Them's the ones. Seriously though, most of the 'quick' strikers will be young

or at least pretty much settled league 1 standard.
Players like Dejan and Purse, having played at higher levels, will have more knowledge and experience.

That translates into positional sense, into getting yourself (and therefore the striker) into positions that largely negates their speed advantage.
If you can hold a line better than a league 1 striker can, he's never gonna get a run in behind you, he'll be offside.
If you are deeper, you buy yourself a yard or two, and then he won't have enough pitch left to catch and get past you.

Posted By: megson on May 12th 2009 at 09:58:32

Message Thread

Marshall off to Cardiff (NCFC) - Derek Acorah, May 12, 09:30:48
- dread to think what the fee will be! (n/m) (NCFC) - NCFC4life, May 12, 09:41:15
  - fluctuate as and when the spinmaster wants it too (NCFC) - pants, May 12, 10:52:43
  - With 50% of the fee going to Celtics (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, May 12, 09:43:29
    - Is that right? @rse. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 12, 09:45:51
      - Nah I made it up but would it surprise you? (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, May 12, 09:50:16
  - doner kebab flavour pot noodle and some hair straighteners. (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 12, 09:42:28
    - Knowing our board it will be 100k up front, (NCFC) - NCFC4life, May 12, 09:48:08
      - yeah...... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 12, 09:55:10
- Didn't take long did it? (NCFC) - lurd, May 12, 09:35:48
  - I think it's more likely he will panic their defence as much as he did ours. Purse please. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, May 12, 09:40:31
    - Purse, Dejan & Doc? (NCFC) - east of hampstead, May 12, 09:49:08
      - Think of the ability to kick shit out of strikers (Purse and Dejan anyway) (NCFC) - megson, May 12, 09:52:09
        
        is Little Mickey Spillane a jet-heeled centre-back? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 12, 09:56:15
        
        Played all over the middle i think as well as CB. Not sure where he played most. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, May 12, 10:00:16
        
        Luton (NCFC) - camcan, May 12, 10:08:31
        
        wrong I'm afraid (NCFC) - east of hampstead, May 12, 10:23:39
        
        good lord (NCFC) - camcan, May 12, 10:29:52
        
        9 (NCFC) - east of hampstead, May 12, 10:33:27
        
        agreed (NCFC) - camcan, May 12, 10:39:10
        
        *a quicker CB would also be handy for certain games* (NCFC) - east of hampstead, May 12, 09:54:05
        
        Them's the ones. Seriously though, most of the 'quick' strikers will be young (NCFC) - megson, May 12, 09:58:32
        
        I agree (NCFC) - east of hampstead, May 12, 10:06:12
        
        If we have Dejan, Doc and Mikey then I'd probably agree, (NCFC) - megson, May 12, 10:11:37
      - yes but we could play Cody as sweeper. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, May 12, 09:51:45
    - Purse was released by Cardiff yesterday (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 12, 09:43:29
      - he was and if at all possible would be my 1st signing, he will probably join Doncaster or (NCFC) - lovely old job, May 12, 09:45:22
        
        Expect so, he's getting on a bit, but he can still do better than a moribund third-tier ou (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, May 12, 09:47:36
        
        and that's going by your adjusted? age, presumably? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 12, 09:54:37
        
        32 (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, May 12, 09:59:01
        
        I don't like it when we get CV's in and the applicant was born in 1989 or 1990 (NCFC) - lovely old job, May 12, 09:52:55
        
        tell me about it. We've had our first 90's applicant. I bloody hate it. (NCFC) - megson, May 12, 09:59:29
        
        ha ha, i think we've only had 3 or 4 players older than me this season (NCFC) - megson, May 12, 09:50:27
        
        lol (n/m) (NCFC) - NCFC4life, May 12, 09:49:39
        
        Going to Sheff Wed apparently. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 12, 09:46:07
        
        and thats the trouble I don't know who we will be able to sign because its an altogether (NCFC) - lovely old job, May 12, 09:50:51
        
        you're thinking of Rugby, that's a different ball game... (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 12, 09:57:55
    - purse and shacks at the back would be great! (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 12, 09:41:35
  - yes, they'll do the job for him.... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 12, 09:37:10
    - I don't really rate him but surely his volume of mistakes and 'worldies' are so high (NCFC) - lurd, May 12, 09:39:22
      - He seems to flounder over the simple and excel at the tricky (NCFC) - camcan, May 12, 09:40:07
        
        a good all round keeper (NCFC) - south, May 12, 09:43:29
- He was one of our shining lights this term, apparently. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 12, 09:32:55
  - Can't say i am bothered at all about it (NCFC) - Derek Acorah, May 12, 09:36:10
    - You know whats going to happen dont you? (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, May 12, 09:50:16
    - lol (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, May 12, 09:40:45
  - good riddence. memo to marshall: (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 12, 09:35:08

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