RE Alex Neil................ .................... .

I think the team would have been well clear of the relegation zone if he had:

- selected Tettey & O'Neil togther whenever fit.
- played Brady & Olsson down the left whenever fit.
- didn't select Martin as a central defender.
- started Mbok more often.

All basic obvious things.

Posted By: Larry Hagman on April 19th 2016 at 14:18:41

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RE Alex Neil.................................... . (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 19, 14:18:41
- Seb is consistently worse that Martin (n/m) (NCFC) - trt354, Apr 19, 17:02:50
- Disagree - we've been at our shittest away from home with Mbok leading the line (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 19, 16:48:12
- The thing is there will be reasons why he picked the team he did (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Apr 19, 14:37:39
  - I'm pretty certain Naismith started Saturday simply (NCFC) - Strap on Van Sally, Apr 19, 15:45:33
  - Shame ProZone took whole year to work out Rusell Martin's best position is not Centre Back (n/m) (NCFC) - pab, Apr 19, 15:45:06
  - He can only work with what he's got though. How was he to know Wisdom would concede a pen (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 14:40:09
    - Anyone with half a brain knows that Bassong is capable of doing that. (NCFC) - Strap on Van Sally, Apr 19, 15:51:35
      - Shame Seb doesn't know that yet (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 16:32:12
      - Didn't he handle in the box against Sunderland when the ball was going out 2 seasons ago (n/m) (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, Apr 19, 16:19:36
- Hindsight applies to all clubs. (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Apr 19, 14:33:33
  - AN should have realised these things after only a couple of matches (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 19, 14:52:50
    - Yep. Football managing is THAT easy. (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 15:31:28
- Your continual dissing of Howson is beyond bizarre. (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Apr 19, 14:31:47
  - it's the flip side to his doe-eyed adulation of Tettey (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Apr 19, 14:45:59
  - I know. He always gives his all. Tracks back. Makes key blocks + interceptions (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 14:34:33
  - WTF? I just think O'Neil & Tettey are a better combo as defensive midfielders (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 19, 14:34:00
    - Fine. Then how about Howson right behind a lone striker? (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Apr 19, 14:56:27
      - Wes is better in that position for his passing vision (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 19, 14:59:26
        
        OK Larry. I give up. You obviously have an axe to grind (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Apr 19, 15:03:29
        
        No axe to grind at all. I simply think Wes is better in that position than Howson (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 19, 15:09:03
    - Howson and GON work better together. More balanced and technically skillful (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 14:35:31
      - AN doesn't have much choice at CM at the moment (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 19, 14:49:03
        
        Mulumbu, Dorrans (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 15:32:26
        
        My nan has more vision and speed than Mulumbu. And she died in the Suez (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, Apr 19, 17:04:46
        
        She'd probably still get in Larry's first choice XI ahead of Jonny Howson though tbf (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 18:12:44
- or, if we'd have got more points (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 19, 14:30:03
- Or if we had more players like Klose etc (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 14:29:04
- not sure about tettey and o'neil because howson is wasted wide right (n/m) (NCFC) - pab, Apr 19, 14:27:34

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