Yes. Until Jamal Lewis makes a mistake or Murphy has another off day

Oli gets a bit too much criticism in my opinion. He suffers a lot from receiving the ball with no support at all around him and ends up losing the ball whilst trying to hold it long enough for support to arrive, which doesn’t as too many of our attackers stand in space watching from forty yards away.

Also think he puts in a far greater shift than he’s given credit for. His slouching posture between probably adds to the laziness myth.

Pinto can work on his crossing though. Would agree with that. But he’s often in a position like Oli, facing two defenders and everybody else watching and not even attacking the penalty area in anticipation of a cross. Other thing with the wide game is that Oli is our only threat in the air from the attacking players.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on January 2nd 2018 at 10:25:36

Message Thread

Is Pinto the new escapegoat? (NCFC) - camcan, Jan 2, 09:59:19
- People arguing if players are good or bad. It's irrelevant (NCFC) - Dunney, Jan 2, 12:46:10
- Tbf he was poor yesterday and has been for sometime (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 2, 12:12:13
- Not for me Clive (NCFC) - CauldRon, Jan 2, 11:16:15
- Pinto is a headless chicken not a goat! (n/m) (NCFC) - Thegelman, Jan 2, 11:14:33
- Will always be Clint Easton for me. (n/m) (NCFC) - avenging canary, Jan 2, 10:33:18
- I've never forgiven him for letting that Kennedy lad bum us up the wazoo after 30 seconds (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Jan 2, 10:26:24
  - I’ve never forgiven him for Fulham away. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jan 2, 10:31:38
- Yes. Until Jamal Lewis makes a mistake or Murphy has another off day (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 2, 10:25:36
- My point was just that his good attacking play produces very little. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 2, 10:07:57
  - He doesn't seem to often cross or produce a final ball (NCFC) - maidstoneyellow, Jan 2, 11:20:28
  - Martin should be teaching him to cross... the tosser... (NCFC) - Pixelman, Jan 2, 10:36:25
    - I don't want to choose my own escapegoat (NCFC) - camcan, Jan 2, 11:04:35
      - Neil Adams was a good crosser, you have ti be really if you are a winger but not that fast (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 2, 11:06:15
  - He was usualy standing about 5 yards from the bloke who scored waving his arms (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 2, 10:17:36
    - Yes. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jan 2, 10:21:43
      - Who was it who was convinced Husband was rubbish before he’d played for us? (NCFC) - APB, Jan 2, 10:23:13
        
        If you are referring to me I said he looked "ropey" in pre-season (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 2, 11:02:40
        
        ^^^ smoke, mirrors and vile, odious spin there Jim (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 2, 11:15:09
        
        Not really is it (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 2, 11:39:37
        
        whatever way you spin it Jim you were negative about him before he'd even kicked a ball fo (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 2, 11:54:46
        
        So the fact that a new player can't get in the squad of a promotion rival is not something (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 2, 12:11:31
        
        keep on spinning it Jim (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 2, 12:15:40
        
        I don't understand (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 2, 13:42:24
        
        like a record player (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 2, 13:54:51
        
        he's trying to (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 2, 13:46:55
        
        People are always prepared to be more lenient on “one of our own”. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 2, 11:31:33
        
        How was I being lenient? (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 2, 11:41:00
        
        I meant generally, not you specifically. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jan 2, 11:47:36
        
        Those are both pretty accurate assessments of both players (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 2, 11:18:04
        
        Didn’t a number of people feel a bit meh about Husband? (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 2, 10:32:19
        
        It’s not like there have never been players who are better at some clubs than others. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 2, 10:37:00
        
        Well, yes, but ... (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 2, 10:43:37
        
        Fair enough, but it’s the principle, though. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 2, 10:47:42
  - What a rubbish post I just writ. Tedious, obvious and unnecessary. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 2, 10:15:12
    - Appalling Post Banality. (NCFC) - camcan, Jan 2, 10:31:49
      - I didn’t take it as such. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 2, 10:40:00
        
        Vrancic is a tidy player but the problem is more he doesn't really fit into the team (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 2, 11:04:55
        
        should never have changed his hair colour (NCFC) - camcan, Jan 2, 11:03:27
- I thought it was Husband. He got some shocking stick on Saturday (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Jan 2, 10:05:49
- Yes, when Vrancic isn't in the team. Husband is also in the running. (n/m) (NCFC) - Dunney, Jan 2, 10:05:46
- A "Bode expiatório" as they say in Portugal. (NCFC) - bird table, Jan 2, 10:04:38
- Nope cause he's good on social media (NCFC) - trt354, Jan 2, 10:03:41

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