WamRam Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Apologies if there’s already a Knight thread, feel free to merge it. Thought he looked quality at RB yesterday. He was shoehorned wide right a lot last season and I felt for him because he struggled in a pretty unnatural position. I don’t mind him in the middle of the park but he can sometimes lack the composure and ball quality we seem to prefer in the middle. He could be a similar story to Matty Cash at Forest. He struggled to keep down a spot in midfield over there and his tenacity, work rate and aggression just seemed to suit him at full back. He can get up and down all day, which Knight can easily do. He linked up really well with NML in the first half. One-twos, overlaps and a few decent balls in. If he does stay I would be happy to see him play there a lot more, whether he will be though, may be a different matter. Carnero, angieram, YouRams and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanoakaram4life Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 He’s by no means a right back! He should have been doing Korey Smiths job yesterday, just behind Collins, pressing the defenders! He did a fantastic job at Rb, but I couldn’t help thinking what the midfielder would look like with him in it! Ellafella and Marriot Ram99 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 He was great. But that’s not a surprise. He is great. He would be even better in midfield though. Premier ram and Ellafella 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve How Hard? Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 35 minutes ago, WamRam said: Apologies if there’s already a Knight thread, feel free to merge it. Thought he looked quality at RB yesterday. He was shoehorned wide right a lot last season and I felt for him because he struggled in a pretty unnatural position. I don’t mind him in the middle of the park but he can sometimes lack the composure and ball quality we seem to prefer in the middle. He could be a similar story to Matty Cash at Forest. He struggled to keep down a spot in midfield over there and his tenacity, work rate and aggression just seemed to suit him at full back. He can get up and down all day, which Knight can easily do. He linked up really well with NML in the first half. One-twos, overlaps and a few decent balls in. If he does stay I would be happy to see him play there a lot more, whether he will be though, may be a different matter. I agree entirely with this. He is by nature a midfielder but if he has to be shoe horned into the side in a wide position then right back is the one for me on yesterdays performance. He is definitely wasted in one of the further forward wide berths. When he has played there in the past he tends to drift in and out of the game, a bit like Barkhuizen yesterday. It's a waste of his best assets which are tenacity and industrious energy. angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadlad Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 He can play right back very well but in terms of contributing to the team he would provide much more in centre mid. As a box to box midfielder he will run all game, he has an eye for goal and he can break up play. Pretty sure he was MOM in the last game for his country. Good in a two or in a three, I would play him as the runner between DM and AM. A midfield three of Bird, Knight & Hourihane would be excellent in L1 imo. Ellafella, Marriot Ram99, Ramarena and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Get a decent right back in and play him in midfield… Marriot Ram99 and Ellafella 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich3478 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 6 minutes ago, chadlad said: He can play right back very well but in terms of contributing to the team he would provide much more in centre mid. As a box to box midfielder he will run all game, he has an eye for goal and he can break up play. Pretty sure he was MOM in the last game for his country. Good in a two or in a three, I would play him as the runner between DM and AM. A midfield three of Bird, Knight & Hourihane would be excellent in L1 imo. Agree totally! Told smith can cover right back too, swap them over next game if we don’t have a right back in by then. Ramarena, chadlad, Marriot Ram99 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellafella Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 We need Knight in midfield. Simple as that. I though strongly suspect he’ll be gone soon although I perish the thought. He’s just too good and should be playing premiership football. £8 million and not a penny less. MickD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 It’s going to be very interesting once everyone is fit, especially with McGoldrick and Chester back, in terms of what our best starting 1X will be. Some very decent players will find themselves on the bench. Nice problem for LR to have. angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK47 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Knight is an all round, energetic, box to box spark for the central areas. Pressurising the midfield and igniting attacking transitions. Even though he did well at right back, it doesn't utilise his strengths. We need a Byrne, Bogle, Cyrus Christie style of right back imo that is good with the ball to feet, pace to burn, loves to overlap. It gives us that extra yard to get in behind quickly and feed our strikers/edge of the box midfielders. Pacey right back please ? Marriot Ram99 and Ellafella 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 It's a long old season. If he stays, he'll probably play in a few different positions depending on form, injuries and suspensions. Dimmu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimtastic56 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 30 minutes ago, Ellafella said: We need Knight in midfield. Simple as that. I though strongly suspect he’ll be gone soon although I perish the thought. He’s just too good and should be playing premiership football. £8 million and not a penny less. You only have to look at Alexander-Arnold to see how to influence a game from RB. He may not play many games there but could use the time to perfect his crossing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve How Hard? Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 The fact he has shown such an adeptness to playing right back only adds to his worth should we eventually agree to selling him. Think of a number and double it should be the answer to any of his suitors. Ellafella 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alty_Ram Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Rosenior was really happy with him but post match didn't seem to consider it a long-term solution. Hope he can find a spot for him in the midfield (even as a rotation option) because his energy could be very important. We still look a tad sluggish at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_ram Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Thought he’d be wasted at right back but first 15 mins especially he did a great job of getting involved in attack with NML and his tracking back at pace saved a certain goal when otherwise clean through. He’s a great player but there’s still a question mark about where he’s best; in the middle he’s very busy, wins lots of fouls but, despite having a decent shot on him, seems there’s still a bit of a question mark over his creative effectiveness. Long story short, this might actually be a good fit for him, depending on what the rest of the team looks like. Steve How Hard? and The Scarlet Pimpernel 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC27 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Not for me. It’s a waste as he’s got so much energy and he’s good on the ball. we need him involved as much as possible. He played really well at RB but he has so much more to offer. chadlad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Just shows what a good player he is - we need to extend his contact if that’s possible Premier ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Just now, Sparkle said: Just shows what a good player he is - we need to extend his contact if that’s possible Guess there would be no issue doing so if the extension is 2 years and wage no more than £12k. Second part probably difficult for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Rich3478 said: Agree totally! Told smith can cover right back too, swap them over next game if we don’t have a right back in by then. There's a reason Knight is playing right back instead of Smith. The latter joined late and isn't up to full fitness yet, hence his substitution on 60 minutes. Knight might be 'wasted' at full back, but he is probably our fittest and most canny player. Some people saying he played better in first half than second, but I sit in West Stand and thought he had a great second half too. He linked well with Mendez Laing, Sibley and started finding Bird too once his marker tired. Knight was my MOM yesterday. Reggie Greenwood and Premier ram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouRams Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 3 hours ago, Jimbo Ram said: It’s going to be very interesting once everyone is fit, especially with McGoldrick and Chester back, in terms of what our best starting 1X will be. Some very decent players will find themselves on the bench. Nice problem for LR to have. What's happened with McGoldrick is it just match fitness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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