Ghost of Clough Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Simple question - with everyone fully fit, who would your midfield trio be? Tommo hasn't been given much of a chance in the league so far this season, but here are some stats for the others per 90 minutes played at CM: The stats suggest Bird is the best defensive contributor, Sibley the best offensive contributor, and Knight is our jack of all trades. admira, TomTom92, angieram and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Bird, Knight and Sibley. That's potentially the future, and has been for a few years. Really need to play them together to see what we actually have. The balance isn't there with Hourihane and Smith we haven't seen enough of (especially in the deeper role he's better in). RammingStone66, Indyram and Rammy03 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BathRam72 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 I love that Knight wins most Arial battels, not bad for someone so short Ghost of Clough 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodleyRam Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Bird, Knight and Sibley are a nice blend for me. The two things that nag for me are a lack of experience when we come up against a more cynical side and a lack of defensive bite, which leaves our back 3 a little exposed. Hopefully their talent, energy and enthusiasm can make up for those deficiencies. Haven't been impressed by Hourihane's overall play, decent impact sub perhaps? Smith has looked good in the few moments we have seen him but I'm left with the conundrum of who to leave out of Smith plays and decided to put my faith in the home grown lads. It's a nice problem to have if we can make it work to our advantage. Ghost of Clough 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admira Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 I get the impression that Hourihane is first name on the team sheet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, RodleyRam said: Bird, Knight and Sibley are a nice blend for me. The two things that nag for me are a lack of experience when we come up against a more cynical side and a lack of defensive bite, which leaves our back 3 a little exposed. Hopefully their talent, energy and enthusiasm can make up for those deficiencies. Haven't been impressed by Hourihane's overall play, decent impact sub perhaps? Smith has looked good in the few moments we have seen him but I'm left with the conundrum of who to leave out of Smith plays and decided to put my faith in the home grown lads. It's a nice problem to have if we can make it work to our advantage. I think your right in your first choice 3. Of course There will be games where Hourihan is useful, Smith too, you could put Tommo into any mix and he’d do a job. We have a good midfield “squad” The trick is getting the blend right and part of that is opposition dependent. We do lack a bit of muscle and stature though. Bielik back for end of season charge. ? Either way we need to use our dynamic midfield not bye pass it too often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Gemmill - Newton - Rioch Oh, sorry misunderstaood the question.....ok then... Knight - Bird - Sibley It's all about the balance. Always has been. SKRam, angieram and Reggie Greenwood 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magicman Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Bird Knight Sibley Bielik Smith Hourihane Thompson Robinson Everton Lo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramarena Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 It’s probably one of the better midfields in the division if you look at technical ability. My only concern is they lack a bit of physicality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 I think most would say Bird, Sibley, Knight. All three have been playing together for years too, but rarely in the first team. We will see them rotated, though, considering the amount of games we will get through in quick succession. I really want to see more from Knight in a midfield role, though. He's played his best football at right back this season. Carl Sagan, angieram and Ghost of Clough 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich84 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 38 minutes ago, Ambitious said: I think most would say Bird, Sibley, Knight. All three have been playing together for years too, but rarely in the first team. We will see them rotated, though, considering the amount of games we will get through in quick succession. I really want to see more from Knight in a midfield role, though. He's played his best football at right back this season. This, with Smith available I do wonder if Knight may end up playing the odd game at RWB or move there with subs after NML has ran himself into the grd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonwright Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) Still not sure where Hourihane's best position is, but am increasingly sure I don't want him and Bird in the same midfield, or we end up lacking physicality/mobility. I guess he might be better suited to coming on later in games when there is more space and the speed of the game has dropped. Whether he'd be happy with that is another question but at the moment for me it's Bird/Knight/Sibley starting. Smith is a (very good) squad player for me if we are playing three at the back. I'd swap Bird for Bielik in a heartbeat if he ended up coming back after the world cup (which he won't). Edited October 18, 2022 by vonwright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondest Goat Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 8 hours ago, admira said: I get the impression that Hourihane is first name on the team sheet though. His name has the most goals scored against it. End product counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyBritishMidland Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 8 hours ago, IslandExile said: Gemmill - Newton - Rioch Oh, sorry misunderstaood the question.....ok then... Knight - Bird - Sibley It's all about the balance. Always has been. Not The Doc’s “three van Goghs” of Daly, Masson & Rioch then? But yep, Knight, Sibley and Bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Smith near the back three. Knight and Hourihane central . Sibley as 10. Adapt to a back 4 if required with two up top, or back 3 with two wides and one up top sometimes. Lovely. Dcfcsr92 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Daly Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said: Smith near the back three. Knight and Hourihane central . Sibley as 10. Adapt to a back 4 if required with two up top, or back 3 with two wides and one up top sometimes. Lovely. Bird is our best midfield player. LeedsCityRam and ben_dcfc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Sibley for his ability to carry the ball forward at pace, his shooting, his inventiveness around the box, his strength, tackling and refusal to be bullied. And his set pieces. Knight for his duracell engine, determination, tackling and forward drive. Another player who isn't bullied. The final position is harder to call. It will be Bielik if he returns. These stats don't appear to show it, but if playing one more defensive midfielder (which is how I'd do it) I'd say Smith > Bird/Hourihane if all are fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 13 minutes ago, Gerry Daly said: Bird is our best midfield player. All opinion but too me he's the worst Dcfcsr92 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Smith, Knight & Hourihane for me. Dcfcsr92 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europia Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) Knight Bird Sibley - from the current squad. Although perhaps we could do with a John Eustice type player in this division. Edited October 18, 2022 by europia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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