Knight has done remarkably well in that Think that would have been the plan if Knight had been fit ? I would have prob started Sibbers and brought Festy on later . kevinhectoring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Still looks like a fullback being asked to do things he isn’t yet capable of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodley Ram Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 I think he is a wing back and best in a 3 man defence. Similar to Byrne but quicker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 15 minutes ago, Woodley Ram said: I think he is a wing back and best in a 3 man defence. Similar to Byrne but quicker Byrne's best attribute is crossing to a target man. Fesry's is his ability to drive forward with the ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 With Knight and Baldock out it was selection error to start Festy high up the pitch and leave Sibbo on the bench and play Stretton in the U23s. Festy will be a phenomenal right back or right wingback. I can understand if it's late in a game you're chasing you might gamble on his pace and power and bring him on there in a substitute role, but football's a simple game and requires round pegs in round holes. Andrew3000 and Carnero 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Carl Sagan said: With Knight and Baldock out it was selection error to start Festy high up the pitch and leave Sibbo on the bench and play Stretton in the U23s. Festy will be a phenomenal right back or right wingback. I can understand if it's late in a game you're chasing you might gamble on his pace and power and bring him on there in a substitute role, but football's a simple game and requires round pegs in round holes. Sibbo didn’t do that much more than Festy. If we’d given him the ball more then we might have seen more end product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Martin Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 On 23/10/2021 at 13:36, Dethorn said: Honestly not seen too much of him but what I have leaves me wondering could he make a decent CDM energy, quick to close down, can pass and those driving runs? obviously a bit of training but I think he has potential in that role any thoughts? DCFC Kicks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravabeerbelly Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 21 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: Sibbo didn’t do that much more than Festy. If we’d given him the ball more then we might have seen more end product. Thank goodness someone has said it. I like Sibley but this love in pretence that he’s a game changer at the moment is pure perception and not based on any real evidence. He had 16 touches of the ball yesterday in 37 minutes of a half we dominated. He was dispossessed 3 times, competed 4 out of just 5 passes, had a speculative shot off target, made one tackle and made a clearance or two…..that’s not the impact you need or want from a game changer regardless of age or experience. As I said about Festy after the game, he along with Joz, Lawrence or Morrison was no worse and no better than anyone else so I’m not coating him or saying he wasn’t good enough but we can’t pretend he made any difference to the game than anyone else did. RoyMac5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodley Ram Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 9 hours ago, Ghost of Clough said: Byrne's best attribute is crossing to a target man. Fesry's is his ability to drive forward with the ball I agree, both best as wing backs but agree re attributes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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